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ความคิดเห็น • 291

  • @YaBoyRoshi
    @YaBoyRoshi  ปีที่แล้ว +710

    SLAP!

    • @The_Balance29
      @The_Balance29 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I swear the episodes are 5 minutes long 😭

    • @jahmaria4962
      @jahmaria4962 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      that slap was so good

    • @plucas1
      @plucas1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The highlight of the series so far, IMHO.

    • @TheRedMistsLeftButtCheek
      @TheRedMistsLeftButtCheek ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Idk if y'all have figured it out already, but what Maomao told Lihua wasn't to make her chest look bigger but to uh... put it to good use for the Emperor's royal rod.

    • @aaronmgriffin
      @aaronmgriffin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey, Maomao told her how to give a t*tjob

  • @animusswtor4822
    @animusswtor4822 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    You gotta remember, Maomao is just a servant girl, she can’t just go up to the emperor herself, she literally had to keep her eyes closed at the meeting at the beginning, too

    • @bipedalanimeskull
      @bipedalanimeskull ปีที่แล้ว +156

      also with how it was back then, the emperor can look to the ladies in waiting, they'll push the blame onto Maomao, and being one against many, Maomao wouldn't even got a chance to argue her case

    • @komos3719
      @komos3719 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Also also, you don't really go to the emperor for matters concerning the harem.
      Usually it's the Empress' job but in her absence it seems to be Jinshi's

    • @gilgameshlfx7006
      @gilgameshlfx7006 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      ​​​@@bipedalanimeskullNah. Ancient China isn't that. Thing is Emperor's word are absolute. He orders directy to MaoMao. Failure means directly against the emperor's command. An insult to his majesty. The best case scenario is MaoMao the only one being executed. Worse case everyone worked directly under Lihua including MaoMao will be executed.
      Ancient China's Emperor doesn't tolerate. An eunuch fail to get rid all of the powder got beaten for it despite he did nothing wrong. Shows that there's zero tolerance for the emperor.

    • @bipedalanimeskull
      @bipedalanimeskull ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@gilgameshlfx7006 oh yeah for sure, I know that their words are absolute. I'm thinking in best case scenario where they are willing to to ask before execute anyone. It's true that their word are absolute, but it differs depend on how nice the emperor is too. Some are willing to ask, some just go for blade

    • @HoaTruong-km9rk
      @HoaTruong-km9rk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@gilgameshlfx7006nah, the Empress is actually the one responsibile about the matter in the Inner Palace, that's her job. The Emperor couldn't careless most of the time.

  • @Shinobi_912
    @Shinobi_912 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    I loved it when Maomao lay down and fell asleep due to fatigue and Lihua stroked her head in a motherly and sincere manner 🥺🥺

    • @mehzgirl5044
      @mehzgirl5044 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yeah that was so SWEET😢❤

  • @fnafking4154
    @fnafking4154 ปีที่แล้ว +768

    Maomao really introduced the “Paizuri” technique to the royal palace, goddamn legend 🤣

    • @zzyzx_001
      @zzyzx_001 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      That's what I was thinking it was for sure.

    • @AggieCEO
      @AggieCEO ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yup...Nothing else fits

    • @Aerowind
      @Aerowind ปีที่แล้ว +173

      In a later book, the Emperor basically hires Maomao to teach all the concubines various sex techniques. He's very appreciative.

    • @antoniolopes1754
      @antoniolopes1754 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      ​@@Aerowindapothecary
      doctor
      detective
      servant
      and now a teacher. this girl does it all

    • @AggieCEO
      @AggieCEO ปีที่แล้ว

      @beepbeepist3309 google it.....

  • @dchen8874
    @dchen8874 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    finally, people realizing the animation was really good in this episode. some people were saying that the animation became trash this ep but it's just the art style that got simplified for better animation, a signature style of the main person animating this episode...

    • @williamzou8833
      @williamzou8833 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      The lack of appreciation for the rotoscope animation in this ep is perhaps contributed to the fact that most people are used to seeing static scenes in anime. However, the impact of Maomao's slap would be greatly diminished if TOHO Ani used jump cuts instead of the single shot sequence. Also, it's an episode that deals with somber themes, so those viewers are expecting too much for something pretty to appear.

    • @Sup_D
      @Sup_D ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The problem wasn't the animation, it was the laziness in the art of some scenes, as quite a few had some weird art even-though the animation was flowing smoothly.

    • @zenitsusimp5029
      @zenitsusimp5029 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People are really taking the number of high profile shows for granted, just a change in art style was enough to say that it is "bad animation"

    • @LegitHarpyHunter
      @LegitHarpyHunter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasn't this a Touhou work?

    • @EironKyle
      @EironKyle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Anyone who says the animation is Lackluster is tripping HARD. An Animation as Dynamic as this while maintaining it's high quality? You'd be crazy blind if you think this is anything other than good.

  • @nocturnalcove9736
    @nocturnalcove9736 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    The animation and camera direction on MaoMao going up to the lady in waiting is one of my favourite moments. Plus the character acting. Instead of doing that stupid trait of having an angry character's shoulders move, which doesn't happen in reality, they keep MaoMao perfectly still. Pure silent rage building.

  • @animusswtor4822
    @animusswtor4822 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    This episode managed to do something that no other show *_really_* has done in an absurd amount of time now: make me actively scared of a character when they get mad. Maomao in the scene where she reprimands the lady-in-waiting is already scary on her own, but the voice acting by Aoi Yuuki contributes so much to the atmosphere that it honestly gets terrifying, just because of how real it feels
    I haven't felt like this for an anime character, much less a main protagonist, in years

    • @alexthai5223
      @alexthai5223 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Considering she has previously voiced psychopaths like Tanya from Tanya the evil and mami from the anime that should not be mentioned. Her voice and acting chops really add to that performance of hers in apothecary diaries

    • @Jackie_Tikki_Tavi
      @Jackie_Tikki_Tavi ปีที่แล้ว +35

      They could've stopped at the slap, like other anime, but they really enhanced that moment by adding and adding to it.

    • @flwrsforvaña
      @flwrsforvaña ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's just as terrifying in dub, that's how you know it's good 😭

    • @moquette2854
      @moquette2854 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It made me scared FOR her. It's understandable why she got mad and all, but she's really not in position to go around yelling at other servants and telling them what they did wrong. She could've easily gotten executed for that kind of behavior.

    • @bananabunch4590
      @bananabunch4590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BRUH, AOI YUUKI IS THE GOAT!!!

  • @huhreally5771
    @huhreally5771 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    12:52
    Nah, it's a technique and, as you can see with the brothel girls Maomao knows, they don't need to make it look bigger since they already got that natural "talent". It's implied here and in the manga that it's a technique with a big bust as a requirement, so.... probably paizuri.

    • @CatOnACell
      @CatOnACell ปีที่แล้ว +100

      it should also be noted that while concubines are there for the "usage of the emperor," all of their training goes towards noble etiquette and political theory. Training that accidentally degrades the quality of "emperors user experience" by instilling a lot of unnecessary taboos.
      Whereas brothel girls live and die on the quality of the "user experience." Encouraging taboos that are safe and turn more of a profit.

    • @TheMattVis
      @TheMattVis ปีที่แล้ว +66

      It is probably paizuri, Maomao said "shape and tension".
      Just having a big boobs doesn't make a paizuri good, it also need to be firm.

    • @Nbody420
      @Nbody420 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@TheMattVis But Lihua just needs to squeeze her titties on the shaft and it would work

    • @TDeane
      @TDeane ปีที่แล้ว +12

      In the light novel it's a lot more explicit (though it's still not outright stated)

    • @Aerowind
      @Aerowind ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@CatOnACell it's less that and more that all of the high ranking concubines are basically noble women or from other prominent families. It's not that it's taboo, just that that knowledge isn't exactly known at all in the Rear Palace because they're all well to do women.
      At least until book 2 where the Emperor has Maomao give all his concubines courtesan lessons.

  • @MrNintendogeek01
    @MrNintendogeek01 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Maomao's initial difficulties in feeding Lihua is due to the fact that lady Lihua's ladies-in-waiting still outrank Maomao. Maomao's PAINFULLY aware how a single slip-up could mean her execution. Of course, then she lost her temper... 😏
    And yeah, the emperor is, understandably, not given a lot of screen-time, but from what we've seen he's at least reasonable. And as we learn in a later episode, he's definitely got at least one thing over the previous emperor.

    • @Aerowind
      @Aerowind ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah, in the books he's kind of known to be an exceptional Emperor, but Maomao wonders how much of that is because the previous one was so bad.

    • @williamzou8833
      @williamzou8833 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      If the emperor weren't too busy cleaning up the domestic and foreign strifes left by the previous ruler, he'd have probably dealt with the insubordination personally, even if many of Lihua's servants are of noble origin.

  • @Syfa
    @Syfa ปีที่แล้ว +162

    With flagellation, there were different tiers of it. There were strokes with the "light rod" which was something like caning, it would be painful, maybe leave scars like whipping does depending on how many strokes but overall it wasn't permanently harmful. Then there were strokes with the "heavy rod", which would be something like being beaten a .75in -1.75in thick piece of wood (the actual unit of measurement is width of knuckle on forefingers and the heavy rod could be two knuckles wide at 1.5 cun), commonly administered in 10, 20 or 30 strokes at a time. The heavy rod could maim, permanently disable or kill in harsher punishments as the custom was to deliver it across the back.
    For failing in his duties like that a Eunuch could receive a *very* harsh punishment. In later dynasties they got even more crazy with it either using weights on the end, or still hot irons to deliver the harsher sentences, with even higher numbers of blows delivered.
    The lady in waiting got off very light comparitively having just been confined. Probably because she didn't know that the powder was poison while the eunuch did. I wouldn't be surprised if they omitted a punishment of strokes with the light rod (aka a caning). light rod was usually across the bottom or thighs, but rarely recorded as an actual punishment unless you sincerely wanted to humiliate someone.

    • @nathanieljohnson5430
      @nathanieljohnson5430 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      In the novels she didn't get her job back, but she didn't get punished as harshly as she should've been because she has a much higher social position then the Eunuch, a lot of the ladies in waiting and other staff of the concubines are the rich daughters of merchants and nobles sent there to make political connections so you can't go overboard when punishing them unless there's a reason warranting it.

    • @LibeliumDragonfly
      @LibeliumDragonfly ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nathanieljohnson5430 I think you might be thinking about the other person later on?

    • @LibeliumDragonfly
      @LibeliumDragonfly ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And then there's heavy-heavy rod, wooden rods hollowed and filled with lead, so super heavy.

    • @jaysuscrass9119
      @jaysuscrass9119 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      " rarely recorded as an actual punishment unless you sincerely wanted to humiliate someone"
      damn
      they really said
      'And here the receipt for your ass whupping'

    • @Glucose.fructose
      @Glucose.fructose ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Little bit crazy how much info you have on historical whippings in China

  • @YOJOJO1206
    @YOJOJO1206 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Somebody give the animators their flowers cause the slap and powder scene was so DISRESPECTFULLY SATISFYING

  • @wierdgamer3067
    @wierdgamer3067 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The emperor basically hired Gyoukyou's girl in front of her as a show of "remember that you're only one of the concubines. I have care and concern for the others, and i will express that in front of you to make sure you aren't getting a big head over your recent status"

    • @axelord4ever
      @axelord4ever 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was a calculated move to keep the balance in the rear palace as it was. The Emperor was not in a position to show favoritism (he could have, but it would have accomplished nothing), so he took a lady-in-waiting from one 'house' to help the other.

  • @jeroenpreder9785
    @jeroenpreder9785 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Maomao's hands are rated E for everyone.

  • @KelShu
    @KelShu ปีที่แล้ว +37

    *Maomao* : What did the five fingers say to the face?

  • @toodleloos
    @toodleloos ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This was the episode that really endeared me to this show. When we first met Lihua I thought it was gonna be the classic jealous concubine who's mean and antagonist but this show is truly a bunch of characters in a situation. And I love that. It makes the show really addicting to watch ❤

    • @Aerowind
      @Aerowind ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah, her introduction basically happens during the worst part of her life.

    • @maxlammy3400
      @maxlammy3400 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well,in the novel , MaoMao do said that Lihua's personality is actually had the highest potential to promote to a Empress.

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +46

    ignorance and the greed to be beautiful leading to tragedies seems to be an overaching theme in this series

  • @omegashark1837
    @omegashark1837 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The reactions to this episode are always among my favorites.

  • @Cangeltibon
    @Cangeltibon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:56
    Lead poisoning can effect fertility, but even if it didn’t there are hundreds of other women in the Imperial Harem, her ranking is more about her formerly being a princess than being the emperors favorite/most visited add that to the historical fact that some women in imperial and/or large harems may have only sleep with the rulers once every few months and some remained virgins until they were dismissed or the harem was dissolved. So her thinking that she would never have another child was a pretty realistic fear to have. Also if she was a princess having the emperor’s heir would strengthen her families influence and not having one would weaken it.

  • @kimiphillips8034
    @kimiphillips8034 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Maomao is terrifying. Because she is an individual who is an expert in bringing people back to health. If you can’t respect your own health in her presence, she will kill you herself because you are wasting her time AND your own. Wasting care and compassion that is worth more than gold. Because beauty is fleeting, life is precious.

  • @Azyrion_
    @Azyrion_ ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This show is so much fun, every time I watch it I'm invested lol, every episode is better than the last

  • @decemberblue845
    @decemberblue845 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    some things i've learned from c-dramas with harems: the emperor can help you once but not always (you must be capable enough to fight your own battles), ladies-in-waiting are an extension of their master, once you've slept with the emperor the real war begins, mouth shut but ears open, and never leave a trail. so i absolutely love this anime. it has the psychological warfare i love and maomao is an ace lead character. 💥

  • @aaronmgriffin
    @aaronmgriffin ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am loving this reaction. It's such a calm show, it works really well with the reduced couch crew

  • @jelanibyrd5031
    @jelanibyrd5031 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:15 Bro wtf I thought I was tweaking for a second lol

  • @HeraclesN-fp1bw
    @HeraclesN-fp1bw ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Lihua is voiced by Yui Ishikawa who also voices Mikasa (AOT), Violet (Violet Evergarden), Sei (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent), Fuyutsuki (The Ice Guy & His Cool Female Colleague), 2B (Nier: Automata), Saku (The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today), Jeanne (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom), Riselia (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy), Shigure (Seraph of the End), Enterprise (Azur Lane), Miyoko (A Silent Voice), Kouhai Red Blood Cell (Cells at Work!), Marnie & Klara (Pokemon: Twilight Wings), Reina (Pokemon Origins), Kyouko (The Day I Became a God), Kigali (Slime), Amy (Dragon Quest), Elise (Assassins Pride), Mui (Undead Unluck), Wendy (Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor), Hakuno (Fate), Moonlight (Cookie Run: Kingdom), Marie & Yutika (Lupin the 3rd), & many more. Eng dub is Trina Nishimura who also voices Kurisu (Steins;Gate), Mikasa (AOT), Jiro / Earphone Jack (My Hero Academia), Ako (And you thought there is never a Girl Online?), Sakuya (.hack//), Lingshen & Motsu (Negima), Sally (Black Clover), Asuka (Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka), Akira & Yurippe (School Rumble), Shigure (Kenichi), Sohara (Heaven’s Lost Property), Akeno (My Bride is a Mermaid), Popuko (Pop Team Epic), Rin (Tamada-kun & the 7 Witches), Ran-Mao (Black Butler), Sen (Ben-To), Yomi (Senran Kagura), Chain (Blood Blockade Battlefront), Arisu (Classroom of the Elite), Kaaya (Tower of Druaga), Rinka (Assassination Classroom), Omiyo (Sgt. Frog), Wadatsumi, young Niji, Shelly, Gyoro, Lily, & Rasa (One Piece), Tris (Freezing), Sherry & Sonny (Fairy Tail), Francesca (Strike Witches), Arisa & Mizune (Soul Eater) then Marianne (Not!), Lan (Fullmetal Alchemist), Aoi (B Gata H Kei), Aiko (Baka & Test), Hilda (Restaurant to Another World), Kazuki (Dead Mount Death Play), Namiko (Desert Punk), Tanya (Black Cat), Rachel (Baccano), Mii (A Certain …), Isabela (Highschool DxD), & many more

  • @Borderose
    @Borderose ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I don't know if this counts as a spoiler, but...
    The Emperor's a decent man. Honest.

    • @fabi3790
      @fabi3790 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is relieved to hear

    • @aidenauty9716
      @aidenauty9716 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Spoilers....
      The Current Emperor is Known as a 'Sage King' and is considered a good person, his father however... is a piece of human garbage

    • @Num2OuO
      @Num2OuO ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Tbh compare to the prior one this dude is a saint lmao

    • @Borderose
      @Borderose ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Let's just keep the true nature of "that creature" to ourselves for now. For the sake of the anime onlies. Wouldn't want to ruin the story for people who might want to wait or even people who want to read forward for themselves.

    • @swathymani9562
      @swathymani9562 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Borderose "that creature"you mean current emperor or previous.

  • @Kuroro2345
    @Kuroro2345 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    In the manga, Maomao left Lihua's idiotic lady-in-waiting *EVEN MORE* scarred; the servant's hair was more disheveled and she was left crying and silent after Maomao's verbal "discipline" (and Maomao was more terrifying in said manga panels, too).
    Not only that, but the idiotic woman got sent back home as punishment for applying the banned make up on Lady Lihua in the original manga (unlike how she spent some time in solitary confinement before returning to work for Lady Lihua in the anime... a weird change to the story🤔).
    ... And there is a specific reason - later revealed much later in the Apothecary Diaries manga - about *WHY* Lady Lihua had such stupid and useless lady-in-waitings! O.O

    • @gilgameshlfx7006
      @gilgameshlfx7006 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kicking her back home is not really a punishment which probably something the anime production comes up with.

    • @williamzou8833
      @williamzou8833 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In addition, most of Lihua's servants are comprised of daughters of noble families, thus Jinshi needs to be a tad of considerate in dealing with the offender, making both the emperor and the father of the girl look good in the situation. The former doesn't come off as a tyrant and the latter appears dignified.

  • @doke_hyou
    @doke_hyou ปีที่แล้ว

    15:08 is episode got directed By China and animation director by moaang those two are amazing

  • @Fatima-gn1nv
    @Fatima-gn1nv ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ragazzi è stata la reaction che mi aspettavo da voi, sapevo che l' episodio vi sarebbe piaciuto 😊ma il bello deve ancora venire. Ps : maomao ha consigliato alla concubina di usare il suo seno per fare una spagnola 😂

  • @azekel7687
    @azekel7687 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maomao really Will Smithed her, "Keep the powder's name out your f*ing mouth!!".

  • @ashtonturner2862
    @ashtonturner2862 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    The most gangsta slap of all of anime came from a little girl…remember her!

  • @djwhatadrag
    @djwhatadrag ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Maomao specifically told her how to use those "assets".

  • @nlgarmdevil4411
    @nlgarmdevil4411 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love this show :) glad you guys gave it a shot and are loving it.

  • @Crumpi
    @Crumpi ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This episode director and storyboarder was ちな(China) and he worked with もああん(Moaang) to create one of the best episode in term of character acting this year. This episode was so well produced that only 6 or 7 people did the key animation and 0 (zero) 2nd key animation, that is unheard of in this industry (if you look at certain episodes of jjk, we have more than a hundred 2nd KA and like 30-40 first KA because of its horrible production/planning)
    (if I got something wrong here please correct me)

  • @thugdere5757
    @thugdere5757 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm pretty sure she told her how to Paizuri.

  • @DestianoY
    @DestianoY ปีที่แล้ว +4

    great catch for the "less detailed, but really well animated", some people actually think this episode looks worse ot "got no budget"

  • @reruarikushiteru
    @reruarikushiteru ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, the animation in this episode was so good

  • @davidyodo24
    @davidyodo24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way Aoi Yuuki switch up her voice, absolutely crazy 🔥

  • @heebabaazaoui5560
    @heebabaazaoui5560 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I got caught up the anime for this show 2 weeks ago... then i went ahead and caught up to the manga 😅. This story is genuinely so good and the momentum does NOT STOP 😂

    • @MyaMore-cb7zb
      @MyaMore-cb7zb ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I did the same, currently reading the LN from volume 1 (i am at volume 3) cuz i couldn't get enough of this palace energy. Even tho i really don't like harem type things, here it's laid out more as an historical thing more than a "eheh look all women go brr", the mystery solving is really great, the characters are entertaining and the plot is pretty good for now :D

  • @FroAlchemist
    @FroAlchemist ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In episode 1, Roshi made a comment, something along the lines of putting the powder in the face of the concubine since she didn’t want to listen, and I automatically thought of this episode!

  • @Chanksss
    @Chanksss ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Maomao was so dope this episode even the animation gave Her Respect.

  • @janewow77
    @janewow77 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The anime shows how cheap the life of lower status like commoner back then. Eunuch was punished because a lady-in-waiting hid the powder without him knowing. Mao Mao can be punished if something happened to Lihua because she is under the request from the emperor, literally direct request. (It is even possible if something did happen and Lihua's ladies-in-waiting give testimonies as if Mao Mao is the main cause and the higher-ups will believe them more because the ladies are from higher ranks). Mao Mao at first cannot simply went against Lihua's ladies-in-waiting because they outrank her. At least Mao Mao was able to observe the life style and situation there like the food Lihua usually eats. The palace is full of enemies. A concubine's trusted allies usually should be her ladies-in-waiting. Lihua's ladies-in-waiting can be wary of Mao Mao because she technically is still Gyokuyo's lady-in-waiting and it's like 'lending' her to Lihua (the emperor likes to 'visit' both concubines, in a way they're like rivals. Imagine your rival's ally is in your base) but still, they're being way too wary. Mao Mao understands how cheap the commoner's life, at times she kept some facts or predictions to herself so that commoners' lives would not be wasted easily, simply because of her words (like how in ep 3 she kept her theory hidden so the two couple can have their own happy ending. If she told them, the couple may have tragic ending. Even if it's only 'prediction' and not fact, it still can cause lives). That's why at times Mao Mao tries to be ignorant and not to pursue certain things further...but she is mad scientist, sometimes she can't help it but being curious... that's why she ended up as Gyokuyo's lady-in-waiting 😅

  • @mel_blue
    @mel_blue ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This show quickly became a favorite

  • @constancestinson3918
    @constancestinson3918 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I clicked on this vid as soon as I saw it, specifically for that slap reaction. During the previous videos I thought, “Just wait till you see that slap though!”

  • @cielosordo
    @cielosordo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the episode director is called china, you may now them for some small shows like frieren, bocchi the rock, sonny boy, mob psycho and little witch academia

  • @Borderose
    @Borderose ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maomao's slap reminds ne of that MadTV Taco Bell segment:
    "Ah. I see. I now know what you require, _senior."_

  • @fjoergyn
    @fjoergyn ปีที่แล้ว

    The Animation of movements is hilarous awesome and i love the BGM

  • @aidanjanemcintosh6919
    @aidanjanemcintosh6919 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:57 that girl is Shao Ran, and she's not one of Lady Rifa's personal lady-in-waiting. She's just a general servant and Maomao's close friend (back when she was a general servant too).

  • @RADICALFLOAT_95
    @RADICALFLOAT_95 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video and channel is actually genuinely underated and I actually genuinely agree with you

  • @9Godslayer
    @9Godslayer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The lesson of the day: don't *fuck* with the people who handle your food or medicine.

  • @WijaVT
    @WijaVT ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sheera's too nice, I would've called the servant girls awful names for treating Maomao like that LOL I felt Roshi's anger with them though, just like me fr

  • @CupDeNoodle
    @CupDeNoodle ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Maomao hit her with that left right good night

  • @eco5322
    @eco5322 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Secret technique unlocked: TITJOB

  • @crazys89
    @crazys89 ปีที่แล้ว

    hadn't watched the show. after getting through ep1 on the channel, i binged all the episodes yesterday, just so i could binge them here, today. the show is so damn good! thanks for putting me on!

  • @64gbdata11
    @64gbdata11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best episode so far. Really shows MaoMao character when it comes to poison and the life of others.

  • @ScenicNsanity
    @ScenicNsanity ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sometimes you just gotta slap some sense into somebody 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @communitygamer117
    @communitygamer117 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was my favorite episode.

  • @SeiryuNanago
    @SeiryuNanago ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The character animation for this episode was immaculate.

  • @lycorecokawaiii
    @lycorecokawaiii ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I already attached to this anime from ep 1 but this ep just made me fall deeper into the diaries

  • @deanebona9505
    @deanebona9505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If there’s a kdrama to add on the list to watch, I recommend daily dose of sunshine.

  • @bijoychandraroy
    @bijoychandraroy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was losing my sh*t over that lady's logic

  • @yoshidinono8095
    @yoshidinono8095 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was such a good episode!

  • @KeangoDLuke
    @KeangoDLuke ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This show and Frieren are tied this season as my favorites. And competing with Heavenly Delusion for my AOTY. Been a great year for anime

    • @benapeh854
      @benapeh854 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best year for anime in a few years.

    • @patricktorres1292
      @patricktorres1292 ปีที่แล้ว

      JJK, Vinland Saga, TYBW Part 2?

    • @Purplefrilly
      @Purplefrilly ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! And Oshi No Ko

    • @jadeparrishh
      @jadeparrishh ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patricktorres1292 TYBW is meh

    • @patricktorres1292
      @patricktorres1292 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadeparrishh U must not be a big bleach fan, TYBW has been fucking amazing so far imo ( and most bleach fans would agree with me ) and has even improved upon the manga 🤷.

  • @angelsambition2179
    @angelsambition2179 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Episode 4 with the slap I was like yeah this show is the one 😂🔥

  • @-libertyprimev1-902
    @-libertyprimev1-902 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:34 - Not enough people contemplate on the force required by a slap to bring someone down to their knees that you were Initially At Neck Height With... 👏😳
    As a wise man once said "Slap It On With The Might Of Zeus!
    Then to drag a fully grown woman's body across the floor By Her Hair, that Poison Resist also gave Maomao a +4 Strength buff!

    • @Betsujin
      @Betsujin ปีที่แล้ว

      She prepared Potion of Strength

  • @emmittnervend2918
    @emmittnervend2918 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maomao slapped the taste buds out of her mouth. She is like Dr Cox’s from Scrubs when it comes to treating her patients

  • @FluffyJackie
    @FluffyJackie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When they showed her memories of the baby, I teared up.
    I can't imagine that kinda pain...

  • @nicomoreno3154
    @nicomoreno3154 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These duo reactions be hitting so good sometimes, it’s so funny how in sync Sheera and Roshi are with their thoughts on what’s going on.

  • @khushir6340
    @khushir6340 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know if its a spoiler for them or not........
    Do they not know that the woman in the beginning who threw away Maomao's note is not Lihua herself but one of her maids?

    • @maxlammy3400
      @maxlammy3400 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is not a spoiler cuz it is very obvious but i wont blame them if they mistaken Lihua and her maid becuase her maid basically come from the same family of Lihua,so they share the same hair color.

  • @mukimurco1426
    @mukimurco1426 ปีที่แล้ว

    This weeks schedule is so GOATed holly

  • @lorenzoalvarado1
    @lorenzoalvarado1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maomao told concubine Lihua to give the emperor a tit job, in case y'all are wondering what Maomao whispered into her ear.

  • @Slapapow
    @Slapapow ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My kingdom for a Blue Eye Samurai reaction T-T

  • @mayarimarjorie5624
    @mayarimarjorie5624 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    either they were annouced as poison and the lady in waiting still hid it because she thought they were joking, or the most likely is that they didn't announce that it poison and that the powder is only banned in the palace. because they are truely ignorant. also the one that got punished just because they fail to gather all the white powder. its natural for them to get this punishment, and it doesn't matter if its the lady who hid it.
    in history, any small mistake can be severe or straight up dead. i'm shock with the number of character in this show who made mistake and live with small to only harsh punishment and no death. like the lady in waiting, she could have been killed just for that mistake no matter if she knew or not, maybe a more harsher punishment, but she just got locked up and gets to serve again. then again this is not really based on history.

    • @currentlyaliveanddead6733
      @currentlyaliveanddead6733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "in history, any small mistake can be severe or straight up dead."
      depends on the person. Here a commoner like the Eunuch got punished while the lady in waiting got a lighter punishment because of her background just like IRL.

    • @gilgameshlfx7006
      @gilgameshlfx7006 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps the writer doesn't want to potrays the emperor like... Well, the classic Chinese Emperor.
      Actual emperor will not use word like "can you look into it" or anything similar. The words, especially to commoners are demanding.

  • @gilgameshlfx7006
    @gilgameshlfx7006 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Things you should know about ancient China, which I think you should know since it's very foreign concept to westerners.
    You might view "emperor" to be synonym as "king" but for East Asia culture, it's not. "Emperor" is actually being viewed closer to god, rather than a king. Emperor is divine. They aren't mortal beings, unlike western concept of kings. Because of such concept, no peasants can argue with the Emperor. If he wants your head flies, your head flies. No question asked. No ifs and buts. That's the position MaoMao right now. Emperor command her to do something and if she fails her head flies. There is no reasoning with the emperor.

  • @DragonSword35d
    @DragonSword35d ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Most of the ladies in waiting are from upper families. Maomao is a servant, and a commoner at that, recent elevation in position or not. But, more interesting, is that none of the ladies in waiting seemed to be doing some of the jobs they should be doing like the Jade Palace ladies were. We learn more about why that is, maybe a year from now? But, honestly? If not for the backing of Jinshi, and the utter terror she put into those girls, even if she was in the right, raising her hand to someone above her station like that would normally get her punished something fierce. Whipping or something worse. And another thing, women don't become doctors in this era. Not to mention the general level of education is all around fairly low for that sort of thing. So, honestly? They were dumb, but didn't really have a reason to think otherwise. They were using common wisdom. Which, if you hadn't noticed, wasn't all that wise.

  • @deinonychus1948
    @deinonychus1948 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7:37 nah bro, they're f**king terrified of her!

  • @dhrego
    @dhrego ปีที่แล้ว

    Yuji's double impact punch is an attack he already used to do. Remember, he used it against Todo in the interschools .... the double impact time lag punch

  • @jackclark4413
    @jackclark4413 ปีที่แล้ว

    She put her on the ground.
    Btw. In the manga it implied that the "technique" she told the other lady about was basically a pearl necklace.

  • @GavinFox2028
    @GavinFox2028 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maoma built different 😤

  • @Ericleong93
    @Ericleong93 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On ep1 the lady who ignore maomao warnings is the leader Ladies-in-waiting of Lihua…and why she didnt stop the maid who do the makeup for lihua keep using the white powder ?i wonder why ?🤔

    • @currentlyaliveanddead6733
      @currentlyaliveanddead6733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ignorance

    • @gilgameshlfx7006
      @gilgameshlfx7006 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ignorance and rivalry. The ban is a result of the opposing camp brought it up. They could view the ban as an attempt of sabotaging.

    • @currentlyaliveanddead6733
      @currentlyaliveanddead6733 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gilgameshlfx7006 I am pretty sure it's just ignorance.

  • @mister_chewy
    @mister_chewy ปีที่แล้ว

    yeah they got some good random anime this season. this and Shangri-La are mad binge worthy and enjoyable

  • @yh3336
    @yh3336 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can’t wait to see that middle dude’s react when Lishu show up. He 100% will make the age and jail joke again, and do the handcuffs gesture. Pls

  • @bandi138138
    @bandi138138 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:59 to be fair, it wasn't so much a desire to be beautiful, but her duty as a concubine. It's terrible to say it, but that was literally what was expected of them, and to go against the grain would be to earn the ire of the emperor. I'd say blame it on confuscianism and the bureaucratic culture it instilled in East Asia

  • @johannesbowers7467
    @johannesbowers7467 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maomao going full Butters on that lady in waiting....

  • @sweet...sam1
    @sweet...sam1 ปีที่แล้ว

    That slap was mad satisfying
    Maomao really like that fr

  • @Astravall
    @Astravall ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never get Maomao angry .... a truely terrifing view. I must say i really love Maomao as a character.

  • @starsilluminateourgalaxy
    @starsilluminateourgalaxy ปีที่แล้ว

    It was actually quite common in the past for woman to put beauty over their own health

  • @CamoraGhoul
    @CamoraGhoul ปีที่แล้ว

    I know I am late to this, but please tell me I'm not the only one sitting here like, "Ayo Maomao, ask them to get a letter to your dad, given that you know the literal emperor's girlfriends and all?" Like bruh is her dad good?

  • @Ncyphen
    @Ncyphen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maomao taught Lihua the timed honored technique of paizuri.

  • @LegenDar3XIII
    @LegenDar3XIII 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They actually mentioned that same powder in an assassin reincarnated as an aristocrat

  • @DmonHiro
    @DmonHiro ปีที่แล้ว

    It keeps getting better.

  • @wandrinsheep
    @wandrinsheep ปีที่แล้ว

    When I heard request, I thought it was scavengers reign announcement lol

  • @Loveselfloveall1
    @Loveselfloveall1 ปีที่แล้ว

    This show is a great surprise

  • @ramaluminus
    @ramaluminus ปีที่แล้ว

    8:50 considering some of the ladies-in-waiting are from high class family, it can't be helped.

  • @justin_g6187
    @justin_g6187 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the voice of maomaos friend. She reminds me a tiny bit of aoi koga

  • @username-ql8ox
    @username-ql8ox ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guess you guys aren't that much aware of the difference in standing between the people involved. It's very different from modern times where we can talk freely and not be punished for it. This was the Ming Dynasty where talking back to your superiors are met with harsh punishments. It's also the reason why this culture of a harem paradise for the Emperor exists, precisely because if he wants it, he can have it. The emperor in this case is seen as a literal God, so seeking an audience with him by itself is almost impossible. Not to mention Maomao's standing in the rear palace, she's just a lady-in-waiting for another concubine. Most other lady-in-waiting were also former nobles, so seeing Maomao serve peasant food didn't help her case. In this case she was quite easily stuck between a rock and a hard place, but luckily she had Jinshi on her side lol.

  • @Catgirl2021
    @Catgirl2021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I understand them fainting over Jinshi he’s really cute 😍 He has the Michael Jackson effect.

  • @hypnomouse4906
    @hypnomouse4906 ปีที่แล้ว

    if anyone is still confused, they were heavily imply bob jobs.

  • @AniMageNeBy
    @AniMageNeBy ปีที่แล้ว

    Good, good. Next episode! ;-)

  • @lizardkirby1196
    @lizardkirby1196 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:34 - 7:41 that part was the highlight the best moments in ep 4 ! maomao standing up to these idiot's ! more reason to like maomao. ! : ) also 10:21 , funny! lol😂

  • @hectorreynoso6782
    @hectorreynoso6782 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I dont think they are that stupid chances are they were just told to give up the make up with no explinations since orders are orders, so it is likely they just didnt know why its banned