The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 has unveiled a visual featuring Jinshi as the crown prince, Ka Zuigetsu, ahead of the release of Episode 46. The episode will broadcast in Japan on June 13 and will be available later with English subtitles on Crunchyroll and Netflix (in Asia).
A special visual unveiling video was also released.
A special anime music video, which features The Apothecary Diaries Season 2‘s second theme song by Mrs. Green Apple, was also released:
The anime has also announced that another special live program will take place next week, featuring voice actors Aoi Yuki (Maomao), Takeo Otsuka (Jinshi), Asami Seto (Shisui), and Kaori Nazuka (Suirei) as they look back on the story so far. It will be using the anime’s time slot on June 20 at 10:30 PM JST, which means there will be no new episode that week. The anime will resume on June 27.
Meanwhile, the manga series by Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage on Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan announced a Volume 16 was just released in Japan on May 30, simultaneously with the English-translated version of Volume 14.
The Apothecary Diaries is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Toko Shino. Shunfunotomo’s Hero Bunko publishes the light novel series, J-Novel Club digitally publishes it in English, and Square Enix publishes the English novels in print. TOHO Animation and OML animated the first season in 2023, while the second season is currently ongoing. J-Novel Club describes the plot of The Apothecary Diaries:
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That’s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao’s façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor’s favorite consort… so she can taste the lady’s food for poison! At her lady’s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace—not all of it seemly. Can she ever lead a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?
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Source: The Apothecary Diaries Official Website
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