Season 1 Episode 16

Season 1

Episode 16

Japanese

鉛

Romaji

Namari

Air Date (JP)

January 28, 2024 (1:05 AM)

English

Lead

Air Date (EN)

Subbed：January 27, 2024

Blu-ray

Volume 3

Music

Opening Theme

Ambivalent

Ending Theme

Ai wa Kusuri

Adapted From

Web Novel

Chapter ??

Light Novel

Volume 2：Chapter 5

Manga

Main：Ch.26-Ch.27
Notebook：Ch.19

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"Lead" is the 16th episode of the The Apothecary Diaries anime adaptation.

A shack, a chest of drawers, and a fishbowl are all that a talented metalworker leaves to his three sons upon his death. Maomao is assigned to investigate how these strange inheritances all fit together.

Translated blurb from official anime website...

"Everyone, you should have a tea ceremony like in the old days" - a mysterious will left by a goldsmith who was a supplier to the Imperial Palace and died without teaching his sons the secrets. Maomao, who was asked by Jinshi to investigate, visits their house. After discovering the mystery behind the workshop, the chest that won't open, the glass goldfish bowl, and the three keepsakes left by each of the three brothers, as well as the strange layout of the workshop, Maomao holds a "tea ceremony" with the brothers as instructed by the craftsman.^[1]

Summary[]

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Characters in Focus[]

Characters in italics debuted here.

Soundtrack[]

All the music featured in this episode, in order.

Ambivalent (Opening song)
Analysis
Understanding the Situation
Food Taster
The March of Events
Verification
The Crystal Pavilion
Colore
Chestnut Tree
I’m Just a Servant Assigned to a Particular Mistress
Redbud
Ai wa Kusuri (Ending song)
Apothecary (Episode preview)

Changes[]

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Trivia[]

The low temperature alloy which the episode's plot hinges on is a bismuth compound. Bismuth is a metal that has been known since antiquity and was believed to be an impure form of tin. Modern bismuth alloys have melting points as low as 117 degrees F.