The Apothecary Diaries Season 3: October 2 Premiere, Crunchyroll and Cour 2

The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 premiered October 2, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. PT on Crunchyroll. The platform’s October 2 guide confirms Episode 1 is available. The announced Crunchyroll simulcast time is 15:00 UTC; Japan’s television broadcast follows its own schedule. The first cour has a weekly Japanese broadcast, with the second cour scheduled for April 2027.

Correction (October 3, 2026): An earlier version said Crunchyroll had not announced an exact subtitled release time. Its September 30 announcement set October 2 at 8:00 a.m. PT. This guide now includes that time and the confirmation that Episode 1 is available. The episode-count section has also been updated using the official Blu-ray listings.

Where can you watch Season 3?

Crunchyroll’s September 30 announcement lists Season 3 for North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS and the Indian Subcontinent. That includes Europe; local catalog and subtitle choices can still vary.

The subtitled premiere was October 2 at 8:00 a.m. PT, and the October 2 guide confirms the first episode is available. A dub start time is not established in Crunchyroll’s checked announcements. Japan’s 11 p.m. JST television slot comes from the official anime broadcast page; it is a separate schedule from Crunchyroll’s subtitled premiere.

Is Season 3 split into two cours?

Yes. The official broadcast schedule says the second cour will air in April 2027. It does not give a precise April day on that page. The show is therefore a scheduled weekly broadcast with a later second part, rather than an October full-season drop.

The official Season 3 Blu-ray listings run from episodes 49–54 in volume 1 to episodes 67–72 in volume 4. Together, the four volumes cover 24 planned episodes. That product listing does not establish an exact April broadcast day.

What is the new mystery about?

The official Season 3 introduction sets up signs of a disaster threatening the country, rumors of a mysterious woman and new responsibilities for Jinshi. Maomao notices something unusual in an everyday meal, and the story moves beyond the rear palace into the city and farther afield. That is the announced premise, without the mystery’s answers or later novel developments.

Who is making Season 3?

The official staff list credits OLM for animation, Akinori Fudesaka as director, Wataru Nakagawa as assistant director and Norihiro Naganuma for series composition. Yukiko Nakatani handles character design; the music team is Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin and Arisa Okehazama.

What are the opening and ending songs?

Yorushika performs the opening song, titled “雲を抜け風下へ私だけ” in the official announcement. Eve performs the first cour’s ending song, “AIYOU,” announced with the second promotional video. Our trailer report looks more closely at that video and its Jinshi material.

Watch the official Season 3 video

The upload is linked by the anime’s own September 25 announcement. It previews the new setup and music; it does not establish the order or outcome of every event shown.

Is the December film part of Season 3?

No. The official franchise introduction describes a separate theatrical film with an original story for Japanese cinemas on December 11, 2026. That is distinct from Season 3’s April 2027 second cour. The Japanese cinema date does not establish an international theatrical or streaming date.

Crunchyroll’s October 8 announcement names Sony Pictures Entertainment as its film distribution partner, with rights outside Asia except that India is included. Exact international dates and tickets remain TBA. Our focused movie release guide separates that deal from Japan’s opening and the unannounced territory-by-territory international cinema dates.

For readers sorting out the novels, manga, anime and film, our franchise format guide maps the different versions. The announced False Imperial Brother game is another separate project.

Archive hero: Takeo Otsuka at the 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival for The Concierge, by Dick Thomas Johnson, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. The Commons version was previously cropped; Red Reactions resized that full crop proportionally and converted it to WebP. Card versions use the same full crop at smaller sizes.