The Apothecary Diaries is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsu Hyūga [ja] and illustrated by Touko Shino.
Originally, the series was only published by Natsu Hyūga on the user-generated web novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2011.
This time, it was published as a light novel in their Hero Bunko imprint, which is mostly made of acquired Shōsetsuka ni Narō titles.
[3] A manga adaptation by Itsuki Nanao and illustrated by Nekokurage began in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan on May 25, 2017.
[6][7] In November 2019, Square Enix announced the English language release of the manga in North America and began publishing it in December 2020.