Crunchyroll has announced that the English dub of The Apothecary Diaries season 3 will premiere on October 16. New episodes of The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 release on Fridays at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET on the streaming service.
The cast and staff includes the following:
Cast
- Emi Lo as Maomao
- Kaiji Tang as Jinshi
- Jad Saxton as White Lady
- Suzie Yeung as Shisui
- Anne Yatco as Kyou-u
- Nazeeh Tarsha as Guard
- Wendy Powell as Madam
- Oscar Seung as Ukyou
- Seth Fuentes as Lihaku
- Eli Farmer as Onsou
- Monica Rial as Narrator
- Rebecca Danae as Meimei
- Caleb Yen as Lahan
- Alex Mai as Emperor
- Ricco Fajardo as Lakan
- Reshel Mae as Lishu
- Charles Nguyen as Rikuson
- Seth Magill as Uryuu
- Phil Parsons as Gyokuen
- Adrian Godinez as Mr. Owner
- Tom Aglio as Niban
- Monica Rial as Ah-Duo
- Alex Hom as Gaoshun
- Ed Escamilla as Basen
- Monica Flatley as Joka
- Kit Lozano as Kanan
- Additional Voices by Paxton Lee, Nasim Benelkour, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Brandon Acosta, Daniela Valkova, Elizabeth Hohman
Staff
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Studio Producers: Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation Supervisor: Macy Anne Johnson
- Adaptation: Clayton Browning
- Adaptation Prep: Benjamin Tehrani
- Voice Director: Shawn Gann
- Assistant Voice Director: Kevin D. Thelwell
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineering Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: Derric Benavides
- Assistant Engineer: Katie Saltkill
- Mixer: James Baker
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 will run for two cours, with the second cour premiering in April 2027. Yorushika performs the opening theme song “Kumo o Nukekazashimo e Watashidake (I Am Alone, Breaking Through the Clouds Downwind).” and Eve performs the ending theme song “AIYOU.” The cast of The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 includes:
- Aoi Yuki as Maomao
- Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Gaoshun
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Basen
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Lahan
- Kōki Uchiyama as Rikuson
- Takuya Kirimoto as Lakan
- Ami Koshimizu as Pairin
- Megumi Han as Meimei
- Hiroki Nanami as Joka
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Kyou-u
- Reina Ueda as Bai Niangniang
- Sumi Shimamoto as Narrator
Akinori Fudesaka directs The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 at animation studio OLM, with Wataru Nakagawa serving as assistant director. Norihiro Naganuma will handle the series composition, while Yuko Kakkihara, Misuzu Chiba, and Hitomi Ogawa will handle the series scripts. Yukiko Nakatani will handle the character designs. Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, and Arisa Okehazama will compose the music.
Natsu Hyuga writes the original The Apothecary Diaries light novel series, with illustrations by Toko Shino. The novel made its debut on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in October 2011. Nekokurage later launched an ongoing 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.
