{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9d88a2c03f3f4fa491529b8c","clusterId":"c_42c1cf0fad404532b0532686","slug":"apothecary-diaries-releases-new-seasonal-visual-of-jinshi-and-gaoshun","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"The Apothecary Diaries Releases New Seasonal Visual of Jinshi and Gaoshun","summary":"A new seasonal visual for The Apothecary Diaries anime has been released, showing Jinshi and Gaoshun walking in the rain past Japanese iris flowers. The image is part of a second set of seasonal visuals for the series. The third season of the anime is set to air in two split cours, with the first cour starting in October 2026 and the second cour in April 2027. Akinori Fudesaka, who directed the second season and served as assistant director for the first, will direct the third season. A theatrical film with an original story by light novel author Hyuganatsu is scheduled for release in December 2026. New anime projects for the series were announced in July 2025 after the second season concluded. The first season aired in 2023, and the second season ran from January 2025. Crunchyroll streams both seasons in select territories. The light novel series, written by Hyuganatsu and illustrated by Toko Shino, began publication in 2014 and has 16 volumes as of May 2025. J-Novel Club publishes the English digital edition.","whyItMatters":"The visual is the first concrete promotional material for the third season since its split-cour schedule and film were announced, signaling the production is on track for its October 2026 premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe visual shows Jinshi and Gaoshun under a shared umbrella, walking past purple iris flowers in the rain. Irises bloom in early summer in Japan, and the flower is a seasonal marker in the series' ongoing visual calendar. The image is the second in a planned set of seasonal visuals for the anime.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe third season is directed by Akinori Fudesaka, who directed the second season and was assistant director on the first. Norihiro Naganuma, the first season's director and series screenwriter, served as chief director and series composer for the second season. Ko Nakagawa was assistant director on season two. Yukiko Nakatani returns as character designer. TOHO animation STUDIO and OLM handled animation production for the second season. Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, and Alisa Okehazama composed the music.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe main voice cast includes Aoi Yuki as Maomao and Takeo Otsuka as Jinshi. Katsuyuki Konishi voices Gaoshun. Atsumi Tanezaki, Yui Ishikawa, and Hina Kino voice the consorts Gyokuyō, Lihua, and Lishu. The opening theme for the second season was \"Hana ni Natte\" by Ryokuōshoku Shakai, and the ending theme was \"Aikotoba\" by Aina The End.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe light novel series began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro in October 2011. A manga adaptation by Nekokurage started in May 2017. A spinoff manga, \u003cem\u003eThe Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story\u003c/em\u003e, began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! service on March 23, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apothecary Diaries' third season will have two split cours in 2026-2027, a rare scheduling choice that keeps the series in continuous production for over a year.","twitterPost":"The Apothecary Diaries' third season splits into two cours across 2026-2027, a production pattern that suggests the team is pacing the adaptation carefully.","threadsPost":"The Apothecary Diaries' new seasonal visual focuses on Jinshi and Gaoshun, not Maomao, signaling a shift in promotional emphasis. The third season's split-cour schedule from October 2026 to April 2027 is a deliberate production strategy, likely to maintain quality across the longer run.","newsletterBlurb":"A new seasonal visual for The Apothecary Diaries shows Jinshi and Gaoshun in the rain. The third season is set for a split-cour release starting October 2026, with a film following in December 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Trending\",\"url\":\"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/22/jinshi-gaoshun-stroll-in-the-rain-in-new-the-apothecary-diaries-seasonal-visual\",\"title\":\"Jinshi \u0026 Gaoshun Stroll in the Rain in New The Apothecary Diaries Seasonal Visual\"},{\"source\":\"The Fandom Post\",\"url\":\"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/22/the-apothecary-diaries-tv-anime-debuts-new-seasonal-visual-7/\",\"title\":\"'The Apothecary Diaries' TV Anime Debuts New Seasonal Visual\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10075,"outputTokens":1317,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-23T08:01:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-23T08:15:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T08:15:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_42c1cf0fad404532b0532686","canonicalTitle":"Jinshi \u0026 Gaoshun Stroll in the Rain in New The Apothecary Diaries Seasonal Visual","representativeArticleId":"a_07551a5f98c1ae1aa4692680","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Apothecary Diaries\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-22T16:25:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-22T23:23:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T08:15:02.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Trending","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/22/jinshi-gaoshun-stroll-in-the-rain-in-new-the-apothecary-diaries-seasonal-visual","title":"Jinshi \u0026 Gaoshun Stroll in the Rain in New The Apothecary Diaries Seasonal Visual"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/22/the-apothecary-diaries-tv-anime-debuts-new-seasonal-visual-7/","title":"‘The Apothecary Diaries’ TV Anime Debuts New Seasonal Visual"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Apothecary Diaries"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Apothecary Diaries third season will air in two split cours, with the first cour starting in October 2026 and the second cour in April 2027.","A theatrical film with an original story by light novel author Hyuganatsu is scheduled for release in December 2026.","Akinori Fudesaka, who directed the second season and served as assistant director for the first, will direct the third season.","The new seasonal visual shows Jinshi and Gaoshun walking in the rain past Japanese iris flowers, the second in a planned set of seasonal visuals.","The light novel series, written by Hyuganatsu and illustrated by Toko Shino, began publication in 2014 and has 16 volumes as of May 2025."]}