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The Apothecary Diaries Anime Casts Mamiko Noto, Chō
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series revealed on Friday that the anime has cast Mamiko Noto as the Empress Dowager and Chō as Loulan's father Shishou. The characters will appear in the anime's 22nd episode on Saturday.
🍃『#薬屋のひとりごと』🍃
— 『薬屋のひとりごと』アニメ公式 (@kusuriya_PR) March 8, 2024
🎊追加キャスト発表🎉
皇太后役に #能登麻美子 さん、
楼蘭妃の父・子昌役に #チョー さん
が決定✨
📺第22話は3/9（土）24：55～
日本テレビ系にて順次全国放送！ pic.twitter.com/vqQurlANMP
The anime's second cours (quarter of a year) debuted on January 6. Uru is performing the new opening theme song "Ambivalent," and wacci is performing the new ending theme song "Ai wa Kusuri" (Love is Medicine).
Other new cast members in the second cours include Takuya Kirimoto as the monocle-wearing strategist Lakan, Kaori Nazuka as the mysterious court lady Suirei, Kōki Uchiyama as Lakan's subordinate Rikuson, and Houko Kuwashima as Fengxian.
The anime premiered on October 21 with the first three episodes, and will air for two cours. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan and is also streaming an English dub.
Norihiro Naganuma (The Ancient Magus' Bride season 1) is directing the anime at TOHO animation and OLM, and Naganuma is also supervising the scripts. Akinori Fudesaka is the assistant director. Yukiko Nakatani (Go! Princess Precure, Tropical-Rouge! Precure) is designing the characters. Shōji Hata is the sound director. Satoru Kousaki (Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-), Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss), and Arisa Okehazama (ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!) are all composing music for the anime.
Sources: The Apothecary Diaries anime's Twitter account, Comic Natalie
