Monthly Sunday GX Comes with "The Apothecary Diaries" Maomao & Jinshi Acrylic Stands! Four Consecutive Months Starting with the October Issue, Featuring Exclusive Illustrations by Minoji Kurata

[Photos/Images] Monthly Sunday GX Comes with "The Apothecary Diaries" Maomao & Jinshi Acrylic Stands! Four Consecutive Months Starting with the October Issue, Featuring Exclusive Illustrations by Minoji Kurata 1st

Shogakukan’s "Monthly Sunday GX" magazine will include a special acrylic stand as a bonus for four consecutive issues, starting from the October issue released on Friday, September 19, 2025, through the January 2026 issue. The bonus features exclusive new illustrations from the popular series "The Apothecary Diaries" (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao’s Palace Mystery Journal).

All the illustrations are entirely new works created by the series artist, Minoji Kurata, and are available only through this special promotion, making them exclusive collector’s items.

The first commemorative bonus features the main characters Maomao (voiced by Aoi Yūki) and Jinshi (voiced by Takeo Ōtsuka). The release schedule for the four consecutive acrylic stand bonuses is as follows:

・October 2025 issue (on sale September 19, 2025): Maomao & Jinshi
・November 2025 issue (on sale October 18, 2025): Shisui (voiced by Asami Seto) & Xiaolan (voiced by Misaki Kuno)
・December 2025 issue (on sale November 19, 2025): Jinshi & Gaoshun (voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi)
・January 2026 issue (on sale December 19, 2025): Maomao