Season 1 Episode 20

Season 1
Episode 20
Japanese	身請け作戦
Romaji	Miuke Sakusen
Air Date (JP)	February 25, 2024 (1:05 AM)
English	How to Buy Out a Contract
Air Date (EN)	Subbed：February 24, 2024
Blu-ray	Volume 4
Music
Opening Theme	Ambivalent
Ending Theme	Ai wa Kusuri
Adapted From
Web Novel	Chapter ??
Light Novel	Volume 2：Chapter 13-15
Manga	Main：Ch.33-Ch.35 Notebook：Ch.23-Ch.25
Episodes
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"Thornapple" is the 20th episode of the The Apothecary Diaries anime adaptation.

Maomao was able to stop the assassination attempt, but was heavily injured in the process. However, the injuries aren't enough to stop her curiosity, driving her to confront the culprit behind the incident.

Summary

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Characters in Focus

Characters in italics debuted here.

• Maomao
• Jinshi
• Gaoshun
• Emperor
• Lady Gyokuyou
• Lady Loulan
• Princess Lingli

• Suiren
• Basen
• Lihaku
• Hongniang
• Yinghua
• Guiyuan
• Ailan

Soundtrack

All the music featured in this episode, in order.

1. Ambivalent (Opening song)
2. Come Home Anytime
3. Threat
4. Angel's Trumpet
5. Cold
6. Angel's Trumpet
7. Colore
8. Echo II
9. Cold Marble
10. Rear Palace
11. Ai wa Kusuri (Ending song)
12. Apothecary (Episode preview)

Changes

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Trivia

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Videos

『薬屋のひとりごと』第20話「曼荼羅華」予告【毎週土曜24：55～ 日本テレビ系にて全国放送中！】

Trailer

『薬屋のひとりごと』ミニアニメ「猫猫のひとりごと」第20話【毎週土曜24：55～日本テレビ系にて全国放送！】

Crunchyroll clips

Maomao Starting Her Villain Arc? - The Apothecary Diaries

External Links

• "Episode 20" Summary - Official Japanese Anime Website (in Japanese)
• "Episode 20：Thornapple" with multi-language subtitles & dubs - Crunchyroll

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