History Manga / ApothecariusArgentum

{{Shoujo}} CharacterDevelopment has never been so geeky.

* ActionGirl[=/=]{{Tomboy}}: Primula would much rather practice her fencing or get into adventures than study etiquette. Rumour gives her the nickname "The Princess of Steel", and people are surprised when they see she ''isn't'' a rippling Amazon. Later, she learns that her actions reflect upon the kingdom and applies herself to [[ToughLeaderFacade projecting the proper queenly attitude]].

* BloodyMurder: In one story, Argent uses his blood to eat through the wall of a dungeon. Maybe he's part [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]].

* LethalChef: Primula is a can-do kind of girl, but her cooking rivals [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Akane Tendo's]]. After much practice, her soup levels up to "edible".
* ManipulativeBastard: The King of Beazol is cold-hearted and ruthless, utilising threats, force and the occasional BatmanGambit to come out on top of the situation; [[NecessarilyEvil he has to be to ensure the survival of his small country]]. He'll often arrive at the end of another of his daughter's escapades [[ParentExMachina to patch things up and/or claim it was planned that way]]. [[PetTheDog He loves his daughter, though]].

* SeriousBusiness: Drugs, chemicals and herbs can bring down, or lift up, entire countries. This is TruthInTelevision, mind.

* ActionGirl[=/=]{{Tomboy}}: Primula would much rather practice her fencing or get into adventures than study etiquette. Rumour gives her the nickname "The Princess of Steel", and people are surprised when they see she ''isn't'' a rippling Amazon. Later, she learns that her actions reflect upon the kingdom and applies herself to [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask projecting the proper queenly attitude]].

''Apothecarius Argentum'' is a HistoricalFantasy {{Shoujo}} series that chronicles the life of an apothecary (old-style pharmacist) named Argent, and his relationship with the Princess of Beazol, Primula.

Argent is a Basilisk, someone who was fed poisons from birth to make them immune to all forms of toxin, making their very touch deadly and turning their hair silver. They were then sold as assassins and food tasters, after which they were usually killed.

He himself was bought as a boy by the King to serve as the young Princess' taster, and was seen as nothing more than a tool. She however saw a playmate and dining partner, and a budding friendship emerged.

When Argent was later freed by the Princess, he vanished from her life, only to reappear years later as a skilled healer and apothecary. The Princess, now 16 and a bit of a {{Tomboy}}, hears of his return, breezily declares him the Royal Apothecary and sets him up with a new shop.

As they interact and renew their friendship, their growing feelings for each other are complicated by her royal position and his inability to touch her for any length of time.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity

* AuthorAppeal: Subverted -- the author was a pharmacist before she got into manga. She'd resisted doing a series based on pharmacy because she knew what it was really like, but [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/apothecarius_argentum/v01/c001/96.html had run out of ideas]].

* TheCasanova

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* KingIncognito

* ModestRoyalty
* PluckyGirl: Popola.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething

* StandardRoyalCourt: Beazol's royal court is rather small as it's a small country.
* TouchOfDeath
* TreacheryCoverUp

* TheWisePrince: Lorca is a very young example.

'''''Apothecarius Argentum''''' is a HistoricalFantasy {{Shoujo}} series that chronicles the life of an apothecary (old-style pharmacist) named Argent, and his relationship with the Princess of Beazol, Primula.

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[[caption-width:203:The white-haired pretty boy will see you now.]]

'''This series provides examples of the following tropes:'''

* LethalChef: Primula is a can-do kind of girl, but her cooking rivals [[RanmaOneHalf Akane Tendo's]]. After much practice, her soup levels up to "edible".

''ApothecariusArgentum'' is a HistoricalFantasy {{Shoujo}} series that chronicles the life of an apothecary (old-style pharmacist) named Argent, and his relationship with the Princess of Beazol, Primula.

* XMeetsY: It's ''Series/{{House}}'' meets Elizabethan Royalty.

[[caption-width:203:The WhiteHairedPrettyBoy will see you now.]]

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Argent is a heroic example and something of an IronWoobie. Interestingly, he gets called on this "masochism" by Soda, his apprentice.

* BloodyMurder: In one story, Argent uses his blood to eat through the wall of a dungeon. Maybe he's part [[{{Aliens}} Xenomorph]].

* {{Casanova}}

* XMeetsY: It's ''{{House}}'' meets Elizabethan Royalty.

* ToyShip