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All series / The Apothecary Diaries / Arc 4

Arc 4 of 15 in The Apothecary Diaries

Arc 4: 市井編1

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Season 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 stops before this arc.

What happens

In the city, Maomao follows questions about medicine, paper, folk belief and a white-snake immortal while court relationships continue to shape the cases she encounters. The work takes her from familiar districts toward the western capital.

Where it sits

Arc 4 in The Apothecary Diaries
FormatWorkLanguageUnitsVolumes
Web novel薬屋のひとりごとJapaneseChapter 4, episodes 1–27
Light novel薬屋のひとりごとJapaneseChapters 1–18Vol 5
Light novel薬屋のひとりごとEnglishChapters 1–18Vol 5
MangaThe Apothecary DiariesJapanese
MangaThe Apothecary DiariesEnglish
MangaThe Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Notes from the Inner PalaceJapaneseVol 08–22Vol 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
MangaThe Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Notes from the Inner PalaceEnglishVol 08–22
MangaThe Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's StoryJapanese
MangaThe Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's StoryEnglish
AnimeThe Apothecary Diaries

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