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the reluctant optimist
@ansatsusha.bsky.social
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Aesthete. Atypical. Anarchist.
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Done with S2 of Nier: Automata Ver1.1a.
Quite dark but interesting.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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An anime that answers most of the questions that it asks👌🏾
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October 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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This anime is lowkey quite traumatising.
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October 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I've started watching S2 of #NierAutomata Ver1.1a
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September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Scenery / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows an idyllic garden with elaborate sculptures, a rock pool & manicured paths set against the backdrop of winter sunset sky.
September 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Jinshi / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows one of the main characters called Jinshi with a determined look on his face. The caption says: 'It seems like it's time for me to take charge.'
September 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Flowers / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows a profusion of beautiful orange and yellow flowers with vibrant green leaves against the background of a blue sky.
August 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Maomao finally gets her ox bezoars / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows one of the main characters called Maomao expressing extreme delight at receiving a long awaited gift of ox bezoars from another main character called Jinshi.
August 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Scenery / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows a close-up of a beautiful pink flower in full bloom against a background of a flower bed.
August 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Making medicine / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows a table full of unnamed ingredients used for making medicine. The subtitles say 'Also, only doctors are allowed to make medicine.'
August 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Lady Jin's wake / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows the main character called Maomao attending the wake of a high ranking lady in the Emperor's palace. Incense is being burned and flowers are being laid on the altar.
July 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Scenery / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows several branches of a cherry blossom tree with beautiful pink blossoms dotted all over them, against the backdrop of a brilliant blue sky with white clouds.
July 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Maomao x Jinshi / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. This scene shows two of the main characters - Maomao & Jinshi - having a conversation in a busy area of the Pleasure District. They are surrounded by people going about their daily business. It's early evening & the sky is a beautiful shade of lilac ranging into dark purple.
June 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Salted seaweed / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows a pot of green salted seaweed, a delicacy enjoyed by a nobleman in this episode.
June 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The Emperor / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows a handsome young man dressed in expensive clothes with a matching hat. He is the Emperor of Li, the fictional empire depicted in the show.
June 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Tea party / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows an elegant tea set on a tray being carried by a person whose face we can't see.
May 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Scenery / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. The scene shows a prettily decorated street with plenty of lanterns hanging from wires. The sun is setting & the sky is a beautiful shade of orange. There's a young girl in the corner of the shot with her back to the camera, she is looking at a young woman gazing out of a house's first floor window.
May 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Jinshi x Maomao / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows Jinshi, the main romantic interest, tenderly putting his hairpin into Maomao's hair. Maomao is the object of Jinshi's affection and even though she currently loathes him, this might change soon.
May 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Maomao x Lady Lihua / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. In this scene, one of the main characters called Maomao is whispering into the ear of another character called Lady Lihua. Maomao is dressed in a simple green dress while Lady Lihua is more elaborately attired in a blue and lilac ensemble with matching blue and lilac hair ornaments.
April 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Scenery / #TheApothecaryDiaries
A screenshot from an anime called The Apothecary Diaries. It shows a bird with blue, orange + white colouring sitting on a tree branch. The tree branch has beautiful green leaves growing out of it. The sky is a brilliant blue with soft white clouds.
April 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Kanae's tablet / #JuniTaisen
A screenshot from an anime called Juni Taisen. It shows the lower half of a young woman's body as she rests an electronic tablet on her thighs. The tablet's screen shows an attractive man dressed in a bullfighting outfit. The caption says 'It didn't take long to find out that his name was Ushii, either.'
April 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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You've been murdered, who do you want on your case?
Hercule Poirot played by David Suchet. Posted in response to the question of who I would like to solve the mystery of my hypothetical murder. 'You've been murdered, who do you want on your case?'
April 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The Snake + The Dragon v. The Rabbit / #JuniTaisen
Screenshot from an anime called Juni Taisen. Two similar looking men are staring menacingly into the camera. The caption reads 'What should we do? Think we can use him for something?' Screenshot from an anime called Juni Taisen. A scary looking young man with bright red eyes and carrying two glasses of champagne stares menacingly into the camera. He is about to do something dastardly to one of the young men in the linked screenshot. The caption reads 'Usagi: Warrior of the Rabbit, killing psychotically.'
March 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Pointing Rick Dalton or Pointing Leonardo DiCaprio is an image macro and reaction image based on a screenshot of Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Online, the image has been used to express feelings of excited recognition.
March 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Ryōka Niwa aka the Chicken Zodiac / #JuniTaisen
A scene from an anime called Juni Taisen. It shows a pretty young woman with green eyes and green hair thinking quietly to herself. The onscreen subtitle says 'An unguarded back. Not a trace of vigilance.'
March 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM