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    Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

    The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 / 薬屋のひとりごと 第2期 / The Pharmacist's Monologue / Drugstore Soliloquy
    Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season
    Producers: Dentsu, Imagica Infos, Nippon Television Network, Shogakukan, Sound Team Don Juan, Square Enix, TOHO animation
    Genres: Drama, Historical, Medical, Mystery
    Themes: Historical, Medical
    Source: Light Novel
    Studios: OLM, TOHO animation STUDIO
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Type: tv
    Rating: 8.92 / 10
    Rank: #20
    Popularity: #707
    Users Listed: 368,404
    Users Scored: 153,387
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 06/13/2025
    Aired: January 10, 2025 – July 4, 2025 (Winter)
    Episodes: 24
    Broadcast: Friday at 23:00 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    Set within the intricate world of an imperial court, the narrative follows Maomao, a woman skilled in both medicinal arts and the subtle applications of poisons. She navigates the complex political landscape by serving the emperor’s consorts, aiding their ladies-in-waiting with literacy and well-being alongside the influential eunuch Jinshi. Maomao's established routine is disrupted by the arrival of a merchant caravan, whose seemingly random occurrences trigger her investigative instincts.

    As unsettling patterns emerge from the caravan's trade, Maomao must employ her keen intellect to unravel hidden dangers threatening the court's delicate power dynamics. The series explores themes of loyalty, deception and female agency within a hierarchical society, offering a nuanced portrayal of intrigue and survival in a gilded cage. The atmosphere is one of subtle suspense, blending historical detail with character-driven storytelling.

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    Episodes:

    Episode 1: Maomao and Maomao
    Aired: January 10, 2025
    Episode 2: Caravan
    Aired: January 17, 2025
    Episode 3: Corpse Fungus
    Aired: January 24, 2025
    Episode 4: Mirror
    Aired: January 31, 2025
    Episode 5: The Moon Fairy
    Aired: February 7, 2025
    Episode 6: The Crystal Pavilion, For the Third Time
    Aired: February 14, 2025
    Episode 7: The Shrine of Choosing
    Aired: February 21, 2025
    Episode 8: The Empress Dowager
    Aired: February 28, 2025
    Episode 9: The Late Emperor
    Aired: March 7, 2025
    Episode 10: A Ghost Story
    Aired: March 14, 2025
    Episode 11: The Hunt
    Aired: March 21, 2025
    Episode 12: Ka Zuigetsu
    Aired: March 28, 2025
    Episode 13: The Baths
    Aired: April 4, 2025
    Episode 14: The Dancing Ghost
    Aired: April 11, 2025
    Episode 15: Ice
    Aired: April 18, 2025
    Episode 16: Festering Resentment
    Aired: April 25, 2025
    Episode 17: Fox Village
    Aired: May 2, 2025
    Episode 18: Lantern Plant
    Aired: May 9, 2025
    Episode 19: Festival
    Aired: May 23, 2025
    Episode 20: The Stronghold
    Aired: May 31, 2025
    Episode 21: Taibon
    Aired: June 6, 2025
    Episode 22: Royal Guard
    Aired: June 13, 2025
    Episode 23: The Shi Clan
    Aired: June 27, 2025
    Episode 24: The Beginning
    Aired: July 4, 2025

    Characters:

    Jinshi Main
    Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Takeo, Tang, Kaiji, Allouf, Julien, Becerril, Diego, Guedes, Douglas, Han, Megumi, Bernard, Ophélie
    Maomao Main
    Voice Actors: Yuuki, Aoi, Lo, Emi, Rault, Émilie, González, Desireé, Patta, Gigi
    Ah-Duo Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kaida, Yuuko, Rial, Monica, Milon, Annie, Ramos, Stela
    Ailan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Ishii, Misa, Moreno, Naya, Attali, Nahla, Guidotti, Kelly, Infante, Elizabeth
    Anshi Supporting
    Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, Maréchal, Marie-Eugénie, Lana, Thainá, Ewulu, Cassie
    Anshi's Lady-in-waiting Supporting
    Voice Actors: Ronté, Céline, Kouda, Kaho, Bock, Fernanda
    Ayla Supporting
    Voice Actors: Lynn, Morris, Madeleine, Évanz, Simone
    Aylin Supporting
    Voice Actors: Hara, Yumi, Daviau, Hayden, Beatriz, Anne
    Basen Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tachibana, Tatsumaru, Herlin, Simon, Sousa, Zé, Escamilla, Edward
    Emperor Supporting
    Voice Actors: Endou, Daichi, Mai, Alex, Orsat, Guillaume, Simões, Márcio, Garcia, Andrés
    Gaoshun Supporting
    Voice Actors: Konishi, Katsuyuki, Hom, Alex, Le Minoux, Martial, Perón, Fernando, Ramos, David
    Guen Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kanuka, Mitsuaki, Foronda, Jim, Missoffe, Éric, Rufino, Sérgio, Melgarejo Falconi, Gustavo
    Guiyuan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tanaka, Takako, Greenshield, Kelly, Mallié, Salomé, Ida, Letícia, Acevedo, Casandra
    Gyokuyou Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tanezaki, Atsumi, Zhang, Molly, Mesquita, Tonia, Contreras, Claudia, Maffren, Ludivine
    Haku-u Supporting
    Voice Actors: Satou, Satomi, Heller, Karl-Line, Bonato, Amanda, Edwards, Kara
    Hongniang Supporting
    Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi, Cruz, Giovannie, Bellone, Anissa, Ricci, Kate Kelly, Gándara Gutierrez, Stephanie
    Jin Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kumagai, Mirei, Souza, Agda, Temshiv, Kayla
    Joka Supporting
    Voice Actors: Nanami, Hiroki, Flatley, Monica, Moreau, Ninon, Pozatto, Mariana
    Kan, Lakan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kirimoto, Takuya, Gabay, Bernard, de Almeida, Cláudio Galvan
    Kan, Lahan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Toyonaga, Toshiyuki, Yen, Caleb, Maia, Pedro
    Kanan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Shouji, Umeka
    Koku-u Supporting
    Voice Actors: Ueda, Hitomi, Heller, Karl-Line, Abati, Rúbia, Haruka Ewe, Natalie
    Kyou-u Supporting
    Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Natsumi, Yatco, Anne, Amorim, Luiz Henrique
    Lihaku Supporting
    Voice Actors: Akabane, Kenji, Pacheco, Rafael, Reignoux, Donald, Pimenta, Luis Felipe, Fuentes, Seth
    Lihua Supporting
    Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Yui, Nishimura, Trina, Tilloy, Anne, Helman, Maju, Toriz, Ivett
    Lingli Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tanezaki, Atsumi, Piskor, Monica, Caffagni, Alice
    Lishu Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kino, Hina, Mae, Reshel, Carmes, Rune, Scapin, Izzy, Piedra, Estefanía
    Loen Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kobatake, Masafumi, de Niggro, Carlos
    Loulan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Olea, Vanessa, Seto, Asami, Noiret, Youna, Cristina, Camila, Yeung, Suzie
    Luomen Supporting
    Voice Actors: Yanaka, Hiroshi, Allouf, Bernard, Miller, Stephen, de Carvalho, Paulo Roberto
    Madam Supporting
    Voice Actors: Saitou, Kimiko, Powell, Wendy, Leprince, Isabelle
    Meimei Supporting
    Voice Actors: Han, Megumi, Danae, Rebecca, Honda, Mayumi, Ouaknine, Sophie
    Narrator Supporting
    Voice Actors: Shimamoto, Sumi, Rial, Monica, Massoteau, Anne, Pereira, Zodja
    Old Eunuch Supporting
    Voice Actors: Lafourcade, Daniel, Yasuhara, Yoshito, Vaccari, Hélio, Williams, Kent
    Onsou Supporting
    Voice Actors: Egoshi, Akinori, Sauer, André
    Pairin Supporting
    Voice Actors: Koshimizu, Ami, Strange, Ciarán, Marchese, Sabrina, Swirski, Mariana
    Renpu Supporting
    Voice Actors: Fushimi, Haruka, Fuentes, Mariana
    Rikuson Supporting
    Voice Actors: Uchiyama, Kouki, Sover, Yoann, Rocha, Kadu
    Seki-u Supporting
    Voice Actors: Itou, Miku, Heller, Karl-Line, Mascarenhas, Bruna
    Shenlü Supporting
    Voice Actors: Katsuki, Masako, Viana, Tânia
    Shenmei Supporting
    Voice Actors: Fukami, Rica, Calvello, Jessica, Azevedo, Sandra Mara, Rondeleux, Anne
    Shin Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kinoshita, Sayaka, Bassi, Iris, Garrett, Morgan, Wellong, Corinne
    Shishou Supporting
    Voice Actors: Cho, Pistorio, Pierre-François, Cavaglieri, Thonny
    Shisui Supporting
    Voice Actors: Seto, Asami, Yeung, Suzie, Cristina, Camila, Noiret, Youna
    Son Supporting
    Voice Actors: Akasaki, Chinatsu
    Sourin Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kawamura, Rie
    Suirei Supporting
    Voice Actors: Nazuka, Kaori, Laux, Veronica, Bodê, Andressa, Orsat, Alice
    Suiren Supporting
    Voice Actors: Doi, Mika, Kaida, Yuuko, Victória, Cláudia, Le Coutour, Anne
    Suusuu Supporting
    Voice Actors: Takahashi, Saki, Caffagni, Alice, Carmes, Rune
    Ukyou Supporting
    Voice Actors: Hasegawa, Yoshiaki, Seung, Oscar, Minéo, Sébastien, Berro, Bernardo
    Xiaolan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kuno, Misaki, Han, Bree, Lauzeray Gishi, Anna, Cavalcante, Isa, Ornelas, Fernanda
    Yinghua Supporting
    Voice Actors: Hikisaka, Rie, Cruz, Kelsey, Hauguel, Amandine, de Barros, Marcela, Lobo, Ana
    You Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kusumi, Rin, Lauzeray Gishi, Anna

    Staff:

    Fujimura, Tomoko
    (Producer)
    Hirahara, Yuito
    (Producer)
    Iwata, Takao
    (Producer)
    Morishita, Katsuji
    (Producer)
    Okamoto, Junya
    (Producer)
    Sumitomo, Eiji
    (Producer)
    Tachibana, Yukari
    (Producer)
    Yazawa, Izumi
    (Producer)
    Kirita, Yoshinobu
    (Assistant Producer)
    Onoue, Taiki
    (Assistant Producer)
    Fudesaka, Akimi
    (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Naganuma, Norihiro
    (Director, Series Composition)
    Hata, Shouji
    (Sound Director)
    Akatsuki, You
    (Episode Director)
    Asai, Kaho
    (Episode Director)
    Asaki, Yukihiko
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Chidphong, Limthong
    (Episode Director)
    China
    (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
    Hiraike, Yoshimasa
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Itoga, Shintarou
    (Episode Director)
    Kawabata, Erkin
    (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
    Kinome, Yuu
    (Episode Director)
    Komamiya, Wazuka
    (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Koremoto, Akira
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Matsunaga, Masahiro
    (Episode Director)
    Misu Yamaneko
    (Episode Director)
    Nakagawa, Wataru
    (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
    Nakano, Tsuyoshi
    (Episode Director)
    Nakata, Ayaka
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Oh, Jin-Gu
    (Episode Director)
    Oowada, Jun
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Tanimoto, Mayu
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Yano, Takanori
    (Episode Director)
    Botsu, Azumi
    (Script)
    Chiba, Misuzu
    (Script)
    Kakihara, Yuuko
    (Script)
    Ogawa, Hitomi
    (Script)
    Hayashi, Naotaka
    (Storyboard)
    Nihei, Yuuichi
    (Storyboard)
    Oohara, Minoru
    (Storyboard)
    Takahashi, Naohito
    (Storyboard)
    EIGO
    (Theme Song Lyrics)
    Hirai, Dai
    (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
    Ikuta, Lilas
    (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
    KOHD
    (Theme Song Arrangement)
    Kubota, Singo
    (Theme Song Arrangement)
    Mrs. GREEN APPLE
    (Theme Song Performance)
    Nishi, Haruhito
    (Theme Song Arrangement)
    Ohmori, Motoki
    (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement)
    Omoinotake
    (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance)
    Shingo.S
    (Theme Song Arrangement)
    Adachi, Asumi
    (Animation Director)
    Aida, Misato
    (Color Design)
    Aizawa, Kana
    (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Anchovy
    (Animation Director)
    Aoi, Hikaru
    (Animation Director)
    Beniya, Nozomi
    (Key Animation)
    Cha, Myeong-jun
    (Animation Director)
    Dan, Yiyang
    (Animation Director)
    Feng, Hanlu
    (Key Animation)
    Gann, Shawn
    (ADR Director)
    Gomi, Teruaki
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Harada, Minefumi
    (Animation Director)
    Horie, Yumi
    (Animation Director)
    Horta, Luísa
    (ADR Director)
    Hyein
    (Animation Director)
    Hyuuga, Natsu
    (Original Creator)
    Ichinose, Yuuri
    (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Ikeda, Yuuji
    (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
    Imai, Daisuke
    (Editing)
    Imoto, Miho
    (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
    Ishida, Manami
    (Animation Director)
    Izumo, Noriko
    (Sound Effects)
    Jiang, Pingyi
    (Animation Director)
    Kadokura, Yooko
    (Animation Director)
    Kameyama, Tomoko
    (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Kang, Mi-ae
    (Animation Director)
    Kawabe, Yuusuke
    (Animation Director)
    Kikuchi, Tsutomu
    (Character Design)
    Kim, Won-hee
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Kiriyama, Senri
    (Animation Director)
    Kitada, Kyuuto
    (Key Animation)
    Kobayashi, Sayaka
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Kojima, Eri
    (Animation Director)
    Komatsu, Kanae
    (Key Animation)
    Kondou, Ritsuko
    (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Kousaki, Satoru
    (Music)
    Ku, Ja-cheon
    (Animation Director)
    Kurosawa, Hiromi
    (Animation Director)
    Kurumaya, Sayumi
    (Animation Director)
    Li, Yuzhen
    (Animation Director)
    Liu, Xiangxin
    (Animation Director)
    Liu, Wenxuan
    (Animation Director)
    MARURIN
    (Animation Director)
    Makiuchi, Momoko
    (Character Design)
    Miyake, Rimu
    (Inserted Song Performance)
    Murai, Yuzuki
    (Color Design)
    Nagisa, Shintarou
    (Background Art)
    Nakagawa, Minori
    (In-Between Animation)
    Nakajima, Atsuko
    (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
    Nakamura, Sayuki
    (Animation Director)
    Nakatani, Yukiko
    (Chief Animation Director, Character Design, Animation Director)
    Nishihara, Aomi
    (Animation Director)
    Okehazama, Alisa
    (Music)
    Okutani, Shuuko
    (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Oohashi, Toshiaki
    (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
    Park, Joo-hyeon
    (Animation Director)
    Park, Ji-yoon
    (Animation Director)
    Penkin, Kevin
    (Music)
    Rinaldi, André
    (ADR Director)
    Saitou, Kaori
    (Animation Director)
    Saitou, Masaya
    (Chief Producer)
    Sakitani, Yuuki
    (Special Effects)
    Sasaki, Mutsumi
    (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
    Shigeta, Tooru
    (Character Design, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Shimada, Toshihiko
    (Key Animation)
    Shimazaki, Kouhei
    (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Shin, Soo-ryeon
    (Animation Director)
    Shino, Touko
    (Original Character Design)
    Shishido, Kumiko
    (Animation Director)
    Sugawara, Mika
    (Assistant Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Sugawara, Miyuki
    (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Sun, Hongzhi
    (Animation Director)
    Suzuki, Shouko
    (Animation Director)
    Suzuki, Shinichi
    (Animation Director)
    Suzuki, Mayo
    (Director of Photography)
    Takahashi, Kouki
    (Animation Director)
    Takao, Katsumi
    (Art Director, Background Art)
    Tomobe, Natsumi
    (Animation Director)
    Tsai, Mengsu
    (Animation Director)
    Tsukamoto, Ryuusuke
    (Animation Director)
    Tsutsumiya, Noriko
    (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
    UB Chen
    (Animation Director)
    Um, Ju-hyeong
    (Animation Director)
    Wang, Li
    (Key Animation)
    Watanabe, Asami
    (Animation Director, Key Animation, Chief Animation Director)
    Watanabe, Haruka
    (Animation Director)
    Watanabe, Yuuna
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Wujing, Dacai
    (Animation Director)
    Yamada, Kanari
    (Character Design, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Yamanaka, Kazutaka
    (Executive Producer)
    Yamashita, Yoshimitsu
    (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
    Yamauchi, Yuuko
    (Background Art)
    Yogi, Yumi
    (In-Between Animation)
    Youssef-Holland, Fouzia
    (ADR Director)
    Yu, Seung-hui
    (Animation Director)
    Yu, Min-zi
    (Animation Director)
    Zeng, Pinqiao
    (Animation Director)
    Zhang, Yicheng
    (Animation Director)
    Zhuzhu
    (Animation Director)

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