TOHO Animation confirms The Apothecary Diaries anime series continues on January 6, 2024, with the second cour! The second cour begins with episode 13, and its expected to continue with another 12 episodes like the first cour.
Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino initially published The Apothecary Diaries in 2011. The popular series has been adapted into a manga, and the anime series premiered on October 22, 2023. Crunchyroll streams the series as it airs in Japan, and fans may look forward to the anime’s continuation in January.
The Apothecary Diaries Anime Returns With Second Cour
The second cour of The Apothecary Diaries begins on January 6 with episode 13. A new trailer provides a preview of the upcoming episode. Watch the new episode preview below.
Moreover, a new trailer will premiere on December 25, offering a preview of the second cour.
The cast and staff of the series includes:
Cast
- Aoi Yūki as Maomao
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Jinshi
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Gaoshun
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Gyokuyō
- Mitsuaki Kanuka as Guen
- Yui Ishikawa as Lihua
- Megumi Han as Meimei
- Ami Koshimizu as Pairin
- Hiroki Nanami as Joka
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Luomen
- Kenji Akabane as Lihaku
- Misaki Kuno as Xiaolan
- Noriko Hidaka as Fengming
Staff
- Animation Studio: TOHO Animation
- Director: Norihiro Naganuma
- Assistant Director: Akinori Fudesaka
- Character Designer: Yukiko Nakatani
- Art Director: Katsumi Takao
- Color Key Artist: Misato Aida
- CGI Director: Yū Nagai
- Compositing Director of Photography: Rumi Ishiguro
- Editing Director: Daisuke Imai
- Sound Director: Shōji Hata
- Composers: Satoru Kousaki, Kevin Penkin, and Arisa Okehazama
Square Enix Manga & Books will begin releasing print editions of The Apothecary Diaries light novel series in May 2024. Here’s an overview of the series from digital publisher J-Novel Club:
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!
