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frostfires-blog · 5 days ago

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I know I might be biased because I prefer reading the light novels to watching the anime, but I really don’t like the way the anime handles some important scenes between Maoamo and Jinshi.

Because how can you go from this?

To this?!

Where’s the “she wasn’t sure how she knew, but she knew: she was sure she had seen him.”?!

Or her thinking that he migh be there to save her?!

The reunion scene was better, still not as impactful as in the books, but I can admit this is subjective.

Also, I don’t understand why they didn’t include this line when Maomao gave the hairpin to Loulan?

It’s wasn’t fine to not have it returned because she didn’t care that much. It was fine because she thought the hairpin might come back to her like its original owner does.

#my thoughts exactly...#after reading the ln my standards have been raised considerably #kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #jinmao #jinshi #maomao #knh #knh season 2

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frostfires-blog · 6 days ago

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What the—?!

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 2

Official Art: Key Visual 4

Not them showing everyone in the next episode credits but high-ponytail, battle armor Jinshi:

#speak of the devil!#Omg look at him!!! Maomao is so lucky!#kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #knh #knh season 2 #jinshi #jinshi knh

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frostfires-blog · 6 days ago

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Not them showing everyone in the next episode credits but high-ponytail, battle armor Jinshi:

#They're not funny for teasing me like this #I meant to post this much earlier but got caught up🥲#kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #jinshi #jinshi knh #knh #knh season 2

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frostfires-blog · 9 days ago

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TGCF Donghua Official Birthday Artwork:

10/06 Hua Cheng

#P.S. I know I've been MIA for awhile now... my wifi was down... but I'm back now and will be working on getting asks and new posts out asap!#Anyways... I love this man sm...#Xie Lian is so blessed #hua cheng #san lang #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #mxtx #mxtx tgcf #tgcf donghua #tgcf official art #crimson rain sought flower #hua chengzhu #hualian

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frostfires-blog · 17 days ago

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I'm honestly dying to know what Suiren did to the ladies at the Jade Pavilion because both Maomao and Jinshi have brought it up in veiled terms...

“Really?" Hongniang said, sounding much less convinced than Gyokuyou. “You’re not thinking of Master Jinshi’s lady-in-waiting, are you?” (What had Suiren gotten up to in this pavilion?)

[V.4, C.6, P.53]

If she wanted a food taster, he was prepared to offer Suiren again. He imagined there was a good chance that the Jade Pavilion’s ladies would reject that idea, however. Hongniang herself had looked practically terrified.

[V.4, C.10, P.88]

#the energy she gives off is something else lmao #also I finally made it to volume 4!#suiren knh #kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #knh season 2 #knh light novel

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frostfires-blog · 18 days ago

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TGCF Audio Drama Cover Art

S3EP11

#Omg! Finally some official art of Yushi Huang!!!! I swear she's too underrated!#p.s. is it just me who's confused that both the donghua and audio drama have decided to put her in blue robes?#since the book describes them as green and the manhua had her in green as well... or was that a mistranslation?#yushi huang #tgcf #tgcf audio drama #tgcf official art #tian guan ci fu #mxtx #mxtx tgcf

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frostfires-blog · 21 days ago

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So who was going to tell me that ± 90% of the Kusuriya no Hitorigoto opening and ending songs are essentially Jinshi pining for Maomao?

#it's embarrassing that it took me this long to notice given how often I listen to these songs #yes I know that knh doesn't revolve around just jinmao so naturally most of these songs do pertain to other characters and subplots as well #jinmao #jinshi x maomao #maomao x jinshi #the apothecary diaries #kusuriya no hitorigoto #knh #knh season 2 #iI'm embarrassed an

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frostfires-blog · 25 days ago

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My unadulterated reaction to the results of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards:

[P.S. Like wdym neither The Apothecary Diaries nor Frieren won aoty?! Wdym The Apothecary Diaries only won 1 award?! Wydm not a single shoujo anime won any award because only 1 was nominated?!]

#the apothecary diaries and frieren were robbed...#disappointed but not surprised #crunchyroll anime awards #Crunchyroll anime awards 2025 #sousou no frieren #frieren: beyond journey's end #kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #anime awards

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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TGCF Audio Drama Cover Art

S3EP08

#I don't usually post the artwork of the audio drama even though it's my favourite tgcf artstyle but guys!!!!#The sun × moon elements in their designs are chef's kiss #Is this not the first official coloured artwork of QuanYin?!#look at them aaaaahhhhh!!!!#quanyin #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #mxtx #mxtx tgcf #tgcf audio drama #quan yizhen x yin yu #yin yu x quan yizhen #quan yizhen #qi ying #yin yu

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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As fan of animated series, have you watched either Voltron : Legendary Defender or Avatar : Legend of Aang? What are your fav ships from those series?

Mine are Klance (Keith/Lance) and Zutara (Zuko/Katara). Can I ask your thoughts on them?

Sorry if you're a fan of Kataang (Katara/Aang) or Maiko (Mai/Zuko) or Shiro/Keith or Lance/Allura.

Oh yeah because you've finished Thousand Autumbs, here is my all time fav YanShen fic : "The Double-Headed Dragon" by BastetCG

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38819133/chapters/97068426

(Hope you'll like them)

Hey, thanks for sending in an ask! Admittedly, I haven't watched many animated series that aren't anime because, as I was growing up, I was limited to what aired on TV since my family didn't have any streaming services or Wi-Fi. Even with anime, for a long time I couldn't actively choose what I wanted to watch since I could only get downloaded episodes from friends or watch what aired on TV—namely the big four..

That being said, I haven't seen Voltron but I have seen Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was a decent series—and I liked many aspects about it—but I don't have the same attachment to it as most people do because I watched it as an adult. The worldbuilding and power system were probably my favourite aspects of the series.

As for ships, I didn't have many that I liked since I felt like the series was always more focused on platonic bonds—but Zuko × Katara and Sokka × Suki are my favourites from the series. I feel like some of the pairings in my top 30 ships list have somewhat similar dynamics, so hopefully my choices don't surprise anyone haha...

I was honestly really shocked that Zutara wasn't canon... All the content I saw of them before watching the series, as well as how complex their dynamic was, really had me thinking they would end up together... They had so much chemistry and potential that just thinking about it all again gets me riled up.

My favourite aspect of Zuko and Katara's dynamic was that although they contrasted each other in many ways, on a fundamental level, they had many similarities. This gave them an inherent and sincere chemistry that didn't feel forced lending their dynamic a sense of emotional depth and richness.

I'm sorry that I can't comment on Voltron or Klance considering I haven't watched that series and probably never will since mecha is one of the few genres I don't have interest in...

Thanks for the Thousand Autumns fic rec! I really miss the series even though I finished it not that long ago... I wish the donghua had a nicer art style but maybe I'm just too picky... A manhua adaptation would be cool too...

P.S. Sorry it took me so long to respond... Things have been a bit stressful lately...

#frost-fire asks #zutara #zuko x katara #katara x zuko #avatar the last airbender

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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One of my goals in life is to find someone who pines for me as much as Jinshi pines for Maomao when she's not around...

#she lives in his head rent free #notice that when he reminisces about her here she's not “dolled up” but is instead in her element... I love them sm!#I can't believe it's taken me this long to make a post about last week's episode...#Like I watched it a while ago and loved it but wasn't sure what to say exactly—but I want to post something about Jinshi later this week...#the apothecary diaries #kusuriya no hitorigoto #knh season 2 #jinmao #jinshi x maomao #maomao x jinshi

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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Given how obsessed I am with hanakotoba and floriography—which I'm sure you all know by now considering how many posts I've done about the topic—I can't even begin to explain how much I appreciated this scene in this week's Wind Breaker episode. Like Suo—my favourite character alongside Sakura—knows about hanakotoba?! In retrospect, that's so fitting for his character... The old couple featured in the episode have such a heartfelt and understated love story...

#I could ramble on and on about this scene but I think I've rambled too much...#wind breaker #wind breaker anime #wind breaker season 2 #suo hayato #hayato suo #hanakotoba #anime hanakotoba

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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The Ship:

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The Shippers:

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The Haters:

#the mxtx trio is complete!#honourable mention to the three nuns from the og harem since I couldn't find an image of them...#I can't think of anyone else... so if I forgot anyone notable lmk and I'll add them if I can find a novel image of them...#svsss #bingqiu #mxtx svsss #mxtx #danmei #luo binghe x shen qingqiu #shen qingqiu x luo binghe #the ship/the shippers #the ship/the haters

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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The Ship:

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The Shippers:

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The Haters:

#who should I do next?#Yes Lan “You were the only mistake he made” Xichen is in both categories... He has understandbly complex feelings about wangxian #I might have forgotten someone... if so please lmk in the comments #mdzs #wangxian #mdzs mxtx #mo dao zu shi #danmei #donghua #mxtx #wei wuxian x lan wangji #lan wangji x wei wuxian #the ship/the shippers #the ship/the haters

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frostfires-blog · 1 month ago

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Although I'm surprised that Kusuriya no Hitorigoto won by such a large margin, I'm not at all disappointed... I began reading it prior to the voting deadline, as it was evident that it would win pretty early on haha. I decided to be diligent by starting from the beginning and am on volume 2 now!

P.S. Unrelated... But sorry I've been taking so long with asks lately... I've been weirdly tired lately—which is probably due to a weird mixture of seasonal depression and anxiety... I'm slowly finishing them while working on some longer posts—so look forward to them and thanks for being patient.

So it's been a few weeks since I finished Thousand Autumns and I'm ready to read something new again...

So I decided to make another poll to help decide what I should read next... Although this time it's not just danmei on the list of options...