Fun fact: Maomao's name is derived from "猫" (māo), the Chinese word for "cat". This is alluded to frequently with Maomao having a number of cat-like mannerisms such as curiosity and aloofness. 🔥🔥🔥
@@UnoccupiedBoat as has been mentioned, they're different languages. Plus "mao / 猫" in Chinese is a single character/syllable while the Japanese word you're thinking of, "ma-oh", is two characters (魔王). Incidentally those characters would be pronounced "mó wáng" in Mandarin Chinese.
I'm glad that cawcaw is restarting this series. This alongside Frieren has took over Fall 2023 Anime for me with both of them featuring a strong female MC. I hope you guys are here to watch this series so that we can cover S2 that is going to air in just a month. 🔥🔥🔥
As someone who watches a SHIET ton of chinese drama, I know alot of chinese historical culture. So to explain, Chinese emperor have a whole palace which houses his family (usually the MAIN HOUSE only) and uncles and stuff like that live outside (so safety reason cause your family usually want to steal ur throne)... No Game of Thrones here cept from siblings. and the emperor have a harem to keep his concubines and the queen is usually in charge of the harem (if the emperor has a queen officially declared) concubines and maids are not kidnapped like Maomao case, they are either scouted or willing to join for money and work. typically, concubines who are well liked and received often by the emperor gets political power in the palace cause they can influenced the court through the love they get from the emperor. the Eunuchs aka guys with no dongs, are castrated like this because they are around the emperor and important documents, for loyalty purposes and so they cant run away from the palace and use their knowledge to betray the emperor, their dong are cut off. (cause male centric society so maids are no issue, but male servants are a problem, hence why they are castrated.) PLUS.... this way they can serve the concubines without sleeping with his wives. Also, sometimes, RARELY, the emperor might fall in love with one of the maids instead and they get promoted to concubine status. But typically, the best concubines have backings of famous politicians and generals. (aka you send your daughter or sister into the palace as a concubine to basically have your family associated with the royal family, aka married into riches)
btw, for VOICE ACTORs, this show is kinda broken: Maomao is voiced by Aoi Yuuki (Tatsumaki, Lucy Cyberpunk, Tanya the Evil, Tamaki fire force, Madoka from Madoka Magica, etc.) Jinshi is voiced by Aqua Oshi no Ko Pink hair concubine (Frieren, Anya Spy X fam) Blue/Purple haired concubine (Mikasa Ackermann, Violet Evergarden) Kinda cracked.
Back in the day infant mortality was very high, the Emperor had to have as many children as possible in order to ensure the dynasty would continue. There could be no doubt about the family line of children born there or the legitimacy of the dynasty couldn’t be guaranteed. Edit: also many of the concubines were from families of the emperor’s allies or were hostages from frenemy nobles and it tied them to the emperor’s line.
The powder was used by the wet nurse. Babies touch faces and everything else and always put their hands and everything else in their mouth, not to mention that babies will also examine their surrounding with their lips as it is the most sensitive area on their bodies, and the one they have the most control over at this age. So it is easy for the wet nurse to unintentionally poison the baby, especially if she applied the makeup to her neck and shoulders and upper bosom, which would have been common.
And i just remember that "die due to cosmetics" is a real event that happens in 18-centuries the "white lead make up" I think it's the same as in this anime, a powder that can make your skin extra white if you use it
The maid wasn't putting makeup on the baby, but if she held the baby while wearing the makeup, it was easy for the baby to inhale it, or even for the baby touch her face and then put her hands in her mouth, as babies do.
I think it's because Lihua's maid kept caking on the powder the sicker she became because they didn't know that the powder was the reason. The more powder that was applied, the worse she got. Lady Gyokuyou's maid got sick, so she was absent, and the Lady herself was already starting to suspect the powder, so she stopped using it.
8:03 these eunuchs existed in China until 1912, when Qing dynasty ended. They really used to cut off them shites until less that two hundred years ago. This is messed up lolll
Maomao & Frieren are probably the best female lead characters I've seen recently backed up by excellent va's & writing. Although not a lead characters Marcille (Dungeon Meshi) is up there to and probably soon Momo (Dandadan) as well imo.
response to title: yes, yes you did. and now you can watch it anyway! what a wonder the internet is. edit: o and its somewhat based on reality but, as the disclamer in the beginning says, is not based on actual history... they say at least
Sublime peak actually. This show would've been the highlight of the year but had the unfortunate timing of running at the same time as the highest rated anime of all time, which I think stole a little steam from it.
I think the timeframe was about two-to-three-hundred years ago. But it's a fictional China. Only the official concubines have to be "loyal" to the Emperor. All the female servants and such have to perform their duties, but they don't have to remain chaste. Eunuchs were a pretty common thing, even in the West. The Byzantine empire (a western-style Christian empire from about 300 AD to about 1550 AD) often made eunuchs of the Emperor's rivals to the throne. They'd cut off the vital parts and force them to become priests. And it wasn't just for political reasons. There were plenty of others who became eunuchs then too, some rising to extremely high positions in the Empire (running the bureaucracy, commanding armies, etc.). The Byzantines didn't have official harems though. Bigamy was against the law, even marrying someone else after an Empress dies was frowned upon by the Byzantines.
RE poisoning: The face powder has lead in it, so this was lead poisoning. You must ingest or inhale the stuff for it to affect you, so the dosing for the women could be completely different based on personal habits even if they both wore the same amount of powder. Also lead based cosmetices were a real thing, not something mystical made up for the show.
Gossip girl is probably my favorite character in the show. We have to protect her. Poison affects smaller bodies more quickly than bigger bodies. This is why both babies' health deteriorated much faster than their mothers'. I assume Lady Goukuyo started putting the make-up after Lady Lihua, so she might have felt some symptoms but not as much as Lihua. This fits how the daughter was only in bad shape while the prince died. Also: Sosososososo~
@themather1 I thought the wet nurse had been sent on break for too long for it to still have an effect on the baby, but it's true that they say a whole month had passed between Maomao warning the concubines and her being discovered, so I guess I missed that.
Speaking of Chinese tradtional anime genre.....Japanese studio did it better than chinese itself ❤ i admit this anime are satisfying for me. Even some of the VA are likeable .Maomao - Yuki Aoi = Kumoko .Pairin - Ami Koshimizu = Nina Wang .Gyokuyou (U forgot her exact name) - Atsumi Tanezaki = Frieren
12:23 Spoiler How did you guess that he is literally the number 1 most powerful Person after the Emperor being the Crown Prince disguised as a Eneuch that still has his family jewels😂 PS: Ok i guess i was wrong about what you meant 😂
idk about femboys but if an emperor were to prefer men they called them cutsleeves. based off this one emperor whose like servant(?) fell asleep on him or some shit and instead of waking him up he cut his sleeve off 🫡 just to contribute my fuckin knowledge
Fun fact: Maomao's name is derived from "猫" (māo), the Chinese word for "cat". This is alluded to frequently with Maomao having a number of cat-like mannerisms such as curiosity and aloofness. 🔥🔥🔥
Doesn't Mao means demon? I have heard they say Mao sama = Demon lord. Please clarify.
@@UnoccupiedBoat bruh, that's japanese what he is saying is the chinese meaning.
@@UnoccupiedBoat as has been mentioned, they're different languages. Plus "mao / 猫" in Chinese is a single character/syllable while the Japanese word you're thinking of, "ma-oh", is two characters (魔王). Incidentally those characters would be pronounced "mó wáng" in Mandarin Chinese.
@@yubaa Ok, I get it now. Thanks for clarifying.
Ohhh Chinese meaning rightttt
Definitely not me thinking "Miao Miao" or Meow
Maomao actually says "If only I had something to write on" out loud but subtitlers mistook it for inner monologue and italicized it
I'm glad that cawcaw is restarting this series. This alongside Frieren has took over Fall 2023 Anime for me with both of them featuring a strong female MC. I hope you guys are here to watch this series so that we can cover S2 that is going to air in just a month. 🔥🔥🔥
As someone who watches a SHIET ton of chinese drama, I know alot of chinese historical culture.
So to explain, Chinese emperor have a whole palace which houses his family (usually the MAIN HOUSE only) and uncles and stuff like that live outside (so safety reason cause your family usually want to steal ur throne)... No Game of Thrones here cept from siblings.
and the emperor have a harem to keep his concubines and the queen is usually in charge of the harem (if the emperor has a queen officially declared)
concubines and maids are not kidnapped like Maomao case, they are either scouted or willing to join for money and work.
typically, concubines who are well liked and received often by the emperor gets political power in the palace cause they can influenced the court through the love they get from the emperor.
the Eunuchs aka guys with no dongs, are castrated like this because they are around the emperor and important documents, for loyalty purposes and so they cant run away from the palace and use their knowledge to betray the emperor, their dong are cut off. (cause male centric society so maids are no issue, but male servants are a problem, hence why they are castrated.) PLUS.... this way they can serve the concubines without sleeping with his wives.
Also, sometimes, RARELY, the emperor might fall in love with one of the maids instead and they get promoted to concubine status. But typically, the best concubines have backings of famous politicians and generals. (aka you send your daughter or sister into the palace as a concubine to basically have your family associated with the royal family, aka married into riches)
Wow. Thanks for the facts really educational
😁🤑🗿
Came to say all that
Woah thank you for these facts!
Very well put. Basically add all the cultivation system and you have a wuxia, which is quite the rabbit hole.
That glimpse of Maomao’s memory at the end is subtle foreshadowing for future episodes. You’re one of the few reactors who caught on to that part
btw, for VOICE ACTORs, this show is kinda broken:
Maomao is voiced by Aoi Yuuki (Tatsumaki, Lucy Cyberpunk, Tanya the Evil, Tamaki fire force, Madoka from Madoka Magica, etc.)
Jinshi is voiced by Aqua Oshi no Ko
Pink hair concubine (Frieren, Anya Spy X fam)
Blue/Purple haired concubine (Mikasa Ackermann, Violet Evergarden)
Kinda cracked.
Back in the day infant mortality was very high, the Emperor had to have as many children as possible in order to ensure the dynasty would continue. There could be no doubt about the family line of children born there or the legitimacy of the dynasty couldn’t be guaranteed.
Edit: also many of the concubines were from families of the emperor’s allies or were hostages from frenemy nobles and it tied them to the emperor’s line.
The powder was used by the wet nurse.
Babies touch faces and everything else and always put their hands and everything else in their mouth, not to mention that babies will also examine their surrounding with their lips as it is the most sensitive area on their bodies, and the one they have the most control over at this age. So it is easy for the wet nurse to unintentionally poison the baby, especially if she applied the makeup to her neck and shoulders and upper bosom, which would have been common.
I love the apothecary diaries Maomao is everything as a main character she's weird but unique and smart I can't wait for season on January
And i just remember that "die due to cosmetics" is a real event that happens in 18-centuries the "white lead make up" I think it's the same as in this anime, a powder that can make your skin extra white if you use it
26:03 it’s their skin tone. Lihua is paler so she used more of the white face powder to make her skin look like “porcelain”
The maid wasn't putting makeup on the baby, but if she held the baby while wearing the makeup, it was easy for the baby to inhale it, or even for the baby touch her face and then put her hands in her mouth, as babies do.
26:50 oh! i remember this one were also mentioned in parallel world pharmacy
I think it's because Lihua's maid kept caking on the powder the sicker she became because they didn't know that the powder was the reason. The more powder that was applied, the worse she got.
Lady Gyokuyou's maid got sick, so she was absent, and the Lady herself was already starting to suspect the powder, so she stopped using it.
It was actually Lihua's maid that found the flower and threw it away
Definitely a favorite of mine in the last couple years
8:03 these eunuchs existed in China until 1912, when Qing dynasty ended. They really used to cut off them shites until less that two hundred years ago.
This is messed up lolll
Hope this show pops for you because there's a lot of things for you too cook on with speculation. I look forward to it.
This anime is very rewarding for theorizing and overthinking :D
Keep cooking Caw
Here it begins: PEAK !
FINALLYYYYYYYYY YESSSSS
Maomao & Frieren are probably the best female lead characters I've seen recently backed up by excellent va's & writing. Although not a lead characters Marcille (Dungeon Meshi) is up there to and probably soon Momo (Dandadan) as well imo.
Dont mind me, just feeding the TH-cam algorithm.
Aren't we all?
Such an amazing show, we in boys! you can go very crazy with theories so I can't wait for more reactions :D
Maomao best female MC of all time. Very good reaction.
MaoMao the Goat 🗿
Apeaktechary Diaries
27:41 woah, I didn't even think about that
peak!
Finally you reacting actually good anime
I just realised you reached 25k subs let's goo🗿
30:21 It is one of the highest Positions you can have as a Woman. It is being a personal maid / assistant to the Number 1 Wife
response to title: yes, yes you did. and now you can watch it anyway! what a wonder the internet is.
edit: o and its somewhat based on reality but, as the disclamer in the beginning says, is not based on actual history... they say at least
LET'S GOOOO i'll watch every reaction to this peak anime 😊🗿
Fuck me, it can't be a year since apothecary diaries came out...
First 7 episodes already on Patreon (link in the description). 🗿
perfect anime for theory craft
that one rezero reference 😂
Imma ready for this one🗿
Sublime peak actually.
This show would've been the highlight of the year but had the unfortunate timing of running at the same time as the highest rated anime of all time, which I think stole a little steam from it.
same voice actor as kumoko btw
That's not your fault for missing out on PEAK (your audience did not care enough), but LET'S FUCKING GO!
Finally PEAK anime 🎉🎉🎉
I think the timeframe was about two-to-three-hundred years ago. But it's a fictional China.
Only the official concubines have to be "loyal" to the Emperor. All the female servants and such have to perform their duties, but they don't have to remain chaste.
Eunuchs were a pretty common thing, even in the West. The Byzantine empire (a western-style Christian empire from about 300 AD to about 1550 AD) often made eunuchs of the Emperor's rivals to the throne. They'd cut off the vital parts and force them to become priests. And it wasn't just for political reasons. There were plenty of others who became eunuchs then too, some rising to extremely high positions in the Empire (running the bureaucracy, commanding armies, etc.). The Byzantines didn't have official harems though. Bigamy was against the law, even marrying someone else after an Empress dies was frowned upon by the Byzantines.
RE poisoning: The face powder has lead in it, so this was lead poisoning. You must ingest or inhale the stuff for it to affect you, so the dosing for the women could be completely different based on personal habits even if they both wore the same amount of powder.
Also lead based cosmetices were a real thing, not something mystical made up for the show.
Finally 🗿
Gossip girl is probably my favorite character in the show. We have to protect her.
Poison affects smaller bodies more quickly than bigger bodies. This is why both babies' health deteriorated much faster than their mothers'. I assume Lady Goukuyo started putting the make-up after Lady Lihua, so she might have felt some symptoms but not as much as Lihua. This fits how the daughter was only in bad shape while the prince died.
Also: Sosososososo~
Gyokuyo didn't wear the powder at all. Her daughter's wet nurse wore the powder, so it got into her mouth while she was breast feeding.
@themather1 I thought the wet nurse had been sent on break for too long for it to still have an effect on the baby, but it's true that they say a whole month had passed between Maomao warning the concubines and her being discovered, so I guess I missed that.
This show has quite a number of highlights so I'm pretty stocked you're watching this one ^+^
I WILL BE HERE FOR EVERY EPISODE, ME AND MY +1 VIEW COUNT, LET'S KEEP THIS TRAIN GOING FELLAS
omg YES!!!!
I never finished this series because I got anime fatigued. This reaction series will finally make me finish this anime
yes
peak
EYYY we pickin up what we left off
Did you know that youtube algorithm sucks 🗿
YES LETS GO
Speaking of Chinese tradtional anime genre.....Japanese studio did it better than chinese itself ❤ i admit this anime are satisfying for me.
Even some of the VA are likeable
.Maomao - Yuki Aoi = Kumoko
.Pairin - Ami Koshimizu = Nina Wang
.Gyokuyou (U forgot her exact name) - Atsumi Tanezaki = Frieren
12:23 Spoiler
How did you guess that he is literally the number 1 most powerful Person after the Emperor being the Crown Prince disguised as a Eneuch that still has his family jewels😂
PS: Ok i guess i was wrong about what you meant 😂
the frame at 27:20 is foreshadow for a future plot line right now it doesn't matter.
Comment simply for hype. Let's learn from mistakes, guys. More Maomao!!!
I finished this two days ago, wondering about Caw's reactions
Peak
Let him cook
@4:00 All those people typing "would" could NEVER afford a single night with her lol
😀👍
You did miss peak
t the fact that she already has makeup on is crazy
Maomao 2nd best female character of 2023 Rukia in 1st Maomao best in 2024.
idk about femboys but if an emperor were to prefer men they called them cutsleeves. based off this one emperor whose like servant(?) fell asleep on him or some shit and instead of waking him up he cut his sleeve off 🫡 just to contribute my fuckin knowledge
Cawcaw, Korea(Goryeo and Joseon) had similar harem structure, why are you baffled by it?