The Apothecary Diaries Film Adds TV Special, Preview Screening

New details for the film The Apothecary Diaries: The Treasure of the Late Consort, opening December 11, were announced on October 22, according to cinematoday.jp. The film is a completely new story by original author Natsu Hyuga.

On December 11, the film's opening day, Nippon TV's Friday Road Show will air a special edited version of the TV anime at 9 p.m. The special is mainly based on the second cour of the TV anime's second season and adds about four minutes of new footage that connects to the second season's final scene.

A completion preview screening with cast members on stage will be held somewhere in Tokyo on December 5. The stage greeting will feature Aoi Yuki (Maomao), Takeo Otsuka (Jinshi), Ai Mikami, Marika Kono, Kensho Ono and Miyuki Sawashiro.

Second-wave advance tickets go on sale from November 13, with two designs differing by sales channel. Theater advance-ticket buyers receive a clear file of the teaser visual, limited to 50,000 people nationwide. From December 11, the first admission bonus, a booklet limited to 1.5 million people nationwide, will be distributed; it includes a short story by Natsu Hyuga, interviews and character setting art.

Recap streaming begins October 31 with the Rear Palace arc (season 1 cour 1), followed by the Outer Court arc from November 14 and the Court arc from November 28. On December 9, three books will be released simultaneously, including a novelization of the film's plot by Natsu Hyuga, the 23rd volume of the Maomao mystery notebook and a new side-story/comedic adaptation volume. A manga adaptation of The Treasure of the Late Consort will begin serialization on Sunday Webry the same day. A new animal series, Kusuriya Animals, was also announced, showing 14 characters including Maomao and Jinshi as fluffy animals.