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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.

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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Anime for fans of The Twelve Kingdoms

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About The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow

1992, Light novel, 2 vol, 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.

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