The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season
This titleGenres: DramaMystery
Overall score 8.4
Rank #1
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season
薬屋のひとりごと 第2期
Other names 7
- Chinese
- 药屋少女的呢喃 第二季
- Also known as
- Die Tagebücher der Apothekerin Season 2
- Also known as
- Diários de uma Apotecária 2ª Temporada
- Also known as
- Монолог фармацевта 2
- Also known as
- Les Carnets de l'apothicaire Saison 2
- Also known as
- Los diarios de la boticaria temporada 2
- Also known as
- Dược sư tự sự
Overall score 8.4/10
Winter 2025#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 = 8.73 (weight 84, 75%); Fan sentiment T = 7.41 (weight 28.2, 25%); Community: No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote); P: site consensus 8.73 (383.3K votes), shrunk toward the global baseline 7.00 by vote count to 8.73.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, Winter 2025)
- Detective#1 (#1 in Detective, Winter 2025)
- Male-Oriented#1 (#1 in Male-Oriented, Winter 2025)
- 2025#1 (#1 in the 2025 ranking)
- Drama
- Mystery
- #Medicine
- #Royal Affairs
- #Detective
24 eps · Finished
OLM · TOHO animation STUDIOLight novel adaptationPremiered Jan 10, 202524 min per episodeSee seriesNo official option in this regionSee other regions
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Using her wit and vast knowledge of medicines and poisons alike, Maomao played a pivotal role in solving a series of mysteries and conspiracies that plagued the imperial court. Having recently come to terms with the secrets of her parents, she returns to fulfill her normal duties on behalf of the emperor's highest-ranking consorts. Maomao also works alongside the eunuch Jinshi to better the consorts' many ladies-in-waiting, including helping them learn to read. However, with the arrival of a merchant caravan comes a new wave of intrigue. A pattern of strange coincidences involving the visitors and their wares unsettles Maomao, driving her to investigate the puzzling circumstances behind the convoy. As dangers from both outside and within threaten the balance between the imperial concubines, Maomao continues to utilize her cunning and medical expertise to keep the women safe from harm.
Genres & tags
- Drama
- Mystery
- #Female ProtagonistRelevance 95%
- #MedicineRelevance 95%
- #Royal AffairsRelevance 92%
- #DetectiveRelevance 91%
- #HistoricalRelevance 89%
- #PoliticsRelevance 89%
- #Ancient ChinaRelevance 88%
- #ForeignRelevance 86%
- #WorkRelevance 86%
- #Class StruggleRelevance 82%
- #Primarily Adult CastRelevance 78%
- #EducationalRelevance 71%
- #AromanticRelevance 70%
- #SeinenRelevance 65%
- #PregnancyRelevance 64%
- #Primarily Female CastRelevance 63%
- #HeterosexualRelevance 62%
- #Male ProtagonistRelevance 60%
- #MaidsRelevance 53%
- #ChibiRelevance 48%
- #AnimalsRelevance 42%
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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 = 8.73 (weight 84, 75%); Fan sentiment T = 7.41 (weight 28.2, 25%); Community: No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote); P: site consensus 8.73 (383.3K votes), shrunk toward the global baseline 7.00 by vote count to 8.73.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 score8.4/10Used for ranking
Positive52%164 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.
164 comments analyzed: AniList Forum 40 · MyAnimeList Forum 40 · Bangumi 39 · Kitsu 38 · AniList 7
What people sayAI sentiment analysis
English audience score 8.6 · 376,025 samples
Very positiveAuthor's score 10.0151 found this helpful
For me, its already one of the greats. season 1 of Apothecary Diaries already had us all loving the series and it's characters but season…
NegativeAuthor's score 2.080 found this helpful
Maomao is still a Mary Sue Kusuriya no Hitorigoto is, by all means and purposes, a female oriented power fantasy. Yes, this is exactly how…
Very positive81 found this helpful
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the entire experience somehow surpasses the already phenomenal first season... just wow. At 48…
Negative47 found this helpful
Maomao you can't lock a man out after he gives you the thing you want most in the world... that's very rude. Honestly the levels of "stick…
Positive77 found this helpful
I noticed when Shisui handed over the pin to the vendor, it has a bullet hole so that pin stopped the bullet impact when they shot her in…
Negative35 found this helpful
jinshi has the worst timing of oat. kids be coming back to life to prevent the goat from getting any play
Production
AniList · Wikidata
- Source
- Light novel adaptation
- Studio
- OLM (Wikipedia · English), TOHO animation STUDIO
Prequels & Sequels
Official & News
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Official links
- Official sitekusuriyanohitorigoto.jp
- Official X (Twitter)@kusuriya_PR
- Other official accountstiktok.com
Details
- Format
- TV · 24 episodes · 24 min per episode
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- Jan 10, 2025 – Jul 4, 2025
- Studio
- OLM, TOHO animation STUDIO
- Source
- Light novel adaptation
- Season
- Winter 2025
- Categories
- MysteryDetectiveMale-Oriented
- Official site
- kusuriyanohitorigoto.jp (opens in a new window)
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