The Apothecary Diaries
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
This titleGenres: DramaMystery
Overall score 8.5
Rank #1
The Apothecary Diaries
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
薬屋のひとりごと
Other names 15
- Chinese
- 药屋少女的呢喃
- Also known as
- Drugstore Soliloquy
- Also known as
- Les Carnets de l'Apothicaire
- Also known as
- Zapiski zielarki
- Also known as
- Diários de uma Apotecária
- Also known as
- Il monologo della Speziale
- Also known as
- Los diarios de la boticaria
- Also known as
- สืบคดีปริศนา หมอยาตำรับโคมแดง
- Also known as
- Записки аптекаря
- Also known as
- Die Tagebücher der Apothekerin
- Also known as
- يوميات الصيدلانيّة
- Also known as
- 藥師少女的獨語
- Also known as
- Монолог фармацевта
- Also known as
- 약사의 혼잣말
- Also known as
- Dược sư tự sự
Overall score 8.5/10
Fall 2023#1 (#1 overall)Overall score The overall score is not a simple average but a weighted blend: (w_P·P + w_T·T + v·R) / (w_P + w_T + v)This title: Site scores P = 8.70 (weight 87, 75%); Fan sentiment T = 7.82 (weight 28.9, 25%); Community: No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote); P: site consensus 8.71 (663.6K votes), shrunk toward the global baseline 7.00 by vote count to 8.70.P is the consensus of site scores (calibrated to one scale), T the sentiment of public comments, R our community's mean. Each part is weighted in “virtual votes”: more votes and comments mean more weight.See the breakdown · Scoring rules in detailRating & Reviews
- Mystery#1 (#1 in Mystery, Fall 2023)
- Detective#1 (#1 in Detective, Fall 2023)
- 2023#1 (#1 in the 2023 ranking)
- Drama
- Mystery
- #Medicine
- #Ancient China
- #Drugs
24 eps · Finished
OLM · TOHO animation STUDIOLight novel adaptationPremiered Oct 22, 202323 min per episodeSee seriesNo official option in this regionSee other regions
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Spoiler-free synopsis
大陆的中央有个大国，在那个国家的后宫之中有一位少女，其名为“猫猫”。她以前在花街做药师，现在在后宫做事。某天，她得知皇子们皆早夭，而现在的两个皇子都因为生病而逐渐衰弱。于是，在好奇心的驱使下，她开始调查事情的真相，就好像在说世上不可能存在诅咒。壬氏是一位外表俊美的宦官，他让猫猫当皇帝宠妃的试毒人。猫猫对人没有兴趣，却异常钟情毒和药，就是这样一位在花街长大的药师，被卷入了宫中的传闻事件。美丽的玫瑰长有刺，女人的庭院里到处都是毒，流言和阴谋更是不缺。虽然不断地被壬氏委托麻烦事，但猫猫还是照常处理。罕见的嗜毒姑娘今天也在后宫里奔走。
Chinese synopsis from Bangumi (opens in a new window)
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!
Genres & tags
- Drama
- Mystery
- #MedicineRelevance 96%
- #Female ProtagonistRelevance 95%
- #Ancient ChinaRelevance 91%
- #DrugsRelevance 89%
- #HistoricalRelevance 88%
- #DetectiveRelevance 87%
- #PoliticsRelevance 84%
- #Royal AffairsRelevance 82%
- #ForeignRelevance 80%
- #WorkRelevance 80%
- #Primarily Adult CastRelevance 76%
- #HeterosexualRelevance 73%
- #EpisodicRelevance 66%
- #AlchemyRelevance 65%
- #MaidsRelevance 64%
- #Unrequited LoveRelevance 63%
- #AromanticRelevance 60%
- #SlaveryRelevance 59%
- #MakeupRelevance 55%
- #PregnancyRelevance 55%
- #FoodRelevance 54%
- #EducationalRelevance 53%
- #NekomimiRelevance 53%
- #ChibiRelevance 52%
- #GoRelevance 44%
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Details
- Format
- TV · 24 episodes · 23 min per episode
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- Oct 22, 2023 – Mar 24, 2024
- Studio
- OLM, TOHO animation STUDIO
- Source
- Light novel adaptation
- Season
- Fall 2023
- Categories
- MysteryDetective
- Official site
- kusuriyanohitorigoto.jp (opens in a new window)
Rating & Reviews
The overall score is not a simple average but a weighted blend:(w_P·P + w_T·T + v·R) / (w_P + w_T + v)This title: Site scores P = 8.70 (weight 87, 75%); Fan sentiment T = 7.82 (weight 28.9, 25%); Community: No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote); P: site consensus 8.71 (663.6K votes), shrunk toward the global baseline 7.00 by vote count to 8.70.P is the consensus of site scores (calibrated to one scale), T the sentiment of public comments, R our community's mean. Each part is weighted in “virtual votes”: more votes and comments mean more weight.See the breakdown · Scoring rules in detailOverall score8.5/10Used for ranking
Positive67%174 analyzed comments
The overall score combines site ratings, comment sentiment and AniRanking votes. The positive rate is the share of analyzed comments classified as positive.
174 comments analyzed: AniList Forum 40 · MyAnimeList Forum 40 · Bangumi 39 · Kitsu 38 · AniList 17
What people sayAI sentiment analysis
English audience score 8.6 · 651,826 samples
Very positiveAuthor's score 9.1142 found this helpful
Hilarious, Endearing, and Captivating - Maomao Does It All Having grown up in a household filled with family that loved Chinese period…
Very negativeAuthor's score 3.072 found this helpful
A Mary Sue power fantasy Have you ever seen the amount of anime that are power fantasies for men for the audience to self-insert into?…
Positive51 found this helpful
I really liked how they connected previous cases together.
Very negativeAuthor's score 3.143 found this helpful
A predictable, contrived and melodramatic mystery & drama show. An author taken hostage by their protagonist This is a review ONLY for the…
Very positiveAuthor's score 10.050 found this helpful
Enticing, will make you fall in love quickly with the main character I honestly don't even know how I found The Apothecary Diaries, I just…
Very negative12 found this helpful
Maomao deserves all the ox bezoars
Production
AniList · Wikidata
- Source
- Light novel adaptation
- Studio
- OLM (Wikipedia · English), TOHO animation STUDIO
Sequels
Official & News
Official links · Anime News Network
Official links
- Official sitekusuriyanohitorigoto.jp
- Official X (Twitter)@kusuriya_PR
- Other official accountstiktok.com
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Overall score 7.1
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