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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

I’ve watched through

Season 1 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 1 Part 2 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 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
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—Chapter 4, episodes 1–27Japanese
Light novelVol 5Prologue–epilogueJapanese
Light novelVol 5Prologue–epilogueEnglish
Manga — The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Notes from the Inner PalaceVol 21, 22Vol 21–22Japanese
Manga — The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Notes from the Inner Palace—Vol 21–22English

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