Yorushika posted a full OP MV for the first part of the third season of Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino’s “The Apothecary Diaries”.

The official YouTube channel of Yorushika posted a full MV for "Through the Clouds, Downwind, and Me", also known as "Beyond the Clouds, Only Me Downwind", and the song serves as the OP theme song for the first part of the third season of Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's "The Apothecary Diaries", which has been released.

The song is about breaking through the limits of your world, facing isolation, and discovering what remains when you move beyond the familiar. It evokes a striking image: someone passing through the clouds and finding themselves alone on the leeward side, where the wind has carried them. It suggests both freedom and loneliness; escaping one place doesn't necessarily mean knowing where you belong next. The group consists of Suis on vocals and N-buna on composing the music.

The song can be interpreted as a reflection on what happens when you move beyond the familiar and confront the freedom, uncertainty, and solitude of finding your own direction. Its imagery suggests that crossing a boundary doesn't necessarily bring immediate peace or understanding. Sometimes, you arrive somewhere new only to realize that you still have questions to answer.

The third season of the anime series follows Maomao as she steps away from her duties in the inner court and returns to work as a regular apothecary. Meanwhile, Jinshi faces the immense weight of his true identity as an imperial prince and his growing royal responsibilities, which force him to make high-stakes choices. As they investigate mysterious illnesses and encounter an enigmatic shrine maiden, Maomao and Jinshi's relationship enters a deeper, more complicated phase.

The original story follows Maomao, a highly intelligent and sharp-tongued young woman who was raised in the red-light district by her apothecary father, gaining extensive knowledge of medicine and poisons. She solves various medical and criminal mysteries, using her knowledge of herbs, poisons, and human behavior.

The anime series will be streamed on Crunchyroll as part of the fall 2026 anime season, available in the Americas (including North, Central, and South America), Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, and Asia (including the Indian Subcontinent), and also on Netflix in selected regions, every Friday.

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Source:

- Yorushika YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5-NUv2fNtk

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Photo:

- © Yorushika.

- © Hyuganatsu • Touko Shino/Shufunotomo • The Apothecary Diaries Production Committee. Based on the novel series, originally published on Let's Become Novelists, or Shosetsuka ni Naro.