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The Best Episodes Written By Hitomi Ogawa

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 42 - Lantern Plant
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Lantern Plant

    S1:E42

    Maomao has been missing for ten days now. Jinshi's investigations lead him to a forgotten graveyard.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 33 - The Late Emperor
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Late Emperor

    S1:E33

    Maomao's investigation of the "curse" reveals more about the late emperor than anticipated.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 30 - The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #3 - The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time

    S1:E30

    The woman from the clinic finds out that Maomao knows a thing or two about medicine, and asks for her help.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 48 - The Beginning
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - The Beginning

    S1:E48

    After the war, Jinshi's work piles up and Maomao returns to the pleasure district.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 39 - Ice
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Ice

    S1:E39

    Xiaolan accidentally ruins an expensive block of ice. Maomao comes up with a delicious backup plan.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Honey
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Honey

    S1:E10

    A tea party hosted by Lady Gyokuyou puts the politics of the rear palace at the forefront, and Maomao learns something new about Lady Lishu. His true intentions unclear, Jinshi sends Maomao to work for Lady Ah-Duo.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Goodbye, High Heels
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Goodbye, High Heels

    S1:E19

    Aquarium Tingarla is visited by a TV crew who is there to document a penguin hatchling’s growth. Fuuka wants to turn down her opportunity to be on TV again.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Garden Party
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Garden Party

    S1:E6

    Maomao does her best to navigate the complex social situations at the garden party, including meeting the other Upper First rank concubines. But once she settles down to do her work as a food-taster, she discovers a surprise in a bowl of soup.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 36 - Ka Zuigetsu
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Ka Zuigetsu

    S1:E36

    Maomao discovers Jinshi's secret. She wants nothing to do with whatever the politics behind it is.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Lakan
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Lakan

    S1:E18

    Back at home, Maomao visits an annex building at the Verdigris House that hides one of the brothel's secrets. Lakan continues to antagonize Jinshi as his connection to Maomao becomes clear.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Blue Roses
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Blue Roses

    S1:E22

    Lakan challenges Jinshi to produce blue roses to present at the upcoming garden party, forcing Jinshi to turn once again to Maomao for her help.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 27 - Corpse Fungus
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Corpse Fungus

    S1:E27

    A concubine passes away, and a woman goes missing. Jinshi sends Maomao to investigate - not these incidents, but mushrooms growing in the rear palace.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The New Pure Consort
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The New Pure Consort

    S1:E14

    Ah-Duo's replacement has arrived in the rear palace, and Maomao is assigned to give a certain lecture to all four high concubines. Later, Maomao helps Lihaku investigate a warehouse explosion.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 45 - Taibon
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Taibon

    S1:E45

    Maomao is accused of attempting to escape, and is tossed into an ancient method of torture and execution.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - A Game of Lime and Allegiance
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - A Game of Lime and Allegiance

    S1:E4

    Akira and Yugure are drawn into a double date as well as family baggage.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Li'l Miss Vampire and Cooking Class / Li'l Miss Vampire's Day Out
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Li'l Miss Vampire and Cooking Class / Li'l Miss Vampire's Day Out

    S1:E4

    Ishikawa bakes a pound cake for an assignment in class. Otori and Ishikawa go to the mall to eat udon.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Li'l Miss Vampire and the Beach
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Li'l Miss Vampire and the Beach

    S1:E8

    Otori, Ishikawa, and the rest of their class go on a day trip to the beach.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #18 - The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit

    S1:E3

    Tasked with investigating a ghostly woman dancing nightly on the palace walls, Maomao finds a sleepwalking Concubine Fuyou. But with no medicinal cure for sleepwalking, she's forced to dig deeper to find the real reason behind Fuyou's affliction.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Dancing with You Under the Rainy Summer Sky
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Dancing with You Under the Rainy Summer Sky

    S1:E3

    Despite Yugure's protests, Akira can't leave Amoru in the hands of OWEL. But a high-stakes rescue is the least of their troubles.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Hitomi Ogawa

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Hitomi Ogawa Ratings Summary

"Lantern Plant" is the best rated episode written by Hitomi Ogawa. It scored 8.5/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/9/2025 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Late Emperor".