The Apothecary Diaries Film Shares Kaja-dan Character Trailer

The upcoming anime film The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure has released a new character trailer focusing on the Kaja-dan, a group of sea bandits threatening the protagonists. This third entry in a series of daily character reveals introduces original movie characters voiced by Kensho Ono as Suija, Jiro Saito as Kaja, and Ryota Takeuchi as Eisho. The film is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on December 11. Crunchyroll will distribute the movie in North America and worldwide, though specific dates for those regions remain unannounced. Directed by Norihiro Naganuma at TOHO Animation STUDIO, the feature serves as the first theatrical adaptation of the light novel series. It follows Maomao and Jinshi as they investigate a mystery involving a concubine’s remains and hidden treasure in Binan-shu.