The Arrival of Spring Heralded by the Wax Plum Blossoms: Jinshi and Basen Take a Stroll! New Visuals for the Anime "The Apothecary Diaries" Focusing on Seasonal Plants Released

The February visual of the project "Maomao and Jinshi Explore the Four Seasons", which delivers a new visual based on seasonal plants every 22nd of the month, has been released.

The extremely popular harem mystery entertainment series "The Apothecary Diaries", with a cumulative total of 38 million copies, features a girl in the role of a poison taster, solving various difficult cases in the imperial harem. The author is Hyuganatsu and the illustrator is Touco Shino (Hero Bunko/Imagica Infos).

The anime began broadcasting in October 2023, consistently ranking high in viewing rankings on various streaming platforms, and won the Special Award at the TVer Awards 2023. The second season of "The Apothecary Diaries", which began broadcasting on January 10, 2025 (Friday), trended on social media with the hashtag "#The Apothecary Diaries" immediately after the first broadcast. The non-credit OP video surpassed 1 million YouTube views in just two days after its release. It topped the viewing rankings on multiple streaming platforms, creating a big buzz.

The February visual for the project "Maomao, Touring the Four Seasons with Jinshi" has been released, with a new visual featuring seasonal plants unveiled on the 22nd of every month, Maomao day. The 8th installment, the February visual, is themed around wax plum, a flower that heralds the arrival of spring. It depicts Jinshi reaching out to the plum blossoms with a smile, while Basen, who is guarding Jinshi, is momentarily captivated by the plum swaying in the gentle breeze. The visual evokes a sense of the warm early spring weather.