The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Announced for 2025

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 has been officially announced along with a visual teaser on Saturday. It was revealed immediately after the end of the first season’s finale. TOHO Animation and OLM animated The Apothecary Diaries series under the direction of Norihiro Naganuma, which ran from October 2023 to March 2024 with a total of 24 episodes. See The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 teaser below:

A video was also posted:

The titular apothecary Maomao is voiced by Aoi Yuki, while the male protagonist Jinshi is voiced by Takeo Otsuka. The rest of the voice cast of The Apothecary Diaries includes:

• Katsuyuki Konishi as Gaoshun
• Ami Koshimizu as Pairin
• Hiroki Nanami as Joka
• Megumi Han as Meimei
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Lady Gyokuyo
• Hina Kino as Lady Lishu
• Yui Ishikawa as Lady Lihua
• Kimiko Saito as Verdigris Madam
• Mika Doi as Suiren
• Kenji Akabane as Lihaku
• Hiroshi Yanaka as Luomen
• Houko Kuwashima as Fengxian
• Takuya Kirimoto as Lakan
• Koki Uchiyama as Rikuson
• Kaori Nazuka as Suirei
• Tatsumaru Tachibana as Basen
• Mitsuaki Kanuka as Guen (Quack Doctor)
• Noriko Hidaka as Fengming
• Megumi Toyoguchi as Hongniang
• Misa Ishii as Ailan
• Rie Hikisaka as Yinghua
• Takako Tanaka as Guiyuan
• Misaki Kuno as Xiaolan
• Yuko Kaida as Ah-Duo
• Daichi Endo as Emperor

Norihiro Naganuma (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) was in charge of the anime’s direction and series composition. The rest of the staff includes:

• Music: Arisa Okehazama, Kevin Penkin, Satoru Kousaki
• Character Design: Yukiko Nakatani
• Art Director: Katsumi Takao
• Sound Director: Shoji Hata
• CGI Director: Yu Nagai
• Director of Photography: Rumi Ishiguro
• Assistant Director: Akinori Fudesaka
• Color Design: Misato Aida
• Editing: Daisuke Imai

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The Apothecary Diaries is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Toko Shino. Shunfunotomo’s Hero Bunko currently publishes the light novel series, J-Novel Club publishes the digital English version, and Square Enix publishes the novels in print.

The series also has two manga adaptations: the manga series of the same name by Itsuki Nanao, illustrated by Nekokurage on Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan; and “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Kokyu Nazotoki Techo (The Apothecary Diaries: The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Maomao)” by Minoji Kurata on Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X.

The anime is available on Netflix and Crunchyroll in select regions. Crunchyroll describes the plot:
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

Source: Official The Apothecary Diaries Website
© Natsu Hyuga/Imagika Foss/”The Apothecary Diaries” Production Committee