The Apothecary Diaries
Japan: 17 volumes, ongoing. English: 15 volumes, two behind. Next: Vol. 16 on 3 November 2026, announced (Square Enix).
- By
- Natsu Hyuuga (original story); Nekokurage (art); Itsuki Nanao (story development); Touco Shino (character design)
- English publisher
- Square Enix
- Demographic
- Seinen
Start here
The first book of the series.
Vol. 1: The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), Volume 1
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Which edition to buy
This catalog covers the Square Enix manga drawn by Nekokurage, with story development by Itsuki Nanao, adapting Natsu Hyuuga’s novels. Start with manga Vol. 1 to read this adaptation from the beginning. The licensed passages attached to the opening books identify this version; they are not quotations from the prose novels.
Square Enix lists 15 released English paperbacks and Vol. 16 for November 3, 2026. Japan has 17 volumes of this manga. A volume number in the novels or in the separate Maomao’s Notes manga is not a matching point in this edition. The existing watch-order guide compares those works; this inventory keeps their numbering separate. No chapter or anime boundary is asserted here. US list prices vary by book, as recorded on the publisher’s product pages on September 29, 2026.
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Volumes
Each linked volume has a page of its own: what the book holds and where to buy it. Chapter ranges and anime comparisons appear where verified.
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Guides for this series
- Buying The Apothecary Diaries: Manga Versus Novels
- The Apothecary Diaries Watch Order
- Did Maomao really say it is easier to get along by feigning ignorance?
- The Best Apothecary Diaries Quotes, Checked in the Manga
- Maomao’s Calculated Ignorance: Knowledge Without Safety
- Maomao and Nanami: What Can Work Ask of You?