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The Apothecary Diaries

Original title: Kusuriya no hitorigoto
  • TV Series
  • 2023–
  • TV-14
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
17K
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POPULARITY
369
58
The Apothecary Diaries (2023)
A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.
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A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in... Read allA young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.

  • Creator
    • Natsu Hyûga
  • Stars
    • Aoi Yûki
    • Emi Lo
    • Takeo Otsuka
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    369
    58
    • Creator
      • Natsu Hyûga
    • Stars
      • Aoi Yûki
      • Emi Lo
      • Takeo Otsuka
    • 38User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 29 nominations total

    Episodes49

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    Aoi Yûki
    Aoi Yûki
    • Maomao
    • 2023–2025
    Emi Lo
    • Maomao
    • 2023–2025
    Takeo Otsuka
    • Jinshi
    • 2023–2025
    Kaiji Tang
    Kaiji Tang
    • Jinshi
    • 2023–2025
    Katsuyuki Konishi
    Katsuyuki Konishi
    • Gaoshun
    • 2023–2025
    Alex Hom
    Alex Hom
    • Gaoshun
    • 2023–2025
    Atsumi Tanezaki
    • Gyokuyô
    • 2023–2025
    Rie Hikisaka
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    Molly Zhang
    Molly Zhang
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    Megumi Toyoguchi
    Megumi Toyoguchi
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    • 2023–2025
    Takako Tanaka
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    Giovannie Cruz
    • Hongniang
    • 2023–2025
    Kelsey Maher
    Kelsey Maher
    • Yinghua
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    Julieta Rivera
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    • 2023–2024
    Monica Piskor
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    Misa Ishii
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    • 2023–2025
    Hiroshi Yanaka
    • Luomen
    • 2023–2025
    Misaki Kuno
    • Xiaolan
    • 2023–2025
    • Creator
      • Natsu Hyûga
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    User reviews38

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    9JonyVeana

    Amazing story

    One of the best female protagonists in any anime, she is similar than Freiren, both are strong and very smart beautiful women, there are not a lot of main leads like these two and in the same year 2023-2024 we have both that are excellent

    This show has a lot of complex characters and its true the episodes can feel episodic, its not that bad because everyone in the show it's somehow connected to each other, the storylines are powerful and some are tragic and that makes the journey very enjoyable, there is not a villain villain here, there are just bad and good people, there are some nasty personality's here overall a great anime 9/10.
    10funchildren

    Perfect show

    After long time I have found such a great anime , Mao Mao the protagonist is a well written character. She is smart and better protagonist than most of the animes protagonist that are releasing. The story is light hearted . This show follows Mao Mao a girl , who was kidnapped and sold as a maid in rear palace . The story is settled at ancient china, which really fascinated me and encouraged me to research on Chinese history. I like the animation although backgrounds could be more detailed, the love interest is also a really well written character , there are no unessecary romance . Each episode is enjoyable. Hundred percent recommended. I will never shut up about this. My friends also got hooked and they rarely watch anime .

    (Sorry for bad English)
    10barristernasim

    Magical and exciting!

    Hi. I'm 11 years old and I live in Bangladesh in south east Asia. My name is Manha. I think apothecary diaries is a nice anime series. The concept is nice. The amount of knowledge put in to this is woow. The animation is top. I'm so surprised of how they have been able to send 1 episode in 1 week with the animation being so good 👍. Just by watching 1 episode anyone can tell exactly how much effort was put in to this. Everything about it is nice. I'm very sure that they have tried their best in to make such an amazing show. It is one of the most beautiful, amazing, etc the best anime series I have ever watched. So, these are the reasons I gave it a 10 out of 10. And I really really hope they will make a 2nd season.
    9vikusiabike

    A hidden gem

    This is a great anime with an amazing story and it contains some funny humor in the right places, I personally love the way the setting of this anime is set and the colouring of it makes it feel enjoyable! Also the animation is very well produced although there are times where the CGI is a bit obvious it's still looks alright. The characters in this anime have amazing characteristics and it's amazing to see how they all grow and learn from their actions, the character development is well done!

    I do hope to see a bright future for this anime, if the anime does stand out I would highly recommend reading the manga! I would definitely recommend watching this anime <3.
    10laurathussain-08574

    Such an interesting storyline

    None of the episodes were boring. Usually, I leave many of the series in between, but this never let me down. I have watched all the episodes weekly and never felt like leaving in between. This will be in one of my top recommendations. Even in some good stories you could guess what's going to happen but it's always different in this series. I hope this anime gets noticed well. Excited to see what's going to happen in the next season. It's heart warming at times, abit emotional in between, something times comedic. I think it has a perfect blend of everything. Wishing this series my wishes. May it be a successful one!!!

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      Maomao's name means "Cat Cat" in Chinese. She is depicted as a cat girl when her inner monologue is revealed. It slightly angers her when she is called "Xiaomao", which is not a mere mispronunciation: "xiao" means little or infant, so this name means "Little Cat" or "Kitten".
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      Hana ni Natte
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      Music by Shingo Anami

      Arranged by Keita Kawaguchi, Shingo Anami

      Lyrics by Haruko Nagaya

      Performed by Ryokuoushoku Shakai

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Los diarios de la boticaria
    • Production companies
      • OLM Team Abe
      • OLM
      • Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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