20 anime like The Apothecary Diaries
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed The Apothecary Diaries, ranked by how many recommended each one. 11 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.
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Raven of the Inner Palace
TV · 2022 · 13 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, foreign, historical, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 427 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- 2
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
TV · 2023 · 28 eps · 91/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, foreign. Recommended by 276 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 3
Snow White with the Red Hair
TV · 2015 · 12 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, medicine, heterosexual, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 267 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- 4
Yona of the Dawn
TV · 2014 · 24 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, royal affairs, historical. Recommended by 261 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- 5
Ascendance of a Bookworm
TV · 2019 · 14 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, work, and is shorter at 14 episodes. Recommended by 224 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life
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Though I Am an Inept Villainess
TV · 2026 · 11 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, royal affairs, ancient china, and is shorter at 11 episodes. Recommended by 187 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- 7
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
TV · 2026 · 12 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on royal affairs, female protagonist, historical, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 172 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Adventure
- Drama
- 8
My Happy Marriage
TV · 2023 · 12 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, historical, heterosexual, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 138 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Romance
- Supernatural
- 9
Secrets of the Silent Witch
TV · 2025 · 13 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, royal affairs, politics, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 137 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Fantasy
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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
TV · 2024 · 20 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on royal affairs, politics, primarily adult cast. Recommended by 104 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Supernatural
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
TV · 2024 · 25 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on historical, foreign, politics. Recommended by 100 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- 12
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
TV · 2025 · 12 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on medicine, detective, female protagonist, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 87 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Mystery
- Slice of Life
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
TV · 2026 · 10 eps · 87/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, episodic, primarily adult cast, and is shorter at 10 episodes. Recommended by 72 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 14
The Story of Saiunkoku
TV · 2006 · 39 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, politics, historical, and is a longer watch at 39 episodes. Recommended by 61 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 15
Hyouka
TV · 2012 · 22 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on detective, episodic, heterosexual. Recommended by 59 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Mystery
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
TV · 2024 · 25 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on work, heterosexual, female protagonist. Recommended by 58 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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Gosick
TV · 2011 · 24 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on detective, foreign, historical. Recommended by 53 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Romance
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The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, royal affairs, primarily adult cast, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 48 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3
TV · 2022 · 10 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, work, politics, and is shorter at 10 episodes. Recommended by 41 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life
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Witch Hat Atelier
ONA · 2026 · 13 eps · 85/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, politics, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 41 AniList users who watched The Apothecary Diaries.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with The Apothecary Diaries.