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A review by corallydeer
The Apothecary Diaries, Volume 8 by Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, Natsu Hyuuga
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Definitely one of my favorite volumes of the series so far! I loved seeing the whole situation with Lakan and Fengxian ; I bawled seeing it in the anime and bawled reading it here again, haha. I loved that the manga had quite a bit more detail about Lakan and his character and that I'll finally be moving past the point of the anime finally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Medical Content (Maomao is an apothecary so there is discussion of medical procedures and ingredients) | Blood (Maomao reopens her leg injury and it bleeds) | Injury/Injury Detail (Maomao reopens her leg injury once or twice again; you can see Fengxian's missing nose in passing) | Pregnancy (Consort Gyokuyo is pregnant through this volume but it's mostly mentioned in passing and she's not even showing yet) | Terminal Illness (Fengxian suffers from syphillis and it is mentioned passing that she doesn't have much time left)