Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō Manga Returns in Summer
Kodoani.com – Shogakukan's manga website Sunday Webry announced on Monday that the manga “Kusuriya No Hitorigoto – Maomao No Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou” (The Apothecary Diaries: The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao) by Minoji Kurata — adapted from the light novel “The Apothecary Diaries” (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) by Hyūga — will be paused to give Minoji Kurata time. time to take care of her child after giving birth in January. Kurata plans to continue the manga this summer.
Kurata launched the manga in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday GX magazine in August 2017. Sunday Webry began publishing the manga in December 2018. Shogakukan released the manga's first volume in February 2018 and the 18th volume. on March 19. “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō” is a separate manga adaptation of Nekokurage's original novel series titled “The Apothecary Diaries”.
The manga adaptation of Nekokurage's “The Apothecary Diaries” launched in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine in May 2017. Square Enix published the manga's 13th compiled book volume on March 25. Square Enix Manga publishes the series in English.
Author Naruto Hyūga began posting the original stories on the “Shōsetsuka ni Narō” (Let's Become a Novelist) website in October 2011. Shufunotomo began publishing the novels in print with illustrations by Touko Shino in August 2014.
J-Novel Club publishes the novel series digitally and describes the story as follows:
In the East was a land ruled by an emperor, whose concubines and maids lived in a large complex called a harem. Maomao, a modest girl raised by her apothecary father in a modest town, never imagined that a harem would become involved in her life—until she was kidnapped and sold. to serve there. Although she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick intelligence, sharp mind, and extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret until she meets a palace resident at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's facade and turns her into the maid of the Emperor's own favorite…so she can taste food for poison!
This light novel series inspired an anime that premiered on October 21 with the first three episodes and aired for two seasons (quarters of a year). It is expected that the anime will have a second season in 2025.