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The critically-acclaimed The Apothecary Diaries released a mini voice drama for Valentine's Day featuring Mao Mao and Xiao Lan.
The Apothecary Diaries released a mini voice drama on TOHO Animation's YouTube channel to commemorate Valentine's Day. The voice drama featured both Mao Mao (VA: Aoi Yuuki) and Xiao Lan (VA: Kunou Misaki) as they attempt to make chocolate.
The voice-drama began with Xiao Lan informing Mao Mao regarding the recent trend of giving chocolate to people who supported them between the Imperial consorts. To go along with the trend, the maidservant of the Inner Court requested the apothecary of the Imperial Palace to teach her to make chocolate.
You can check out the mini voice-drama between Mao Mao and Xiao Lan below:
The Apothecary Diaries is a multimedia entertainment series based on the web novel of the same name, written by Natsu Hyuuga and illustrated by Shino Touko. The web novel generated two manga adaptations and an anime series, which is currently on the second season.
The series tells the story of Mao Mao, a pharmacist from the pleasure district that got abducted, sold to the Imperial Palace, and made to be the maidservant of the Inner Court. However, her proficiency with herbs and poison in general makes the eunuch/overseer of Inner Court, Jinshi, promote her to become the poison tester and personal attendant of one of the consorts.
