The official website for the television anime adaptation of Natsu Hyuuga's Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) light novel announced an original anime movie on Wednesday. The movie, featuring a completely new story by Hyuuga, is scheduled to premiere in December 2026.

Norihiro Naganuma (Mahoutsukai no Yome) is returning to direct the movie.

The official website also revealed a second anniversary promo and a super teaser visual (pictured right) for the third season. The third season will air in split cours, with the first part debuting in October 2026 on Nippon Television. The second part will premiere in Spring 2027.

Produced by OLM and TOHO animation STUDIO, the first and second season aired in Fall 2023 and Winter 2025, respectively, each airing in 24 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime with subs and dubs in multiple languages, excluding Asia.

Hyuuga began penning the novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2011. Shufunotomo began publishing the novel under its Hero Bunko imprint with illustrations by Touko Shino in August 2014 and published the 16th volume on May 30. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto has a cumulative 40 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

Nekokurage began drawing a manga adaptation in Big Gangan in May 2017. Square Enix published the 15th volume on March 25.

A second manga adaptation by Minoji Kurata began serializing in Sunday Gene-X in August 2017. Shogakukan published the 20th volume on May 19.

J-Novel Club licensed the light novel for digital release in English in November 2020 and published the 15th volume on September 12. Square Enix licensed the manga adaptation for English release in November 2019 and published the 14th volume on October 7, with the 15th volume planned to be released on March 17, 2026.

2nd Anniversary PV


Source: animate Times

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Movie on MAL