The Apothecary Diaries also joined the New Year 2025 celebration, revealing multiple illustrations featuring Maomao playing around with Jinshi. The first one was released on January 1, featuring the two playing hanetsuki (similar to badminton).
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The second part of their fun was released on January 2, with the two having some food and drinks together.
In addition, a special video was also released:
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 is will run for two consecutive cours starting on January 10. Studios OLM and TOHO Animation STUDIO returning to animate, Norihiro Naganuma as the director. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as part of their Winter 2025 anime lineup.
The main trailer for the anime introduced the theme song “Hyakka Ryoran” by Lilas Ikuta from YOASOBI.
The voice cast consists of the following members:
- Aoi Yuki as Maomao
- Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Gaoshun
- Yui Ishikawa as Lihua
- Misaki Kuno as Xiaolan
- Yuko Kaida as Ah-Duo
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Gyokuyo
- Hina Kino as Lishu
- Takuya Kirimoto as Lakan Kan
- Ami Koshimizu as Pairin
- Asami Seto as Shisui
- Sumi Shimamoto as Narrator
Natsu Hyuga writes the The Apothecary Diaries light novel, with illustrations by Toko Shino. It is serialized by Shunfunotomo. The series has 2 manga adaptation, one written by Itsuki Nanao and illustrated by Nekokurage, and one written and illustrated by Minoji Kurata. The former is published by Square Enix and serialized in Monthly GanGan, while the latter is published by Shogakukan and serialized in Monthly Sunday Gene-X.
J-Novel Club is publishing the novel in English, while Squre Enix is publishing the manga. The story follows Maomao, a young apothecary who ends up getting sold to the emperor’s palace as a lowly servant. As she isn’t the type of character to just stay obedient, she ends up helping Jinshi, the handsome official at the palace, earning a promotion and getting involved in all the mysteries surrounding the royal family.
Source: The Apothecary Diaries Official X (1), (2)
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