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The Apothecary Diaries
AnimeRomance2023Rated 7.8
Maomao, a teenage pharmacist from the pleasure district, is sold into the emperor's rear palace as a servant. When illnesses strike, she works out the poisons behind them, and a palace official, Jinshi, takes notice.
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S03E05Fri 30 Oct, 09:30
Season 3, Episode 5 of The Apothecary Diaries airs on Friday, 30 October 2026 on NTV.Is it for me?
Mystery fans who like their puzzles curious and a little macabre will fit right in, especially if they enjoy a lead who would rather sniff a poison than flirt. Maomao brushes off Jinshi's charm without breaking stride, then lights up the moment someone hands her a toxic problem. A ghost dancing on the palace walls is really a sleepwalking concubine, the kind of case it keeps serving.
Before you start
Early episodes are mostly self-contained cases with one-off side characters, and the court politics build slowly across them, with little cliffhanger pull.
3 seasons, 52 episodes, 30 min each, about 26 hours so far
This show
Maomao, a teenage pharmacist from the pleasure district, is sold into the emperor's rear palace as a servant. When illnesses strike, she works out the poisons behind them, and a palace official, Jinshi, takes notice.
Is it for me?
Mystery fans who like their puzzles curious and a little macabre will fit right in, especially if they enjoy a lead who would rather sniff a poison than flirt. Maomao brushes off Jinshi's charm without breaking stride, then lights up the moment someone hands her a toxic problem. A ghost dancing on the palace walls is really a sleepwalking concubine, the kind of case it keeps serving.
Before you start
Early episodes are mostly self-contained cases with one-off side characters, and the court politics build slowly across them, with little cliffhanger pull.
3 seasons, 52 episodes, 30 min each, about 26 hours so far
- E01MaomaoAired Sat 21 Oct
- E02Chilly ApothecaryAired Sat 21 Oct
- E03The Unsettling Matter of the SpiritAired Sat 21 Oct
- E04The ThreatAired Sat 28 Oct
- E05Covert OperationsAired Sat 4 Nov
- E06The Garden PartyAired Sat 11 Nov
- E07HomecomingAired Sat 18 Nov
- E08Wheat StalksAired Sat 25 Nov
- E09Suicide or Murder?Aired Sat 2 Dec
- E10HoneyAired Sat 9 Dec
- E11Reducing Two to OneAired Sat 16 Dec
- E12The Eunuch and the CourtesanAired Sat 23 Dec
- E13Serving in the Outer CourtAired Sat 6 Jan
- E14The New Pure ConsortAired Sat 13 Jan
- E15Raw FishAired Sat 20 Jan
- E16LeadAired Sat 27 Jan
- E17A Jaunt Around TownAired Sat 3 Feb
- E18LakanAired Sat 10 Feb
- E19Chance or Something MoreAired Sat 17 Feb
- E20ThornappleAired Sat 24 Feb
- E21How to Buy Out a ContractAired Sat 2 Mar
- E22Blue RosesAired Sat 9 Mar
- E23Balsam and WoodsorrelAired Sat 16 Mar
- E24Jinshi and MaomaoAired Sat 23 Mar
- S01E01Maomao21 Oct 2023
- S01E02Chilly Apothecary21 Oct 2023
- S01E03The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit21 Oct 2023
- S01E04The Threat28 Oct 2023
- S01E05Covert Operations4 Nov 2023
- S01E06The Garden Party11 Nov 2023
- S01E07Homecoming18 Nov 2023
- S01E08Wheat Stalks25 Nov 2023
- S01E09Suicide or Murder?2 Dec 2023
- S01E10Honey9 Dec 2023
- S01E11Reducing Two to One16 Dec 2023
- S01E12The Eunuch and the Courtesan23 Dec 2023
- S01E13Serving in the Outer Court6 Jan 2024
- S01E14The New Pure Consort13 Jan 2024
- S01E15Raw Fish20 Jan 2024
- S01E16Lead27 Jan 2024
- S01E17A Jaunt Around Town3 Feb 2024
- S01E18Lakan10 Feb 2024
- S01E19Chance or Something More17 Feb 2024
- S01E20Thornapple24 Feb 2024
- S01E21How to Buy Out a Contract2 Mar 2024
- S01E22Blue Roses9 Mar 2024
- S01E23Balsam and Woodsorrel16 Mar 2024
- S01E24Jinshi and Maomao23 Mar 2024
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