Name: The Apothecary Diaries
Released: 2023-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Yūki Aoi, Takeo Otsuka, Katsuyuki Konishi

Available on Hulu, U-NEXT, BANDAI CHANNEL, Prime Video, Disney+, ABEMA, FOD

Maomao once lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father until she was sold into service at the emperor’s palace. But when a handsome palace official discovers her talent in medicine, she begins making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

Anime · 2023 · 23 min

Starring Yūki Aoi , Takeo Otsuka , Katsuyuki Konishi

Director Norihiro Naganuma

EPISODE 1

Maomao

Maomao, a pharmacist in the red-light district, is abducted and enslaved at the emperor's palace. Hearing rumors of a "curse" killing the emperor's heirs, her curiosity propels her to investigate. Driven by her insatiable curiosity and expertise in medicine and poison, Maomao decides to take action.

22 min · Oct 22, 2023
EPISODE 2

Chilly Apothecary

Maomao tries to settle into her promotion to lady-in-waiting and food taster, but struggles to fend off both boredom and the overly-familiar Jinshi; that is, until she gets an assignment of her dreams: to concoct an aphrodisiac.

22 min · Oct 22, 2023
EPISODE 3

The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit

Tasked with investigating a ghostly woman dancing nightly on the palace walls, Maomao finds a sleepwalking Concubine Fuyou; but with no medicinal cure for sleepwalking, she's forced to dig deeper to find the real reason behind Fuyou's affliction.

22 min · Oct 22, 2023
EPISODE 4

The Threat

Under direct orders from the emperor himself, Maomao tries to care for an ailing Concubine Lihua, but finds her work impeded by Lihua's own ladies-in-waiting.

22 min · Oct 29, 2023
EPISODE 5

Covert Operations

A eunuch stricken by a curse comes begging for aid; the rear palace buzzes with excitement as everyone prepares for the upcoming garden party and Gyokuyou's ladies-in-waiting aren't about to let Maomao get away without dressing her up.

22 min · Nov 5, 2023
EPISODE 6

The Garden Party

Maomao does her best to navigate the complex social situations at the garden party, including meeting the other Upper First rank concubines. But once she settles down to do her work as a food-taster, she discovers a surprise in a bowl of soup.

22 min · Nov 12, 2023