Apothecary Diaries 5-6 (Karlii LOVES this show)

I love how good modern localized dubs are. They really make it feel alive. Personally, I love watching a show in dub but having the original sub translated subtitles instead of the localized transcript subtitles. I like being able to see the differences in the versions live. Sometimes there are some pretty drastic changes like in When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace. They changed some scenes pretty drastically and for good reason!

Why is the video Akame ga kill for me? From the comments it seems like it atleast used to be the right video and for some reason has changed to another.

3:10 Shiny like a shiny Gengar, cuz nobody else could've told the difference. (Guys, I had to google Pokémon to make that joke...)

Is it blank for anyone else?

I think every reaction should be in dub. Promote your career! Dubs always catch shit like its a bad thing to watch in dub... I never understand it and most new anime I watch the current season in Japanese but then re-watch the dub episodes when they release. It's not easy to catch everything going on while also reading the subs. DUBS FOR EVERYTHING! lol

what have they done with my dog lihaku. First time the vioce doesnt fit in my opinion. he needs a darker tone va.

everyone with good tastes loves this show!

I think HotD was the first localized dub I watched (I guarantee the Japanese version did not have a Sarah Palin joke)

I really really appreciate yall's thoughts on dub (I was a snot-nosed, know-it-all teen sub elitist 15+ years ago haha)! A while back, I did some self-introspection on why I was so against dubbing back in the day. It wasn't anything like 'I want the more accurate translation' because I knew without fluently knowing the language, I was at the mercy of the person subbing it, but I knew I definitely preferred subbing. But as an older adult now, I can appreciate, love and even prefer some dubs! After lots of thinking, I think I figured why I preferred sub so much when younger, it has to do with...*whispers*..."DEI..." lol As a Black American, while I'm used to hearing voice dubbing or VA being done in a majority white industry, there is and was (especially back in the day) A LOT more diversity in the VA scene when I watched American animated shows/movies. But when watching dubbed animes back in the day, not only did I have the complaints most people did who did not like dub back then, but it was also soo evidently clear that the VA scene in dubbed anime was soooo white! Like I could literally hear that it was a small club of the same people that maybe did not prioritize cultivating diversified talent (cuz what industry does). I didn't have the words for it when I was teen, but I think that's the biggest reason I didn't vibe with dubbed- it sounded too white most times and completely took me out of the story.

I would go to war if someone harms a hair on Lishus head.

If Maomao had revealed what the foodtaster did she would have been executed. The soup was poisoned before it was served, so that foodtaster would have been the one poisoned. Maomao assumed the foodtaster didn't know about allergies and was trying to make Lishu eat something she didn't like.

So... Lishu's Ladies in waiting thought she was just a picky eater and they were bullying her. it mentions it at the begining of the episode.

To be honest dub is so much better to watch for reacting. On YouTube you have to obscure the show so much it’s hard to read and it’s also a small corner of the screen. It’s much easier to just listen and pay attention to the reactors and the show.

Karlii be channeling her inner Cassandra O'Brien. "Moisturize me!"

honestly i might be a dub elitists i never watch sub or even anyone's reaction to sub and for many of the reasons you brought up

I could binge watch this show a dozen times and not tire of it. Maomao is best gremlin girl.

Lishu's ladies in waiting don't like her and tend to be treat her poorly like picking her clothes that they know wouldn't be appropriate for the occasion

Just something that I think may be important, the author seems to try to stick to what it was like in imperial china quite a bit but no idea if they do this for everything, china used a nominal up until quite recently so the ages they show might actually be 1-2 years older than what we would say their age is. When you are born, you are age 1 and it goes up by 1 each lunar new year, rather than starting at 0 and only going up by 1 at their actual birthday, so Lishu may have been as young as 7 when she became a concubine. I could be wrong about this though as I haven't read the light novels or looked up if the author said anything

I know there was issues with localisation last year in manga I think cause some were using their freedom to spread political ideology, I’m all for it when it comes to non political stuff

yall theories r getting so good!!!

I love when I my subscription ends and the theory crafting cuts inbetween 😛. Also I don't think the taster or Lady Lishu's ladies in-waiting know about her allergies, cause there was a scene where they say she is very picky eater and hates some foods and they don't know why. So imo taster doesn't know about allergies, as i suspect that Lady Lishu has kept it secret due to the concubine wars, and the poison is not related to this - its separate. The poison was meant for Lady Lishu but the servers (mostly unknowingly of poison) made a mistake in serving and served it to Maomao's lady - this was also commented by maomao. I think the other 35yr lady arranged for Lady Lishu's food to be exchanged as they are in a war among themselves. And for the poison i think it's someone else.

The lady in waiting switched the food to bully her.

I recently interrogated my own preference for sub over dub and concluded that it is probably at least partially cultural, I am not American and English is not my first language. Where I am from dub is very much considered a for children thing, it's almost exclusively children's media that gets dubbed, learning to read well enough to have subtitles is part of growing up and opens up a world of new content, learning to read English well enough to follow is another milestone.

Hey guys, wanted to start with I love this reaction this far very much (as all the others). Also love all your theories. I have just one suggestion that Taylor also writes down the titles of the consorts because they are often talked to or about with just the titles like pure consort (watched sub - prob the same in dub). Would have helped with your theorie at the end. I am sure it will clear up next ep. But for the future I can advise you to memorize the titles :) Ps. Waiting eagerlie for the next two eps

I was qeustioning weather to watch this bc this anime got no magic or action, but after watching couple eps I really liked it, (I learned I shouldn't decide before watching)

cut off at the end ^^

MAOMAO TIME 🙌

you guys are cracking me up, My dogs name is Maomao and every time she hears you guys she comes running in. Had to share

Localization has come a long way from jelly filled donuts in Pokemon. There are times when localization goes too far, but I do think most of the time, it strikes a happy medium. And regarding Karlii's "rant" about not taking people's opinions too seriously, I'm reminded of a certain saying. Never take criticism from someone you wouldn't ask for advice.

Omg yayayayyay!!!!