The Apothecary Diaries 2, 2nd Cour creditless opening/ending animations out along with OP and ED
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The Apothecary Diaries, Season 2, Second Cour creditless opening and ending animations have been released.
Animations that include the hit anime’s second OP ‘Kusushiki‘ by Mrs Green Apple, and ED ‘Hitorigoto‘ by Omoinotake.
Of course, both rock bands have provided anime theme songs before — Mrs. Green Apple (Oblivion Battery and Fire Force) and Omoinotake (Cherry Magic!, Blue Period and theme songs for My Hero Academia to name a few).
The Apothecary Diaries 2 second opening animation is typical of the anime in that it features main characters Maomao and Jinshi, but also looks at things from the different perspectives of Shisui, Jinshi and Xiaolan (very cleverly done).
The upbeat ‘Kusushiki‘ happily plays each episode in.
In the ending animation, however, things are slightly different in that, while it looks at the relationship between Maomao, Shisui and Xiaolan in a somewhat congenial, happy way, the somber ED ‘Hitorigoto‘ foreshadows what is soon to come in their relationship.
As several fans who love the dynamic between the three friends commented on the video (and who have probably read the novels), “This is the song that will make you cry”.
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Both songs, however, are superb for the differing atmospheres of the anime, with ‘Kusushiki‘ emphasizing the fun and romance of so much of it, while ‘Hitorigoto‘ emphasizes the sometimes dark events that also take place in that wonderful world.
The 2nd cour OP and ED play on the anime from Season 2, Episode 3 onwards.
You can watch both The Apothecary Diaries, Season 2, 2nd Cour creditless opening and ending animations featuring those cool songs below.
And yes, they are perfectly designed and animated and very very pretty, although, in my mind, they are still not as good as that perfect The Apothecary Diaries scene of Maomao and the slap from Season 1.
The Apothecary Diaries, Season 2 details
The second season of the popular historical mystery anime premiered on January 10th, 2025, with a projected 24 episodes set to air before it ends.
Just like the first season, The Apothecary Diaries, Season 2 is based on the light novel series written by Natsu Hyuuga and illustrated by Touko Shino.
The anime adaptation is again being directed by Norihiko Naganuma, who is also responsible for the series composition.
OLM (Summertime Render) and TOHO Animation Studio (Kaiju No. 8) are animating the series.
The Apothecary Diaries, Season 2, Episode 13, “The Baths” (aka Episode 37) is now streaming via Crunchyroll in a subtitled version, with the English dub due out soon.
Enjoy!
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