{"id":169428,"date":"2026-09-23T11:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=169428"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:09:16","slug":"kura-sushi-usa-launches-the-apothecary-diaries-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/09\/23\/kura-sushi-usa-launches-the-apothecary-diaries-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Kura Sushi USA Launches The Apothecary Diaries Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/08\/01\/kura-sushi-teams-up-with-one-piece-for-limited-edition-prizes-and-specialty-dishes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kura Sushi USA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has announced the launch of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/05\/01\/kura-sushi-launches-dragon-ball-super-collaboration-at-u-s-locations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">limited-time collaboration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Apothecary Diaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime series in partnership with Crunchyroll.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169432\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"169432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/09\/23\/kura-sushi-usa-launches-the-apothecary-diaries-collaboration\/apothecary-now-available\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?fit=1901%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1901,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apothecary-now-available\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 H,\u200bII\/\u200bADP  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?fit=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?fit=696%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-169432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=650%2C273&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kura sushi usa the apothecary diaries collab visual\" width=\"650\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=1024%2C431&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=768%2C323&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=1536%2C646&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=696%2C293&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=1068%2C449&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?resize=998%2C420&amp;ssl=1 998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?w=1901&amp;ssl=1 1901w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apothecary-now-available.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 H,\u200bII\/\u200bADP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The collaboration campaign has launched at several participating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/03\/12\/kura-sushi-launches-spy-x-family-collaboration-across-u-s-locations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kura Revolving Sushi Bar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> restaurants in the U.S. since September 18, 2026 and will run through October 31, 2026. It will feature special limited-edition sushi and ramen noodle menu items, Bikkura Pon capsule prizes, and an in-restaurant giveaway special for Kura Sushi Rewards Members.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter is-style-rectangular\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" alt=\"kura sushi usa the apothecary diaries bikkura pon items\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-169433\" data-id=\"169433\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=696%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" alt=\"kura sushi usa the apothecary diaries bookmark\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-169435\" data-id=\"169435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=696%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-16-1.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">The special menu items for the collaboration include dishes inspired by the series protagonists Maomao and Jinshi, such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169437\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"169437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/09\/23\/kura-sushi-usa-launches-the-apothecary-diaries-collaboration\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?fit=1500%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 H,\u200bII\/\u200bADP  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?fit=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-169437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=450%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kura sushi usa the apothecary diaries collab menu items\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-02.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 H,\u200bII\/\u200bADP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Maomao\u2019s Soy Ginger Wonton Noodles<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 A dish served with ramen noodles in a soy sauce-based broth, infused with dashi and ginger, that is topped with wontons, chashu pork, and green onions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Jinshi\u2019s Fried Tuna Roll<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 A dish that has fried tuna, avocado, lettuce, and pickled carrots wrapped in seaweed and Kura specialty sushi rice. It is topped with purple yuzu cream sauce, purple panko and sesame seeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customers can collect a single randomized Bikkura Pon capsule item after finishing 15 plates, 25 plates, and every 15 plates thereafter. The Bikkura Pon prize items include 10 lucky acrylic charms, magnet bookmarks, and sticker rolls. Capsule prizes will also be available for individual purchase in-restaurant, online at Kura Sushi USA\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/order.kurasushi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and DoorDash (excluding the rare Maomao hologram lucky acrylic charm.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Additionally, Kura Sushi Rewards members will receive a special pair of \u201cThe Apothecary Diaries x Kura Sushi\u201d chopsticks with cloth case with a minimum in-restaurant order of US$85.00 on September 23, 2026, while supplies last.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169434\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"169434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/09\/23\/kura-sushi-usa-launches-the-apothecary-diaries-collaboration\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?fit=1500%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 H,\u200bII\/\u200bADP  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?fit=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-169434\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=450%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kura sushi usa the apothecary diaries chopstick set \" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-13.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9 H,\u200bII\/\u200bADP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">J-Novel Club publishes <em>The Apothecary Diaries<\/em> light novel series in English digitally and describes the synopsis as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her\u2014until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That\u2019s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao\u2019s fa\u00e7ade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor\u2019s favorite consort\u2026 so she can taste the lady\u2019s food for poison!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">At her lady\u2019s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace\u2014not all of it seemly. Can she ever lead a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><b>Sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kurasushi.com\/newsroom\/the-apothecary-diaries-2026-09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kura Sushi USA official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kurasushi.com\/theapothecarydiaries-bikkura-pon-collaboration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kurasushi_usa\/status\/2100630909825523929\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kura Revolving Sushi Bar Official X\/Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kurasushi_usa\/status\/2100993495339343977\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kura Sushi USA has announced the launch of a limited-time collaboration with The Apothecary Diaries anime series in partnership with Crunchyroll.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":169440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[489],"tags":[14,2441,8605,8604,2278],"class_list":["post-169428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interest","tag-anime","tag-collaboration","tag-kura-sushi","tag-kura-sushi-usa","tag-the-apothecary-diaries"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bp-ad-2026-09-media-photos-12-1-1-e1790186894354.jpg?fit=1500%2C845&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-I4I","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169428"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169441,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169428\/revisions\/169441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}