Entertainment headlines have a new entry this week, and The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure Film Streams Video Highlighting Jinshi, Maomao is generating real conversation. Here is everything you need to know about the story that everyone is talking about.
The Story So Far
TOHO animation began streaming a part preview on Saturday for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bо̄hi no Hihо̄), the highly anticipated movie for the anime based on Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series. The preview highlights Jinshi and Maomao.
TOHO animation will reveal more part videos over the next three days: for the Bi clan on October 12, for the Kaja Troupe on October 13, and for Ruo Qing and Yi Shan on October 14 (all name romanizations not verified). The movie will open in theaters in Japan on December 11 and feature a brand-fresh narrative by the original novel series' author Hyuganatsu.
Mariya Ise inks on the cast as Mu Qing (English romanization not verified). The narrative follows Maomao and Jinshi as they travel to the hometown of a concubine who died five years ago in the imperial harem, to return her remains to her homeland. There, they encounter pirates, hidden treasures, the secret of the Empress' remains, and a mysterious boy who holds the key to the narrative.
The third television anime run made its launch on October 2 at 11:00 p.m. EDT) in the "Friday Anime Night" programming block on NTV and 29 affiliated channels for its first cours (quarter of a year), and its second cours will first screening in April 2027. The anime's first run made its launch in October 2023 with the first three episodes, and aired for two cours.
Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan and is also streaming an English dub. The second anime run made its launch in January 2025 on Nippon TV's FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT programming block, and aired for two consecutive cours. Crunchyroll is streaming the second run, and it is also streaming an English dub.
J-Novel Club publishes the novel series digitally, and it describes the narrative: Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort…
so she can taste the lady's food for poison! Hyuganatsu began serializing the narrative on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" (Let's Become Novelists) website in October 2011. Shufunotomo began publishing the novels in print volume with illustrations by Shino in August 2014.
Nekokurage launched an ongoing manga adaptation in Square Enix's Monthly major Gangan magazine in May 2017. Square Enix Manga & Books is releasing the manga adaptation in English. The company is also publishing the novels in print.
Viz Media is releasing Minoji Kurata's separate manga adaptation titled The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes on the Inner Palace..
What happens next is anyone's guess, but one thing is certain: this development has added a fresh chapter to an already fascinating entertainment saga. Stay tuned to TeraMovies for all the latest updates from the world of cinema.
