The Apothecary Diaries (Anime)

## Information

### Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Medical, Mystery, Romance, Slice of Life, Thriller

### Author

Natsu Hyūga (*Hero Bunko* / *Imagica Infos Publication*)

### Episodes

24

***The Apothecary Diaries*** (薬屋のひとりごと, *Kusuriya no Hitorigoto*?), is an Anime adaptation based on the *The Apothecary Diaries* Light Novel series of the same name written by Natsu Hyūga. It is directed by Norihiro Naganuma at Toho Animation and OLM. It premiered on October 21, 2023 and is expected to run for 24 episodes.

## Staff

* **Director**：Norihiro Naganuma
* **Series Composition**：Norihiro Naganuma
* **Assistant Director**：Akinori Fudesaka
* **Character Design**：Yukiko Nakatani
* **Art Director**：Katsumi Takao
* **Color design**：Misato Aida
* **CGI Director**：Yu Nagai
* **Director of Photography**：Rumi Ishiguro
* **Editor**：Daisuke Imai
* **Sound Director**：Shoji Imai
* **Music**：Satoru Kousaki, Kevin Penkin, Arisa Okehazama

### Dub Staff

* **ADR Director**：Shawn Gann
* **Assistant Producer**：Colleen Clinkenbeard
* **ADR Dub Script**：Clayton Browning, Kieran Flitton
* **ADR Engineer**：Katie Saltkill, Tina Son
* **ADR Mix Engineer**：William Dewell

## Cast

* Maomao : Aoi Yuki
* Jinshi : Takeo Ōtsuka
* Gaoshun : Katsuyuki Konishi
* Gyokuyou : Atsumi Tanezaki
* Lihua : Yui Ishikawa
* Lishu : Hina Kino
* Ah-Duo : Yuko Kaida
* Meimei : Megumi Han
* Pairin : Ami Koshimizu
* Joka : Hiroki Nanami
* Yarite Babaa/Madam : Kimiko Saitō wikipedia
* Luomen : Hiroshi Yanaka
* Lihaku : Kenji Akabane
* Xiaolan : Misaki Kuno
* Yabu Isha/Quack Doctor : Mitsuaki Kanuka ja.wikipedia
* Narration : Sumi Shimamoto

## Songs

edit Songs
* Opening Theme：
	+ 1st：*Hana ni Natte* by "Ryokuoushoku Shakai (aka "Ryokushaka")" (website) *[from episode 1 to episode 12]*
	+ 2nd：*Ambivalent* by "Uru" (website) *[from episode 13 presumably to episode 24]*
* Ending Theme：
	+ 1st：*Aikotoba* by "AiNA THE END" (website) *[from episode 1 to episode 12]*
	+ 2nd：*Ai wa Kusuri* by "wacci" (website) *[from episode 13 presumably to episode 24]*
* Insert Songs：
	+ *Omoi Kaze* by "Yuiko Ōhara" *[*The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit* (episode 3)]*
	+ *Ashita wo Tazunete* by "XAI" *[*Suicide or Murder?* (episode 9)]*
	+ *Setchūka* by "Kanako Kishi" *[*The Eunuch and the Courtesan* (episode 12)]*

## Episodes

Anime premiered on October 21st @ 25:05 (aka., October 22nd @ 1:05 AM) in Japan, with first three episodes airing together as a special.

## Visuals

1st Main Poster2nd Main Poster3rd Main Poster
1st Main Visual (Textless)2nd Main Visual (Textless)3rd Main Visual (Textless)
## Trailers

『薬屋のひとりごと』プロジェクトPV／2023年TVアニメ放送決定！*“The Apothecary Diaries” project PV/2023 TV anime broadcast decided!* Feb 15, 2023 by TOHO animation チャンネルTVアニメ『薬屋のひとりごと』ティザーPV／2023年10月 日本テレビ系にて全国放送!*TV anime “The Apothecary Diaries” teaser PV/Broadcast nationwide on Nippon Television in October 2023!* Jul 7, 2023 by TOHO animation チャンネルTVアニメ『薬屋のひとりごと』本PV｜10.21 25-05日本テレビ初回3話一挙放送！*TV anime “The Apothecary Diaries” Main PV｜10.21 25-05 Nippon Television’s first 3 episodes will be broadcast all at once!* Oct 1, 2023 by TOHO animation チャンネルTVアニメ『薬屋のひとりごと』第2クールPV【毎週土曜24：55～ 日本テレビ系にて全国放送中！】*TV anime “The Apothecary Diaries” 2nd cour PV [Broadcast nationwide on Nippon Television every Saturday from 24:55! ]* Dec 25, 2023 by TOHO animation チャンネル
The Apothecary Diaries - OFFICIAL TRAILERJul 3, 2023 Official English subtitled trailer from CrunchyrollThe Apothecary Diaries Cour 2 - Official Trailer - English subDec 25, 2023 by AniTV
## External Links

* Official anime site (in Japanese)
* Official Twitter: @kusuriya\_PR
* S1: *The Apothecary Diaries* at Crunchyroll

Other info
* *Anime New Network* - *The Apothecary Diaries* (TV)
* *MyAnimeList* - Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
* *uNoGS* - *The Apothecary Diaries* on Netflix (Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand)

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