News culture Season 1 has barely finished, this excellent anime already confirms its return: season 2 is made official without delay

Culture news Season 1 has barely finished, this excellent anime already confirms its return: season 2 is made official without delay

Considered as theone of the best anime of 2023The Apothecary’s Notebooks will return to our screens with a new season, the production of which has officially been confirmed for sometime in 2025. It was following the final episode of the first season that the official site shared a promotional poster as well as a first presentation video for season 2.

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An anticipated season

If no specific period has yet been made official, a date will be revealed by the project’s production committee in the coming months. It has also not been clarified whether the production team from the first part remains in control of the project. However, we know that this second season will adapt volumes 3 and 4 of the light novel. Between poisoned banquets, brothels and icy moats, this season still promises to be full of mysteriesto the delight of fans.

I’m really happy that they’re announcing season 2. I started off being a little skeptical because it didn’t seem like my type of anime, but I was wrong. I can not do without it ! – @cookie_eater64 (Reddit)

The official website also shares messages from the original author, Natsu Hyūga, and the main voice actors, Yuuki Aoi (Mao Mao) and Takahiro Sakurai (Jinshi), express their joy at the announcement of this second season, specifying that‘there are still many great moments to see.

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Wakeup call

At seventeen, Mao Mao, trained by an apothecary in the capital’s pleasure district, is kidnapped and sold as a servant in the imperial palace. Surrounded by dizzying walls, it is cut off from the world. To survive in this environment full of plots, the young girl hides her knowledge, but quickly, the suspicious deaths of princes newborns intrigue him to the highest degree. Leading the investigation, she is spotted by Jinshi, a senior palace official. Also a fine sleuth, he detects her talents and makes her a taste of one of the emperor’s favorites. With her knowledge, she strives to unravel the dark intrigues of the court.

The work which combines historical narrative, investigation and humor is still popular with its fans who were eagerly awaiting the announcement of a new season. There is no doubt that season 2 will receive such a good reception and will be one of the best anime of the year.