How Apothecary Diaries Flips Mystery Genre Convention

#apothecarydiaries has wrapped on Season 1 - Season 2 has been announced (and at the time you might be watching this, is now out!) - and while I still feel very strongly that my previous video (   • The Secret Sauce That Makes Apothecary Dia...  ) still captures what makes it so great, I wanted to correct the record on one aspect, and show that even though Apothecary Diaries isn't the kind of mystery series I was expecting - it's still a pretty damn good one, even while it highlights aspects that wouldn't be considered as such. We'll even do a little bit of Hyouka comparison because I simply can't help myself, and (because Apothecary Diaries is that good) it's a pretty favorable one. #kusuriyanohitorigoto #apothecary Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/replayvalue.... Support on Patreon:   / replayvalue   -------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: Toto'haha - Octopath Traveler 2 OST Lady in Waiting - Apothecary Diaries OST Understanding the Situation - Apothecary Diaries OST Reminiscing by the River - Gamer of the Winds (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04159) Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Atypical Standalones - 1:19 Arc Mysteries - 5:02 Conclusion - 9:18