The Apothecary Diaries Season 1
The Apothecary Diaries is a new drama series with mystery elements. The story follows Maomao, a girl who becomes the lady-in-waiting for one of the emperor’s concubines Lady Gyokuyou. While serving her mistress, Maomao will be busy solving numerous mysteries using her strong deductive skills and medicinal expertise.
If you’ve been following this anime, you may be curious to find out when the next episode will be released. Well, wonder no more!
Here is everything you need to know about episode 21 of The Apothecary Diaries Season 1, including the release date, time, and where you can watch this.
Where Can I Watch The Apothecary Diaries Season 1?
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 is airing in Japan on several Nippon Television Network broadcasting platforms. It is available to stream on Crunchyroll outside of Asian territories.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Episode 21 Release Date
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Episode 21 will be released on Saturday 2nd March at approximately 4pm (GMT) / 9am (PT) / 11am (CT). Of course, it’s dependent on how quickly the platform uploads new episodes. Expect this to be pretty close to the release time though.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 1’s English Dub is now available on Crunchyroll. However, only episodes one through seventeen have been dubbed so far. You’ll need to watch the remaining episodes in the native Japanese language with subtitles.
Season 1 Episode 21 is titled “How To Buy Out a Contract” and will be 24 minutes long.
How Many Episodes Will The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Have?
It has been announced that The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 will have 24 episodes in total. So with that in mind, we’ve got 4 episodes left after this week’s episode.
Is There A Trailer For The Apothecary Diaries Season 1?
Yes! You can find a trailer for The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 below.
What Happened In Episode 20?
In The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Episode 20, Maomao wakes up and Suiren informs her about her current predicament. Then, she escorts Maomao to a meeting. Maomao and Jinshi discuss an assortment of topics concerning the ceremony and the prime suspect. Later, Maomao meets with Lihaku and learns about Suirei’s involvement with the case.
After learning about Suirei’s ties to the case and her potential demise, Maomao asks Jinshi and Gaoshun to escort her to the morgue so she can speak with Suirei’s physician. Investigations and theoretical discussions ensue between Maomao, Jinshi, and the physician. From this matter, we learn that Suirei used a type of resurrection medicine to fake her demise.
Later, we see Jinshi ponder this case for a while. Then, Gaoshun arrives. Gaoshun and Jinshi touch upon Gaoshun’s family developments briefly and how he wants to help his youngest son, Basen, find a lover. After that, Jinshi and Gaoshun visit Luolan and Jinshi reflects on her love for fashion and affiliation with the emperor.
Next, Jinshi and Gaoshun visit Gyokuyou and learn she’s undergoing some bleeding troubles. Jinshi informs Maomao about these developments and tells her to return to the rear palace to perform her old food-tasting duties for Gyokuyou. While there, Maomao ponders if Gyokuyo might be pregnant with another child.
Later, we witness Lihaku visiting the Verdigris House. He eavesdrops on a conversation between two girls. The episode closes with Lihaku learning that someone “bought out” one of the Verdigris House’s Three Princesses.
We’ve covered the entire episode with a lengthy recap that touches on all major plot points and discusses the chapter with an accompanying review. You can find that link below.
Read more: The Apothecary Diaries – Season 1 Episode 20 Recap & Review
What are your hopes for The Apothecary Diaries’ first season? Did you read the light novel it’s based on? Let us know in the comments below!