Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

Using her wit and vast knowledge of medicines and poisons alike, Maomao played a pivotal role in solving a series of mysteries and conspiracies that plagued the imperial court. Having recently come to with the secrets of her parents, she returns to fulfill her normal duties on behalf of the emperor's highest-ranking consorts. Maomao also works alongside the eunuch Jinshi to better the consorts' many ladies-in-waiting, including helping them learn to read.

However, with the arrival of a merchant caravan comes a new wave of intrigue. A pattern of strange coincidences involving the visitors and their wares unsettles Maomao, driving her to investigate the puzzling circumstances behind the convoy. As dangers from both outside and within threaten the balance between the imperial concubines, Maomao continues to utilize her cunning and medical expertise to keep the women safe from harm.

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Maomao Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Jinshi Main

Ootsuka, Takeo Japanese

Loulan ing

Seto, Asami Japanese

Shisui ing

Seto, Asami Japanese

Gyokuyou ing

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Kan, Lakan ing

Kirimoto, Takuya Japanese

Gaoshun ing

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Xiaolan ing

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Lihua ing

Ishikawa, Yui Japanese

Meimei ing

Han, Megumi Japanese

Morishita, Katsuji Producer

Okamoto, Junya Producer

Fujimura, Tomoko Producer

Iwata, Takao Producer

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Jan 24, 2025

AJ_JOD

Recommended

Preliminary (3/24 eps)

The highly hyped Season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries is finally here and the first 3 episodes are just so good and yeah, this series have the highest potential to become highest rated anime not only of this season, but highest rated anime of this year too [ Right now, its the 2nd highest rated After Solo leveling ....]....

Story : 11/10 : If anyone is interested about mysteries, Drama , Historical anime along with some funny and relaxing moments and insane Plot twists, this anime especially this season is for you .... In the first few episodes , we already get many hints about what's ... this season is gonna be about and as a manga only reader , i'm very very excited .... Not spoiling the things , but we will be getting one of the best stories we can get in this season ...

Characters: 9/10: First just talk about Maomao and Jinshi .. If we talk about Maomao, she is just so damn Intelligent and Smart .... Not only she is smart, but She is Hardworking ,She's know how to treat and deal with people especially acc. to situations plus she can manipulate peoples too[ She's very perceptive] .... , And she is not so surprising but Kindful person too [ like she really help Xiaolan to helping in her education and even solves her problems too etc ... ] .. If we talk about Jinshi , Well he is very beautiful [ or Sorry i mean to say Very Handsome ] , he is also smart and yeah can deals with the people properly especially acc. to situations , along with that , He got a very good and fit yet handsome body [we will be getting a lot of info about him in Season 2] which might adds in his character development ..
If we talk about Other side characters , whether they are old or newly introduced in the story , we will be getting a lot of development related to so many characters ...[ whether it is Shisui , The Current Emperor and his familyline, Consort Gyokuyou , Lihua and Louhan etc .. ]

Animations : 10/10 : The animations are just so damn beautiful .... Just like S1, the animations quality is top notch ....

Engagement and Other Things : 10/10 : Just like i said , if you like Animes that are mysterious, have drama and historicity ,along with some funny moments with amazing plot twists , this is for you , plus some people might say its a little bit slow paced , but yeah you will definitely did not feel any kind of boredom while watching .... Along with that , the production quality , The Voice overs , Characters designs , high quality consistency are just excellent ...

Overall , 10/10 for me ...... and yeah, this is just first 3 episodes i am talking about , we will be getting so much interesting , yet jaw dropping and amazing stuff , and this season definitely can beat the Season 1 ....

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 20, 2025

BlackGlove

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (8/24 eps)

The quality of the animation, the sound design, the music, the voice acting for both Japanese and English, have all been very good. However, almost halfway through the season and lots of story beats are built up only to immediately go nowhere. To be fair, that was also a bit of a motif in season 1, as MaoMao tried to avoid any political intrigues, but ultimately her relationship (for lack of a better term) with Jinshi was what forced her character to be in those uncomfortable situations and deal with them - that's completely lacking in this season so far. Their relationship development was a ... significant part of why I liked season 1 so much, amongst many other things of course, but that has not been present at all in season 2. I want to clarify that this isn't about shipping, my argument really is that there's not a lot forcing her growth as a character and Jinshi just kinda hangs around sometimes but never as an active player within the story as he was in season 1. With each ing episode I feel more and more disappointed that both MaoMao and Jinshi's character development have fallen to the wayside and completely stagnated. So far it has been a lot more about solving mysteries halfway, and then MaoMao bailing on those situations when they get more complicated. There are 12 more episodes ahead, so a lot can still change, but so far this season has left me a bit disappointed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 3, 2025

Erikku333

Not Recommended

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Preliminary (7/24 eps)

They didn't get any budget for the 2nd season? WTF happened?!
This is the most boring trash I’ve seen recently. If you liked Season 1, be prepared for disappointment.

Characters – Lifeless. They don’t act, they narrate. They are not moving or creating a plot, they just react to it.
Plot – Nonexistent tension. Any mystery or intrigue is instantly explained by the protagonist’s internal monologue.
Storytelling – 100% voiceover, 0% “show don’t tell,” Deus ex machina after Deus ex machina, and pacing so flat it feels like an audiobook with pictures.

You’re not watching The Apothecary Diaries anymore; you’re just listening to someone read a Wikipedia summary over budget-cut ... animation.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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