'Kusuriya no Hitorigoto' Anime Sequel Announced

The 24th and final episode of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2) television anime announced on Friday that a sequel is in production, revealing a "super" teaser promo.

Produced by OLM and TOHO animation STUDIO, the 24-episode first season premiered in Fall 2023. The second season began airing on January 10. Crunchyroll simulcast the anime with subtitles worldwide, excluding Asia.

The television anime series adapts Natsu Hyuuga's medical mystery novel, which they originally began on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2011. Shufunotomo published it in a single novel volume in September 2012. The publisher began reprinting it as a light novel through its Hero Bunko label with illustrations by Touko Shino in August 2014. The 16th volume went on sale on May 30.

Monthly Big Gangan began serializing a manga adaptation by Nekokurage in May 2017. Square Enix published the 15th volume on March 25.

Sunday Gene-X began serializing a second manga adaptation by Minoji Kurata in August 2017. The 20th volume was released on May 19.

J-Novel Club licensed the light novel in English in November 2020 for digital release and published the 14th volume on May 30, with the 15th volume scheduled to go on sale on September 12. Square Enix Manga & Books licensed Nanao and Nekokurage's manga adaptation in English in November 2019 and shipped the 13th volume on March 4. The 14th volume is planned for release on October 7.

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Official site: https://kusuriyanohitorigoto.jp/
Official X: @kusuriya_PR

Source: Comic Natalie

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (Zoku-hen) on MAL