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@Uhhhi-ih8bb

8 ай бұрын

Idk why this sounds weird

@skullwolff9442

8 ай бұрын

you might want to watch this anime in the origional version. you can clearly hear japanese spoken, not chinese. it may take place in china, yet, this anime is made by japanese, therefore, this is not a chinese. think avatar animated series, it looks like a anime, but it isn't a anime. avatar the last airbender animeted series is officualy a cartoon, made by amarika.

@faultysaber3760

8 ай бұрын

no chinese spyware for me

@luckyfabbio_789

8 ай бұрын

@@faultysaber3760 I'm not downloading it for Badger, not downloading it for anyone

@ChimeraLotietheBunny

8 ай бұрын

Yes

She’s really not “one of the boys” she’s simply a good female character! She’s a girls girl, truly, and we love her for it

@maybeme-i-7775

7 ай бұрын

YES

@MakeSureYouCleanUp

7 ай бұрын

Right? She looks out for other women in and outside the harem even if they cross her.

@mashak5135

7 ай бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who heard that went, huh?

@Changed.User100

7 ай бұрын

yet no anime female character is actually "one of the boys" most of them usually just abuses the male cast by punching them, kicking them, and always relying on them when they are in danger.

@Telimency

7 ай бұрын

ehh, in my unboish opinion, it's nothing to be offended of, It's a bit like calling guys girl boss or girl failure. Tad cringe, but ultimately just an informal honest impression glazed with memeism.

Mao Mao isn't "One of the boys", it's just that every other anime girl isn't "one of the girls"

@sleepwalkersqueen2420

7 ай бұрын

fr!!

@niraxlevi9930

6 ай бұрын

Exactly, like he can't see that most female characters aren't written like real women in the first place😂

@BolinhosDaChaewon

5 ай бұрын

Yesssw

@firelordeliteast6750

5 ай бұрын

@@niraxlevi9930or humans for that matter

@ShepardCommander

5 ай бұрын

Personally I feel that almost no anime boy is "one of the boys" either so can relate

Theres a good reason Maomao (and Frieren) are written so well: They are both written by women. They are not "one of the boys", they are written like real humans and not objects. They are not rejecting femininity, nor is femininity their whole personality and purpose. Being a woman is only a part of who they are. They are "one of the guys" just as much as Jinshi and Stark are "one of the girls" for being sensitive and unmasculine at times. Which is to say, they are not. They are men.

@davidtucker9498

2 ай бұрын

Most of the worst, least feminine female characters I have ever witnessed were also written by women. The gender of the author isn't necessarily indicative of the quality of the characters.

@chunnilal2111

2 ай бұрын

So, so well written. I am glad to see these points are getting mor recognition, the femininity and masculinity exists in EVERYONE, but it's supposed to be a part of them, more or less. To make that someone's whole personality is what makes that character appear one dimensional

@goansichishig5292

2 ай бұрын

Stop this shit with "feminity" and "masculinity", it's really annoying

@chunnilal2111

2 ай бұрын

@@goansichishig5292 Those two are parts of everyone tho

@goansichishig5292

2 ай бұрын

@@chunnilal2111 Not really? You are feminine/masculine already if you were born as woman/man. If boy is soft mentally, or not really tall, don't have abs etc. - doesn't mean that he is feminine. With women the same, so stop spreading this please

It’s not like she doesn’t find him attractive (she does acknowledge that he is a looker ) just to find his attitude to be annoying rather than charming

@karu

8 ай бұрын

story of my life

@kuroharudere2735

8 ай бұрын

So real. When I put myself in Maomao's perspective, I can understand why she's not so into Jinshi. Maomao also acknowledges that Gaoshu's a better husband candidate because his personality and capabilities (so real, Gaoshu the number one husband). Then when Jinshi starts showing his more serious and caring side, Maomao is now slightly more interested in him

@thelegend2146

8 ай бұрын

@@kuroharudere2735 Not to mention his fake persona She says the fakeness that he’s exuding and she doesn’t like it

@rozanyan_8700

8 ай бұрын

Well, from maomao persepective (that lived in "service" area), most men she know are handsome with shitty attitude, so if she think jinshi is just annoying, he's better than the average man she know😂

@TheyCalledMeT

8 ай бұрын

@@karu as the person feeling annoyed or being annoying for others? ^^

TBH instead of thinking of Maomao as one of the boys, I think a huge part of her appeal is that she's one of the girls. She's in a society that gives women a platter of shit sandwiches to choose from, and she gets that and is too realistic to think she can change it, but she still spends her time trying to make things more tolerable, mostly for other women, where she can. It makes her really admirable.

@mataharii161

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, you described it perfectly.

@2Rice

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. Hate it when people say a good female character is "one of the boys". Because good female characters can't be "One of the girls?" There's plenty of other good female characters in this anime too. The concubines all have their own struggles and personalities.

@mataharii161

7 ай бұрын

@@2Rice I agree. I don't think the creator of the video realized that that was how it came off, so I'll give him a pass. Being a good character and being one of the girls is not mutually exclusive.

@danaroth598

7 ай бұрын

​@@mataharii161 Yeah, not critiquing Karu for saying it! I just think it's a key and really enjoyable part of Maomao's character that she's a total girl's girl, even if she isn't classically 'girly' in her own particular interests.

@mataharii161

7 ай бұрын

@@danaroth598 absolutely, yeah

saying that "she is one of the boys" completely is a false statement lol....she is a girls girl, and a female character thats written very well. just because a female character is written that way doesnt mean that she is one of the boys. comparing senku and maomao feels really fitting tho,,,they do resemble eachother and now that you mention it, it made perfect sense in my mind.

@TheFandomGirlCreations

3 ай бұрын

I love it when girls girls are written correctly. But called one of the boys because of it. If anything she’s one of the girls and I live for that. Because as a girl it’s easy to relate to looking out for fellow women and friends who are girls. But at the same time it doesn’t entirely define us. She’s smart and clever but at the same time she can be caring and observant. It’s theese things that make her such a. Great written female Charcter. It sounds complicated but honestly it’s not that hard to write them. Don’t write them as a male, or even a female. Write then as a person in general. Also if I’m correct I think she’s written by a girl so yeah.

@aaronhotchnerzoltfbi8085

28 күн бұрын

Some people think anime is just for men

I love Maomao because she is like a regular real life girl. Anime girls are often written poorly and hyperfeminized. It’s funny that we can say “she’s like one of the boys” but also “she’s like a regular real life girl”. Or at least, the girls I have always associated with throughout my life are all more like Maomao than other anime girls. I should note that I am also a girl like Maomao lol, so I may be biased in saying most girls are actually like this, but that’s from my own experience.

Maomao’s addiction to poison is one of the best character traits in history. It’s not even fictional. An actual ruler from Anatolia was immune to poison by doing exactly what she did. Even had poison eating parties and scientists creating new ones just for him. Edit his name was Mitradathes

@ChristmasCarolyn

7 ай бұрын

Man, history is wild 😳

@alessiodecarolis

7 ай бұрын

Surely you're speaking of Mitridathes, a strong Rome's enemy, when he was (finally!) defeated, couldn't poison himself, so he had to rely on a slave's help (to support a sword) to suicide !

@TheSoulCalledZuzia

7 ай бұрын

Maomao called, she wants to marry him (for the poisons, obviously)

@spencersholden

7 ай бұрын

@@alessiodecarolis yep. Thank you OSP and all the hilarious historical facts they have brought to light.

@spencersholden

7 ай бұрын

@@TheSoulCalledZuzia that’s exactly what she would do

that chinese attempt made me laugh so hard.

@IsSheShells

8 ай бұрын

I heard the "wechat ma" And I just couldn't hold it.

@robkingbang9133

8 ай бұрын

same HAHA the moment i heard the words "wechat ma" and i was laughing nd coughing at the same time trying to control myself so that i can breath 😂😂@@IsSheShells

@faikae

8 ай бұрын

as a chinese person i can confirm it is valif

@Difelder

8 ай бұрын

Same af

@seraijoseph9407

8 ай бұрын

Average chinez

Anyone else get annoyed when he described an actual functional female character as "one of the boys"

@tokstavrou3952

Ай бұрын

Frrr

@nixeed6380

24 күн бұрын

Yeah it basically indicates 'guys are interesting, women are not, and if we rarely find an interesting woman, it's because she behaves like a boy. Interesting women don't exist'. That line really pissed me off.

@oompalumpus699

4 күн бұрын

The hivemind focusing on one tidbit and spamming it to get more visibility on YT's comment algo.

The fact that a woman written like a real woman for once is being equated to being "one of the boy's" as a result should speak volumes.

@minulain

7 ай бұрын

This.

@gh02tdu2t

7 ай бұрын

exactly god

@_teen_hag_

6 ай бұрын

I know its meant to be funny but damn 💀 guess The Boyz™ also like to experiment with poisons in their free time

@moriko-chan1059

6 ай бұрын

Tbh the 2023 anime just have been a breath of fresh air here. We got Frieren with good female characters and Hells Paradise with Sagiri as well. I hope this trend will continue to grow.

@drip8475

6 ай бұрын

While I kind of get what you mean, just….relax. The guy didn’t mean it in any misogynistic way

> notices well written female lead > calls her ''one of the boys'' and obscures the fact she is a woman yes this is very big encephalon time

@cascat1727

7 ай бұрын

the only flaw in this video. everything else is really, really good

An anime that has a good smart female character that doesn't immediately fall in love with someone only because they're hot ? Holy moly I NEED to watch this show!

@Genburthing

8 ай бұрын

even better She is disgusted by the Hot Guy trying to flirt with her with a plot-relevant reason!

@Ashleylol_26

8 ай бұрын

​@@Genburthingthe best part is that, she is literally what most females in real life would be like if someone flirts with them (Most, not all, but most)

@kully_bony

8 ай бұрын

​@@Ashleylol_26literally

@Duong-dc6cm

8 ай бұрын

Better than Marvel

@silverjohn6037

8 ай бұрын

Spoilers from the light novels. There's been a few scenes already showing a few glimpses of her mother so it may be revealed in the course of the anime but she was a high class prostitute who chose to have Maomao rather than aborting her. It cost the mother her status and she had to resort to street level work and ended up with a venereal disease that made her go mad. This, and growing up around other prostitutes, has left Maomao with an extremely unromantic, even fearful, view of sex. It's one of the reasons she uses makeup so that she's less attractive. Western audiences would see her freckles and probably think they're cute while in Asia they would be considered a blemish close to having zits. This is why no one recognizes her at first during the dinner party when the ladies-in-waiting clean her up and give her a feminine hair style and makeup job.

I think the best written female characters are the ones who are written as *_PEOPLE_* first, and females second, or even third.

@lilowhitney8614

7 ай бұрын

Definitely. I don't think people get that a character being a woman isn't a character trait, it's a backstory trait. Maybe her experiences as specifically a woman shaped her a lot, maybe they didn't. In either case it's a backstory that informs character. Of course that would first require to actually treat the character like a character and not a plot device, which many fail.

@HazZzel-

7 ай бұрын

Genuinely yes. While depending on the situation and society of the series it can be important to keep in mind the gender of the character. But in the end, no characters gender should define them as a person

@MaddieFishblob

7 ай бұрын

If a writer sucks at writing female characters but gets praise for their male characters-idk why they haven’t figured out that all they have to do is write the female ones in the same way they write the guys 😆 like you already know how to write so just keep doing what you’ve been doin already!

@HazZzel-

7 ай бұрын

@@MaddieFishblob EXACTLY lmao

@krissydiggs

7 ай бұрын

Male characters too. Though I feel like men often are good at writing male characters because they don't see a distinction between them and the characters they write.

6:25 hits different when you have read the manga 💀💀

@CharmanderCharlie96

Ай бұрын

The frog

@valenzari9463

23 күн бұрын

@@CharmanderCharlie96shhh how are they gonna animate that 😭😭

@HWils92

21 күн бұрын

Ribbit ribbit

@minharylbaylon5214

10 күн бұрын

Took the words out of my mouth 😂

@Itz_alex0

10 күн бұрын

Frog.. ToT

Further down the manga, we do learn that women aren't allowed to learn medicine, but they turned a blind eye to her knowing stuff because the knowledge she learnt is much more important than an outdated rule established a long time ago.

@jakeschreiner9348

7 ай бұрын

Saving two of his wives and one of his heirs probably had something to do with that

@rexex345

7 ай бұрын

Pretty sure she had tacit of not explicit approval the instant he started referring to her as an apothecary and ordered her to treat Lihue, she's essentially a name tag short of basically being court apothecary and from both the episodes we've seen (plus farther along in the manga and LNs) she's definitely respected in that role once the legitimacy of the order is known, hell the emporer's personal cook refers to her and we see court chefs following her instructions, plus when she announced the poison during the event, while the ministers clearly don't believe her, we see the people who immediately react are indeed both the concubines and the emporer.

@dieulequang2998

7 ай бұрын

If my memories serve, it was actually medical knowledge in general and of certain in-depth fields that are forbidden, but medicinal knowledge of herbs and medicine is actually allowed for women to learn. (yeah also unofficially cause they won't be taken in as apprentices or at least not in the forbidden palace)

@yakobuumc3467

7 ай бұрын

Y mucho más adelante en la novela ligera entra como asistente de los médicos de la corte

@SleepyGaming-ie9fb

7 ай бұрын

@@jakeschreiner9348People are not giving the emperor enough credit, he's actually very wise and caring, even if the plot doesn't show it enough.

Maomao is not one of the boys, she's just finally a good written female character. Her being a woman does not deprive her of being a person first with her own ideas and personality traits, separate from male characters. All while being a woman, acknowledging her status and limitations that come with it. Maomao being the Strong Female Character ™ without shouting about it everywhere she goes, but just DOING SHIT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE is soooooo satisfying Also I think that actually all of the female characters are like this in the anime, all of them have distinct motivations and personalities and none of them are just "the bitch" or "the good one", something most anime really likes to do.

@junkyyard2273

7 ай бұрын

maam he was referring to how much mainstream anime de-evolves female characters that it just feels boring and pretty sexist, and somehow the male characters are actually more human-like than female characters. it wasnt the best comparison he made but you'll see where he's coming from.

@Aerowind

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, the big one is Lihua. It's easy to write her off as the "bitch" consort, until you realize that when we first see her, it's literally during the worst time of her life.

@georgiascarlett9679

7 ай бұрын

Agree. All of the women are so well written and unique

@d.n5287

6 ай бұрын

@@junkyyard2273 i'm not saying he is sexist, but calling the maomao one of the boys because she is curious and smart is the most hilarious cases of unintentional sexism. It's like that skit of superman ""I'm not sexist. Being sexist is WRONG. And being wrong is for women."

@aftermidnight5484

4 ай бұрын

@@junkyyard2273 I don't think they meant to call him sexist, and yes, it is clear to see what the person is trying to say. However, it is true that having a well rounded personality where she is a character that has interests other than the man is perceived as being 'One of the boys'. Being a whole human should not be associated with being like 'the boys', it is just a well-written character that is not reducing a women to the love interest. That being said, I agree with the creator's message and it is a very enjoyable show.

This video aged like fine wine… as fine as wine can get in three months.

So in reference to 6:25 he does have it. It is stated later that he is taking medicine to keep down any manly reactions to give it away.

@KaltaMoara-mm8gq

3 күн бұрын

Yes!I was looking for this comment!

Funny thing... Jinshi is actually voiced by Gojo in the English Dub

@calico_queen8976

8 ай бұрын

And Jinshi is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, who voices Geto...

@kolapsg7748

8 ай бұрын

​@@calico_queen8976 no? he voiced by otsuka takeo/aqua from oshi no ko

@eugene_jellyqueen162

8 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@calico_queen8976actually Jinshi is voiced by Takeo Otsuka while Geto’s is Takahiro Sakurai

@daphney3098

8 ай бұрын

@@calico_queen8976 I think he was going to be voiced by takahiro but than got replaced by takeo otsuka bc of affair scandals

@joy4210

8 ай бұрын

@@daphney3098 honestly deserved (L sakurai). i think takeo's a good fit for jinshi!

Maomao is a good character because she acts like a normal girl (as opposed to 'one of the boys'). She's like literally any girl you know only she doesn't hide her inner thoughts. Also I like how she only likes Jinshi when he doesn't act like his fake, carefree self.

@arthurmoore9488

7 ай бұрын

It's not the best phrasing, but I'm 90% sure that's what he meant there. Compare that to the Naruto women mentioned. She's an actual person.

@yurisg92

7 ай бұрын

nah, maomao is definitely not a normal girl. she is clearly the stereotype of the "mad scientist"( not the villain version, but the comic one ), exaggerated obsessed with drugs and poison. of course she is not only the stereotype, but being this stereotype is a big part of her charisma. and is ok to be like this, is fiction.

@lumenx7499

7 ай бұрын

​@@yurisg92 I think they're more talking about having strange, weird, or wacky interests that she's allowed to be obsessed with. Most girls do, or at least think that they have weird interests, and people don't really relate to her loving poisons, I think they relate to her obsession with a certain thing. Most women in media are kind of portrayed as being above being obsessed with something, or being weird, at least if they aren't a child, or an elderly person. Basically anyone who is a sexual viability. And the only real exception is the manic pixie which is mostly there to service the male character in his personal development, and can only be portrayed in a cute weird, not a gross or disgusting weird. Mao Mao is allowed to be actually weird, her arms are full of scabs and scars, she isn't childishly cute, and she isn't foolishly naive. For the most part. Most importantly, even if Jinshi disappeared, it wouldn't make a difference to her love of what she's doing.

@yurisg92

7 ай бұрын

@@lumenx7499 nah, if anyone relate to the exaggerated obssesion of maomao, i'm sorry, but this person is not mentally ok. obsession of something in this level is not healthy, for men and for women. she is like this not to incentivize people that is ok to be this obssessed with something, she is like this to be comic, is funny and sometimes it's cute, because of the art style changes. of course she is not only this comic character, there are some comic scenes and some serious scenes, when maomao is not obsessed with drugs and poison, she only likes work with it and like using her work to help people.

@phoedahoe5370

6 ай бұрын

@@yurisg92 Having "exaggerative [obsessive]" hobbies are fine. People act like her all the time

6:19 Manga readers:………

@Rina.17.13

4 ай бұрын

Lol I'm really eager to see people's reactions to THAT scence when it gets animated!😭

@crowncaster2.0

3 ай бұрын

@@Rina.17.13 yall talking about the scene in chapter 63?

@DExTER-fy2xr

3 ай бұрын

well , it happend in the anime too so ... 😂😂 now everyone knows

@Rina.17.13

3 ай бұрын

@@crowncaster2.0 yeah lmao!😭

@madhurimachakraborty5666

3 ай бұрын

🐸

4:50 someone called this horny chocolate in the episodes comment section and I just can't bro.

@MuichiroTokitolmemorieslgone

13 сағат бұрын

BAHAHHAHAHA

Fun fact: MaoMao name translated is Cat and in the manga during funny momments she is sometimes depicted with cat ears :3 I just wanted to share this

@OatmealTheCrazy

7 ай бұрын

Can't wait till BaoBao gets introduced

@mayankdave9739

5 ай бұрын

In the anime too, she has been depicted with cat ears and other cat attitudes like screeching many times.

@derpyduck5207

5 ай бұрын

​@@OatmealTheCrazybau bau?

@Do_612

5 ай бұрын

@@OatmealTheCrazy would be GouGou in chinese tho

@lightningjadejavier

4 ай бұрын

As someone who has never known a single Chinese word, somehow... I knew that, like when i watched this show, i for some reason knew that maomao means cat, and when her cat ears appeared i was like "ahhhhh literal cat" like idk how i knew this but... Cool thing about how i know a word from a language i never learned.

Correction at 5:30 - The main character Maomao can read and hides her ability from the Royal Palace until exposed by Jinshi. In the anime, after the garden party we see that Jinshi has a hairpin with the imperial crest which means he has the emperor's protection. The manga and light novel source has progressed much farther than the manga - sofar as the manga has progressed there is no romantic entanglements for Maomao - who stays steadfastly rational and logical and focused on just surviving inner palace politics.

@LilianaKali

7 ай бұрын

I love that for her

@axellrosinia9392

7 ай бұрын

pls spoiler me, is jinshi ppless or not?😂

@Someone-or8tp

7 ай бұрын

​@@axellrosinia9392 spoiler: No, he's pretending. There's a whole funny reveal and everything. His "frog" is still there, and in Maomao's words, is "decently sized" 😂

@Mondy667

7 ай бұрын

​@@Someone-or8tpLmao reading that scene was hilarious

@Malroth00Returns

7 ай бұрын

@@axellrosinia9392 allowed to be there because he's an illegitimate child of the Emperor

spoiler: he is not cut. and he do in fact have one check manga chapter 63 we currently suspect he is the prince.

Calling MaoNao"one of the boys" because she has passion for knowledge is crazy

@vast9467

Ай бұрын

saying she doesn’t seem like “one of the boys” is also pretty crazy

@minarose8723

Ай бұрын

Most males view women as lesser creatures lol they can’t imagine that woman are like this irl

@MissVoka

7 күн бұрын

​@@vast9467 dam bros got mad

Maomao is well written because she is written like a person, not just some male character's filler love interest to be used for fan service. There are plenty of well written, dynamic, interesting female characters, ESPECIALLY in shoujo and josei.

@xyznightwing

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, Shoujo has soooo many great female characters, so its weird to me when he said that Maomao is different when there are plenty of well written female characters. Shoujo and josei fantasy should be animated more.

@judehanma

7 ай бұрын

Interresting female character are good. Like maki from jjk No fan-service. Perfect

@SuperShadowmetal

7 ай бұрын

@@xyznightwing actually, there are more shoujo and josei anime in general, shonen tend to not be so good in japan, the thing is that companies outside japan prefer shonen because of the succes of dragon ball, before dragon ball, there was a lot of shoujo and seinen, some shojo are sakura card captor, kaleido star, ranma, sailor moon, Boys over Flowers, Whisper of the Heart, Marmalade Boy, heidi, candy candy, etc..

@sugarzblossom8168

7 ай бұрын

​@@xyznightwing the sad thing is that they probably wouldn't be as successful. I really thought that this was shoujo but then she did that face which struck me as odd and first made me question if this was shoujo but I decided that it was just one one thing. However i heard that they focus on her boobs in one episode.

@supriya917

6 ай бұрын

Can you suggest me few shojo and josei shows with strong female characters?... Iam looking forward to start some new anime

That fact that we see her actively geeking out over the cabinet full of herbs, and instantly sussing Jinshi instead of falling head over heels, is everything. ❤

@sage6861

7 ай бұрын

She also never stops doing that. Maomao chooses poisons over Jinshi every single time, even when he's trying to tell her something important.

0:05 damn bro, can't believe you snapped pics of me and my bro fighting haha 😂

I love the mad scientist vibe MaoMao gives off - part of what makes her such an entertaining character

As a Chinese person i can confirm asking for someones WeChat is the ultimate way of flirting

@Sdir

7 ай бұрын

HAphapaphphaahah

@isabellamarin743

7 ай бұрын

u got big eyes small face whats yo wechat 😎

@teslashark

7 ай бұрын

the age of 在？微我50

4:19 As Chinese I have never laughed so hard in my life

@Eclipticlilies07

7 ай бұрын

I unironically like Chinese donghuas better than Japanese anime cause it's not always over exaggerated and there's always a fantasy aspect to it:D

@thepinkelephant2520

7 ай бұрын

SAME LMFAOO

@Aru.Nocturnal

2 ай бұрын

FRR

@OnyxLonyx

Ай бұрын

REAL

Great take and I appreciate the “Welcome” sir 😂

I just had to get back to this video to say thank you! I watched it now to the last ep that´s out right now and I really love this anime because Maomao is just such a great charakter and not so anime tropy.

@asandax6

2 ай бұрын

She is anime tropy though?

im currently reading the manga and boy lemme tell you, its sooo good! like one chapter alone had me gasp for air because it foreshadowed something 16 chapter before my brain was like big after wards! the whole relationship with jinshi and maomao is also so cute, cuz maomao literally doesn't care, she knows jinshi is the most beautiful guy but doesn't care at all, while jinshi is only curious at her and views her as a play thing and entertainment, he doesn't realize what he's actually developing are romantic feelings! i cant wait for them to actually fall in love butt still keep this current relationship going on

@lmaopew

8 ай бұрын

im only chaper 48

@edisonuy7707

8 ай бұрын

I've just finished all the available light novels. It's so hard to put it down that I finished all 9 volumes in less than a week.

@lmaopew

8 ай бұрын

@@edisonuy7707 OH YEAH!!!! once i started reading the manga, i also couldn't stop!!!

@irelanpapillion7541

8 ай бұрын

If you're talking about the latest chapters .....OMFGGGGG I WAS SCREAMING

@munhjargalsolongo9935

8 ай бұрын

@@edisonuy7707 please tell me are they couple i have red till light novel 5 and couldn't wait longer then dropped please spoil me

(Warning : spoilers) In like the very first episode they briefly mention that the only men in the rear palace are eunuchs and the emperor’s kin, and separating the two implies that the emperor’s kin are not eunuchs. I think Jinshi is probably the emperor’s younger brother. This is hinted during the like garden party thing episode when they’re like oh the emperor’s sickly younger brother briefly made an appearance but he’s gone now and later we see Jinshi wearing the fancy hair pin and the fancy clothes. It would also make sense for the emperor to pretend his brother is a sickly shut in but actually have him work as a spy essentially in the rear palace and manage royal affairs from there. That would explain all of Jinshi’s duties and authority, and why he’s always tasked with figuring out the cause of drama. So that’s my long winded theory to basically prove that yes Jinshi has a p*nis

@bloodybones8783

8 ай бұрын

what about the assistant? i want the assistant more

@ml1201

8 ай бұрын

You are not far off, Moamoa does figure it out but keeps her mouth shut about it in the novels. XD I mean, it's actually a secret who he really is anyways, and she doesn't want to be killed for knowing who he is. XD

@MR-kf8xt

8 ай бұрын

Someone’s gonna tell him about the identity thing? (Deeper than you think😌)

@animo9050

7 ай бұрын

The deductive lengths we will go through to prove that jinshi has a wurst.

@comandantegorrion7271

7 ай бұрын

There is a frog.

a good review with no massive spoilers... never thought i'd see the day

4:18 BWAHAHAHAH I EXPLODED LMAOOOOO IM SUBBING

I mean, there's a big difference between "a Chinese anime" and "an anime with a fictional setting based on ancient China." Also, Jinshi's age is... well, actually quite important and technically a spoiler (though the context for that won't be coming for a decent while anyway)

@glamgirl5068

8 ай бұрын

isnt he 19 but fakes as 24

@ResidualSelfImage

8 ай бұрын

Yes. Real world Chinese graphic novels/cartoons are subject to CCP censorship which like the 1950s USA comic censorship standards restricts the type of stories and characters that can be published that Japanese Anime don't have to abide to. This allows Japanese Anime more freedom to explore ideas characters and stories that would not make it through Chinese or American censorship standards.

@ftu2021

8 ай бұрын

i mean before this, we had Kingdom which is one of the best historical war action anime out there based on chinese history. cant believe people are surprised that theres an anime made by japanese author and studio about china. but no one is surprised that theres alot of shows based on medieval europe?

@ShinyKyu

8 ай бұрын

And now the thumbnail has unnecessarily changed for the worse. Why is it focusing on her age. It’s not relevant to the conversation, and combined with the (still bad) title, it makes even less sense. And spoilers for Jinshi’s age below: Jinshi is pretending to be much older than he is in order to hide his true status. In actuality, he’s literally only one year older than Maomao. There is no age difference. A non-existent problem is being pointed out for clicks.

@jubab69

8 ай бұрын

@@ftu2021 I mean it's rare that's why. There are not many Chinese culture based anime as compared to Europe.

What I loved about Maomao is she's not put any woman down, not even the wicked one. She protecting every woman in her sight. Also in this setting woman allowed to read, but most doesn't have access to. Maomao taught by her old man a.k.a her granpa 😂. Her mom is smart while her father is a genius. She's kind of has a priviledge but she used it well. I love her. Yes this is better than-

@kiara_kb8214

7 ай бұрын

better than ?

@annienunyabiz6627

5 ай бұрын

He's not her grandpa.

@user-pt5cl2ro6f

4 ай бұрын

blud really left us on a cliffhanger

As someone who is a big fan of MXTX (heaven officials blessing and grand master of demonic cultivation author) and loves Yona of the dawn Chinese culture in anime is definitely underrated it’s very cool, let’s you explore different cultural stuff not usually present in anime like cultivation for example.

You're the only person who made me immediately subscribe after after watching the first video. Love the way you brought up the sponsor lol

6:10 wait till bro finds out about the jinshi frog scene

@aj_22canon17

8 ай бұрын

🐸

@Creatorsan

8 ай бұрын

FROG🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

@karu

8 ай бұрын

ugh.... (starts googling)

@Hanami_Kana_Official

7 ай бұрын

​@@karu oh no🙃

@Hanami_Kana_Official

7 ай бұрын

She went from decent to pretty impressive frog 🐸😏

Speaking as a novel fan, totally no need to worry about the romance interrupting Maomao’s story. Their relationship will progress but pretty slow. And it’s actually not bad because considering their status differences and Maomao’s personality there are a lot to work for. It’s pretty logical and gives you more surprise when they finally moved one step forward.

@stopkaralublin7578

7 ай бұрын

I love the slow burn in Apthecary's diaries. I am so tired of a man chasing woman, she's saying 'no' until realising that it is actually a 'yes' and there is a final scene kiss. Abandoning a romance is also a big no-no, it can be just a background story but love is simply an important part of life, it can't be ignored. Apart of that, I'd love to see an anime where a woman is saying yes for the physical part of love but it doesn't go with the emotional one. I would totally accept a woman character enjoying the attention or even engaging in some relationship with men, without it being love but only desire. It doesn't have to be +18 ofc, actually it being +18 would completely destroy the idea. And the emotional love can also be shown as a slow burn in such story.

@icon_of_horny

7 ай бұрын

​@@stopkaralublin7578 have you seen Scum's Wish? Seems to be right up your alley

@didid.k.s.1268

7 ай бұрын

@@stopkaralublin7578I WOULD LOVE THAT!!!! When will we ever have female character that is feminine and is not afraid to explore her options omfg

@mk_gamíng0609

7 ай бұрын

@@stopkaralublin7578 I disagree romance does not always need to play a part

@mk_gamíng0609

7 ай бұрын

@Lee-km7qq I think the issue is when it comes to female characters and there relationships THERE entire characters become " I love MC" There story DOES become a backseat to who they love . There agency is taken away in favour of them being there to support there love interest Nothing wrong with being a supportive partner BUT when that is all you have its bad. This is something that never really happens in Yuri because well, there both women and tend not suffer from the "Men more important than women" that anime does a lot. Romance also does not need to be in every story Some of the worst romances in anime are there because the author feels like there needs to be a romance for no real reason

i love you so much for putting this on my radar - i watched this after this video and im ADDICTED O_O also actually really love their romance :)

I LOVE the manga, I was SO excited when I saw they were making an anime--and they did such a great job!! Can't wait for season 2 😆 (Also, akatsuki no yona is dope AF, need to rewatch that asap and get caught up on the Manga, its been a couple years 😅)

It baffles me how hard it is for male authors to write good female characters. Like, just make them actually act like a real human being rather than an object or use them as just plot progression. Develop the character like how you would with male characters. Maomao is one example of how to make an actually good female character

@chaoschalice

8 ай бұрын

Because you are reading/watching the wrong genre, you want deep characters then watch seinen & josei, and not shounen & shoujo where deep characters are an exception and not the standards because it meant for kids & teens(i want you imagine what deep means for teens) and if you think its only women characters that are shallow in those genre i want you to look at the main characters really hard like goku, naruto, luffy, ichigo & saitama are this really what people consider deep characters?

@Lazuley_

8 ай бұрын

@@chaoschalice calling Luffy a shallow character is crazy. Besides, I still think they could, y'know, have more effort in making them have personality? They don't have to be deep, just someone who feels like they're an actual individual.

@chaoschalice

8 ай бұрын

​@@Lazuley_they could but i want you think on how long will that take to flesh out a single character, and imagine a mangaka new or old trying to published their work, do you think they could afford to do so?

@manee2412

8 ай бұрын

writing realistic women makes for boring characters usually (for example, Sakura from Naruto is super realistic but everyone calls her trash lol)

@Mialikesthings

8 ай бұрын

@@manee2412no way in hell is Sakura like a real women.Trust me I’m one as well. Have you met an actual woman?

Being an Akatsuki no Yona fan for years, I was really happy with Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, it really has a smimilar vibe, but gets past the introduction very fast to it's advantage (while the whole AnY season WAS the introduction). I really hope it gets animated to the end, which I don't think Akatsuki no Yona will ever (althought the manga is a gem, it's so sad they didn't do at least another season to let it shine)

@iris1963

8 ай бұрын

Saiunkoku no monogatari is also a good one tbh

@trancepeirce3107

8 ай бұрын

Song of the Long March is another manga you'll probably like if you haven't already read it.

@respectthefish4992

8 ай бұрын

it's coming back TRUST (I will forever be coping)

@bensoncheung2801

8 ай бұрын

One hundred and forty third thumb

@lidbel9352

8 ай бұрын

Years and years and we don't get a second season :( Kinda sad considering that the arcs in the manga after the anime are SO GREAT.

this was so interesting I finished the anime and manga in two days god bless you for this recommendation I am gonnna watch everything you recommend

Not even ten seconds into the video, and I’m already gonna watch this series. You’ve earned a like sir

Nah bro I started watching this anime as a joke but I soon started to enjoy it and I am glad I am not the only one who discovered this anime and keep on doing the great work 👍🏽

@karu

8 ай бұрын

same tbh

It has been heavily implied that he is related to the emperor (the hair pin he wears during the meeting event of the concubines with the emperor), therefore he could be in the Rear Palace without having to be an eunuch.

@zoraackerman1684

8 ай бұрын

I hope. It's still not likely though. The whole point of them being Eunuchs is to prevent any mishaps, so unless the Emperor trusts him A LOT, that's not likely.

@user-cl6tg6cg4y

8 ай бұрын

hhe is a semi eunuch, he drinks contraceptive medicine that stops his frog from getting strong and stops producing testosterone too, thats why hes so beautiful

@user-cl6tg6cg4y

8 ай бұрын

@@zoraackerman1684 he is the emperors brother, and hes currently the crown prince.

@martylund8411

8 ай бұрын

@@user-cl6tg6cg4y You mean the one that supposedly died, causing Maomao's "dad" to lose his job?

@user-cl6tg6cg4y

8 ай бұрын

@@martylund8411 sort of, someone speculated that the children were swapped thats why jinshi looks very similar to the consort

second video ive seen of yours this channel goated

this is great and all but i’m just going crazy wondering why there was a picture of jeon soyeon when you were talking about the hairpins 😭

@user-qn2ey6gk4m

7 ай бұрын

Lmao same

No doubt I screamed when you put Yona of the Dawn up and Mo Dao Zu Shi on the screen. Yona of the Dawn was one of my childhood anime and I even put my school password based on it back in elementary, it is still the same now. And I'm still obsessed with Mo Dao Zu Shi- I have posters, acrylics, keychains, etc... Anyway, I think you can tell how much I love them based on the fact I even made this comment when it was probably not needed and not at all relevant to anything this videos about. Please feel free to ignore it I just had to fangirl for a second.

@barongeoffrey75

7 ай бұрын

I started watching Yona of the dawn on Crunchyroll after falling on this series at random and i like it. I didn't know it was that old.

@aaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha omg I had like the same reaction 😂 it would seem that great minds are destined have an inevitable obsession with both Yona of the Dawn and MDZS 😌

Within the 3 countries most people think about when they hear east asia, China, Korea, Japan, while Korea has kpop and Japan has anime, China's biggest cultural export has unironically been memes lmao, and mainly known for being criticised for their government and gambling gacha games, so Im glad it's getting at least some light shed onto it even if it isn't entirely accurate. (also the chinese language is too hard wtf i've studied it over 8 years regularly and still don't understand shit lmao because there is almost no situation where i use it in real life and i can't grasp it or maybe im just braindead in the brain)

@sagemaster1357

8 ай бұрын

I'm currently learning Japanese. I live in the UK so I don't get to meet any Japanese people. Have you tried having a pen pal where write to Chinese people? For me I like watching Japanese commercials so I can noticed people using Katakana and hiragana I'm familiar with.

@karu

8 ай бұрын

It feels like a change of pace after not seeing much mainstream anime about "China" (air quotes cos it's supposed to be fictional) so I liked it as well

@rax1899

8 ай бұрын

加油！

@kung4660

8 ай бұрын

Bro canto is worse. I grew up speaking cantonese and i thought i was pretty good at it. After visiting my grandparents after not seeing them for 4 years cuz of covid, i didn’t understand fuckall😭 i can‘t read or write either so i am back again the level of a kindergardener

@zoraackerman1684

8 ай бұрын

​@@kung4660Ouch. Sorry, watching anime always helps me keep up with my Japanese. Try watching shows in Cantonese. And Chinese for the comment above you.

“She’s one of the boy” Nahhh, she’s a true girl’s girl. She did not judge any of the concubines nor the then “pr0st1tut3s“; she always helped any girl who needed help despite their social class 😭😭

6:40 Jinshis only a year older... and 6:14 I cant wait to see your reaction further into the anime lmao

There is way too many hints that Jinshin is actualy "uncut"

@karu

8 ай бұрын

guess im a prophet

@Gomjibar

8 ай бұрын

@@karu Based on the manga and the pace the anime is going at, we should be seeing some major hints dropped in the next couple of episodes as to who he really is.

@user-cl6tg6cg4y

8 ай бұрын

maomao actually accidentally touched his frog, and its a big frog

@TheyCalledMeT

8 ай бұрын

@@Gomjibar the mere fact he is very slim alone makes it already unlikely .. a sudden and utter lack of testosterone is a BMI killer

@clauday6467

7 ай бұрын

​@@user-cl6tg6cg4yno spoiling for the non reader cmon

"Imagine Jinshi not being cut" had me dying

She's my favourite female character, atleast she doesn't go around beating a guy up for comedic purposes or blush when a guy just breathe 😭 Edit: i just finished ep 11 the plot twist is crazy but it was predictable 💀

I've never seen this anime but it looks really cool! Maomao kind of reminds me of a story I read in Chinese class about a man named "Shennong". I'm copy pasting this from Wikipedia because I'm lazy: "Shennong is credited with identifying hundreds of medical (and poisonous) herbs by personally testing their properties, which was crucial to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. Legend holds that Shennong had a transparent body, and thus could see the effects of different plants and herbs on himself." Really cool!

Maomao reminds me of Shirayuki from Akagami No Shirayukihime, which is a shoujo romance series. Their thirst for knowledge, bravery and willingness to act are admirable. I just wished Shirayuki would get more recognition.

@LilianaKali

7 ай бұрын

Shirayuki was great! I was waiting for it to update so I haven't checked in on it in awhile. Thanks for reminding me!

@jeannine.bathory

6 ай бұрын

@@LilianaKali the mangaka is on a long hiatus and still we don't know when she'll be releasing a new chapter.

4:12 had me dead on "hey beautiful,can i get your wechat",its so realistic on how chinese guys or girls do that sometimes

I laughed so hard at your Chinese and the Chinese you added to the scroll.

Jinshi definitely isn't a eunuch. Remember in the episode when he was preparing for the special ceremony, he took a special medicine - I think it was potato flour. HIs servant told him that if he continued taking that medicine, over time it really would make him impotent. He wouldn't have needed it if he was already castrated.

It's not like Maomao doesn't find him hot, it's just that genjutsu on that level doesn't work on her.

ironically both this and 'yona of the dawn' have one of the best designed female leads [ I am head over heels for each character of yona of the dawn , it's the first show/manga --- {as I don't think it is getting a season 2 but my hope is there} where none of the single character can be hated completely yeah other than the obvious ones "kum-ji , Gobi the priest" and they did a very good job to hold the audience by showing how Yona would be in future and then showing how she transformed as if it wasn't the case most of the people would have thought her as rich spoiled brat

@blooshroomxo

7 ай бұрын

Yes! I've been looking for a comment about this!! Her character development is way better than a lot that I've seen; it's carefully thought out and well written which is clear in the manga as you go on. It's a shame the anime only did one season because reading the manga you can further see how she grows and matures not only as a person, but in her archery skills and strategic thinking, as well as knowledge about royalty (since she's the rightful heir to the throne and it was clear in the beginning she didn't care about being the queen). I could rant about it all day if I could honestly, it's my favorite manga.

@Arcane_Ayush

7 ай бұрын

@@blooshroomxo it's ending ( chapter 252 currently next will come on Feb 5th ) ... and spoilers:- All dragons are dead/sealed idk.. just Zeno is left.. Soo Won has announced Yona as ruler to Hak.. and it's just sad.. especially when I read from chapter 67 to 251 in a row my emotions gave me heart ache for a whole day until I slept and buried it last month

@ebby268

3 ай бұрын

I’m still hoping for season 2

Great vid! Was thrown off when I heard the Arknights music tho lol

0: 23 in and you just mention my favorite anime!!!!^^

As a Japanese who can speak fluent Chinese 4:21 was absolutely hilarious

Don´t forget about Frieren . She´s amazingly written and Blue Eye Samurai has two incredible Female Characters.

@TheSoulCalledZuzia

7 ай бұрын

Nah, Frieren isn't *that* well written. She's good written but not amazingly.

@OatmealTheCrazy

7 ай бұрын

​@@TheSoulCalledZuzia I've never related to a character more lmao. Obviously nowhere near as impressive and hopefully nicer, but still largely too relatable.

@TheSoulCalledZuzia

7 ай бұрын

@@OatmealTheCrazy I'm not saying she's not, just that there are many characters that are written on a similar level. One just need to know where to look. Of course, there are also personal experiences that allow you to relate to one character and not the other

@SleepyGaming-ie9fb

7 ай бұрын

@@TheSoulCalledZuzia Which part of Frieren is not that well-written? Kanehito pretty much nailed her elven personality.

Heh watching this as someone who read the manga and light novel is super fun. I can't wait for the shoe to drop. Also don't worry about the romance aspect. They're still not together in the manga, just light stirrings of something more. Their relationship progression is actually pretty natural.

Nice to see imperial Chinese setting getting the recognition it deserves! I started off watching C and K dramas about this setting and lemme tell you… The court politics is so juicy and intense. More intense and engaging than any thriller movie I’ve ever watched.

I'm dying at the fact you describe this 4:07 part over here so elegantly and then Jinshi's movement and gesture is the complete opposite😂

Pov: Man discovers shoujo

I was not expecting that Wechat line! Really made me laugh

I appreciate the welcome lol! This anime is a manga too and is pretty good. It has some spin-offs and copycat series.

ik the titles some sort of clickbait but for people who came here confused: the chinese equivalent of anime is donghua, there's usually more cgi but many 2d ones are insanely well animated, and some LN/WN/manhua adaptations are really good as well kusuriya no hitorigoto/the apothecary diaries is based off of ancient china, but i think all of its content is entirely made in japan (japanese author, manga artist, animators, etc.), i feel like the writing styles are sorta similar but perhaps its because i look for content like knh

6:40 Gaoshu tells her to stop giving him her kind of attention. Because it turns out he enjoys being "mistreated" the way she does (which is in fact just her rejecting his obnoxious approaches) and he looks forward to their encounters, to the point it's hindering his work performance

@Kobi342

4 ай бұрын

No he has a pp

I can't lie, I had this anime on my radar at first simply because it was set in imperial china and a lot of the Chinese cultivation/power fantasy novels I read take heavy inspiration from this setting. Recently started it and caught up to episode 20 and it's been great.

great video i totally love mao mao as character. PD: why interlaced video on 2024????

This is one of the freshest anime I have seen in a while because the main character is like Sherlock Holmes but with medicine and poison. Every episode is also unpredictable and the animation is gorgeous!

6:26 Spoilers for the manga!! In chapter 63, it's implied at the end of the chapter that Jinshi still has his... manhood. Maomao somehow touches the area after falling bc a frog fell on her and Jinshi catched her, she realizes he might not be a true eunuch. (I'm not joking; she literally squeezes that area twice or smth 💀) She says, "There's a man [Jinshi] in the inner palace who isn't a eunuch. What would happen if he laid his hands on one of the consorts and got them pregnant?" This line implies that Jinshi does, in fact, have his manhood since you need it to impregnate a woman. I actually laughed when karu said he might still have his d*ck because he's not wrong.

@tomatosoup1304

7 ай бұрын

Also she calls it 'decently-sized'. That whole chapter was hilarious 💀

@ihavenobraincellsleft

7 ай бұрын

@@tomatosoup1304 real 💀

@MALICEM12

7 ай бұрын

​@@tomatosoup1304eh, I'm tired of the unfair cliche of "girl can grope a guy on accident without consequences. But if a guy accidentally falls on a girl he gets his ass kicked" It's insufferable

@didid.k.s.1268

7 ай бұрын

@@MALICEM12same but there are tons of anime out there where female characters are sexualized and even assaulted but it’s made okay cough cough seven deadly sins

@PortgasDAce-jo3tu

7 ай бұрын

​@@tomatosoup1304any chances of it being covered in 2nd cour?

I just realized I watched the entirety of the ad without skipping or being annoyed, I'm impressed. Also, I love yona of the dawn, it's one of my favorites and if the apothecary diaries has any semblance to it I'm sure I'll love it as well. I had already had it on my to-watch list but reviews like these make me more excited/ sold on watching it.

as a person who has watched Yona of the dawn and has read Grandmaster of demonic cultivation as well as watched the chinese adaptation, i felt so called out when they were mentioned XO

It's not Chinese though 😊 But the main heroine's attitude matches many of FL's from Chinese comics (manhuas). She is quick witted, knowledgeable, independent, has strong character and doesn't easily fall for the first hot guy pursuing her. That makes that hot guy wanting her even more ❤

@cyberastranova

8 ай бұрын

Well, its an anime based in ancient China.

@animelovergirl8461

8 ай бұрын

​@cyberastranova Yes, but, that is different from an anime produced in China. The title have these two words "Chinese anime" in them which makes it misleading as people will think that this anime was produced in China. They would not think of it as a Japanese anime with the setting inspired by ancient china.

@PrecureJunkie

8 ай бұрын

It's not set in ancient China either. It's set in a fictional universe in a country called Li that happens to have a culture similar to (but not quite the same as) ancient China.

@cyberastranova

8 ай бұрын

@@animelovergirl8461 True. The last donghua to be mainstream is The Untamed,

@papercat2599

8 ай бұрын

​​@@PrecureJunkieand you know Li is a common Chinese spelling? That's like saying game of thrones is not based on European culture

If you liked this anime, then I highly recommend "Raven of the Inner Palace". It also takes place in Imperial China and is about this concubine that can't be touched by the emperor because that's not her job. She's basically this supernatural detective that solves the mysteries of the inner palace when given a decent payment. I love her as a character and how the show goes into the lore of her role, her tragic backstory, and how she copes with it and makes friends along the way. This is a very bare bones way of describing the plot but I hope you give it a shot. It's an underrated gem, and it's use of colors is fantastic.

@supriya917

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am looking for the suggestions like this. I'll definitely watch this.

lmao the attempt at a chinese dub 😂 love your work, karu! glad to see you're getting sponsors now, honestly well deserved!

I loved apothecary diaries so much. I’ve rewatched it so many times and I’m so excited for season 2!!

1:57 ayup, i can indeed read those words… the Maomao and Senku comparison suddenly made it click for me why she feels so familiarly lovable, galaxy brained connection karu

@karu

8 ай бұрын

I've sniffed out two MaoMaos in the comments so far

6:27 bro just spoiled vol 3's end 😭 Anyways this anime actually lives up to the hype it's refreshing to say the least

This video got me to discover this great anime, thank you.

4:18 The fucking “WeChat ma” 🤣

I had no actual plans to watch this one. You've convinced me! Now I need to watch it.

You can find more stories like this in historical shoujo webcomics, theirs a lot of historical shoujos with a strong female lead with an actual personality and are placed in the past

6:18 who wants to tell him?

2:41 LMAO thank you for welcoming us 🙏