TOHO Animation announced that The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 will premiere on January 10, 2025. Season 2 will air for two consecutive cours, with the first episode airing at 11:00 p.m. JST on Nippon TV’s FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT programming block.
As previously announced, Crunchyroll will stream The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 in January 2025 alongside the Japanese TV premiere. It will air with English subs, and it’s likely that there will be English dubs just like the first season.
Check out the new trailer on YouTube, along with the new key visual below:
The first cour of The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 ran for 12 episodes. The second cour ran for another 12 episodes, bringing the first season’s total to 24 episodes on March 23. The voice cast of the first season will return for the second season, including Aoi Yūki as Maomao and Takeo Ōtsuka as Jinshi.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the series, via Square Enix Manga & Books:
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!
