by The anime The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 will begin airing on Nippon Television’s “FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT” slot on January 10, 2025, at 11:40 p.m. After the broadcast, it will be distributed on various platforms.
This is the anime’s second season based on Natsu Hinata’s novel. It is a sequel to the first season, which aired in October 2023, and will depict Nekoneko and Jinji facing further complex cases in two consecutive seasons. The opening theme is “Hyakka Ryoran” by Rira Ikuta, who is known as a member of “YOASOBI.” Seto Masami has been cast as Kosui, a talkative and cheerful maid who loves insects and will appear as a new character.
Details of “The Apothecary Diaries Season 2″・Broadcast start date: Every Friday from 23:00 on January 10, 2025 *First broadcast from 23:40・Broadcasting station: Nippon Television’s “FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT (Fura-ani)” slot・Fastest distribution: After the broadcast, it will be distributed sequentially on various distribution platforms [“The Apothecary Diaries Season 2” Synopsis] Nekoneko, the daughter of a pharmacist with an abnormal obsession with poison and medicine, and the mysterious and handsome eunuch Jinshi take on further complex cases that occur in the palace! When it is revealed that the emperor’s favorite concubine, Princess Gyokuyo, is pregnant, Nekoneko returns to her role as a poison taster at the Jade Palace. She spends her days on guard to prevent another incident targeting the empress and the emperor’s child.
The entry of a new concubine, Princess Loulan, whose father is a senior vassal from the previous emperor’s era, an unprecedented unsolved case in which Jinshi’s life is targeted, and the disappearance of the suspect, Suirei. As the uneasy atmosphere continues, a caravan from a foreign country arrives, and even an envoy makes unreasonable demands. Dark clouds begin to gather over the palace. New complex cases await Nekoneko and Jinshi. These will eventually develop into a significant incident that will involve the country.
