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aashi-heartfilia · 5 months

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The hypocrisy of Jinshi and MaoMao

*light novel spoilers*

I just love how hypocritical MaoMao's nature is. She yells at Jinshi for being a 'Masochist' and yet we see that she's no different. Now, by definition Masochist is a person who drives sexual gratification from their own pain and humiliation, plus it relates to Jinshi's tendency to do self harm (like burning his skin with a brand)

And what is MaoMao's most favourite thing in this world?

POISON

She literally takes pleasure in consuming it and no one can convince me otherwise. Plus she uses dangerous plants and animals and snakes whatnot in the name of her so-called experiments. Her dad may call her a 'mad Scientist' but that is a direct indication of self harm.

And she calls Jinshi a Masochist.

I mean, think about it! The amount of anxiety she gives to Jinshi! She came prepared with a vomit inducing medicine but even she had no idea whether it would work or not. She was just hoping it would work in the salt chapter.

And the same goes for her hand, on which she has conducted countless experiments. One flower even burned her skin and its marks never left her skin. She said it was all for her hobby. What kind of weird hobby is that? Maybe, our little adorable mad scientist is just like that.

One brands his own skin, while the other takes heavenly pleasure in consuming poison.

So my point is, Jinshi and MaoMao are not that different as one might think they are and that's why their dynamic works so well.

Let's look at the excerpts from volume 5:

She didn’t know how long they sat that way. All she knew was that Jinshi was looking down at her with a faintly triumphant expression, as if he saw that the breath had reached every corner of her body now. He wiped away the tears that had sprung to her eyes as she struggled to breathe. It was then that Maomao felt a flash of intense anger. “I said that if you were going to kill me, you should do it with poison,” she told him. “I refuse to let you poison yourself,” Jinshi said, his fingers tracing her lips. “You can’t pretend you didn’t know that you were one of the candidates. As much as I’m sure you’d like to.” He wasn’t done, either: “Who was that man, anyway? I’m sure you’re not a dancer.” So he had been watching them! “I was just paying for my drink,” Maomao said. “It didn’t cost much.” She tried to look away, but with his hand on her head, she really couldn’t.

Jinshi just choked her and yet he refuses to let MaoMao poison herself. A lot of people misinterpret this scene, and don't like it all that much, saying it was just fanservice stuff but this is how I see it: Jinshi wasn't trying to kill MaoMao, he was just trying to make MaoMao submit to him for once (even if the way he did it was very wrong, but guess he's kinky like that). MaoMao is actively trying to harm herself and Jinshi loves MaoMao a lot, he cannot just let her kill herself.

It was more about him trying to exert his dominance in their weirdish - complicated relationship and that also backfires on him as we see in the next volume that MaoMao escapes Jinshi's grasps using Pairin's techniques.

And then they both continue to avoid each other in the entire next volume! Because they both realised that they have crossed boundaries.

They both are hypocrites.

And they both refuse to accept their feelings.

In one of the later volumes, she gives Jinshi a piece of her mind on how he should tell her everything clearly, unequivocally, what he feels, and he literally declares that "he will make her his wife", which is nice and all but look at the wording MaoMao used here....

Excerpts from LN Vol 7, chapter 19 called "A man and a woman play the game"

"You’re forever telling me I need to use my words, Master Jinshi, but are you in any position to criticize? Everything you say to me, everything you do, it’s like it’s calculated to save you from ever having to actually say what you mean! To make me figure it all out! You know, you remind me of someone. You act exactly like a man who used to come by our brothel all the time. He was in love with one of the girls, but he would never just come out and say it. He thought it should be obvious from the way he acted. He was so sure he had a good thing going with this woman that he never sent her so much as a letter. I remember how forlorn he looked when someone else swooped in and snatched her away! He kept coming to the brothel after that—to get drunk and whine to the ladies. Well, in my opinion, he could have avoided all that heartbreak if he’d told the woman how he felt. Clearly, unequivocally, so that she knew where they stood. It was the least he could have done!”

Everything came out in a torrent. She felt like she’d said it all in one breath. It was strange, she thought, to hear so many words come out of her own mouth. She was mystified. Jinshi was no less startled, but the shock soon left his face, replaced by something else. He got up off the bed and stared down at Maomao.

Shit. Now I’ve done it. She’d given him a piece of her mind, and he was about to give her one back.

“So I should be clear, should I? Unequivocal? I should say what I mean? If I did, would you actually listen to me? Is that what you’re telling me? I’m going to hold you to that! Right this minute. I’ll say it all. Don’t plug your ears—listen to me!” He grabbed her hands as she was in the process of trying to put her fingers in her ears. He took a breath. He was looking at Maomao, but somehow he seemed almost embarrassed. Finally he managed, “Now listen to me, y—I mean, Maomao! Listen close! I am going to make you my wife!”

It's one heck of a chapter and I suggest you give it a go! The title of the chapter says "A man and a woman play the game" as if to emphasize the very fact that both Jinshi and MaoMao are playing the game.

Jinshi has never confessed his true feelings before this chapter and only implied that he wanted to make MaoMao his wife.

The implications were heavy though on Jinshi's part, and as smart as MaoMao is, anyone would have guessed that MaoMao was one of the candidates for Jinshi's consort. Even the clothes she received (the ones she wore to the banquet) were also provided by Jinshi along with the hairpin. It is never stated outright but seeing as the hairpin was from Jinshi, the clothes are also implied to be the same.

More or less she's always deliberately ignoring the possibility of having anything to do with him, that is more than professional. Some may call it denial, I call it dense. Maybe, to some extent, she herself is not aware of her feelings because she never lets herself feel anything.

Even Suiren pointed it out pretty early in the manga, that maybe it's MaoMao's way of being reserved. We need to keep in mind that MaoMao is an unreliable narrator and it's more of what she does, rather than what she says that makes a difference.

Even in the chapter that I have quoted above, she had every reason to leave Jinshi, she wasn't working for him after all. But she stayed to make tea for him, even after the fact that she had a long day too. She was almost just as exhausted as Jinshi and yet she was there preparing medicinal tea, so that he could get a better sleep.

Maybe she herself is yet to realise just how deep her feelings run. Till vol 12 she seems to have accepted them, but she still is yet to acknowledge their depth. Maybe it's because of her childhood.

It's not a traumatic backstory but MaoMao had a sad childhood nonetheless....

She was raised by her grand uncle and her real father was eccentric, who scared her. Her mother must also appear to be kind of demonic to her, since she was desperate enough to cut MaoMao's Pinky finger and send it to Lahan. So it's safe to say that MaoMao never received proper parental affection. And adding to the fact that, a brothel is not exactly an ideal place for raising a child.... especially when the birth of MaoMao was the one thing that brought the brothel to its knees...even if being born wasn't her choice.

Plus MaoMao stated it herself that when she was a baby, no one would come to sooth her until their work was finished, implying that even if MaoMao and her brothel sisters are close, they are not that close. A mother's love is different and she never received it. No one can love you more than your mother and MaoMao was deprived of that. She soon realised that no one was coming. Life is hard and she has no choice but to face it!

So, she got interested in poison.

Maybe she doesn't love herself or her life as much as she says / pretends she does. She's always like "yeah, I would very much like my head to be with my body" and "if I stay low profile maybe I can survive here" etc but maybe deep down that's not the case. Maybe that's why she loves poison so much. The implications are crazy.

And to break MaoMao's shell, Jinshi has no choice but to be a bit more forceful at times? At least that's how I interpret that choking scene. Jinshi was angry at MaoMao because she deliberately suggested him to marry consort Rishu and danced with Rikuson.

Even if Jinshi never said it outright, he was giving hints the entire time.

But well the tables turned and MaoMao topped him instead, lol (vol 7) and later we even see that our little stray cat has accepted Jinshi and she's ready to be in a relationship with him (vol 12).

Plus she is intrigued by the process of birth (she wants to eat her baby's placenta, it's kind of uggghhh.... but anyways, that MaoMao we're talking about, she's just weird that way)

Maybe not after too long she'll realise that if she has to give birth, she can only have it with Jinshi and no one else.

~Sunshine

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aashi-heartfilia · 5 months

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The Apothecary Diaries ep 8: Wheat Stalks (add. scenes)

As always, very grateful to see anime added scenes that are not found in the manga. This cute little moment between MeiMei and MaoMao (wow their names really rhyme) was not in the manga but it is a great way to show the bond between these two and also does a great job at foreshadowing the future events with MaoMao's original parents.

And this panel right here...wow!

See? This is why 'The Apothecary Diaries' is one of the best anime adaptations of this season!

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maomao9jinshi · 18 days

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Her interests show pretty heavily. How to teach someone how to read? Start with their name, then… names of medicinal plants. Right.

Given that their written language is kanji-based, it wouldn't even help recognizing more common words by deciphering them as you can with an alphabet-based language.

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aashi-heartfilia · 4 months

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7th Time Loop is the new 'My Happy Marriage'?

The 7th time Loop is one of the animes to keep an eye on, this season. The visuals are drop dead gorgeous 🩷 and the animation is just chef kiss*!

In fact, everything from the narration, animation, artstyle, voice-acting, direction is spot on! It's sooo damn breathtakingly beautiful....like look at these....

Wow, and these are the shots from the opening.

And these are the ending scenes....❤️💙

Each scene looks like a handcrafted masterpiece. It's really one of the hidden gems this season.

What a great way to start the year!

Only two episodes have been released so far and it already looks like peak shoujo material✨👀 (looking at you 'My Happy Marriage')

We love a strong female MC✨✨

Also, I love how she actually uses stuff she learned from her previous lives. These are the precious assets that will never lose value and she knows it. The male MC, the crown prince of Galkehein also looks promising.

It has some tough competition from romances like 'Sign of Affection' and 'The Dangers in my heart' that already have a solid fanbase and currently it's on No.9 but I would love to see how far it can make!

#my happy marriage #princess rishe #7th time loop: the villainess enjoys a carefree life married to her worst enemy #7th time loop manga #7th time loop #7th time loop anime #arnold hein #arnold 7th time loop #rishe irmgard weitzner #manga spoilers #spoiler free #my happy marriage anime #new trending anime #shoujo couples #shoujo #peak shoujo couples #rishe imgard wertsner #rishe x arnold #aashi animetalks

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aashi-heartfilia · 24 days

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Get attacked!! ✨🌈SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🌈✨

Thank you for mentioning me! But since it'll take a lot of time, I'm just gonna mention them. Reblog and keep this chain of amazingness going!!!

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You guys are just awesome!!! Sorry if I forgot someone....it is really taking a lot of time to tag everybody. Like, there are lots of blogs that I like and follow but maybe I'm not remembering their names right now.....or maybe I'm not following them yet and they just keep on appearing in my feed despite that....I dunno. But I'll keep on updating this list!! You guys are awesome....some of you are translators, artists, bloggers, or just my regular loyal followers, but thank you soooo much for your great work!!! ❤️❤️

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aashi-heartfilia · 9 months

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Yeah, I just pick a random topic everyday and post shit tons of posts about it! And today's topic is Ochako's unnoticed beauty and Tsuyu's underappreciated brains!

THAT'S WHO I AM.

#aashi heartfilia #aashiheartfiliaasks #aashi animetalks

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aashi-heartfilia · 9 months

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Anime and Manga that I am following currently - July 2023 - Summer season

The seasonal anime I'm currently following:

My happy marriage

Zom 100 : Bucket list of the Dead

Probably gonna post a review after both of the series are over. My happy marriage is about a girl going through Depression and Trauma while Zom 100 is about a boy stuck in a Zombie Apocalypse.

Currently episode 4 of MHM and ep 3 of Zom100 has been released and I feel like MHM has a slightly better premise and storyline than Zom 100 but that's just my opinion for now, it may change later after the season is completed.

For those inclined towards the emotional aspects of anime, I highly recommend watching MHM. Don't go on the sappy name, it's a really good anime. For those looking for an adventurous story, Zom 100 would be a better fit.

I'm also following Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2.

For Manga, I'm following my usual BnHA and Ft 100YQ but lately my interest in FT has been declining steadily. The events are happening at snail's pace and the story feels like going nowhere.

I occasionally stumble upon Oshi no ko and Spy X family news / content as well. I get spoilers that I don't even need, lol. Quirks and perks of being invested in the community, I guess.

#aashi animetalks #anime #manga #aashi heartfilia #bnha #bnha 396 #bnha manga #oshi no ko #tengoku daimakyou #my happy marriage #jujutsu kaisen #jujutsu gojo #zom 100: bucket list of the dead

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aashi-heartfilia · 10 months

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aashi-heartfilia blog post

Hi everyone,

I'm back! My exams are finally, finally over and now I have so many ideas that I wanna write about! I wanna rant about how Fairytail is going. I wanna talk about how much I loved watching Oshi no ko and Tengoku Daimakyo this spring! I wanna talk about Toga, Ochako this war and sooo much more!!

So if you wanna block me just do it now, or your timeline will be full of all this before you know, cause that's all I'm gonna talk about!!

ANIME!! ANIME!! ANIME!!

MANGA!! MANGA!! MANGA!!

And from this day on, I'm gonna be talking about all anime that I'm currently watching, the one that I'll suggest watching, the ones that are just one time watch, and the ones that I love ❤️

SpyXfamily || Miraculous Ladybug || Oshi no ko || Tengoku Daimakyo || My Hero Academia || Fairytail 100 YQ || and so much more...

If you are passionate about anime just like me, feel free to ask questions and send submissions but no Ochako hate pls, and same for Toga and Lucy.

You can find all my new articles under my hashtag #aashi-animetalks and #aashiheartfiliaasks.

So, I'll see ya around!

Bye!

#aashiheartfiliaasks #fairytail 100 years quest #oshi no ko #spy x family #my hero academia #miraculous ladybug #aashi animetalks #aashi-animetalks

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