The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

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Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

Released Oct. 22, 2023 Episode 23 min 14+

Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Historical, Drama, History, Mystery

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Watch Providers: Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll, Netflix Standard with Ads Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

Production Companies: OLM, TOHO animation STUDIO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Imagica Infos, DENTSU + 3 more, Shogakukan, Square Enix, Toho Company, Ltd.

Network: YBC

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb 726

8.6

/20226/

Trakt

/1408/

TMDb

/473/

Letterboxd

4.3

/21118/

Tomatoes

MAL

8.8

/420233/

Akinori Fudesaka
Director

Aoi Yuuki
Maomao (voice)

Takeo Otsuka
Jinshi (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi
Gaoshun (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki
Gyokuyou (voice)

Yui Ishikawa
Lihua (voice)

Hina Kino
Lishu (voice)

Yuhko Kaida
Ah-Duo (voice)

Megumi Han
Meimei (voice)

S0E1 - The Maomao Diaries: White Face Powder

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 1, "Maomao". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Oct. 23, 2023, midnight

S0E2 - The Maomao Diaries: Chocolate

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 2, "Chilly Apothecary". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Oct. 23, 2023, midnight

S0E3 - The Maomao Diaries: Fuyou

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 3, "The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Oct. 23, 2023, midnight

S0E4 - The Maomao Diaries: Steam Bath

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 4, "The Threat". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Oct. 30, 2023, midnight

S0E5 - The Maomao Diaries: Ginger and Orange Candy

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 5, "Covert Operations". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Nov. 6, 2023, midnight

S0E6 - The Maomao Diaries: Things a Person Cannot Eat

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 6, "The Garden Party". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Nov. 13, 2023, midnight

S0E7 - The Maomao Diaries: A Cure for Drowsiness???

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 7, "Homecoming". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Nov. 20, 2023, midnight

S0E8 - The Maomao Diaries: Charcoal

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 8, "Wheat Stalks". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Nov. 27, 2023, midnight

S0E9 - The Maomao Diaries: Heavenly Bamboo

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 9, "Suicide or Murder?". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Dec. 4, 2023, midnight

S0E10 - The Maomao Diaries: Aconite Flower and Syrup

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 10, "Honey". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Dec. 11, 2023, midnight

S0E11 - The Maomao Diaries: Azalea

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 11, "Reducing Two to One". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Dec. 18, 2023, midnight

S0E12 - The Maomao Diaries: Caterpillar Fungus

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 12, "The Eunuch and the Courtesan". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Dec. 25, 2023, midnight

S0E13 - The Maomao Diaries: Pheromones

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 13, "Serving in the Outer Court". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Jan. 8, 2024, midnight

S0E14 - The Maomao Diaries: Wheat Flour

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 14, "The New Pure Consort". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Jan. 15, 2024, midnight

S0E15 - The Maomao Diaries: Seaweed

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 15, "Raw Fish". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Jan. 22, 2024, midnight

S0E16 - The Maomao Diaries: Lead

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 16, "Lead". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Jan. 29, 2024, midnight

S0E17 - The Maomao Diaries: Delusion

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 17, "A Jaunt Around Town". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Feb. 5, 2024, midnight

S0E18 - The Maomao Diaries: Herbs

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 18, "Lakan". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Feb. 12, 2024, midnight

S0E19 - The Maomao Diaries: Ox Bezoar

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 19, "Chance or Something More". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Feb. 19, 2024, midnight

S0E20 - The Maomao Diaries: Potatoes

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 20, "Thornapple". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Feb. 26, 2024, midnight

S0E21 - The Maomao Diaries: Plum

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 21, "How to Buy Out a Contract". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

March 4, 2024, midnight

S0E22 - The Maomao Diaries: Blue Rose

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 22, "Blue Roses". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

March 11, 2024, midnight

S0E23 - The Maomao Diaries: Balsam and Woodsorrel

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 23, "Balsam and Woodworrel". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

March 18, 2024, midnight

S0E24 - The Maomao Diaries: Rumors

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 24, "Jinshi and Maomao". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

March 25, 2024, midnight

S0E25 - Maomao's Soliloquy: Calico Cat

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 25, "Maomao and Maomao". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Jan. 13, 2025, midnight

S0E26 - Maomao's Soliloquy: Datura Metel

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 26, "Caravan". Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode. Xiaolan comes to warn Maomao that a perverted maid got into the Inner Palace.

Jan. 20, 2025, midnight

S0E27 - Jinshi's Soliloquy: Mushroom

Jinshi monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 27, "Corpse Fungus". Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode, though she doesn't seem quite herself.

Jan. 27, 2025, midnight

S0E28 - Gaoshun's Soliloquy: Bear Gallbladder

Gaoshun gives Jinshi a report about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 28, "Mirror". Jinshi presses him for more details about Maomao's reaction. Gaoshun shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Feb. 3, 2025, midnight

S0E29 - Maomao's Soliloquy: Moths

Maomao monologues about the events that occurred in Season 1 Episode 29, "The Moon Fairy". Jinshi contributes. Maomao shares a piece of apothecarial trivia related to the episode.

Feb. 10, 2025, midnight