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薬屋のひとりごと [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto] #3
Монолог Травниц?. Том 3
Роз?бравшись, разом ?з паном Дж?нш?, з отруйною стравою на ?мператорському бенкет?, Маомао використову? одну ?з канзаш?, яку отримала на садов?й веч?рц?, щоб, уперше за десять м?сяц?в, нав?датися до р?дного дому у район? розваг.
В той час як Дж?нш? займа?ться справами у палац?, вдома на Маомао оч?кують нов? пригоди!
У третьому том? ц??? розк?шно ?люстровано? ман?и, спостереження д?вчини стають все б?льш влучними!
В той час як Дж?нш? займа?ться справами у палац?, вдома на Маомао оч?кують нов? пригоди!
У третьому том? ц??? розк?шно ?люстровано? ман?и, спостереження д?вчини стають все б?льш влучними!
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First published July 25, 2018
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April 13, 2024
Comme toujours un très bon tome, ici on sort du palais pour nous rendre dans le quartier des plaisirs. J’ai bien ri quand Jinshi pensait à Mao Mao avec Lishu., le quiproquo et tout… je trouve que ce manga est à sa fa?on assez féministe mais c’est vrai que j’aurais aimé que l’on développe plus les relations entre les concubines mais aussi les courtisanes…
September 10, 2023
This is such a phenomenal series. I loved the development of Mao Mao as a character and it was interesting getting to see her go back to the pleasure district. Once again, there’s lots of poisoning happening, but Mao Mao deductive reasoning keeps getting sharper and sharper. I’m interested to see what other cases she solve along the rest of the series while also determining how to navigate the inner court. If you haven’t picked up this series, you are definitely missing out.
May 28, 2024
This one made me laugh! But I love how Maomao is casually friends with high end courtesans and uses that to her advantage.
April 26, 2022
So this is an interesting series, getting better as it gos along. It's an adaptation of a "light novel" by Natsu Hyūga, adapted and illustrated by Kekokurage. The pacing sometimes seems to me a little fast, but the illustration work is good. I should say that there references throughout to Sherlock Holmes. The main character is MaoMao, an apothecary who was kidnapped and sold to the Garnet Palace, where she serves The Emperor and a eunuch, Jinishi. There's a harem there, but MaoMao does not want to work in that esteemed--nice clothes, premium on beauty prep--area of the palace, but she works her way into the position as a healthy cook and a "taster," to prevent poisoning of the royals.
Before going there, MaoMao had worked in a "pleasure district," with lots of brothels, so what it seems like in my description up til now is indulging the illicit fantasies of manga readers. But MaoMao makes herself less attractive to avoid the historical abuse of (especially, pretty?) women everywhere at the hands of powerful men. She makes herself useful in trying to help cure those who were poisoned, and. . . that Sherlock connection, helping to solve crimes.
And then, Holmes is sometimes interpreted today as having Asperger Syndrome in that he isn't particularly interested in emotions or even other people. Whether that interpretation about Asperger Syndrome is too simplistic, MaoMao isn't much interested in other people, in the way of Holmes.
One thing MaoMao learns is that the hairpins given to her by various men can be traded to gain some mobility. Women can use them to be visited by other men than the busy Emperor, but MaoMao uses one of hers to go home to the pleasure district, where she visits her father who helps her solve a murder. This one involves "dusting for prints" through the use of flour on the surfaces of poisoned cups in the poisoning of a jerk customer who abuses women. I am sure the original novel must have been a little more detailed about the mysteries than these manga, but they are still pretty fun, each one better paced than the last.
Before going there, MaoMao had worked in a "pleasure district," with lots of brothels, so what it seems like in my description up til now is indulging the illicit fantasies of manga readers. But MaoMao makes herself less attractive to avoid the historical abuse of (especially, pretty?) women everywhere at the hands of powerful men. She makes herself useful in trying to help cure those who were poisoned, and. . . that Sherlock connection, helping to solve crimes.
And then, Holmes is sometimes interpreted today as having Asperger Syndrome in that he isn't particularly interested in emotions or even other people. Whether that interpretation about Asperger Syndrome is too simplistic, MaoMao isn't much interested in other people, in the way of Holmes.
One thing MaoMao learns is that the hairpins given to her by various men can be traded to gain some mobility. Women can use them to be visited by other men than the busy Emperor, but MaoMao uses one of hers to go home to the pleasure district, where she visits her father who helps her solve a murder. This one involves "dusting for prints" through the use of flour on the surfaces of poisoned cups in the poisoning of a jerk customer who abuses women. I am sure the original novel must have been a little more detailed about the mysteries than these manga, but they are still pretty fun, each one better paced than the last.
January 13, 2025
3.5 stars
January 18, 2022
Maomao decides to take a trip home, but it’s not giving much away to say that once she arrives there’ll be a mysterious poisoning for her to look into. Plus, a hairpin throws Jinshi a curve and somebody can really hold their alcohol, unfortunately for them…
After I finished the excellent fourth volume of this series I realized I’d missed the third volume and set out to rectify this minor error. Fortunately, good things come to those who waited too long by accident and then went back.
The change of setting for a large portion of this volume, returning Maomao to the pleasure districts of the city, makes for a delightful change of pace that continues to play to the series’ strengths while introducing new wrinkles.
Then again, whether within the politics of the palace or the conniving of a courtesan, human nature is never that different in any given setting and I like the way the story subtly reinforces that tenet. Some of the nicest seeming people get truly sinister looks this volume…
It’s also an excellent way to look at Maomao herself, whose essence boils down to ‘drugs are interesting and people are not’, which helpfully explains why she has so little clue about social minutiae of the regular world or the courts. Her scientific nature lets her read people, but it’s not necessarily her true strength, more of a by-product.
She knows more about the pleasure district, certainly, but mainly because she’s spent more time there, not because of any particular interest. Does this cause trouble for her this volume? Yes, but not that she realizes, of course.
No, instead it’s Jinshi who gets put through the wringer over her unaware signalling of certain intents via hairpin distribution and it’s quite fun seeing where the unraveling of his starched shirt persona begins. He gets the odd bit of revenge, but his torment is a welcome addition. They’re such a solid pairing.
The mysteries in this one are good - the pleasure district one is neatly set up and I like the way it portrays Maomao as sharp, but not Sherlock Holmes or anything. There is also a welcome nod to actual toxicological science that I greatly appreciated, having spent a brief time in such a service many years ago.
Once Maomao is back at the palace she has to solve another conundrum that’s slightly more fantastical in terms of likelihood, but is still rooted in a believable outcome. Certainly more than, say, the Rube Goldberg machinations of your average Kindaichi Case File.
It’s also nice to have the book take a neutral, if not somewhat positive, stance on the brothels and the women who work there. The story rightly treats it as a job and one that can be very rewarding if done well. Appreciated, even if you can see why Maomao knows how to survive there but would be happy to never return.
4.5 stars - fourth volume was better, but I’ll still round up because it’s better only by mere degrees and any volume of this, even out of chronological order, is a real treat.
After I finished the excellent fourth volume of this series I realized I’d missed the third volume and set out to rectify this minor error. Fortunately, good things come to those who waited too long by accident and then went back.
The change of setting for a large portion of this volume, returning Maomao to the pleasure districts of the city, makes for a delightful change of pace that continues to play to the series’ strengths while introducing new wrinkles.
Then again, whether within the politics of the palace or the conniving of a courtesan, human nature is never that different in any given setting and I like the way the story subtly reinforces that tenet. Some of the nicest seeming people get truly sinister looks this volume…
It’s also an excellent way to look at Maomao herself, whose essence boils down to ‘drugs are interesting and people are not’, which helpfully explains why she has so little clue about social minutiae of the regular world or the courts. Her scientific nature lets her read people, but it’s not necessarily her true strength, more of a by-product.
She knows more about the pleasure district, certainly, but mainly because she’s spent more time there, not because of any particular interest. Does this cause trouble for her this volume? Yes, but not that she realizes, of course.
No, instead it’s Jinshi who gets put through the wringer over her unaware signalling of certain intents via hairpin distribution and it’s quite fun seeing where the unraveling of his starched shirt persona begins. He gets the odd bit of revenge, but his torment is a welcome addition. They’re such a solid pairing.
The mysteries in this one are good - the pleasure district one is neatly set up and I like the way it portrays Maomao as sharp, but not Sherlock Holmes or anything. There is also a welcome nod to actual toxicological science that I greatly appreciated, having spent a brief time in such a service many years ago.
Once Maomao is back at the palace she has to solve another conundrum that’s slightly more fantastical in terms of likelihood, but is still rooted in a believable outcome. Certainly more than, say, the Rube Goldberg machinations of your average Kindaichi Case File.
It’s also nice to have the book take a neutral, if not somewhat positive, stance on the brothels and the women who work there. The story rightly treats it as a job and one that can be very rewarding if done well. Appreciated, even if you can see why Maomao knows how to survive there but would be happy to never return.
4.5 stars - fourth volume was better, but I’ll still round up because it’s better only by mere degrees and any volume of this, even out of chronological order, is a real treat.
April 8, 2024
En este tomo visitamos el Distrito del Placer, donde Maomao se da cuenta de la similitud de este lugar con el Palacio Interior: ambos son jaulas de las cuales las mujeres no pueden escapar.
Además, la carismática boticaria sigue investigando el caso del veneno en la fiesta del emperador, aunque este no será el único caso donde aparecerá el veneno en este volumen.
Y para terminar… ?Jinshi celoso! ?
Además, la carismática boticaria sigue investigando el caso del veneno en la fiesta del emperador, aunque este no será el único caso donde aparecerá el veneno en este volumen.
Y para terminar… ?Jinshi celoso! ?
March 24, 2024
Having a lot of fun with this manga and plan on watching the anime once I’m done. I know there’s a series of light novels as well, but based on the creator’s comments I’ll probably just stick with this version.
April 10, 2024
?"Монолог травниц?". Томи 1-3
Маомао — мимов?льна служниця при двор? ?мператора з незвичайними талантами: вона не лише вм?? читати й писати, а ще й зна?ться на травах ? отрутах. Палати наложниць повн? скандал?в, п?дступ?в ? хитрощ?в. Хвороби й отру?ння тут на кожному кроц?. Ще й дивний ?внух Дж?нш? в?чно крутиться довкола не?. Тож Маомао дозволя? себе затягнути в розплутування палацових пристрастей ? заодно врятувати к?лька житт?в.
Довол? непогана ман?а з детективною складовою ? ц?кавою персонажкою, яка поступово розкрива?ться. Перший том мен? здався середнячком, але дал? ?стор?я затягу?, з'являються нов? справи, ? ми спостер?га?мо Маомао з неспод?ваних стор?н.
Дж?нш?, якщо чесно, спершу мене сильно виб?сив. Жодного розум?ння особистого простору у хлопця. Так би ? вр?зала. Але поки в?н витриму? дистанц?ю з Маомао, то я можу йому сп?впереживати ? з нього см?ятися.
Мальовка при?мна, художник справля?ться ? з комед?йними сценами, ? з драматичними розкриттями, ? з моментами м?м?шност?.
До реч?, давно вже не читала про персонаж?в, як? спец?ально роблять себе менш привабливими, а пот?м перетворюються на крутих в задуманих сценах. Я людина проста, люблю таке. У Маомао хороша для цього причина (? тому Дж?нш? вдв?ч? б?льше б?сить).
Сетинг н?би китайський, а н?би не зовс?м. Д?я в?дбува?ться у вигадан?й кра?н?, схож?й на Китай незрозум?лого стол?ття. Зна?те, ? псевдо?впропейськ? сетинги, а тут уже псевдокитайський сетинг. (Псевдокитайськ? теж довол? популярн? серед автор?в.) Тож автор ма? свободу м?ксувати р?зн? елементи, не боячись порушити принципи ?сторизму.
Л?ценз?йний переклад:
- стандартна важка цеглина у тверд?й обкладинц? в?д "Lantsuta" (я вже звикла);
- вс? звуки адаптовано, майже вс? перемальовано — найс;
- для китайських ?мен використову?ться академ?чна система;
- к?лька помилочок ловила, але некритичних;
- переклад на око норм (не будемо ч?пати питання 壬氏 Дж?нш?/Женьши, 簪 кандзаш?/шпилька);
- (хоча я не зрозум?ла, чому канзаш?, а не кандзаш?; кожен перекладач сам соб? система).
Оц?нка: 3.8/5
Маомао — мимов?льна служниця при двор? ?мператора з незвичайними талантами: вона не лише вм?? читати й писати, а ще й зна?ться на травах ? отрутах. Палати наложниць повн? скандал?в, п?дступ?в ? хитрощ?в. Хвороби й отру?ння тут на кожному кроц?. Ще й дивний ?внух Дж?нш? в?чно крутиться довкола не?. Тож Маомао дозволя? себе затягнути в розплутування палацових пристрастей ? заодно врятувати к?лька житт?в.
Довол? непогана ман?а з детективною складовою ? ц?кавою персонажкою, яка поступово розкрива?ться. Перший том мен? здався середнячком, але дал? ?стор?я затягу?, з'являються нов? справи, ? ми спостер?га?мо Маомао з неспод?ваних стор?н.
Дж?нш?, якщо чесно, спершу мене сильно виб?сив. Жодного розум?ння особистого простору у хлопця. Так би ? вр?зала. Але поки в?н витриму? дистанц?ю з Маомао, то я можу йому сп?впереживати ? з нього см?ятися.
Мальовка при?мна, художник справля?ться ? з комед?йними сценами, ? з драматичними розкриттями, ? з моментами м?м?шност?.
До реч?, давно вже не читала про персонаж?в, як? спец?ально роблять себе менш привабливими, а пот?м перетворюються на крутих в задуманих сценах. Я людина проста, люблю таке. У Маомао хороша для цього причина (? тому Дж?нш? вдв?ч? б?льше б?сить).
Сетинг н?би китайський, а н?би не зовс?м. Д?я в?дбува?ться у вигадан?й кра?н?, схож?й на Китай незрозум?лого стол?ття. Зна?те, ? псевдо?впропейськ? сетинги, а тут уже псевдокитайський сетинг. (Псевдокитайськ? теж довол? популярн? серед автор?в.) Тож автор ма? свободу м?ксувати р?зн? елементи, не боячись порушити принципи ?сторизму.
Л?ценз?йний переклад:
- стандартна важка цеглина у тверд?й обкладинц? в?д "Lantsuta" (я вже звикла);
- вс? звуки адаптовано, майже вс? перемальовано — найс;
- для китайських ?мен використову?ться академ?чна система;
- к?лька помилочок ловила, але некритичних;
- переклад на око норм (не будемо ч?пати питання 壬氏 Дж?нш?/Женьши, 簪 кандзаш?/шпилька);
- (хоча я не зрозум?ла, чому канзаш?, а не кандзаш?; кожен перекладач сам соб? система).
Оц?нка: 3.8/5
May 8, 2024
Sulky jinshi is even cuter that sparkly jinshi??
March 9, 2025
mao mao said "you're gonna have to take this alcohol away from my cold, dead hands"
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January 1, 2025Love finishing my last book of the year at 11:48 pm on NYE
June 13, 2024
esse foi o meu volume favorito até agora, pois cobre meus episódios favoritos do anime. aqui a Maomao está no topo da sua era investigava. amo muito ?
December 27, 2021
Toujours un vrai bonheur de retrouver Mao Mao et ses aventures/enquêtes dans les sphères du pouvoir chinois !
Dans ce 3e tome, Mao Mao trouve le moyen de rentrer chez elle pour quelques jours, dans le quartier des plaisirs de la capitale.
Mais le crime ne dort jamais, et où qu'elle aille, ses talents d'enquêtrice sont toujours mis à profit !
Dans ce 3e tome, Mao Mao trouve le moyen de rentrer chez elle pour quelques jours, dans le quartier des plaisirs de la capitale.
Mais le crime ne dort jamais, et où qu'elle aille, ses talents d'enquêtrice sont toujours mis à profit !
October 30, 2023
Neverovatan tom koji je vratio ceo serijal na moj spisak za pro?itati, i niz tri odli?ne detektivske misterije. Imala sam ose?aj da ponovo pro?ivljam prvo odu?evljenje ?erlokom i Poarom. Moram da priznam da sam pogre?no procenila inicijalne slu?ajeve kao prose?ne, jednokratne doga?aje koji su samo pozadina romanti?ne linije - povla?im sve!
March 2, 2023
This is my favorite volume so far! ?
Maomao knows how to play her cards. She is very smart and cool too. Imagine how she solved those mysteries. Go girl!??
I'm laughing hard about Jinshi's reactions regarding how Maomao got home on days like Lady Gyokuyou too. Someone's falling.? ?
But the sad thing still remains: the politics and attacks and their negative impacts in this manga. It is just sad that Maomao compared those places to a birdcage wherein those inside aretrapped and poisoned. ?
Maomao knows how to play her cards. She is very smart and cool too. Imagine how she solved those mysteries. Go girl!??
I'm laughing hard about Jinshi's reactions regarding how Maomao got home on days like Lady Gyokuyou too. Someone's falling.? ?
But the sad thing still remains: the politics and attacks and their negative impacts in this manga. It is just sad that Maomao compared those places to a birdcage wherein those inside are
December 2, 2023
December 2023
Kindle edition
Manga
I shouldn’t be cheering on someone to be poisoned but Maomao looked so happy. Lucky guy getting payback for his obligation hair pin. The consort was having a great time. I’m glad it’s still light and there are seemingly no bride wars behind closed doors. Except for the youngest and that was sad. Curious what’s going on with Maomao’s family, the pleasure house madam seemed to care more than her father did. Poor Jinshi getting roped into Maomao’s words. Great fun.
Kindle edition
Manga
I shouldn’t be cheering on someone to be poisoned but Maomao looked so happy. Lucky guy getting payback for his obligation hair pin. The consort was having a great time. I’m glad it’s still light and there are seemingly no bride wars behind closed doors. Except for the youngest and that was sad. Curious what’s going on with Maomao’s family, the pleasure house madam seemed to care more than her father did. Poor Jinshi getting roped into Maomao’s words. Great fun.
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April 8, 2022
? 88/ 108
justice for the romance
justice for the romance
November 17, 2022
my man was shook
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December 11, 2023pouty jinshi :”) thank you maomao for your services
April 23, 2023
4.5
Ten tom dot?d najbardziej mi si? podoba?.
Maomao fav character>>
Ten tom dot?d najbardziej mi si? podoba?.
Maomao fav character>>
December 28, 2023
Maomao y Jinshi son adorables, pero es demasiado slow burn esto.
May 16, 2023
Mais donnez suite???? Je ship trop mao-mao et jinshi !!!!
September 11, 2024
Me divierte mucho xD Qué pena que no tengan más tomos en la biblioteca
March 4, 2025
Дуже подоба?ться ? я аж пищу в?д ?х вза?мод??. Вс? та?мн? так? ц?кав?
January 28, 2024
Bir yandan da animesini de izliyorum. Keyifli bir manga ve anime. Birebir gidiyor asl?nda :)
D?nem mangas?. Sarayda harema?as? olan ?ook güzel bir adam var, tabii onunla ilgili baz? gizemler var.
K?z?m?z?n da üvey babas? doktor, eczac? gibi bir ?ey o d?nemde i?te. K?z da babas?ndan bir sürü ?ey ??renmi?, zehirlerle ilgili vs. zaman?nda zehirleri kendi üzerinde ?ok denedi?i i?in de ba????kl??? yüksek. Ayr?ca genelev b?lgesinde büyüdü?ü i?in de genelevdeki kad?nlara abla diyor, bir?ok ?eyi biliyor. Bir gün k?z? ka??r?p sat?yorlar, sarayda haremde ?al??mas? i?in i?e al?n?yor, ?e?niciba?? vs. gibi. sonra da giderek yükselmeye ba?l?yor. Gü?lü bir kad?n karakter.
Erkek karakterle aralar?ndaki dinamik ?ok komik :)
D?nem mangas?. Sarayda harema?as? olan ?ook güzel bir adam var, tabii onunla ilgili baz? gizemler var.
K?z?m?z?n da üvey babas? doktor, eczac? gibi bir ?ey o d?nemde i?te. K?z da babas?ndan bir sürü ?ey ??renmi?, zehirlerle ilgili vs. zaman?nda zehirleri kendi üzerinde ?ok denedi?i i?in de ba????kl??? yüksek. Ayr?ca genelev b?lgesinde büyüdü?ü i?in de genelevdeki kad?nlara abla diyor, bir?ok ?eyi biliyor. Bir gün k?z? ka??r?p sat?yorlar, sarayda haremde ?al??mas? i?in i?e al?n?yor, ?e?niciba?? vs. gibi. sonra da giderek yükselmeye ba?l?yor. Gü?lü bir kad?n karakter.
Erkek karakterle aralar?ndaki dinamik ?ok komik :)
May 13, 2024
An enjoyable manga! It was fun to learn more about Maomao her family. The poison cases were again very well elaborated.
September 29, 2024
I just adore this series so much! I just love everything about it! I’m so happy that I finally got to read the next volume, since I’ve been craving this series non stop!
February 1, 2024
Maomao is going to be a favourite FMC of mine. The temptation to do a bujo spread is high? and slightly influenced by the collages I've been seeing around
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