Crunchyroll has announced the official English dub of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 anime will premiere on Friday, January 24 on its platform. The original Japanese version of the sequel premiered earlier this month, with the first two episodes of Season 2 already streaming. The streamer also revealed the Engish dub cast and crew for Episode 1.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 English Dub Cast
The English cast (which features returning members from The Apothecary Diaries Season 1) includes:
Emi Lo as Maomao
Kaiji Tang as Jinshi
Bree Han as Xiaolan
Monica Piskor as Lingli
Jim Foronda as Guen v
Alex Hom as Gaoshun
Molly Zhang as Gyokuyou
Naya Moreno as Ailan
Giovannie Cruz as Hongniang
Monica Rial as Narrator
Kelly Greenshield as Guiyuan
Suzie Yeung as Shisui
Kelsey Cruz as Yinghua
Alex Mai as Emperor
Wendy Powell as Madam
Ciaran Strange as Pairin
Trina Nishimura as Lihua
Rebecca Danae as Meimei
Monica Flatley as Joka
Reshel Mae as Lishu
Oscar Seung as Ukyou
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 English Dub Crew
Voice Director: Shawn Gann
Producer: Susie Nixon
Adaptation: Clayton Browning
Engineer: August Cline
Mixer: William Dewell
OLM and TOHO Animation studios returned to produce The Apothecary Diaries Season 2. Norihiro Naganuma, who directed the first season, is directing the second season with the same main staff, which includes Akimi Fudesaka as a director, and Wataru Nakagawa as assistant director, and Yukiko Nakatani as the character designer. The trio of Kevin Penkin, Arisa Okehazama, and Satoru Kosaki are in charge of the anime's music.
What is The Apothecary Diaries about?
The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) anime is based on the mystery romance light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Toko Shino. Since 2011, the drama series has been serialized on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website before it was acquired by Shufunotomo, who initially published it as a novel with a single volume in 2012 and then as a light novel series in 2014.
The series also received a couple of manga adaptations in 2017: one published by Shogakukan in Monthly Sunday Gene-X, and the other published by Square Enix in Monthly Big Gangan. J-Novel Club licensed the light novel series digitally in North America, and Square Enix licensed it in print. Square Enix also licensed the manga illustrated by Nekokurage.
Crunchyroll's description of The Apothecary Diaries reads:
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!
You can watch the official trailer for The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 below:
For the latest information about The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, visit the official website of the anime.
