Maomao and Jinshi are expected to return on January 10, 2025 JST.
During a special livestream on the TOHO animation YouTube channel by Aoi Yuki (Maomao) and Takeo Otsuka (Jinshi) host, a teaser trailer and key visual of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 were released. The launch date was revealed at the end of the previous promotional material.
It was also announced that Apothecary's Diary Season 2 will air in two consecutive episodes.
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Season 1 of Apothecary's Diary debuted at the end of October 2023 and also ran for two consecutive courses. The anime is based on a light novel series written by Shufunotomo and illustrated by Touko Shino published by Shufunotomo. J-Novel Club describes it as:
In the East was a land ruled by an emperor whose concubines and serving women lived in a vast complex called the harem, or harem. Maomao, a modest girl raised by her apothecary father in a modest town, never imagined a harem would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service. there. Although she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick intelligence, sharp mind, and extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she meets a palace resident at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's facade and transforms her into a maid who is none other than the Emperor's favorite consort… so she can taste her food for poison! By her side, Maomao begins to learn about everything that goes on in the harem—not everything, it seems. Will she be able to live a quiet life or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her more adventures and more dangers?
Apothecary's Diary was originally a web novel, launched on Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2011. The light novel is published under Hero Bunko, which began in 2014 and has 15 volumes as of April. year 2024.
There are two manga adaptations, one published by Square Enix and one published by Shogakukan. Former Artist, Nekokuragerecently got into legal trouble over unpaid taxes and was given a suspended sentence in July this year. In September, they posted a message on X (formerly Twitter) in which they mentioned that they had hired the services of a trusted tax accountant and vowed that this issue would never happen again. again.
Staff (Part 1)
→ Series director and composer: Norihiro Naganuma (The Ancient Magus'Bride Part 1)
à Assistant director: Akinori Fudesaka (Summer Time Storyboard Artist for Episodes 8 and 19)
à Character design: Yukiko Nakatani (Tropical–Rouge! Pretty Cure)
Color design: Misato Aida (Eternal Son)
→ Art director: Katsumi Takao (Pokemon: Harukanaru Aoi Sora)
Creative director: Rumi Ishiguro (Akiba Maid War)
à Composer: Satoru Kousaki (Vivy-Fluorite Eye's Song-)
© Composer: Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss)
Composer: Alisa Okehazama (The God of High School)
à Animation production: TOHO animation STUDIO and OLM
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à Aoi Yuki as Maomao
Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi
Source: Toho Animation YouTube channel, @kusuriya_PR