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The Apothecary Diaries
MEANRANK
91/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3
- IMDb #39
- Trakt #6
Every rating
A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.
Details
- Released
- 22 October 2023
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 60 across 1 season
- Awards
- 27 wins, 32 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (87) →
Guiyuan (voice) / Female (voice) / Low-Rank Concubine (voice) / Maidservant (voice) / Boy (voice) / Crystal Pavilion Lady-in-Waiting (voice)
Awards & nominations
See all 59 →27 wins from 59 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Character Design | Yukiko Nakatani | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Character | Jinshi | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Main Character | Maomao | Winner |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Director | Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma | Winner |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Background Art | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Anime of the Year | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Drama | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Winner |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) | Desireé González as Maomao | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Trailer — The Apothecary Diaries
×Full cast — The Apothecary Diaries
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Guiyuan (voice) / Female (voice) / Low-Rank Concubine (voice) / Maidservant (voice) / Boy (voice) / Crystal Pavilion Lady-in-Waiting (voice)
Eunuch (voice) / Military Officer (voice) / High-Ranking Official (voice) / Soldier (voice) / Subordinate Official (voice)
Mid-Rank Concubine (voice) / Diamond Pavilion Lady-in-Waiting 2 (voice) / Ah-Duo's Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Brothel Servant Girl (voice) / Lishu's Lady-in-Waiting (voice)
Workshop Man (voice) / Husband (voice) / Official's Younger Brother (voice) / Eunuch (voice)
Fuyou (voice) / Maidservant (voice) / Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Crystal Pavilion Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting (voice)
High-Ranking Official (voice) / Government-Owned Slave (voice) / Onlooker (voice) / Lo-en (voice) / Minister (voice)
Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Crystal Pavilion Lady-in-Waiting (voice)
Eunuch (voice) / Young Military Officer (voice) / Workshop's Supervisor (voice) / Military Officer (voice)
Workshop Man (voice) / Military Officer (voice) / Subordinate (voice) / Shi Soldier (voice)
Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Crystal Pavilion Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Lihua's Lady-in-Waiting (voice)
Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Kyou-u's Lady-in-Waiting (voice) / Lady-in-Waiting's Voice (voice)
59 awards — The Apothecary Diaries
×| Best Director | Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma | Winner |
| Best Drama | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Winner |
| Best Main Character | Maomao | Winner |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) | Abishek Sharma as Jinshi | Winner |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) | Aoi Yūki as Maomao | Winner |
| "Must Protect at All Costs" Character | Maomao | Nominee |
| Anime of the Year | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Anime Song | "In Bloom" by Lilas Ikuta | Nominee |
| Best Background Art | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Character Design | Yukiko Nakatani | Nominee |
| Best Score | Satoru Kōsaki, Kevin Penkin, and Alisa Okehazama | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Character | Jinshi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Character | Loulan/Shisui | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (English) | Emi Lo as Maomao | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Luna Fogu as Maomao | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese) | Gigi Patta as Maomao | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) | Desireé González as Maomao | Nominee |
| Best Character | Maomao | Winner |
| Best Voice Actor | Aoi Yūki | Winner |
| Grand Prix | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Winner |
| Most Interesting Plot Developments | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Recommended Anime | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Worth Rewatching Anime | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Winner |
| Daruma for Best Suspense Anime | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Daruma for Best Anime | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |
| Daruma for Best Opening | "In Bloom" by Lilas Ikuta | Nominee |
| Best TV Sequel Series: Online | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Winner |
| Best TV/Movie: Disc Release | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Best Anime Song | "Hyakka Ryōran" by Lilas Ikuta | Nominee |
| Best Current Broadcasting Anime | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Winner |
| Best Theme Song | " Hyakka Ryōran " by Lilas Ikuta | Winner |
| Cool Anime Award | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Special Award | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Grand Prize | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Manga and Anime Category | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) | Aoi Yūki as Maomao | Winner |
| Anime of the Year | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |
| Best Background Art | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |
| Best Character Design | Yukiko Nakatani [ ja ] | Nominee |
| Best Director | Norihiro Naganuma | Nominee |
| Best Drama | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |
| Best Main Character | Maomao | Nominee |
| Best New Series | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Character | Jinshi | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (French) | Julien Allouf as Jinshi | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Andrea Oldani [ it ] as Jinshi | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese) | Gigi Patta as Maomao | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) | Desireé González as Maomao | Nominee |
| Best TV Series: Online | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Best Anime Song | "Ambivalent" by Uru | Winner |
| Best Anime Series Premiere | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Best 5 Songs by Streaming | "Kusushiki" by Mrs. Green Apple | Winner |
| Anime News Award | The Apothecary Diaries | Winner |
| Best Anime Series | The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 | Nominee |
| Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2025 | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |
| Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song | "Kusushiki" by Mrs. Green Apple | Nominee |
| Artist Song Award | " Hana ni Natte " by Ryokuoushoku Shakai | Nominee |
| Anime of the Year | The Apothecary Diaries | Nominee |