Crunchyroll revealed the cast and crew working on the dub.
The third season of the popular anime “The Apothecary Diaries” premiered on 2 October, 2026 on Crunchyroll. It has been announced that Crunchyroll will also premiere the English dub of the season on 16 October. The cast and crew have been revealed.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 English dub
Premiere date: 16 October, 2026
Animation studio: OLM
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
Who are the cast and crew of “The Apothecary Diaries” Season 3 English dub?
The English dub cast includes:
- Emi Lo as Maomao
- Kaiji Tang as Jinshi
- Jad Saxton as White Lady
- Suzie Yeung as Shisui
- Anne Yatco as Kyou-u
- Nazeeh Tarsha as Guard
- Wendy Powell as Madam
- Oscar Seung as Ukyou
- Seth Fuentes as Lihaku
- Eli Farmer as Onsou
- Monica Rial as Narrator
- Rebecca Danae as Meimei
- Caleb Yen as Lahan
- Alex Mai as Emperor
- Ricco Fajardo as Lakan
- Reshel Mae as Lishu
- Charles Nguyen as Rikuson
- Seth Magill as Uryuu
- Phil Parsons as Gyokuen
- Adrian Godinez as Mr. Owner
- Tom Aglio as Niban
- Monica Rial as Ah-Duo
- Alex Hom as Gaoshun
- Ed Escamilla as Basen
- Monica Flatley as Joka
- Kit Lozano as Kanan
- Additional Voices by Paxton Lee, Nasim Benelkour, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Brandon Acosta, Daniela Valkova, Elizabeth Hohman
The crew working on the dub includes:
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Studio Producers: Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation Supervisor: Macy Anne Johnson
- Adaptation: Clayton Browning
- Adaptation Prep: Benjamin Tehrani
- Voice Director: Shawn Gann
- Assistant Voice Director: Kevin D. Thelwell
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineering Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: Derric Benavides
- Assistant Engineer: Katie Saltkill
- Mixer: James Baker
Akinori Fudesaka is directing The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 at animation studio OLM, with Wataru Nakagawa as the assistant director. Norihiro Naganuma handles series composition while Yuko Kakkihara, Misuzu Chiba and Hitomi Ogawa write the scripts. Yukiko Nakatani designs the characters while Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin and Arisa Okehazama compose the music.
What is “The Apothecary Diaries” about?
The anime is based on a light novel series Natsu Hyūga, and originally began as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō platform in October 2011. It was later picked up for print publication by Shufunotomo in August 2014, featuring illustrations by Touko Shino.
It also has two manga adaptations, the first by Nekokurage, which is published by Square Enix in their Monthly Big Gangan magazine. The second manga adaptation with art by Minoji Kurata is published by Shogakukan in Monthly Sunday Gene-X. The first two seasons of the anime are currently streaming on Crunchyroll, as is the new third season. A new anime movie is set to come out after the third season on 11 December, 2026.
J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English and describes the story as:
“In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace.”
The story follows Maomao, a girl raised by an apothecary, who is “kidnapped and sold into service” within the imperial palace. Despite her unassuming appearance, she possesses sharp medical knowledge and deductive skills. Her abilities draw the attention of Jinshi, the head eunuch, who places her close to the Emperor’s favourite consort, tasking her with tasting food for poison.
As Maomao navigates palace life, her investigations uncover secrets within the rear palace, pulling her deeper into intrigue and danger.