The latest episode of The Apothecary Diaries is finally out after the break, and the plot now appears to be progressing in an unpredictable direction. Maomao is starting to grasp the connection between the island and the capital, and has also encountered the people who pose a threat to the capital—and it isn’t Shisui or Suirei.
In this article, we’ll recap what happened in episode 19 of The Apothecary Diaries. We’ll also cover everything you need to know about the release of episode 20. We urge you to watch the latest episode, as it has proven to be quite interesting.
1. Release Date of Episode 20 of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Episode 20 of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2will be released on Friday, May 30, 2025. You can watch the anime on Crunchyroll.
I. Is The Apothecary Diaries on Break This Week?
No, The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 is not on a break this week. Episode 20 is not delayed and will be released on the above-stated date.
2. Recap of Episode 19 of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
The latest episode of The Apothecary Diaries started with Maomao and Shisui heading out to a festival that was happening in the village. Everyone participating in the festival wore masks with red or green borders that resembled a fox, and this was because the town worshipped a fox deity. The festival was being conducted as the town seemed to have a poor harvest because of locusts; they hoped to please the fox deity to have it grant their wishes.
The festival was really beautiful and vibrant, and Shisui hung out with Maomao the whole time. She also told Maomao that a lot of the men in their village were colorblind, and even a few women were colorblind. When Maomao heard this, she realised that the empress was from this particular village, which was to the west of the capital. This would explain why the late emperor was colorblind. After a few rituals, everyone was required to drop their masks into a box, which would be stored and burned the following year during the same festival.
Kyou-u also took part in the festival and was quite excited about it too. He wanted to see his mask from the previous year get burnt, as he believed that if the smoke from the burnt mask reached heaven, then the wish he wrote on his mask would come true. After the very eventful festival, Maomao asked Suirei for the recipe for the medicine to revive the dead. Suirei gave her the recipe, and told her that she’d be absent for the day, and asked Maomao to be in her best behavior. Shisui also told her that she’d be busy and told Maomao not to get herself into trouble.
Maomao was initially not interested in getting herself into trouble, but after six hours of reading her book, she got up and opened the windows to see a shack in the distance, which had just one rectangular patch of crops growing. Maomao deduced that the patch wasn’t harvested as it was of poor quality, which was likely because it was right outside the window of the shack and was exposed to light coming from within the shack even at night. Maomao had a feeling that something suspicious was going on in the shack, so when Kyou-u came to check on her, she asked him if he would take her to the shack.
The naughty boy who was looking for an adventure decided to take Maomao, and on reaching the shack, he even picked the lock for Maomao and opened the door for her. Just like Maomao had expected, the shack seemed to have been conducting experiments to perfect the medicine to revive the dead, among many other things. On a bit more inspection, she realised that the same shack was also the place where feifas were being manufactured, the same fefia that was used to attack Jinshi.
Maomao had stumbled upon some very dangerous information, and only then realised how huge a risk it was to her to have entered the shack and realized the secret of the village. Before she could even contemplate leaving, the shack had visitors, who caught the hiding Maomao and Kyou-u just seconds after their entry.
3. What To Expect In Episode 20 of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Both Shisui and Suirei had warned Maomao not to get into trouble, and she did exactly that. The woman who had caught Maomao and Kyou-u in the shack was Shenmei, a woman whom Kyou-u seemed to dread. This woman definitely meant bad news, and the fright in the boy’s face was very indicative of this fact.
Episode 20 of The Apothecary Diaries will feature Shisui and Suirei in the shack along with Shenmei, both of whom will try to ease Shenmei’s wrath on Maomao. The result of their negotiation will end in Maomao getting trapped in a cellar with herbs, tasked with the job of perfecting the medicine of revival.
4. About The Apothecary Diaries
‘The Apothecary Diaries’ is a light novel series written by Natsu Hyuga and illustrated by Touko Shino. The series will be receiving an anime adaptation in 2023.
The story follows a young girl, Maomao, who is the daughter of an apothecary and possesses an extensive knowledge of medicine and herbs. When she is kidnapped and sold to the rear palace, she is forced to navigate life in this new, foreign environment.
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