The Apothecary Diaries / Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
Genres: comedy, drama, mystery, romance
Themes: aristocracy, China, concubines, conspiracy, enunuchs, historical, medicine, medieval, politics, royalty
Plot Summary: Apothecary Maomao was just out collecting herbs when she was kidnapped by procurers for the Imperial harem, an easy way for unscrupulous people to get money by having “relatives” go work in the Rear Palace. Hiding her skills and knowledge, Maomao hopes to just glide by, earning as little as possible for her kidnappers during her term of service, but such is not to be: when royal infants begin dying, Maomao can’t resist letting people know the cause. This catches the eye of the far-too-handsome Jinshi, who elevates Maomao from laundry maid to poison taster to the Emperor’s favorite concubine. So much for flying under the radar…
Number of Episodes: 24
Vintage: 2023-10-21; Cour 2: 2024-01-06
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 / Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2
Vintage: 2025
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Maomao no Hitorigoto (ONA) - Vintage: 2023-10-23
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posted on 2023-02-15 20:43 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Aoi Yūki stars in TOHO animation/OLM show helmed by The Ancient Magus’ Bride’s Norihiro Naganuma
Jun 30, 2023 8:33 AM CDT
Adaptation based on period drama light novel series will broadcast in 2023
posted on 2023-07-03 19:50 EDT by Alex Mateo
The Apothecary Diaries | OFFICIAL TRAILER
posted on 2023-07-07 11:28 EDT by Alex Mateo
Takeo Ōtsuka plays Jinshi
posted on 2023-08-25 06:17 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Anime will air for half year
Sep 20, 2023 11:00 AM CDT
posted on 2023-10-01 04:37 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Katsuyuki Konishi, Yui Ishikawa, more join cast for series premiering on October 21
the animation for the OP is really outstanding
Oct 22, 2023 7:22 AM CDT
The first three episodes are now available to watch on Crunchyroll!
posted on 2023-10-23 01:39 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
1st 3 Maomao no Hitorigoto episodes streamed with ties to main anime
Warning - contains spoilers
Maomao’s Friends Try Her Aphrodisiac | The Apothecary Diaries
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Got to agree with the comments on this episode (4): Maomao wins most epic takedown this week
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Maomao Loses It | The Apothecary Diaries
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One of the many epic takedowns that week
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Nov 3, 2023 12:00 PM CDT
The first three episodes of this beautiful new series arrive in English dub
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Just caught the first dubbed episode of the Apothecary Diaries. The dub is ok. Emi Lo is Maomao and I guess she’s going to have to grow on me, She does a good job but I guess she’s not what I was hoping for Mao’s English VA. Not that she’s bad or anything.
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Warning - contains spoilers
Maomao Wears(?) Makeup | The Apothecary Diaries
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Nov 13, 2023 10:06 AM CST
Anime adaptation based on light novel series is currently streaming on Crunchyroll
Warning - contains spoilers
Finally Some Good Poison | The Apothecary Diaries
