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The second season ofThe Apothecary Diariesreleases in a week and the anticipation is killing everyone. With new content for the series just around the corner, fans are grabbing at any news they can get, including whether a certain couple will develop their relationship further.
The voice actors even offer their thoughts on their characters, particularly how the events of the new season will shape the different personalities of the series. However, one character in particular always remains stable and that’s the beloved protagonist, Maomao.
Maomao is considered to be one of the best-written female characters and it’s thanks to Natsu Hyuuga’s writing as well as Norihiro Naganuma’s nuanced understanding of how she operates. The mysteries will only ramp up in the new season ofThe Apothecary Diaries.
Her voice actress, Aoi Yuki, comments on her character in the upcoming season. Her consistency is the reason why fans might dislike or like her character. However, the story’s unreliable narration doesn’t work if Maomao doesn’t remain true to her character.
Maomao is the only character whose perspective we can trust inThe Apothecary Diaries
Maomao has proven herself to be one of the most logical characters in the series.The Apothecary Diariesis filled with mysteries and rivalries fueled by emotional disputes. She is somehow the only person who sees through all the deception at hand and solves them with ease, thanks to her knowledge of various poisons and diseases. Jinshi even owes his life to her.
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Theabuse she faced at the hands of her own mother, Fengxian, and the abandonment she felt by her father, Lakan, added to her distrust of people. The only person she truly loves and cares for is Luomen, her adoptive father and biological great-uncle.
She never trusts anyone and keeps to her perspective. It makes the many mysteries rather unbiased but allows us to peek into her mindset. According to Aoi Yuki, she will maintain her personality even in Season 2’s thrilling course.
Aoi Yuki (Maomao VA) about Season 2:“Maomao is the only one who hasn’t changed, she is the only one who has remained stable, but the situation around her has changed drastically.Season 2 is full of big news.There’s a lot of things happening with Jinshi…“Things = 🐸pic.twitter.com/bSVIH1aFti
She does slowly open up to others inThe Apothecary Diaries,such as Jinshi who is a great partner in solving crime with her. However, it’s not easy for her to do this but she remains reserved in subtle ways.The Apothecary Diariesbeing told from her perspective fills in the gaps for us watching the series as to why she behaves the way she does.
Why being an unreliable narrator isn’t a bad thing inThe Apothecary Diaries
The green-haired sleuth doesn’t understand her own emotions and misinterprets them. More often than not, she omits the necessary details to protect herself, skewing the story’s events. Her understanding of events offers more complexity to her. It makes her perspective the most trustworthy to the viewers who want to understand her.
Her narration works so well inThe Apothecary Diariesbecause she’s so realistic and human. Anyone who endured that amount of abuse and trauma would never be able to decipher their feelings or open up easily but that’s why Maomao is well-written.
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She’s not the typical Mary Sue archetype, despite her intelligence fooling us into thinking so.Her flaws make her the role model anime fans need, especially after years of getting poorly written female characters and barely any female leads.
The Apothecary Diariesis available on Crunchyroll.
Bidisha Mitra
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Bidisha is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with over 700 published articles. With over 7 years of writing experience, she’s versatile and adept. When she’s not writing, she’s also a voice actor on the side.Bidisha is currently continuing to learn Japanese and gets more fluent everyday. Her expertise is One Piece, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu, but has been watching anime for over a decade. She was previously a Content Writer reviewing the latest Kpop music.
