The official website for the Kusuriya no Hitorigoto anime series revealed the production staff, additional cast, teaser visual (pictured), and a teaser trailer for the anime movie on Friday. The movie, subtitled Bouhi no Hihou (The Secret Treasure of the Deceased Consort), opens in Japanese theaters on December 11.

Voice actress Mariya Ise (Yakusoku no Neverland) joins the cast as Mu Qing.

Staff
Director: Norihiro Naganuma (Mahoutsukai no Yome)
Script: Yuuko Kakihara (Ao no Hako)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Yukiko Nakatani (One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island no Bouken)
Color Design: Misato Aida (Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26)
Art Director: Masakazu Miyake (Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu) NEW
Art Boards: Takumi Tanji (Kimi no Na Wa. art director) NEW, TJ (Summer Ghost art) NEW
CG Producer: Masaya Machida (Chou Kaguya-hime! CG director) NEW
Director of Photography: Atsushi Takeyama (Hellsing) NEW
Editing: Daisuke Imai (Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri)
Sound Director: Shouji Hata (Sousou no Frieren)
Music: Satoru Kousaki (Bakemonogatari), Kevin Penkin (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari), Alisa Okehazama (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Studio: TOHO animation STUDIO
Distribution: TOHO NEW

Note: The staff denoted with the legend NEW are new in their respective roles.

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 in May 2025.

Nekokurage began drawing a manga adaptation in Big Gangan in May 2017. Square Enix published the 16th volume in November 2025, and the 17th volume is scheduled for publication on July 24.

A second manga adaptation by Minoji Kurata began serializing in Sunday Gene-X in August 2017. Shogakukan published the 22nd volume on June 18.

J-Novel Club licensed the light novel for digital release in English in November 2020 and published the 16th volume on May 29. Square Enix licensed the manga adaptation for English release in November 2019 and published the 15th volume on March 17.

Teaser Trailer


Source: Comic Natalie