The Apothecary Diaries season 2 releases main trailer

Summary

  • Season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries is confirmed with 24 episodes, premiering January 10, 2025.
  • Staff changes for the new season include Akinori Fudesaka as director and a new opening theme by Lilas Ikuta.
  • The series combines historical intrigue, medical knowledge and a strong female protagonist in ancient China.



Quick links

    • Tang China's “Game of Thrones”.

As previously promised, new information on the second season of The apothecary's diaries was revealed today, including a new trailer. The apothecary's diaries it was one of the successes of 2023 that not everyone expected. Although the novel series was already quite popular with a niche audience, it was not as widely known as Shonen Jump the titles are usually (we're talking about Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon slayer).

Combining a good plot with good animation, the adaptation of the Natsu Hyuga novel series has won the hearts of fans. It's well-deserved for the series, as the plot is really quite amazing. It's really nice when an animation that's a little different from the usual mainstream manages to set a trend among the public.

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Fans of historical anime who enjoyed The Apothecary Diaries are spoiled for choice when it comes to other similar anime in the same genre.

It is already confirmed that the new season will return with 24 episodes, and the first episode is expected to debut on January 10, 2025 and will last two consecutive courses. Now have released the main trailer, previewing the new opening theme (“Hyakka Ryoran”by Lilas Ikuta). Check:



The staff of the second season of Apothecary Diaries

There are some changes in the main staff for next season. Akinori Fudesaka replaces Norihiro Naganuma to the management. As it turns out, this is Fudesaka's directorial debut, but he worked as an assistant director in the first season, so it might not be that big of a change.

Naganuma is still working on the series, but now only as head writer. Other staff names include Yukiko Nakatani (character design), Katsumi Takao (art director) and Satoru Kousaki, Kevin Penkin AND Alisa Okehazama (music). Toho Animation Studio and OLM are still responsible for the series. Some people might link OLM to Pokemon OR Yo-kai watchbut they've also been doing pretty different things lately, like ODDTAXI.


Tang China's “Game of Thrones”.

The story takes place in imperial China, during what would be the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). The protagonist, Maomao, is a girl who works as a pharmacist in the red light district. One day, however, she ends up in the Imperial Palace because she was sold as a servant.

A few years later, he uses his skills as a pharmacist to solve a mystery concerning the illness of the emperor's sons and concubines. Subsequently, she is often asked to use her abilities to solve many mysteries (often related to political conspiracies) in the royal court.

The apothecary's diaries
the anime is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, with subtitles and dubs in several languages. Square Enix (print) and J-Novel Club (digital) license the original novel in the United States.

Source: AnimeTV

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