Another trailer for The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 has dropped. The new preview includes the reveal of the show’s Eve ending song “Aiyou.”
The Apothecary Diaries is based on the Shufunotomo-published light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Toko Shino. The premise sees the young Maomao (Aoi Yuki) kidnapped and taken to the rear palace. There, she uses the knowledge gained from her apothecary father and her smarts to navigate its complicated relationships and problems, and gets entangled with individuals like the enigmatic and formidable Jinshi (Takeo Otsuka), who becomes drawn to her.
The light novel series, published under the Hero Bunko label, began in 2014 and has 16 volumes as of May 2025. There are two manga, one published by Square Enix and the other by Shogakukan. The story started as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2011.
The anime’s first two season begin in 2023 and 2025. Both were consecutive-cour series and co-produced by TOHO animation STUDIO and OLM. 2027 will see the release of a The Apothecary Diaries video game, while a live-action Amazon Prime Video series is set for 2028.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 begins on October 2. It will air across two split cours, with the second starting in April 2027. A movie will be released in between on December 11, 2026.
Production credits (same as Season 2 unless noted otherwise)
• Director: Akinori Fudesaka
• Assistant director: Ko Nakagawa
• Series composer: Norihiro Naganuma (was also chief director on Season 2)
• Character designer: Yukiko Nakatani
• Color designer: Misato Aida
• Color designer: Nanako Okazaki (new, Umamusume: Cinderella Gray, A New Dawn co-color designer)
• Background art director: Katsumi Takao
• Compositing director: Mayo Suzuki
• Music composer: Satoru Kosaki
• Music composer: Kevin Penkin
• Music composer: Alisa Okehazama
• Animation production: OLM
Cast
• Aoi Yuki as Maomao
• Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi
• Reina Uena as Pai Niangniang
Source: TOHO animation channel
