The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes from the Inner Palace

Started as a series of light novels, it has been adapted into two different manga series. To see the other one click here

Serialized in  the seinen magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Sunday GX) since August 2017.

Set in a fictional country based on Imperial China, the series follows Maomao, a young girl working as an apothecary in the red-light district, who was kidnapped and sold to the Imperial Palace as a servant. However, she still retains her curious and eccentric personality and plans to work there until her years of servitude are over, without drawing the attention of anyone. One day, after hearing rumors that the emperor’s newborns and concubines are critically ill, she begins to investigate the cause, using her experience as an apothecary she successfully solves the mystery of their illness. Even though she intends to remain anonymous, her actions eventually catch the attention of an influential eunuch, and soon she finds herself solving various mysteries for the royal court.