The preview images for The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Episode 6 have been released on the official website. The episode is set to broadcast in Japan on February 14. It will be available later with English subtitles on Crunchyroll and Netflix (in Asia).
The official synopsis describes how Miyuki, a lady-in-waiting at the clinic, discovers that Maomao has been illegally making medicine inside the rear palace. Although she isn’t punished for it, Maomao is instead tasked with making medicine for a maid at the Crystal Pavilion. She learns about the maid’s poor health and how the maids act strangely. Feeling uneasy about the situation, the apothecary goes out to uncover its hidden secrets. The episode is titled “The Crystal Pavilion, for the Third Time.”





A preview video for The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Episode 6 (Episode 30 overall), was also released:
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The Apothecary Diaries is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Toko Shino. Shunfunotomo’s Hero Bunko currently publishes the light novel series, while J-Novel Club publishes the digital English version. Square Enix publishes the novels in print.
The series also has two manga adaptations: the manga series of the same name by Itsuki Nanao, illustrated by Nekokurage on Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan; and “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Kokyu Nazotoki Techo (The Apothecary Diaries: The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Maomao)” by Minoji Kurata on Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X.
TOHO Animation and OML animated the first season of The Apothecary Diaries in 2023. The second season is currently ongoing and is set to have a total of 25 episodes. Crunchyroll describes the plot of the second season:
When a favored concubine becomes pregnant, Maomao is put to the test as her food taster. She must keep her wits sharp, not only to protect the concubine but also against rising dangers in the palace. A new concubine with powerful ties, an unsolved attempt at Jinshi’s life, and a foreign envoy with impossible demands hint at a grand conspiracy poised to engulf the empire.
Source: The Apothecary Diaries Official Website
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