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- A second season of The Apothecary Diaries has been confirmed for 24 episodes and will premiere on 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.
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The Apothecary Diaries season 2 staff
- “Game of Thrones” Tang China
As previously promised, new information about the second season Pharmacy memories It was revealed today along with a new trailer. Pharmacy memories It was one of the visits of 2023 that not everyone saw coming. Although this novel collection was already somewhat large among niche audiences, it was not widely known Shown Jump Titles are usually (we're talking about Jujutsu Kaisen, demon slayer).
By tying together a good plot with good animation, the adaptation of Natsu Hyuga's novel series won the hearts of fans. This is well deserved for the series, because the plot is truly amazing. It's really nice that animations that are a little bit different from the usual stuff can become trending among people.
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The new season is currently confirmed to return with 24 episodes, with the first episode scheduled to air on January 10, 2025, and will run for two consecutive seasons. at the moment They released the original trailer and previewed the new opening theme (“Hayaka Rioran”by Lilas Ikuta). Check it out:
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 staff
There are few changes in the main squad for next season. Akinori Fudsaka replaces Norihiro Naganoma This is apparently Fudesaka's directorial debut, but he worked as an assistant director on the first season, so it might not be a huge change.
Naganuma is still working on the series, but now only as the main writer. Other staff names include Yukiko Nakatani (character design), Katsumi Takao (art director) and Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin and Alyssa Okehazama (music). Toho Animation Studio and OLM are still responsible for the series. Some people may associate OLM with it pokemon or Yu-kai watchbut they've also been doing quite different things lately, like ODDTAXI.
“Game of Thrones” Tang China
The story takes place in the Chinese Empire, during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). The protagonist, Mao Mao, is a girl who works as a pharmacist in the red light district. However, one day she arrives at the royal palace due to being sold as a servant.
A few years later, she uses her skills as an apothecary to solve a mystery about the illness of the emperor's children and concubines. After that, he is often called upon to use his skills to solve many mysteries (often related to political conspiracies) in the royal court.
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The anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll with subtitles and dubs in several languages. Square Enix (print) and J-Novel Club (digital) licensed the original novel in the United States.
Source: AnimeTV