Apothecary Diaries Film Sets Yokohama Stamp Rally and Animate Fair
The collaboration includes a 12-spot stamp rally with life-size standees, a Maomao fireworks display on December 12 and an Animate fair from December 11.
Promotions for The Apothecary Diaries: The Treasure of the Departed Consort and the city of Yokohama were announced on October 30, with a stamp rally, special decorations and limited stickers planned around the film's release, according to animeanime.jp.
New key visuals of Maomao and Jinshi drawn for the Yokohama collaboration have also been revealed. The stamp rally, titled, will have 12 planned stamp spots across Yokohama, each with life-size standees of characters.
Fireworks, walkway decorations and pop-up shop
A 5-minute fireworks display themed around Maomao is scheduled for December 12 at 19:00 at New Port Pier during Yokohama Night Flowers. A decoration along the moving walkway between Sakuragicho and Minato Mirai runs from November 30 to December 20, and a pop-up shop opens in Yokohama Chinatown at ChinaTown80 Hall from December 4 to December 20.
Animate staff at 47 stores nationwide will wear collaboration aprons from November 14 to December 31. An Animate fair for the film runs from December 11 to January 11, 2027, with illustration cards offered as bonuses, and a Maomao greeting event is planned at the Animate Ikebukuro main store on December 13.
The film, the series' first with an original story by author Natsu Hyuga, opens on December 11. The light novel series has surpassed 57 million copies in circulation worldwide.
Quick answers
When does The Apothecary Diaries: The Treasure of the Departed Consort open in Japan?
The film opens on December 11.
When is the Maomao fireworks display in Yokohama?
The 5-minute display is scheduled for December 12 at 19:00 at New Port Pier during Yokohama Night Flowers.
When does the Animate fair for the film run?
The Animate fair runs from December 11 to January 11, 2027, with illustration cards as bonuses.