An advance screening of the second season of the TV anime " The Apothecary Diaries, " based on the light novel by Natsu Hyuga, which was born from the novel posting site " Shosetsuka ni Naro ," was held on January 5th at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo), with Takeo Otsuka Takeo, who plays Jinshi , and Katsuyuki Konishi , who plays Gao Jun, in attendance. When asked to announce "what they want to take on in 2025," Konishi, a popular voice actor known for his role as Tengen Uzui Tengen in " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, " declared that he wanted to "sell."
As Otsuka was chosen as the No. 1 in the "Ikebono Category" of the "ViVi National Treasure-Class Handsome Men Ranking" project by the women's fashion magazine "ViVi" (Kodansha) for the second half of 2024, Konishi commented forcefully, "I want to be No. 1 in ViVi too!" Konishi seemed happy that Otsuka was ranked No. 1 in the project, and Otsuka gave a wry smile at his senior's loving teasing.
Otsuka declared that she wanted to try learning a foreign language. Last year, when she participated in an overseas event, she had trouble speaking well, and said, "Fans were expressing their feelings to me in Japanese, and I thought, 'This isn't good!' I want to study." Aoi Yuki , who plays Maomao , was scheduled to appear at the screening, but was absent due to the flu.
The light novel The Apothecary Diaries" is published by Hero Bunko (Imagine Infos), and the comic adaptation is also gaining popularity. The total number of copies of the original series has exceeded 38 million. The story is set in the glamorous harem of a certain continent, where a young poison taster named Maomao and a handsome eunuch Jinshi become embroiled in an incident that takes place in the harem, which is full of conspiracies and rumors.
The first season of the TV anime aired on Nippon Television from October 2023 to March 2024. The second season will be broadcast on Nippon Television's anime slot "FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT (Fura-ani)" from January 10th, every Friday at 11pm for two consecutive seasons.
