TOHO animation has The Apothecary Diaries season 3 running on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night block as of October 2, with a four-volume Blu-ray series set to begin February 17, 2027. The company also has a television anime adaptation of Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san in production at Passione, announced in August 2026.
TOHO animation's recent activity covers three properties at different stages: an ongoing broadcast, a newly announced adaptation, and a merchandise event tied to an existing franchise.
The Apothecary Diaries season 3 began airing October 2 on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night block. The credits-free opening video is out, set to Yorushika's opening theme "Kumo wo Nuke Kaze Shita e Watashi Dake." The Blu-ray release runs to four volumes starting February 17, 2027, and the fourth volume carries the August 17 stage reading as a bonus disc. Season 3 moves the story past the rear palace into the city and a neighboring country.
Separately, TOHO announced that Kamome Maruyono's comedy gourmet manga Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san is getting a television anime adaptation animated by Passione. The announcement came at the end of a one-hour cooking video loop, and Maruyono drew a celebration illustration. The manga, about Mikoto Mochizuki's intense enthusiasm for eating enormous quantities of food, launched in May 2024 in Hakusensha's Young Animal Zero and Young Animal Web. It has four compiled volumes, with the fourth due September 29, and has drawn award attention including a Manga Taisho nomination and a Nichirei Prize win.
The My Hero Academia Animal Beach Ball pop-up shop returned for a second edition from June 27 to July 12 at Tokyo Anime Center in Shibuya. The new visuals put Tomura Shigaraki, Dabi, and Himiko Toga on animal beach balls, shifting the merchandise line toward the League of Villains. Goods include acrylic stands, concept necklaces, and mochocho collaboration items, with online sales starting June 29.
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The credits-free opening video for The Apothecary Diaries season 3 is out, set to Yorushika's opening theme "Kumo wo Nuke Kaze Shita e Watashi Dake." The season starts October 2 on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night block. The Blu-ray series runs to four volumes from February 17, 2027, with the fourth volume carrying the August 17 stage reading as a bonus disc.
TOHO animation announced on Tuesday that Kamome Maruyono's comedy gourmet manga Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san is receiving a television anime adaptation. Animation studio Passione is producing the anime. TOHO revealed the adaptation at the end of a one-hour cooking video loop that began streaming on Tuesday, and Maruyono drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The manga centers on Mikoto Mochizuki, a woman with intense enthusiasm for eating enormous quantities of food. The ongoing series launched simultaneously in Hakusensha's Young Animal Zero magazine and the Young Animal Web manga site in May 2024. Hakusensha published the first compiled book volume in October 2024, and will publish the fourth volume on September 29. The manga was nominated in the 18th Manga Taisho awards in 2025, and was included on the list of top 20 manga for male readers in the 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. It also ranked #8 in the top 10 series in the Web Manga category of the Next Manga Awards 2024, and was the inaugural winner of that year's new Nichirei Prize.
The second edition of the Animal Beach Ball pop-up shop for My Hero Academia runs June 27 to July 12 at Tokyo Anime Center in Shibuya. Newly drawn visuals feature Tomura Shigaraki, Dabi, and Himiko Toga holding animal beach balls. Goods include acrylic stands, concept necklaces, and mochocho collaboration items. Online sales begin June 29.