The Apothecary Diaries Releases New Seasonal Visual of Jinshi and Gaoshun
The visual is the first concrete promotional material for the third season since its split-cour schedule and film were announced, signaling the production is on track for its October 2026 premiere.
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A new seasonal visual for The Apothecary Diaries anime has been released, showing Jinshi and Gaoshun walking in the rain past Japanese iris flowers. The image is part of a second set of seasonal visuals for the series. The third season of the anime is set to air in two split cours, with the first cour starting in October 2026 and the second cour in April 2027. Akinori Fudesaka, who directed the second season and served as assistant director for the first, will direct the third season. A theatrical film with an original story by light novel author Hyuganatsu is scheduled for release in December 2026. New anime projects for the series were announced in July 2025 after the second season concluded. The first season aired in 2023, and the second season ran from January 2025. Crunchyroll streams both seasons in select territories. The light novel series, written by Hyuganatsu and illustrated by Toko Shino, began publication in 2014 and has 16 volumes as of May 2025. J-Novel Club publishes the English digital edition.
The visual shows Jinshi and Gaoshun under a shared umbrella, walking past purple iris flowers in the rain. Irises bloom in early summer in Japan, and the flower is a seasonal marker in the series' ongoing visual calendar. The image is the second in a planned set of seasonal visuals for the anime.
The third season is directed by Akinori Fudesaka, who directed the second season and was assistant director on the first. Norihiro Naganuma, the first season's director and series screenwriter, served as chief director and series composer for the second season. Ko Nakagawa was assistant director on season two. Yukiko Nakatani returns as character designer. TOHO animation STUDIO and OLM handled animation production for the second season. Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, and Alisa Okehazama composed the music.
The main voice cast includes Aoi Yuki as Maomao and Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi. Katsuyuki Konishi voices Gaoshun. Atsumi Tanezaki, Yui Ishikawa, and Hina Kino voice the consorts Gyokuyō, Lihua, and Lishu. The opening theme for the second season was "Hana ni Natte" by Ryokuōshoku Shakai, and the ending theme was "Aikotoba" by Aina The End.
The light novel series began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro in October 2011. A manga adaptation by Nekokurage started in May 2017. A spinoff manga, The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story, began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! service on March 23, 2025.
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