CTW Inc. has announced that The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles surpassed 200,000 pre-registrations in total ahead of launch. As a reward for reaching 200,000 pre-registrations, all players will receive Xiaolan as a free recruitable character in The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles. This is in addition to the free Ticket x50 and Tea x20 rewards that players already earned.
What’s more, a new Maomao visual was released:
In The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles, players can train Maomao and take on various cases and dilemmas taking place in the palace and pleasure district. Players can enjoy fully illustrated characters like Jinshi, Gyokuyou, and many more from the anime. As Maomao’s career grows and her palace rank advances, players will have more allies and cases at their disposal. Players can also collect ingredients and brew medicine with other players in co-op.
In addition, The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 will premiere in October 2026 with a two-cour run. The third season’s second cour will follow up in April 2027, and a new original anime film was announced for December 2026. What’s more, the new anime film includes a new story written by Hyuganatsu.
Hyuganatsu has been writing the original light novel series with illustrations by Toko Shino since October 2011. Nekokurage launched the manga adaptation in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine in May 2017.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the series, via Crunchyroll:
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!
