Also known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, 薬屋FA, Kusuriyanohitorigoto, 药师少女的独语, 药屋少女的呢喃
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (English title: The Apothecary Diaries) is a series of light novels by Hyuuga Natsu and illustrated by Shino Touko. It originally started as a web novel in 2011, but its first volume was picked up by Ray Books in 2012 and subsequently published by Hero Bunkoban. There are two manga adaptations; the former (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) by Nekokurage in Big Gangan, and latter (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou) by Kurata Minoji in Sunday Gene-X. A Historical Fantasy, it is set in a Chinese inspired land.
Characters
Main
Ma (馬) clan - Gaoshun's family and relatives
- Baryou (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
- Basen (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
- Chue (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
- Gaoshun (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
- Maamei (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
- Taomei (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
Rear Palace (Imperial Harem)
- Consort Gyokuyou (high consort, the Precious Consort, Jade Pavilion)
- Lady-in-waiting Hongniang (head lady-in-waiting, Jade Pavilion)
- Lady-in-waiting Ailan (Jade Pavilion)
- Lady-in-waiting Guiyuan (Jade Pavilion)
- Lady-in-waiting Yinghua (Jade Pavilion)
- Consort Ah-Duo (high consort, the Pure Consort, Garnet Pavilion)
- Consort Loulan (high consort, the new Pure Consort, Garnet Pavilion)
- Consort Lihua (high consort, the Wise Consort, Crystal Pavilion)
- Consort Lishu (high consort, the Virtuous Consort, Diamond Pavilion)
- Consort Fuyou (middle consort - Upper Fourth Rank, 3rd Princess of a Vassal State)
- Court Physician Guen (rear palace medical office)
- Maid Shisui
- Maid Xiaolan
Outer Court
- Civil official Lahan (La (羅) Clan)
- Military commander Lakan (La (羅) Clan)
- Military official Lihaku
- Assistant physician En'en (medical office)
- Assistant physician Yao (medical office)
- Attendant Suiren (Jinshi's office)
- Court lady Suirei
Pleasure quarter
- Former courtesan Fengxian (Verdigris House)
- Madam (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto) (Verdigris House)
- Courtesan Meimei (Verdigris House)
- Courtesan Pairin (Verdigris House)
- Apprentice Zulin (Verdigris House)
- Chou-U (Kusuriya No Hitorigoto)
- Apothecary Luomen (La (羅) Clan)
