While it is true that The Apothecary Diaries is more of a mystery series with romance, Maomao still has her own variety in expressions (which I already captioned in the cosplay photos hehe) and attitude, making her quite a fun character to explore. 2.2/🧪
12:16 AM May 9th
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… from the horror-driven themes or very intense characters I like cosplaying (will go back to them anyway; just do not want to run on empty ideas or limited range :3), I really liked that Facebook post they sent me for the Maomao cosplay suggestion. 2.1/🧪
12:11 AM May 9th
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… sacrificing the likeness in facial expressions! Not when Maomao is so beautiful whenever she smiles like that too HAHAHA. XDD Which leads me to my next point: I picked her from the suggestions because aside from this experience being a nice break... 2/🧪
12:03 AM May 9th
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Even the tiniest detail addition made me NOT look like Maomao---it frustrated me enough that I thought, "Yup, fine. Will just draw minimal shadows on the hair, but will not be touching my face here in any visible way. I give up. " I will not be... 1.9/🧪
11:58 PM May 8th
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… untouched. Did you know that I tried to draw on that like the others, even experimenting with the lighting and shading? Any additional detail I put into it, however, somehow makes me LOSE my smile resembling Maomao and the vibes in that scene too! 1.8/🧪
11:51 PM May 8th
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And just like the past Shinobu Kocho cosplay selfie for a fun Twitter challenge, I was in doubt about how easy and quick it was when taking pictures. I even have a Maomao manga panel there wherein it has a side-by-side selfie on it, right? Mostly... 1.7/🧪
11:44 PM May 8th
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… the pictures! Like WTH HAHAHA: I know I should be relieved and even proud of the resemblance---and it is all good now---but when I was just starting to draw on my photos, I momentarily felt like a fake, IDK? Like... did I even do cosplay here? XDD 1.6/🧪
11:25 PM May 8th
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… my normal facial expressions (only had to put on a bit of make-up to emphasize certain features like hers + work on the shading to resemble more of her manga panel scenes), actually resemble her that I felt like I was seeing more of myself in... 1.5/🧪
11:18 PM May 8th
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As mentioned, I like her character a lot because similar to Shinobu Kocho, I find her relatable. However, I was not expecting her to be TOO relatable up to a point that... 1.4/🧪 *correction 1.3: *The Apothecary Diaries, since it is the official title :3
11:10 PM May 8th
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Can only hope I did Maomao justice here and expressed how she is, true to the Apothecary Diaries manga. This brings me to my second concern regarding her expressions, BTW: weirdly enough, I felt quite out of my league with how relatable she is? XD 1.3/🧪
11:03 PM May 8th
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have limited knowledge of the overall series, so I was a bit worried that my lack of understanding would show in the cosplay (especially in the eyes and facial expressions, oof---I fear the thought of being unable to convey Maomao properly, nooo). 1.2/🧪
10:44 PM May 8th
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… be styled in layers (or wraps hehe!) to resemble a hanfu, the first concern was what I mentioned just a few posts ago: I was only 30-40% familiar with The Apothecary Diaries. I liked Maomao from the get-go when it was still a manga, but I only... 1.1/🧪
10:41 PM May 8th
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Anyway, on to the actual updates now: the surprise Maomao cosplay was, indeed, as spontaneous as I said it was. XDD While there was no problem with dresses or even additional cloths because I do wear dresses a lot (A LOT HAHAHA) and these can all... 1/🧪
10:31 PM May 8th
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… in this context, it works since the insensitivity and immaturity caused the previous snowball of issues for the involved I think the quote goes, "Selfish. Typical: you think (or was it act?) like a human." Apologies if this is incorrect though! XDD /5
10:22 PM May 8th
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Not even disappointed because we were not expecting much after seeing the initial responses of saving face but NONE of the honesty... but just... wow, inevitable human nature strikes again? XD Reminds me of the quote from Princess Mononoke too, since... /4
10:15 PM May 8th
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… turning overall as things will [have to] change regardless due to this inaction and eventual negligence, cannot help wonder why people make such choices. Is it cowardice, selfishness, unhealthy ego, ignorance, lack of empathy or a combination of all? /3
10:10 PM May 8th
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… after weeks of ALL the compiled issues/concerns that were logically presented (even explained in-depth)… but oh well, truly no one blinder than someone who refuses to see, 'no? While I did say that it does not affect us much or stop the world from... /2
10:04 PM May 8th
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It has officially been a month and today is the deadline (for what I mentioned last month) about an urgent matter needing a VERY clear and honest statement. To be fair, I stopped waiting quite a bit already when all I saw was more bullshitting around... /1
09:58 PM May 8th
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Before spamming---the cosplay one would probably be shorter than previous posts because still not in the mood to talk much, just quietly going on with hobbies and routines as usual hehe---would just like to note how there is still no direct response...? :O
09:48 PM May 8th
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‧₊˚♪𝄞₊˚⊹ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁⋆☾⋆ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁 ʚଓ་࿐𓇢𓆸𓏲་࿐ʚଓᶻ 𝘇 𐰁⋆☾⋆ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁‧₊˚♪𝄞₊˚⊹ As a result, the soundtrack from Season 1 is a bit stuck in my head even though I have only read and watched 30-40% of the manga and anime. XD Good morning BTW! How are we doing so far? :3
09:35 PM May 8th
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