After the
broadcast of today's episode, the production of a second season for the anime
adaptation of the light novels written by Natsu Hyuuga and illustrated by Touko
Shino , “ Kusuriya no
Hitorigoto ( The Apothecary Diaries )” was
announced . The press release listed that this sequel will
premiere in 2025 in Japan .
Author Natsu Hyuuga
shared a comment in response to the announcement of this second season:
" I think the feeling of discomfort that viewers may have felt
while watching the first season will be alleviated with the second season ."
Aoi Yuuki, who plays the protagonist Maomao, commented: " I am
very happy as both the person who plays Maomao and a fan of this franchise ."
The first season
premiered during the Fall-2023 season (October-December) and
had a total of twenty-four episodes. For his part, Hyuuga began publishing the
novels on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2011,
and subsequently began publishing them in paper with illustrations by Touko
Shino in August 2014 through the Shufunotomo publishing
house . The work inspires two manga adaptations simultaneously, one by Nekokurage that
is published in Big Gangan and another by Minoki
Kurata that is published in Sunday Gene-X .
Synopsis
of Kusuriya's Hitorigoto
In an
Imperial Court in ancient China, a few months have passed since a 17-year-old
girl known as Maomao was kidnapped and forced to work as a low-ranking servant
for the emperor's palace. Still, she manages to maintain her curious and
pragmatic spirit, planning to work until her years of servitude end. One day,
however, she realizes that two of the emperor's children have fallen seriously
ill, so she decides to act secretly, using her experience as a pharmacist
raised in a poor neighborhood.
Despite
Maomao's efforts to remain anonymous, she soon catches the attention of Jinshi,
an influential eunuch who recognizes her talent. Maomao then soon begins to
gain positions in the empire, and she gradually begins to make a name for
herself by using her knowledge and eccentric personality to solve medical
mysteries.
Source: Comic Natalie
©Natsu Hinata, Shufu
no Tomo Infos/"The Pharmacist's Monologue" Production Committee
