{"id":150542,"date":"2023-02-16T10:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T02:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=150542"},"modified":"2023-02-16T11:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T03:01:50","slug":"the-apothecary-diaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/150542\/the-apothecary-diaries","title":{"rendered":"The Apothecary Diaries Light Novels Get TV Anime in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toho Animation announced that it is producing a television anime adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries<\/a><\/strong> light novel series written by Natsu Hy\u016bga. A teaser visual and teaser trailer has been revealed for the announcement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anime will be directed by Norihiro Naganuma, who you may know from his work in The Ancient Magus’ Bride. Aoi Y\u016bki will be the voice of Maomao, the protagonist who is proficient in medicine in a fictional ancient China. Toho Animation joins OLM to animate the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The light novel\u00a0series written by Natsu Hy\u016bga and illustrated by Touko Shino was serialized online in 2011 on the user-generated novel publishing website\u00a0Sh\u014dsetsuka ni Nar\u014d. In the following year, it was acquired by Shufunotomo, who initially published the series as a novel with a single volume in 2012, and then as a light novel series in 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of The Apothecary Diaries follows Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, who is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for a life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attention of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and\u2026solving mysteries?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u258d<\/strong><\/span> The Apothecary Diaries Teaser Trailer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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