by Just because he’s always looked at as if he were a caterpillar, what on earth is the reason for his reaction?! In the anime ” The Apothecary Diaries,” Nekoneko (CV: Aoi Yuki), who usually treats Jinshi (CV: Takeo Otsuka ) coldly, suddenly gives him the cutest smile for some reason, causing Jinshi to get very confused.
“The Apothecary Diaries” is an anime based on Hinata Natsu’s light novel of the same name. It has also been adapted into a comic book in two monthly magazines, and the total number of copies of the series has exceeded 40 million.
The TV anime was broadcast for two consecutive seasons starting in October 2023 and became a hot topic due to the popularity of the detective drama of Nekoneko, who ends up working as a “poison taster” in the harem, and the comical interactions between Nekoneko and the handsome eunuch Jinshi. The second season began airing in January 2025.
Jinshi charms the women of the harem with his unparalleled beauty and gentle smile. Still, Maomao, who has no interest in anything other than medicine and poison, doesn’t respond to Jinshi’s flirtations and instead treats him coldly.
On the other hand, Jinshi is unusual because Maomao shows no interest in his appearance. The two spend their days messing around with her and enjoying her reactions.
One day, during a break from work, Nekoneko was getting excited as she thought about Cordyceps sinensis, a type of mushroom. Should I make it into medicinal liquor or pills? Ufufufufufufu,” she said, smiling as she spun around when Jinshi came along. Nekoneko ended up bumping into Jinshi, but with the same excitement, she turned to him and said, “Welcome home,” with a dreamy smile.
With a look on his face that Nekoneko would never usually make and saying words that he would never typically say, Jinshi froze for a few seconds as if his brain couldn’t process it. And the next moment, he started banging his head against a pillar.
