A special episode of the TV anime "The Shosetsuka ni Naro The Apothecary Diaries, " based on the light novel by Natsu Hyuga , which was born from the novel submission site "Let's Become a Novelist," called "The Imperial Palace Boys' Remaining Party SP," was streamed on ABEMA on May 16. In the "first boys' party" of the series, Takeo Otsuka , who plays Jinshi , Katsuyuki Konishi, who plays Gao Shun, Tachibana Ryumaru, who plays Ma Sen, and Toyonaga Toshiyuki Toyonaga, who plays Rahan, looked back on the broadcasts so far and talked about the appeal of the anime.
Toyonaga, who plays Rahan, who first appeared in episode 42, said, "I've only appeared in one episode (of the anime) so far, but I did make a brief appearance in the opening video, and it seems like I received a lot of reactions from viewers."
Looking back on the broadcast so far, Konishi, who saw the relationship chart for the second season, commented with emotion, "There are more! (In the first season) it was a bit simpler." Otsuka commented that Jinshi's position has been clarified, saying, "Until now he was a mysterious eunuch, but finally the words 'Emperor's younger brother, Karuizuki' have appeared," and added, "If Rakan and Rahan are foster father and foster son, then (Rahan) is also related to Maomao ."
Tachibana, who was making his first appearance in the special program, said, "Ma Sen is naive and inflexible, but deep down he's a really good guy." "It's fun to see the father-son relationship, like when he gets punched by Gao Shun's father." Konishi, who plays Gao Shun, kindly replied, "He's a clumsy kid," and "He tries his best, so please support him."
Toyonaga revealed that he was shocked by the description he received about Rahan: "He's a pervert who's good with numbers." He added, "I watched the approach of Kirimoto (Takuya), who was playing the Rahan, on set, and I played the role hoping to be able to retain that same feel."
In the "ABEMA Comment Ranking" corner, the most popular scenes from each episode were looked back on. The most popular scene was from episode 39, where Maomao feeds the eunuch the ice cream she made, rather than the shocking scene from episode 40, where the revived Suirei reunites with Maomao . Tachibana analyzed, "Maybe people were too engrossed in watching the serious scenes to comment." The scenes in Maomao and Jinshi's cave, which came in first and second, drew huge excitement, with comments like, "That was close!!" and "Aaahhh! It was a tight squeeze!".
The voice actors also took on the challenge of "Even if you're not Maomao, you can tell! A ranking contest for the group of people who stayed behind at the palace!" Finally, Toyonaga said, "The story will develop in depth from here onwards, so please look forward to seeing how Rahan-kun handles his situation," and Tachibana said, "The story will become more serious in the second half. You will see sides of the characters that you haven't seen before, and there are also characters that haven't appeared yet, so please look forward to it."
Konishi said, "I encourage everyone to write comments! Once the story progresses, I'd like to do a project like this again and see everyone's comments," and Otsuka said, "We're halfway through the second season of the second season, so I'm sure you're all curious to see what happens next. Please leave lots of comments on ABEMA. Then we may be able to create another comment ranking."
The light novel version of "The Apothecary Diaries" is published by Hero Bunko (Imagine Infos), and its comic adaptation has also become popular. The original series has sold over 40 million copies in total. The story is set in the glamorous harem of a certain continent, where Maomao, a young poison taster, and the 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 TV from October 2023 to March 2024. The second season is currently airing on Nippon TV's anime slot "FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT (Fura-ani)."
