Category: Japanese Shows
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The Apothecary Diaries S2E43 ‘Festival’
Maomao’s still a hostage but it feels more like a technicality at this point since she pretty much has free run of the village. Is that because there’s nowhere for her to run? Or because Shisui has a soft spot for her? She even finally gets her hands on Suiren’s…
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 3 ‘To The Enchanted Mine’
So it wasn’t a twisted dwarf lurking in the mine like I had guessed. Although the dwarves’ cottage did make an appearance so I wasn’t too far off. Ace, Deuce, Yu and Grim head into the mines to complete their mission but they soon descend into meaningless bickering as their…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 40-42: Festering Resentment/ The Fox Village/ Lantern Plant
This is it – the episode where everything, all the various story threads and seemingly minor characters come together in one major storyline that will take up the rest of the season. I’ve seen the episode a couple of times and it gives me a thrill every time when I…
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 2 ‘A Dismissive Ranking’
We continue where we left off in the last episode with Riddle gearing up to punish Yu for his perceived role in the whole opening ceremony fiasco. However, they get distracted by the Magic Mirror stepping in (figuratively speaking) to confirm that Yu has no magic. Even more perplexing, when…
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Ep 1 ‘Stranger Waking’
Phew…that’s quite a mouthful of a title. The animation is based on a Japanese mobile game co-created by Disney and Aniplex. Hence the tongue twister of a name. Wordiness aside however, the concept teased in the trailer was intriguing enough that I decided to give it a watch. Now I…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 37-39: The Baths/ The Dancing Ghost/ Ice
A lighter set of episodes before we start off on the final story arc for the season, although as usual for the series, there are some hints scattered throughout further laying the ground for the final set of episodes. It opens up with Xiaolan looking for a job opening since…
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Marry My Husband: Japan
Recently shorts from this show have been popping up for me online – having already read the webcomic and seen the K-drama adaptation, I wasn’t initially planning to watch this, but as so often happens I clicked on one short out of idle curiosity, which soon led to another and…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Eps 35-36: The Hunt/ Ka Zuigetsu
My favorite episodes are generally ones which focus on the rear palace. The more intimate setting allows us to get to know a smaller cast of characters better. However as Maomao grows closer to Jinshi, her world (and ours by extension) is forced to expand beyond the rear palace. The…
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The Apothecary Diaries S2 Ep 34: Ghost Stories
‘Once you understand the meaning behind it, it’s nothing special.’ – Yinghua ‘The world is full of things we may never understand.’ – Maomao Two statements that encapsulate two opposing viewpoints that run through this episode. For surely part of the allure of a ghost story, a myth, a legend,…
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