Girl gets kidnapped and solves palace mysteries with a high-up eunuch. Is this the new recipe for success? It probably is because 24 episodes flew by in a flash and I have already moved on to season 2.
Apothecary Diaries is an incredibly entertaining series that provides a mix of short entertaining episodic mysteries with some overarching plot threads spun in-between. The format is episodic but the series doesn't milk any setting with there being clear progression as Mao Mao gets to climb the ranks with her accomplishments and go on trips with her schemes. The antagonists for the series are well done with changes
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Dec 9, 2023
Under Ninja
(Manga)
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I came into this manga expecting crazy and my expectations still got blown away.
Under Ninja shows a very comedic wacky world that can instantly go from 0-100. The series provides a vibrant cast of characters which it isn't afraid to cut down on at times providing real tension for every confrontation. You get to see multiple gadgets be used for dumb combat ranging from invisible clothes that only make your torso invisible all the way to talking motorcycles and special cardboard boxes. The interactions with Kuro and other characters are funny but also sometimes drop hints of worldbuilding which you can't always be sure of their ... |
