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“Poison-immune bodyguard Argentum protects Princess Primula, but his touch is now deadly.”
Apothecarius Argentum
薬師アルジャン
7.26
5,738 rank · 2,402 readers · 10 favorites
Shoujo
Romance
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Synopsis
Poison-immune bodyguard Argentum protects Princess Primula, but his touch is now deadly.
As a boy, Argentum was a poison tester for a royal family. Later, he developed an immunity to toxic substances and became a master chemist with the ability to cure any illness. Returning after a long absence, he is assigned to be Princess Primula's bodyguard. But any potential relationship will have its limits, as Argentum's very touch has itself become poisonous.
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
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Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Aug 2011 → Jan 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I found this to be a very interesting take on the forbidden romance/impossible love between a commoner and nobility trope. The backstory of the main male character was really interesting to me,...”
- 9 “Apothecarius Argentum tries to cleverly disguise itself as a shoujo. But it’s not fooling me. It might fool some at first with it’s girly art and handsome male lead. But …you see, shoujos are...”
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Medium · 0%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 44 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 52m approx
- Published May 2005 – Oct 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0516 catalog