Japanese light novel series The Apothecary Diaries was written by Natsu Hyūga and drawn by Touko Shino. It has been serialized online on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, a website that publishes user-generated novels, since 2011.
The story's protagonist is Maomao, a young lady abducted and sold to the Imperial Palace as a servant while working as an apothecary in the red-light district. It is set in a fictitious country modeled after Imperial China in the Tang dynasty.
The Apothecary Diaries Voice Actors
The series is filled with distinctive characters and personalities. Given below is a list of all the characters’ voice actors in the series:
| Character | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
| Maomao | Aoi Yūki (audio drama & anime) | Emi Lo |
| Jinshi | Takahiro Sakurai (Audio Drama) Takeo Ōtsuka (Anime) | Kaiji Tang |
| Shishou | Cho | |
| Suirei | Kaori Nazuka | Veronica Laux |
| Fengxian | Hōko Kuwashima | Caitlin Glass |
| Ah-Duo | Yūko Kaida | Monica Rial |
| Lakan | Takuya Kirimoto | Ricco Fajardo |
| Emperor | Daichi Endō | Alex Mai |
| Gyokuyou | Yoko Hikasa (Audio Drama) Atsumi Tanezaki (Anime) | Molly Zhang |
| Ailan | Mari Kawano (Audio Drama) Misa Ishii (Anime) | Naya Moreno |
| Anshi | Makimo Noto | |
| Basen | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Audio Drama) Tatsumaru Tachibana (Anime) | Edward Escamilla |
| Fengming | Noriko Hidaka | |
| Fuyou | Natsumi Kawaida | Sarah Roach |
| Gaoshun | Kenjiro Tsuda (Audio Drama) Katsuyuki Konishi (Anime) | Alex Hom |
| Guen | Mitsuru Ogata (Audio Drama) Mitsuaki Kanuka (Anime) | Jim Foronda |
| Guiyuan | Kyōka Moriya (Audio Drama) Takako Tanaka (Anime) | Kelly Greenshield |
| Hongniang | Kyosuke Nitta (Audio Drama) Megumi Toyoguchi (Anime) | Giovannie Cruz |
| Joka | Hiroki Nanami | Monica Flatley |
| Kanan | Umeka Shōji | |
| Lihaku | Yasuaki Takumi (Audio Drama) Kenji Akabane (Anime) | Seth Fluentes |
| Lihua | Yui Ishikawa | Trina Nishimura |
| Lishu | Hina Kino | Reshel Mae |
| Loumen | Hiroshi Yanaka | Stephen Miller |
| Madam | Kimiko Saitō | Wendy Powell |
| Meimei | Megumi Han | Rebecca Danae |
| Pairin | Ami Koshimizu | Ciarán Strange |
| Rikuson | Koki Uchiyama | |
| Shin | Sayaka Kinoshita (Anime) | |
| Suiren | Kyosuke Nitta (Audio Drama) Mika Doi (Anime) | Kenneisha Thompson |
| Ukyou | Yoshiaki Hasegawa | |
| Xiaolan | Misaki Kuno | Bree Han |
| Yinghua | Saeko Kamijou (Audio Drama) Rie Hikisaka (Anime) | Kelsey Maher |
Related: How many episodes of The Apothecary Diaries are there?
FAQs on The Apothecary Diaries voice actors
A. Jinshi is voiced by Takeo Ōtsuka (Japanese) and Kaiji Tang (English).
A. Maomao is the main character in the Apothecary Diaries manga/anime series.
A. The Apothecary Diaries anime first season aired from October 2023 to March 2024. A second season is set to air in 2025.
