{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0cdaff9d61f4b3f4cb94a280","clusterId":"c_830051bffd916b1b265d91cf","slug":"the-apothecary-diaries-season-3-releases-episode-49-cuts-ahead-of-october-2-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 Releases Episode 49 Cuts Ahead Of October 2 Premiere","summary":"Advance cuts from Episode 49, titled \"Locusts,\" of The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 have been released ahead of the show's October 2 premiere on Nippon TV's FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT slot. The episode follows Maomao and Zhaoyu after simmered locusts are served at the Verdigris House. A non-credit opening video for Yorushika's \"Kumo wo Nuke Kashou e Watashi Dake\" is also scheduled for October 2 at 18:00.","whyItMatters":"The released cuts and the October 2 premiere date confirm the third season's expansion beyond the inner palace into the city streets and a neighboring country, with Maomao investigating a discomfort tied to the locusts and Jinshi troubled by signs of a national disaster.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe episode photo released for \u0026#34;Locusts\u0026#34; shows Maomao at the Verdigris House, where she and Zhaoyu are served simmered locusts at the morning meal by the proprietress, and Zhaoyu raises something that concerns him after a bite. Season 3 moves the setting out from the inner palace to the city streets and to a neighboring country, with rumors of a mysterious immortal maiden circulating and a shadow falling again over the kingdom of Li. The season airs Fridays at 23:00 on Nippon TV\u0026#39;s FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT slot, beginning October 2.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apothecary Diaries pairs its October 2 premiere with the non-credit version of the Yorushika opening dropping at 18:00 the same day. The cold open gets listeners before the story does.","twitterPost":"The Apothecary Diaries drops the non-credit Yorushika opening at 18:00 on premiere day. The season's first hook is the song, not the plot.","threadsPost":"The Apothecary Diaries puts the non-credit Yorushika opening out at 18:00 on October 2, the same day Episode 49 airs. The promotional weight lands on the music first, with the episode built around Maomao and Zhaoyu after simmered locusts turn up at the Verdigris House.","newsletterBlurb":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 has released advance cuts for Episode 49, \"Locusts,\" ahead of its October 2 premiere on Nippon TV's FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT slot. The episode puts Maomao and Zhaoyu at the Verdigris House, where simmered locusts are served at the morning meal. A non-credit opening video for Yorushika's theme is set to stream on October 2 at 18:00.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Real Sound Anime\",\"url\":\"https://realsound.jp/movie/2026/10/post-2540253.html\",\"title\":\"TV Anime \\\"The Apothecary Diaries\\\" Season 3 Episode 49 Advance Cuts Released; Non-Credit OP Video Also to Be Streamed\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4771,"outputTokens":712,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790849662,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T10:08:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T10:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T10:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_830051bffd916b1b265d91cf","canonicalTitle":"TVアニメ『薬屋のひとりごと』第3期第49話先行カット　ノンクレジットOP映像も公開へ","representativeArticleId":"a_be27c72e1ae5d8db34410b6e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Apothecary Diaries\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Natsu Hyuga\",\"Tokuko Shino\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-01T09:00:15.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-01T09:00:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T10:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Real Sound Anime","url":"https://realsound.jp/movie/2026/10/post-2540253.html","title":"TVアニメ『薬屋のひとりごと』第3期第49話先行カット　ノンクレジットOP映像も公開へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Apothecary Diaries"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Natsu Hyuga","Tokuko Shino"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}