Entertainment headlines have a new entry this week, and The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure Film's New Video Unveils Kajadan Pirates' Cast 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 for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bо̄hi no Hihо̄), the highly anticipated anime movie based on Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series, on Tuesday. The preview highlights the Kajadan river pirates, and showcases the cast members for the group's leaders.
Cast members are (Note: part name Romanizations are not official): Kenshō Ono as Suija, the current head of the Kajadan, who searches for his late father Kaja's hidden treasure Ryōta Takeuchi as Eishō, Suija's loyal subordinate Jirō Saitō as Kaja, the former leader of the Kajadan who died a year ago, and left behind a hidden treasure The movie's website also presented a visual for Seisei, Suija's older sister and Kaja's daughter., as disclosed by The newly.
Though the preview also headlines the part, it did not announce her voice cast member. TOHO animation will present one more part video tomorrow for Ruo Qing and Yi Shan (both name romanizations 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 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 key part and Bi clan son Mu Qing.
Nobuo Tobita portrays Bi clan head Birō. Kumiko Watanabe portrays Birō's wife Shūu. Hirofumi Nojima portrays the Bi clan's eldest son Bisen (all name romanizations not verified). Crunchyroll disclosed on Thursday it has acquired the North American and worldwide rights (excluding Asia but including India) to the movie.
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will announce the arrival date at a later time. 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.
Whether this marks the beginning of something bigger or a standalone moment remains to be seen. What is clear is that the entertainment world is watching closely — and so are we. Follow TeraMovies for complete coverage.
