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What is The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom about?

Status: Releasing

A beautifully illustrated shoujo manga tale of medicine, royal intrigue, and romance in a setting inspired by historical China!

Whether it be for illness or injury, the preferred healing method in Moon Flower Kingdom has always been the country’s special medicinal baths. However, after his party is attacked by a mysterious figure during a regional inspection, Prince Keiun witnesses a never-before-seen lifesaving medical technique. Even more shocking still, the one who performed this feat is a young girl named Koyo! And while luck may have been on their side this time, questions remain. Just who is this girl, and who is after the prince’s life? Shadowy conspiracies, mysterious religions, and deep-rooted beliefs all collide in this beautifully drawn manga series!

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Historical , Medicine , Royal Affairs , Ancient China , Religion

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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 , Historical , Foreign , Ancient China , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Politics , Work , Crime , Maids , Adoption , Asexual , Heterosexual , Episodic , Conspiracy , Suicide , Chibi , Ojou-sama

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Bilibili

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Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who is Zen really…?

Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Four-season Color of August)
Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Bind Us.)
Volume 14: Natsuyasumi 00-Nichime (00 Day of Summer Holiday)

Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , Medicine , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Historical , Royal Affairs , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Unrequited Love , Assassins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Male Harem , Twins , Bisexual

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Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita

Also known as Colette Decides to Die.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

When exhausted workaholic apothecary Colette jumps into a well, instead of dying she finds herself caring for a new patient: Hades, Lord of the Dead. As Colette goes back and forth between her world and the underworld, new patients of every kind arrive daily!

Note: Chapter count includes 11 extras and a one-shot.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Gods , Medicine , Heterosexual , Rural , Skeleton , Work , Male Harem , Afterlife , Demons

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Viz

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Saiunkoku Monogatari

Also known as The Story of Saiunkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern.

Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!

Tags: Josei , Historical , Foreign , Unrequited Love , Ancient China , Kingdom Management , Work , Female Protagonist , Politics , Male Harem , Royal Affairs

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Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu

Also known as The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, is whisked away to a whole new world. Unfortunately for Sei, the ritual that summoned her—meant to produce a “Saint” who would banish the dark magic—brought two people over instead of one. And everyone prefers the second girl over Sei?! But this is just fine by Sei, who leaves the royal palace to set up shop making potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic. Business is booming, and this might not be such a bad life, after all…as long as her supposed Sainthood doesn’t come back to haunt her.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , Magic , Medicine , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Work , College , Heterosexual

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Pixiv Comic

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Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga Hinamiya Chou Nezumi Torikae Den

Also known as Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In a kingdom inspired by historical China, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts–but only one will be crowned empress. The frail and beautiful Kou Reirin, the so-called “butterfly” of the imperial court, is a shoo-in to marry the crown prince. But when “court rat” Shu Keigetsu lashes out at her during the glittering Lantern Festival, it’s Reirin who wakes up in the dungeons! Body-swapped by her assailant to steal her position at court, Reirin’s plight seems dire…to everyone else! Now that she’s got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!

Tags: Josei , Body Swapping , Historical , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Conspiracy , Revenge , Royal Affairs , Villainess , Magic , Love Triangle

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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life

In the imperial court, a young woman is put into servitude, Maomao. The tale is just beginning for the woman doctor/pharmacist from the red-light district, as rumors circulate about the emperor's children's lives being short-lived. Her curious nature and thirst for knowledge pushes her to action. To satisfy her curiosity, this young doctor/pharmacist will investigate the origin! What is shifting in the imperial court..!?

Tags: Medicine , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Historical , Ancient China

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Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one’s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak’s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy’s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?

Tags: Travel , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Historical , Found Family , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Reincarnation , War , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Archery , Super Power , Male Harem , Kuudere , Drugs , Orphan , Pirates , Survival

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Comico

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Ansatsu Koukyuu: Ansatsu Nyokan Karin wa Yuttari Ikitai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Karin's father is the most vicious and feared politician in the emperor's court, which made her an outcast amongst her peers. She became an apprentice lady-in-waiting, hoping to find friends in the ladies of the Imperial Court. But she found herself using her assassin's skills to protect the lonely young emperor instead.

Will Karin finally be able to make a friend?

Tags: Foreign , Assassins , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Politics , Royal Affairs

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Kyuutei no Majinaishi

Also known as The Emperor's Shaman.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

Shuka is an apprentice to her master as a shaman—a specialist in spells in everything supernatural. Since birth, she’s been despised as a "monster" because of her white hair and red eyes. So, it’s to her surprise when she receives a request from the handsome emperor Hakuen! But there’s a catch—to fulfil his request, she must join the inner court as a fake consort!

An eastern inner court fantasy with mysteries abound, by Akumi Agitogi, the author of "My Happy Marriage".

Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Magic , Fake Relationship , Historical

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Gangan Online

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