The Apothecary Diaries
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto / Drugstore Soliloquy / Les Carnets de l'Apothicaire / Zapiski zielarki / Diários de uma Apotecária / Il monologo della Speziale / Los diarios de la boticaria / สืบคดีปริศนา หมอยาตำรับโคมแดง / Записки аптекаря / Die Tagebücher der Apothekerin / يوميات الصيدلانيّة / 藥師少女的獨語 / 药屋少女的呢喃Summary
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!
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- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 12 min (24 × 23 min)
- Season
- Fall 2023
- Start date
- October 22, 2023
- End date
- March 24, 2024
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Light novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- OLM, TOHO animation STUDIO
- Romaji title
- Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
- English title
- The Apothecary Diaries
- Native title
- 薬屋のひとりごと
- Other titles
- Drugstore Soliloquy · Les Carnets de l'Apothicaire · Zapiski zielarki · Diários de uma Apotecária · Il monologo della Speziale · Los diarios de la boticaria · สืบคดีปริศนา หมอยาตำรับโคมแดง · Записки аптекаря · Die Tagebücher der Apothekerin · يوميات الصيدلانيّة · 藥師少女的獨語 · 药屋少女的呢喃
Characters 25
Main characters
- Maomao猫猫Main
- Jinshi壬氏Main
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- Riishu里樹妃Supporting
- Gyokuyou玉葉妃Supporting
- Aaduo阿多Supporting
- Rifa梨花妃Supporting
- Meimei梅梅Supporting
- Joka女華Supporting
- Gaoshun高順Supporting
- Lihaku李白Supporting
- Yarite Babaやり手婆Supporting
- Pairin白鈴Supporting
- Xiaolan小蘭Supporting
- Guen虞淵Supporting
- Ruomen羅門Supporting
- Ailan愛藍Supporting
- Guiyuan貴園Supporting
- Yinghua桜花Supporting
- Hongniang紅娘Supporting
- Fuyou芙蓉Supporting
- Xing杏Supporting
- NarratorナレーターBackground
- Huanguan B宦官Background
- Xia Nu B下女Background
- Huanguan A宦官Background
Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Norihiro NaganumaDirector
- Touko ShinoOriginal Character Design
- Natsu HyuugaOriginal Story
- Norihiro NaganumaSeries composition
- Yukiko NakataniCharacter design
- Kevin PenkinMusic
- Alisa OkehazamaMusic
- Satoru KousakiMusic
- Katsumi TakaoArt director
- Shouji HataSound director
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- Akinori FudesakaAssistant Director
- Daisuke ImaiEditing
- Rumi IshiguroDirector of Photography
- Misato AidaColor Design
- Yuu NagaiCG Director
- Norihiro NaganumaStoryboard (PV, OP1, ED2, eps 1-3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 24)
- Akinori FudesakaEpisode Director (PV, ep 1)
- Yukiko NakataniAnimation Director (PV, OP1, OP2, ED1, ED2)
- Yoshihiro NagamoriKey Animation (PV, eps 1, 2)
- Kumiko ShishidoKey Animation (PV, eps 1, 18)
- Yukiko NakataniKey Animation (PV, OP1, ED2)
- Kana MiyaiKey Animation (PV, OP2, eps 1, 2)
- Wataru NakagawaKey Animation (PV, ep 13)
- Kenji OotaKey Animation (PV, ep 1)
- Yuuki HijikataKey Animation (PV, ep 24)