The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season
This titleGenres: DramaMystery
Overall score 8.3
Rank #1
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season
薬屋のひとりごと 第3期
Other names 1
- Chinese
- 药屋少女的呢喃 第三季
Overall score 8.3/10
Fall 2026#2 (#2 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 = 8.39 (weight 60, 68%); Fan sentiment T = 8.23 (weight 27.8, 32%); Community: No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote); P: site consensus 8.48 (10.1K votes), shrunk toward the season baseline 7.23 by vote count to 8.39.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 detailSentiment 7.4 · 83% positiveChinese audience 7.8English audience 8.0
Early: 1 episode aired, the score will change
- Detective#1 (#1 in Detective, Fall 2026)
- Mystery#1 (#1 in Mystery, Fall 2026)
- Male-Oriented#2 (#2 in Male-Oriented, Fall 2026)
- 2026#11 (#11 in the 2026 ranking)
- Drama
- Mystery
- #Medicine
- #Politics
- #Ancient China
Airing · 1 of 12 episodes aired
Next episode OLMLight novel adaptationPremiered Oct 2, 2026Tense: moderate; no other known mood stands out (some: no data yet)
Overview
Spoiler-free synopsis
子氏一族叛乱的善后告一段落，猫猫回到花街，重拾药师的日常。某天，绿青馆端上的一顿早饭让她察觉到某种“异样”，开始追查其真相。另一方面，已公开皇弟身份、开始直面自身职责的壬氏，正为楼兰最后托付的“袭击国家的灾害预兆”而苦恼。与此同时，蛊惑人心的神秘仙女传闻四起，荔国再度笼罩上阴影。故事舞台从后宫扩展到市井乃至邻国，新的考验正等待着猫猫与壬氏。
AI translationTranslated from the Japanese synopsis on Bangumi (opens in a new window); for reference only
子の一族が起こした反乱の後始末も落ち着き、 猫猫は花街の薬師としての日常へと戻っていた。 ある日、緑青館で出された朝餉をきっかけに、猫猫はとある“違和感”を覚え、 その正体を探し始めていた。 一方、本来の身分・皇弟であることを明かし、その責務に向き合い始めた壬氏は、 楼蘭から最後に託された≪国を襲う災害の予兆≫に頭を悩ませていた。 さらにそこへ、人々を惑わす謎の仙女の噂も飛び交いはじめ、 茘国にはふたたび影が落ち始めていた。 物語の舞台は後宮から市井、さらに隣国へと広がり、 猫猫と壬氏には新たなる試練が待ち受ける。
In the aftermath of the Shi Clan’s rebellion, things have finally settled down, and Maomao has returned to her old life as a pharmacist in the pleasure district. One day, triggered by a breakfast served at the Verdigris House, Maomao senses an anomaly and begins investigating its true nature. Meanwhile, Jinshi, who has revealed his true identity as the Imperial brother and begun to face his heavy responsibilities, is deeply troubled by the final message left by Loulan: a warning of an impending "disaster that will strike the nation." To make matters worse, rumors of a mysterious shrine maiden who deceives the people begin to spread, casting a dark shadow over the country of Li once again. From the depths of the inner court to the city streets, and across foreign borders—the world grows wider, and the stakes even higher for Maomao and Jinshi.
Genres & tags
- Drama
- Mystery
- #MedicineRelevance 97%
- #Female ProtagonistRelevance 96%
- #PoliticsRelevance 92%
- #Ancient ChinaRelevance 88%
- #DetectiveRelevance 81%
- #Royal AffairsRelevance 79%
- #HistoricalRelevance 75%
- #HeterosexualRelevance 65%
- #SeinenRelevance 64%
- #Class StruggleRelevance 60%
- #MaidsRelevance 60%
The percentage after a tag is its relevance to this title. 1 more tag that may contain spoilers is hidden; you can reveal them under Viewing notes.
Details
- Format
- TV · 12 episodes
- Status
- Airing · 1 aired
- Aired
- Oct 2, 2026 – TBA
- Next episode
- Studio
- OLM
- Source
- Light novel adaptation
- Season
- Fall 2026
- Categories
- MysteryDetectiveMale-Oriented
- Official site
- kusuriyanohitorigoto.jp (opens in a new window)
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- Region not verifiedThese official pages are listed by bangumi-data or AniList, or reported by ANN news, but the source doesn't say in which regions they are available. Whether you can watch there, and at what price, is up to the platform's page.
Official, licensed options only; the platform's page is what counts. Every row cites its source · checked Oct 8, 2026
What people sayPublic comments from other sites
AI sentiment analysisAn AI model (claude-sonnet-5-5) rates each public comment as very positive / positive / mixed / negative / very negative (scored 9.5 / 8 / 6 / 4 / 2), averages them weighted by confidence, site, length, “helpful” votes and date, then shrinks the result toward a neutral 6 (so a few comments can't inflate it).Calibrated to the site-score scale it is 8.23, and it counts toward the overall score by the number of comments (at most 35%).Only the latest ~40 comments per site are read (plus ~50 posts from each forum's episode threads, which weigh less): a sample, not everything. Excerpts are at most 140 characters and belong to their authors; comments that may contain spoilers are not shown. Comments from Chinese sites appear in an AI translation, with the original one click away. Sentiment labels can be wrong. Updated Oct 7, 2026, 06:36.See the score breakdownSentiment score7.4/10
Positive83%
181 comments analyzed: MyAnimeList Forum 111 · Bangumi 54 · AniList Forum 15 · Kitsu 1
English audience score 8.0 · 9,945 samples
Positive19 found this helpful
Maomao is back AND we find out that this is going to have 2 cours for a total of 24 episodes :D.
Negative
boring episode with little to no plot progression
Positive13 found this helpful
It's Apothecarying time again I miss Shisui so much it's not even funny. Having said that we are back to getting a million names thrown at…
Negative
After that weak final arc and rushed ending of the previous season, I really needed Apothecary Diaries to reel me back in and remind me…
Very positive
This episode was a really great and nice start into the season. Right from the start, it's clear what this might be about. A locust plague…
Mood & content
Source: Derived from community tagsConfidence: medium (53%)Updated Oct 6, 2026
0 = barely any, 10 = very pronounced. Values measure how much, not how good, and different viewers feel the same show differently. “No data yet” means the item hasn't been assessed yet, not that it's absent.
Mood
- Light
- Exciting
- Heavy
Tense: moderate; no other known mood stands out (some: no data yet)
Light
- RelaxingNo data yet. Easy to watch, low effort
- HealingNo data yet. Gentle and comforting
- FunnyNo data yet. Density of laughs
- HeartwarmingNo data yet. Warmth from relationships
Exciting
- HypeNo data yet. Adrenaline and excitement
- Tense5.5 / 10, levelModerate. Suspense and tension
Heavy
- OppressiveNo data yet. Heavy, stifling atmosphere
- DarkNo data yet. Darkness of setting and themes
- Sad4.5 / 10, levelModerate. Share of sad moments
- BleakNo data yet. Likelihood of a lingering low mood
Emotional intensity6.5 / 10, levelHigh. How strongly it moves you, either way
Emotional intensity measures how strong the ups and downs are, happy or sad.
Content
Higher = more of itThemes
Action
No data yet. Share of fights and action
Romance
No data yet. Weight of romance plotlines
Slice of life
No data yet. Share of everyday-life episodes
Harem
No data yet. Harem dynamics around the lead
Sensitive content· may be upsetting; judge by your own comfort level
Fan service
No data yet. Suggestive shots and fan service
Violence
No data yet. Intensity of violence
Gore
No data yet. Blood and graphic injury
Character death
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Horror
No data yet. Scares and horror
Psychological stress
No data yet. Mental torment and anxiety
Betrayal
No data yet. Betrayal plotlines
Heartbreak
No data yet. Deliberately heart-wrenching arcs
Style
Complexity6.5
(0 = Easy to follow, 10 = Mind-bending). Plot complexity and densityPacingNo data yet
(0 = Slow burn, 10 = Fast-paced). 0 = slow burn, 10 = fast-pacedWorld-building6.0
(0 = Simple, 10 = Vast and deep). Depth of the setting
Viewing notes
Spoiler-free by defaultNo spoiler-free viewing notes yet.
Ratings
Updated Oct 7, 2026, 06:36About scores
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 = 8.39 (weight 60, 68%); Fan sentiment T = 8.23 (weight 27.8, 32%); Community: No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote); P: site consensus 8.48 (10.1K votes), shrunk toward the season baseline 7.23 by vote count to 8.39.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 score 8.3/10
Score breakdownThe three parts are weighted in “virtual votes”: the more site votes and analyzed comments, the more weight that part gets. Fan sentiment is capped at 35%, and each AniRanking rating counts as one vote. Full rules
- Site scores8.3968%Consensus of 10.1K site votes (calibrated to one scale and shrunk toward the global baseline by vote count)
- Fan sentiment8.2332%118 comments, average 7.54 (the sentiment score shown, 7.4, is also shrunk toward neutral), calibrated against comparable titles to 8.23
- CommunityNot counted0%No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote)
Site scoresThe site consensus is 8.48 (10,092 votes, weighted by site reliability × log of votes); shrunk toward the season baseline 7.23 by vote count, it becomes 8.39. Sites score differently (Bangumi runs low, bilibili high), so each is first calibrated to one scale using titles rated on both it and AniList, then combined; sites with fewer than 100 votes are ignored.
Raw → calibrated to one scale| Site | Raw score | Votes | Calibrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AniList (external link, opens in a new window)Reference site | 85/100 | 2,934 votes | 8.5 |
| MyAnimeList (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale | 8.6/10 | 6,884 votes | 8.7 |
| Bangumi (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale | 7.3/10 | 274 votes | 8.1 |
| bilibiliNo data | — | — | Not counted |
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