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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!



Note: Won the Grand Prize in the Printed Manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Detective , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Work , Politics , Maids , Episodic , Crime , Adoption , Heterosexual , Asexual , Conspiracy , Chibi , Ojou-sama , Suicide , War , Aromantic , Desert , Religion

Mai no Mushigurashi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

A girls comedy in which the main character, Mai, who is looking for a leisurely job, plays with field crops and wild insects while helping her farming friend, Nanako. Nanako is a kind-hearted girl and when it comes to the field and her cherished Mai, the look in her eyes changes. The series also includes a specially drawn project that turns the insects that appeared in the chapters into beautiful girls.



Note: The chapter count includes one bonus chapter.

Tags: Agriculture , Rural , Yuri , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Outdoor Activities , Female Protagonist , Educational , Gods , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei

Nemu Youko to Zatsu na Kusatachi

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A story about gardening.

Tags: Josei , Horticulture , Animals , Female Protagonist

Little Forest

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The story of a girl called Ichiko, who lives alone in a forest. Each chapter features a dish or meal scavenged or harvested from Ichiko's surroundings in rural Komori ("little forest"). While there are no wild flights of fancy as in Witches or Hanashippanashi, the organic linework and majesty of nature featured within tap into that same source of magic. Little Forest is a very acquired taste on its own, but just another piece of the stunning tapestry Daisuke Igarashi continues to weave today.

Tags: Iyashikei , Agriculture , Food , Seinen , Rural , Female Protagonist