List of The Apothecary Diaries volumes

List of The Apothecary Diaries volumes

The Apothecary Diaries is a Japanese light novel series written by Hyūganatsu and illustrated by Touko Shino. Originally, the series was only published by Hyūganatsu on the user-generated web novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2011. The publisher Shufunotomo acquired the series and then published it on their Ray Books imprint as a novel with a single volume on September 26, 2012, illustrated by Megumi Matsuda.

In 2014, Shufunotomo began to publish the series again, illustrated by Touko Shino. This time, it was published as a light novel in their Hero Bunko imprint, which is mostly made of acquired Shōsetsuka ni Narō titles. Since then, the series continued to get more volumes with the story continuing, unlike the previous novel version which had just one volume. J-Novel Club announced in November 2020 that it had licensed the light novel series. In October 2023, Square Enix announced that it would release the light novels in print starting in May 2024.

A manga adaptation by Itsuki Nanao and illustrated by Nekokurage began in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan on May 25, 2017. Square Enix has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 25, 2017. As of November 25, 2025, 16 volumes have been published.

In November 2019, Square Enix announced the English language release of the manga in North America and began publishing it in December 2020.

An alternative manga adaptation, titled The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Notes on the Inner Palace (薬屋のひとりごと～猫猫の後宮謎解き手帳～, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō), illustrated by Minoji Kurata, began in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X on August 19, 2017. Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on February 19, 2018. As of December 19, 2025, 21 volumes have been published. The manga has been licensed in Southeast Asia by Shogakukan Asia.

Light novel

List of The Apothecary Diaries volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	August 29, 2014	978-4-07-298198-6	February 14, 2021 (ebook) May 14, 2024 (print)	978-1-7183-6118-8 (ebook) 978-1-64609-272-7 (print)
2	January 31, 2015	978-4-07-410821-3	June 3, 2021 (ebook) August 6, 2024 (print)	978-1-7183-6120-1 (ebook) 978-1-64609-273-4 (print)
3	June 29, 2015	978-4-07-401176-6	September 14, 2021 (ebook) November 5, 2024 (print)	978-1-7183-6122-5 (ebook) 978-1-64609-274-1 (print)
4	September 30, 2015	978-4-07-403100-9	January 5, 2022 (ebook) February 4, 2025 (print)	978-1-7183-6124-9 (ebook) 978-1-64609-297-0 (print)
5	April 30, 2016	978-4-07-416947-4	May 9, 2022 (ebook) May 6, 2025 (print)	978-1-7183-6126-3 (ebook) 978-1-64609-324-3 (print)
6	November 30, 2016	978-4-07-420788-6	October 10, 2022 August 5, 2025 (print)	978-1-7183-6128-7 (ebook) 978-1-64609-325-0 (print)
7	February 28, 2018	978-4-07-429772-6	March 1, 2023 November 4, 2025 (print)	978-1-7183-6130-0 (ebook) 978-1-64609-326-7 (print)
8	February 28, 2019	978-4-07-436884-6	May 29, 2023 February 3, 2026 (print)	978-1-71836-132-4 (ebook) 978-1-6460-9423-3 (print)
9	February 28, 2020	978-4-07-442420-7 978-4-07-441030-9 (LE)	October 9, 2023 May 5, 2026 (print)	978-1-7183-6134-8 (ebook) 978-1-6460-9424-0 (print)
10	January 29, 2021	978-4-07-447215-4	January 18, 2024 August 4, 2026 (print)	978-1-7183-6136-2 (ebook) 978-1-6460-9425-7 (print)
11	April 30, 2021	978-4-07-448226-9 978-4-07-448440-9 (LE)	May 20, 2024	978-1-7183-6138-6
12	July 29, 2022	978-4-07-452400-6 978-4-07-452386-3 (LE)	October 14, 2024	978-1-7183-6140-9
13	February 25, 2023	978-4-07-454379-3	January 10, 2025	978-1-7183-6142-3
14	September 29, 2023	978-4-07-455775-2	May 30, 2025	978-1-7183-6144-7
15	March 29, 2024	978-4-07-456728-7	September 12, 2025	978-1-7183-6146-1
16	May 30, 2025	978-4-07-461876-7 978-4-07-461882-8 (LE)	May 29, 2026	978-1-71-836148-5

Manga

The Apothecary Diaries

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 25, 2017	978-4-06-388690-0	December 8, 2020	978-1-64609-070-9
2	February 24, 2018	978-4-7575-5640-9	February 9, 2021	978-1-64609-071-6
3	July 25, 2018	978-4-7575-5794-9	September 21, 2021	978-1-64609-072-3
4	February 25, 2019	978-4-7575-5963-9	December 28, 2021	978-1-64609-073-0
5	July 25, 2019	978-4-7575-6216-5	July 12, 2022	978-1-64609-074-7
6	March 25, 2020	978-4-7575-6581-4	September 13, 2022	978-1-64609-086-0
7	November 25, 2020	978-4-7575-6856-3	December 13, 2022	978-1-64609-120-1
8	May 25, 2021	978-4-7575-7271-3	July 11, 2023	978-1-64609-134-8
9	November 25, 2021	978-4-7575-7586-8	August 15, 2023	978-1-64609-135-5
10	June 23, 2022	978-4-7575-7985-9	November 28, 2023	978-1-64609-136-2
11	February 25, 2023	978-4-7575-8324-5	March 5, 2024	978-1-64609-252-9
12	September 29, 2023	978-4-7575-8813-4	September 3, 2024	978-1-64609-296-3
13	March 25, 2024	978-4-7575-9027-4 978-4-7575-9028-1 (SE)	March 4, 2025	978-1-64609-347-2
14	September 25, 2024	978-4-7575-9439-5 978-4-7575-9440-1 (SE)	October 7, 2025	978-1-64609-422-6
15	March 25, 2025	978-4-7575-9769-3	March 17, 2026	978-1-64609-456-1
16	November 25, 2025	978-4-3010-0194-2	—	—

Maomao's Notes on the Inner Palace

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 19, 2018	978-4-09-157515-9	October 20, 2026	978-1-97476-871-4
2	July 19, 2018	978-4-09-157533-3	—	—
3	September 19, 2018	978-4-09-157543-2	—	—
4	February 19, 2019	978-4-09-157560-9	—	—
5	June 19, 2019	978-4-09-157564-7	—	—
6	November 19, 2019	978-4-09-157580-7	—	—
7	February 19, 2020	978-4-09-157586-9	—	—
8	June 19, 2020	978-4-09-157597-5	—	—
9	October 16, 2020	978-4-09-157608-8	—	—
10	February 19, 2021	978-4-09-157622-4	—	—
11	June 18, 2021	978-4-09-157639-2	—	—
12	October 19, 2021	978-4-09-157652-1	—	—
13	February 18, 2022	978-4-09-157668-2	—	—
14	June 17, 2022	978-4-09-157680-4	—	—
15	November 17, 2022	978-4-09-157692-7	—	—
16	February 25, 2023	978-4-09-157731-3	—	—
17	September 29, 2023	978-4-09-157783-2	—	—
18	March 19, 2024	978-4-09-157817-4	—	—
19	December 19, 2024	978-4-09-157847-1	—	—
20	May 19, 2025	978-4-09-157881-5	—	—
21	December 19, 2025	978-4-09-158208-9	—	—

Xiaolan's Story

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	November 25, 2025	978-4-3010-0195-9	October 6, 2026	979-8-89910-042-0