Minoji Kurata's Apothecary Diaries Manga Will Return from Hiatus in July

The Apothecary Diaries manga adaptation by Minoji Kurata, titled Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Kokyu Nazotoki Techo (The Apothecary Diaries: The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Maomao), announced that it will be returning from hiatus following the author’s maternity leave. The manga will resume in the August issue of Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday GX on July 19.

The full page of the announcement is available to view in Shogakukan’s sample reading of the July issue of Sunday GX. It teases that it will have a must-read chapter where a big secret will be revealed. Kurata also announced the end of The Apothecary Diaries manga’s hiatus on her X (formerly Twitter) account and said that the next issue would feature a cover, a colored page, and a Japanese fan (Uchiwa).

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The Apothecary Diaries is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Toko Shino. The series has two manga adaptations: the first by Minoji Kurata on Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X; and the second by Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage on Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan. TOHO Animation and OML were in charge of the anime adaptation, which had a total of 24 episodes. The second season is set to release in 2025.

J-Novel Club publishes The Apothecary Diaries light novel series in English and describes the plot:
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That’s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao’s façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor’s favorite consort… so she can taste the lady’s food for poison! At her lady’s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace—not all of it seemly. Can she ever lead a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?

Source: Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday GX X (Formerly Twitter)
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