by The 38th episode of the TV anime The Apothecary Diaries (Nippon TV, every Friday at 11:00 p.m.), “Dancing Ghost,” was broadcast on the 11th.
This is a mystery-solving entertainment series in which Nekoneko, the daughter of a pharmacist with an abnormal obsession with poisons and medicines, and the handsome and mysterious eunuch Jinshi take on complex cases in the palace.
In episode 38, while accompanying Xiaoran on a pilgrimage to the baths, Nekoneko hears from Rikihime that “a ghost appears in the baths of Kongo Palace.” Seeing Rikihime’s terrified state, Nekoneko tells Jinshi to consult with her, and Jinshi later receives an order to solve the mystery. Immediately after the broadcast, “# ThePharmacist’s Monologue” became a trending topic on X.
This time, to “get back,” Nekoneko serves Princess Tamaba, and Jinshi, who had only ever been able to call her “Pharmacist,” calls her by her name. Voices of joy were posted online: “He finally gets to call her Nekoneko! Congratulations!!!!!” “Jinshi-sama calls her Nekoneko!!” “He called her by her name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” “Perfectly, he’s being proactive, but he’s close. He’s close…!” “Hey, Jinshi said Nekoneko!!! Let’s celebrate!!! Red rice!!!”
