Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it would begin streaming an English dub for The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) Season 3 starting Friday. The third anime season is based on the light novel series by Hyuganatsu, with illustrations by Touko Shino.
English Dub Cast
- Emi Lo as Maomao
- Kaiji Tang as Jinshi
- Jad Saxton as White Lady
- Suzie Yeung as Shisui
- Anne Yatco as Kyou-u
- Nazeeh Tarsha as Guard
- Wendy Powell as Madam
- Oscar Seung as Ukyou
- Seth Fuentes as Lihaku
- Eli Farmer as Onsou
- Monica Rial as Narrator / Ah-Duo
- Rebecca Danae as Meimei
- Caleb Yen as Lahan
- Alex Mai as Emperor
- Ricco Fajardo as Lakan
- Reshel Mae as Lishu
- Charles Nguyen as Rikuson
- Seth Magill as Uryuu
- Phil Parsons as Gyokuen
- Adrian Godinez as Mr. Owner
- Tom Aglio as Niban
- Alex Hom as Gaoshun
- Ed Escamilla as Basen
- Monica Flatley as Joka
- Kit Lozano as Kanan
Additional voices are provided by Paxton Lee, Nasim Benelkour, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Brandon Acosta, Daniela Valkova, and Elizabeth Hohman.
Dub Staff
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Studio Producers: Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation Supervisor: Macy Anne Johnson
- Adaptation: Clayton Browning
- Adaptation Prep: Benjamin Tehrani
- Voice Director: Shawn Gann
- Assistant Voice Director: Kevin D. Thelwell
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineering Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: Derric Benavides
- Assistant Engineer: Katie Saltkill
- Mixer: James Baker
About Season 3
The third season premiered on October 2 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV and 29 affiliated channels as part of the “Friday Anime Night” programming block. Its first cour is currently airing, with the second cour set to premiere in April 2027. Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series alongside its Japanese broadcast.
yorushika performs the opening theme “Kumo o Nukekazashimo e Watashidake”, while Eve contributes the ending theme “AIYOU.”
Story Synopsis
In an eastern empire ruled by an emperor, the rear palace — known as the hougong — houses his consorts and serving women. Maomao, a plain girl raised by her apothecary father, never expected to find herself there, until she was kidnapped and sold into service. Though she appears unremarkable, Maomao possesses sharp wit and deep knowledge of medicine — a secret uncovered by the perceptive head eunuch Jinshi, who promptly assigns her as a lady-in-waiting to the Emperor’s favorite consort, tasked with tasting her food for poison.
Franchise Overview
Season 1 debuted in October 2023 with three episodes and ran for two cours, while Season 2 launched in January 2025 on Nippon TV’s FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT block and also ran for two consecutive cours. Both seasons are available on Crunchyroll with English dubs.
The franchise also has an upcoming theatrical film, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bōhi no Hihō (The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress’ Treasure), opening in cinemas on December 11 with a brand-new story penned by original author Hyuganatsu. Additionally, a live-action series adaptation is in the works and will debut on Amazon Prime Video worldwide in 2028.
Hyuganatsu originally began serializing the story on the “Shōsetsuka ni Narō” website in October 2011. Shufunotomo started publishing the print novel volumes with Shino’s illustrations in August 2014. Nekokurage’s manga adaptation has run in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan since May 2017; Square Enix Manga & Books releases both the manga and novels in English. Viz Media publishes Minoji Kurata’s separate manga adaptation, The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes on the Inner Palace, in print.
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