‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Season 3 Episode 8 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch, and Preview
‘The Apothecary Diaries’ continues its fall run with the eighth episode of its third season, and the broadcast schedule is already well established. The series follows a weekly release pattern with new installments airing every Friday, and the eighth episode is listed for November 20. Episodes arrive on Crunchyroll with both English subs and an English dub.
Viewers looking for ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ release details will find the date, the stream time and the platform below, along with what can reasonably be said about the story ahead. Official synopsis information for this particular installment is limited, so the preview section sticks to what current sources actually confirm.
Release Date for the Eighth Episode
The schedule for this stretch of the season is simple to follow. Episode 7 lands on November 13, the eighth episode follows on November 20, and episode 9 is set for November 27. The first run of episodes continues until episode 12 on December 18.
That December finale marks a pause rather than an ending. The third season is confirmed to run for 24 episodes, with 12 airing from October through December. The show then takes a break before the remaining 12 episodes arrive from spring 2027.
The road to this point has been a long one for fans. The third season was announced on October 22, 2025, during a special second anniversary event, and its first episode arrived on October 2. A new anime film titled ‘The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady’s Treasure’ is scheduled to premiere in Japan on December 11.
Release Time and Schedule Details
For international viewers, the key detail is the Crunchyroll slot. New episodes release on Fridays at 8 AM PT, which is 11 AM ET. Viewers in other regions will need to convert that time to their own time zone.
Fans should also keep in mind that listings are not fixed in stone. Anime Corner’s schedule marks the English sub release for November 20 as an expected release, and lists the Japanese raw broadcast an hour earlier. The same tracker notes that scheduled dates may change.
As for length, one release guide for an earlier installment of the season expected an episode to run roughly 23 minutes, which is consistent with the usual runtime for this type of anime. That gives a reasonable expectation for the upcoming episode, though no official runtime for it has been published in the sources available.
Where to Watch the Anime
Crunchyroll is the home for the series outside Japan. ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ is available exclusively on Crunchyroll, which holds the international streaming rights. In Japan, the series can be watched on NTV.
Newcomers have plenty of catching up to do, and the platform makes that easy. The previous seasons are currently available on Crunchyroll, which means the full story is in one place before the new episode drops.
The show has earned its place on the platform. The second season went on to win Best Drama and Best Main Character at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. On AniList, the third season currently holds a score of 85 out of 100.
Preview of What Comes Next
An official synopsis for the eighth episode has not surfaced in the sources reviewed, and even the episode title is unsettled. One episode guide still lists a placeholder title for it, while another site gives it a different name entirely. Until Crunchyroll or the production committee publishes an official title, readers should treat it as unconfirmed.
What can be said concerns the story leading into it. The preview for the previous episode pointed toward an ominous warning of a looming catastrophe that threatens the stability of the empire, with Jinshi facing administrative deadlock and Maomao using her pharmacology expertise to untangle biological threats. Whether the next episode picks that thread up directly has not been confirmed.
The tone of this season has been framed as a deliberate shift. The third season follows a dramatic change in setting after the suppression of the Shi Clan rebellion, and Jinshi’s voice actor Takeo Otsuka said the atmosphere will be different from before. Akinori Fudesaka directs, Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka return as Maomao and Jinshi, and Reina Ueda joins the cast.
That structure suits a series built on patient detective work. One review of the season premiere described the series as built around solving mysteries one clue at a time, and the weekly format keeps that rhythm intact. With the story moving beyond the Shi Clan rebellion and Maomao facing threats that reach the whole empire, which mystery of this season has kept you guessing the longest, and where do you think the next episode will take her?
