How many episodes are in The Apothecary Diaries?

The Apothecary Diaries has 24 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Apothecary Diaries premiere?

The Apothecary Diaries premieres on 2026-10-02.

Is The Apothecary Diaries a new series?

The Apothecary Diaries is a new series (Season 1).

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The Apothecary Diaries(2023)

Also known as Kusuriya no Hitorigoto • I diari della speziale • The Pharmacist's Monologue

Archived · Nippon TV

8.6M24 eps

S01

DramaMysteryAnimeRomance

ON AIR: OCT 2Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Poisonings and misdiagnoses give The Apothecary Diaries its particular kind of suspense: a medical puzzle can be as dangerous as the court intrigue surrounding it. Cases unfold patiently, with careful pharmacological reasoning doing the work that action or combat might do elsewhere. The pleasure is in following a sharp heroine as her specialized knowledge turns an apparently baffling illness into something she can explain.

Inside the emperor's palace, knowing the answer does not erase the constraints of servitude. The heroine has to use her expertise in a court that would otherwise keep her invisible, making each solution an act of resourcefulness as well as deduction. A slowly developing romance accompanies the casework without displacing it, leaving room for both personal feeling and the practical dangers of palace life.

Best for

poisoning mysteries, medical sleuthing and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Mystery

Commitment

Season 1 · 24 episodes

Where

Nippon TV

Official Premise

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.

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