The official website for the anime adaptation of the light novel “The Apothecary Diaries” (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) by Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino revealed that the anime will premiere on October 21st with the first three episodes airing at once.
The Apothecary Diaries – Anime premiere date revealed
Additionally, the website also revealed a new visual image and stated that the anime will last two cours (two quarters of the year).
The direction is by Norihiro Naganuma , script by Shinotoko and character design by Yukiko Nakatani .
Synopsis:
The story takes place in a large country in the middle of the continent. Mao-mao is a young woman who works as a pharmacist in a Hanamachi (a neighborhood with several brothels). She is kidnapped and sold as a servant to the palace. But she hides the fact that she is a pharmacist; she works very quietly, waiting for the new year to arrive. One day, however, she hears a rumor from a coworker that the emperor's sons are dying one after another, and using her pharmacy knowledge, she discovers the cause.
Therefore Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) began publication in October 2011 in Shousetsuka ni Narou and in physical format began publication in August 2014.
Finally, the novel had two manga adaptations simultaneously, the first by Nekokurage published in Big Gangan and the second by Minoki Kurata published in Sunday Gene-X.
Source: Official Website
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