A new promotional video for the second season of the
project was revealed on the official website for the anime adaptation of
the light novels “ Kusuriya no Hitorigoto ( The
Apothecary Diaries )”. The video confirms that the premiere is
scheduled for January 10th in Japan, and states that this sequel will last for
two consecutive cours (six months of broadcast).
The first season premiered during the Fall
2023 season (October-December) and had a total of twenty-four
episodes. For its part, Hyuuga began publishing the novels on the Shousetsuka
ni Narou website in October 2011, and later began publishing them in
paperback with illustrations by Touko Shino in August 2014
through the publishing house Shufunotomo . The work
inspired 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 no 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 are over. One day, however, she notices that two of the emperor's
sons have fallen seriously ill, so she decides to secretly take action, using
her experience as a pharmacist raised in a poor neighborhood.
Despite Maomao's efforts to remain anonymous, she soon
catches the eye of Jinshi, an influential eunuch who recognizes her talent.
Maomao then soon begins to rise to positions in the empire, and gradually
begins to make a name for herself by using her knowledge and eccentric
personality to solve medical mysteries.
Source: Comic Natalie
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