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The Apothecary Diaries

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

2014, Light novel, ongoing, 88%

Recommended by 10 The Twelve Kingdoms fans on AniList. Both have Politics, Historical.

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to…

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  1. Cover of Saiunkoku Monogatari
    Saiunkoku Monogatari

    2003, Light novel, 70%

    Recommended by 13 The Twelve Kingdoms fans on AniList. Both have Mythology, Politics, Historical.

  2. Cover of Raven of the Inner Palace
    Raven of the Inner Palace

    2018, Light novel, 27 ch, 80%

    Recommended by 10 The Twelve Kingdoms fans on AniList. Both have Mythology, Historical, Magic.

  3. Cover of Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1
    Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1

    2015, Light novel, 85 ch, 86%

    Both have Isekai.

  4. Cover of Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court
    Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court

    2020, Light novel, ongoing, 83%

    Both have Historical.

  5. Cover of The Stellar Swordmaster
    The Stellar Swordmaster

    2023, Manga, ongoing, 83%

    Both have Politics, Swordplay, Magic.

  6. Cover of The Morose Mononokean
    The Morose Mononokean

    2013, Manga, 93 ch, 82%

    Both have Youkai.

  7. Cover of Gosick
    Gosick

    2003, Light novel, 82%

    Both have Historical.

  8. Cover of Blade of the Phantom Master
    Blade of the Phantom Master

    2001, Manga, 75 ch, 79%

    Both have Historical.

  9. Cover of The Ravages of Time
    The Ravages of Time

    2001, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Both have Politics, Swordplay, Historical.

  10. Cover of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
    Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun

    2014, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Both have Youkai, Mythology.

  11. Cover of Boarding School Juliet
    Boarding School Juliet

    2015, Manga, 121 ch, 81%

    School, Heterosexual, Gangs

  12. Cover of Dororo
    Dororo

    1967, Manga, 19 ch, 71%

    Both have Youkai, Swordplay, Historical.

  13. Cover of Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?
    Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?

    2011, Light novel, 125 ch, 78%

    Both have Mythology, Isekai.

  14. Cover of Innocent
    Innocent

    2013, Manga, 99 ch, 81%

    Both have Politics, Historical.

  15. Cover of Here Comes the Silver Spoon!
    Here Comes the Silver Spoon!

    2021, Manga, 128 ch, 76%

    Both have Historical, Isekai.

  16. Cover of Teito Seihai Kitan: Fate/type Redline
    Teito Seihai Kitan: Fate/type Redline

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 81%

    Both have Politics, Swordplay, Historical.

  17. Cover of RDG: Red Data Girl
    RDG: Red Data Girl

    2008, Light novel, 18 ch, 85%

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  18. Cover of Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring
    Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring

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  19. Cover of From Far Away
    From Far Away

    1991, Manga, 61 ch, 81%

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  20. Cover of Log Horizon
    Log Horizon

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    My Favorite Novel Has a Weird Epilogue

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    Both have Crossdressing, Swordplay, Isekai.

  22. Cover of Mystic Prince
    Mystic Prince

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    Both have Politics, Historical, Magic.

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    Lout of Count’s Family

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Anime for fans of The Twelve Kingdoms

Yona of the Dawn2014, TV, 24 eps, 79% Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit2007, TV, 26 eps, 79% Erin2009, TV, 50 eps, 80% YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master2024, TV, 20 eps, 78% The Story of Saiunkoku2006, TV, 39 eps, 74% Vision of Escaflowne1996, TV, 26 eps, 73% InuYasha2000, TV, 167 eps, 77% The Apothecary Diaries2023, TV, 24 eps, 88%

About The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow

1992, Light novel, 8 ch, 84%

Except for her red hair, Yoko Nakajima is a typical, obedient Japanese high-school student. Her life is fairly ordinary—that is, until Keiki, a unicorn in the guise of a young blond-haired boy, tells her that she is his master and must return to their kingdom. When the boy mysteriously vanishes, Yoko is left alone, confused, and wandering through a foreign land with nothing to help protect her save a magic sword and a magic stone. When Keiki suddenly appears at Yoko’s school, little does she realize that her life is about to change. Lost in a strange land--without a map—and demons on her trail, Yoko begins her quest for both survival and self-discovery.

(Source: TOKYOPOP)

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