Summary
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 surpasses expectations, maintaining quality and user ratings.
- Minimal changes to voice cast and staff from Season 1, with new characters introduced.
- Season 2 consists of 24 episodes airing consecutively, boosting light novel sales and popularity.
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The Apothecary Diaries is one of the highest-rated ongoing anime. Following an immense first season, it was renewed for a second. After waiting for a while, the second season began airing in January 2025. The anime had a positive start, and it has already been named as the best anime of 2025.
On February 14th, 2025, the anime released a new visual for Valentine’s Day, consisting of Maomao and her best friend Xiaolan making chocolates. She is mixing the ingredients while Maomao guides her through the process. The Apothecary Diaries is known for releasing new visuals celebrating all kinds of festivities. Last week, the anime disclosed new visuals featuring Jinshi and Maomao.
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Is Living Up To Expectations
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 is absolutely phenomenal, and it improves on the first season. It takes all the good points from the initial season while making small improvements to the pacing, visuals, and other important elements.
The Apothecary Diaries has found a winning formula, and it makes sense why the studio is not taking unnecessary risks and not upsetting fans. Viewers absolutely adore the new season of The Apothecary Diaries, which is evident from its high rating on MyAnimeList. So far, it has accumulated a rating of 8.75, which is slightly lower than the first season. As the anime goes on, the rating is likely to go up rather than down.
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 did not make many changes to the voice cast or the staff.
- Aoi Yuki as Maomao
- Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Gaoshun
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Gyokuyou
- Yui Ishikawa as Lihua
- Kino Hina as Rikuson
- Hina Kino as Lishu
- Ami Koshimizu as Pairin
- Misaki Kuno as Xiaolan
- Asami Seto as Shisui
Some new characters have also made their debuts in the second season, and fans have also taken a liking to them.
The Apothecary Diaries Has Retained Most Of The Staff
The staff has been unchanged save for one exception. Akinori Fudesaka took over as the director from Norihiro Naganuma. The latter is in charge of series composition, and Yukiko Nakatani handles the character designs. Shoji Hata is the sound director, while Satoru Kōsaki, Alisa Okehazama, and Kevin Penkin are composing music for the new season.
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 is listed for 24 episodes, and it will air on consecutive cours, meaning fans will not have to wait for weeks or months to watch the remainder of the episodes. Due to the fabulous anime adaptation, the sales of the light novel have skyrocketed. In fact, it was the best-selling light novel of 2024.
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The Apothecary Diaries
- Release Date
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October 22, 2023
- Directors
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Norihiro Naganuma, Akinori Fudesaka
- Writers
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Norihiro Naganuma
- Franchise(s)
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The Apothecary Diaries
