[The Apothecary Diaries] Maomao complains to Jinshi, "These kind of glittering events are..." Awards ceremony for the "TikTok First Half Trend Awards 2025"

It was revealed on June 24th that the popular anime "The Apothecary Diaries" was selected as the grand prize winner of the "TikTok First Half Trend Awards 2025," which announces the most popular content and keywords on TikTok in the first half of 2025. It also won the anime/manga category award.

On TikTok, there were about 45,000 posts related to "The Apothecary Diaries," and the "dance cover video" of "Hyakka Ryoran," the opening theme of the first season of the second season, sung by Ikuta Rira, also became a hot topic. The award ceremony was held in Tokyo on the same day, and the reason for the award was explained as "creating new values ​​in the way anime is enjoyed, attracting attention as content that will lead the next generation of culture, and embodying the aim of this event, from trend to culture."

Moeko Yagi, publicity producer at TOHO animation, the company that produces the anime, expressed her joy, saying, "All the staff were happy to watch." She continued, "Our goal was to have fun with our audience. We were encouraged by the many submissions of dance covers, singing covers, cosplay, and so on. We want to continue to bring you fun content until the very end. We hope you will continue to support us."

A costumed version of the main character, Maomao, also made an appearance and commented, "It seems that so many people have enjoyed it in various ways, and Jinshi was very pleased. I think he's more skilled at these kinds of glittering events, but he suddenly said, 'Go ahead'... Ugh, he's not good in front of people. Is he enjoying watching me run around like that?"

"The Apothecary Diaries " is based on a light novel by Natsu Hyuga , which was born from the novel submission site " Shosetsuka ni Naro ". The light novel has been published by Hero Bunko (Imagica Infos), and the comic adaptation has also gained popularity. The original series has sold over 40 million copies in total. Set in the harem of a certain continent, where conspiracies are rampant, Maomao, a poison taster girl, and Jinshi, the handsome harem manager, take on the case. 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 (Furaani)". The second season will have its final episode aired on July 4th.