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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