Battle for ranks, falling in love like snowfall, superhero battles and showdowns, dungeons and dragons, and, of course, isekai drops, 2024 has brought a diverse range of fantastic anime. The year began well, with the return of popular series from 2023, such as the emotional but thrilling Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and the captivating procedural storytelling of The Apothecary Diaries, delivering excellent new episodes.
Nekokurage, one of The Apothecary Diaries manga artists, has been sentenced to 10 months of prison, suspended for three years, and fined 11 million yen (around $71,000) for tax evasion. The suspended prison sentence means that unless she commits a similar offense in the next three years, she will not actually go to prison. She is expected to be on her best behavior to actually be in the clear.
When tax evasion cases regarding manga arise in Japan, mangakas face significant penalties that could result in the shutdown of their manga and the cancellation of related anime. Recently, there has been a high-profile case involving Erika Ikeda, the mangaka of Apothecary Diaries[…]
Apothecary Diaries has achieved exceptional execution, making it one of the most popular historical series of all time. Its captivating plot and engaging characters have drawn in audiences. Anticipation for a second season was already high even before the first season ended, and now fans’ hopes have […]
The long-running light novel and manga franchise Apothecary Diaries follows the story set in a fictional historical land. There are few historical-based anime, and it isn’t easy to nail this genre. However, Apothecary Diaries come with a lot of expectations owing to the incredible success of its […]
‘The Apothecary Diaries’ has become one of the biggest surprise hits of the Fall 23 season. Following episode 12 of season 1 on December 24, it was revealed that the show will not release a new episode. Thankfully, the series will return as season 1 has a consecutive two-cour run. Thus, fans[…]
The long-running light novel and manga franchise Apothecary Diaries follows the story set in a fictional historical land. There are few historical-based anime, and it isn’t easy to nail this genre. However, Apothecary Diaries comes with a lot of expectations owing to the incredible success of its […]
A young girl’s life transforms for good after being kidnapped and sold to the palace. Now confined to the walls of the palace, her life would have ended up only to serve the emperor. However, the girl had something others didn’t – a profound knowledge of medicine. ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ shows[…]
TOHO Animation announced that an anime adaptation of Natsu Hyuga and Touko Shino’s The Apothecary Diaries light novel series is in the works that is slated to premiere this year. TOHO is producing this anime in collaboration with OLM.
The official website for the anime released a teaser visual, a project trailer, the main staff, and revealed that […]
TOHO Animation announced that an anime adaptation of Natsu Hyuga and Touko Shino’s The Apothecary Diaries light novel series is in the works that is slated to premiere this year. TOHO is producing this anime in collaboration with OLM.
The official website for the anime released a teaser visual, a project trailer, the main staff, and revealed that […]
