The Apothecary's Soliloquy Original Novel POPUP at National Bookstores

In addition to the items sold at the 'Original Novel Exhibition: Poisons and Medicine, Science and Mystery,' new items for this POP UP STORE will also be available! The organizer is Tohan Co., Ltd. © Hayato Natsuki / Imajika Infos. Illustration: Shinotouko At the three large venues - Meimon-do Bookstore TSUTAYA Lake Town (Kanto venue), Maruzen Nagoya Main Store (Nagoya venue), and Asahiya Bookstore Namba CITY Store (Kansai venue) - in addition to product displays, high-resolution illustration displays and photo spots such as stand-up panels will be available. The event period will be from October 16 to November 15 at Meimon-do Bookstore TSUTAYA Lake Town and Asahiya Bookstore Namba CITY Store, and from October 16 to November 22 at Maruzen Nagoya Main Store. The business hours will be from 10:00 to 21:00 at Meimon-do Bookstore TSUTAYA Lake Town and Maruzen Nagoya Main Store, and from 11:00 to 21:00 at Asahiya Bookstore Namba CITY Store. POP UP events will also be held at 29 stores nationwide. Please check the list below for details, as the duration varies per store. Some stores will also offer some of the POP UP products. In addition, stores that will also offer some of the POP UP products will be available, and they will be launched in sequence from October 16. Many items sold at the original exhibition will also be available! A variety of items selected from the products sold at the 'Original Novel Exhibition: Poisons and Medicine, Science and Mystery' will be available. The featured items are a large-sized 'BIG Acrylic Stand' (3,300 yen, tax included) that can be displayed with a height of about 25 cm, and a 'Plush Toy' (each 4,950 yen, tax included) with two types of Neko-Neko and Jyushi, each about 20 cm in length. The products sold at the original exhibition can be confirmed on the Hero Bunko STORE page. New products, clear files and acrylic dioramas, will be available! As a new product of this POP UP STORE, clear files featuring the illustration designs of volumes 5 and 6, which were popular at the original exhibition, will be available! The price is 660 yen (tax included) each, and the back side will have a common design. © Hayato Natsuki / Imajika Infos. Illustration: Shinotouko In addition, 'acrylic dioramas' using the cover designs of volumes 2 and 5 will also be available! The words from each volume will also be included in the design, and the price will be 2,970 yen (tax included) each. © Hayato Natsuki / Imajika Infos. Illustration: Shinotouko Illustration cards will be given as a gift for purchases. For every purchase of 3,000 yen or more, one illustration card (2 types total) will be given as a gift. The gift is limited to two cards per transaction, and the design cannot be selected. The gift will end when the stock runs out, and the gift content will be the same at all participating stores. © Hayato Natsuki / Imajika Infos. Illustration: Shinotouko The 'Original Novel POP UP STORE' of 'Kusuriya no Hitorigoto' will be held starting October 16! Overview of the 'Original Novel POP UP STORE' of 'Kusuriya no Hitorigoto' Duration of the event [Saitama/Kitakatsura] October 16, 2026 - November 15, 2026 [Aichi/Nagoya] October 16, 2026 - November 22, 2026 [Osaka/Namba] October 16, 2026 - November 15, 2026 [Nationwide] Starting October 16, 2026 (varies by store) Venue [Saitama/Kitakatsura] Meimon-do Bookstore TSUTAYA Lake Town [Aichi/Nagoya] Maruzen Nagoya Main Store [Osaka/Namba] Asahiya Bookstore Namba CITY Store [Nationwide] 29 bookstores nationwide Official site Original Novel POP UP STORE Special Page Official X @kusuriya_OA Frequently asked questions about the 'Original Novel POP UP STORE' When will the 'Original Novel POP UP STORE' be held? It will be held at bookstores nationwide starting October 16, 2026. The event period at the large venues will be until November 15 at Meimon-do Bookstore TSUTAYA Lake Town and Asahiya Bookstore Namba CITY Store, and until November 22 at Maruzen Nagoya Main Store. Which venues have illustration displays and photo spots? Meimon-do Bookstore TSUTAYA Lake Town, Maruzen Nagoya Main Store, and Asahiya Bookstore Namba CITY Store are the three venues. Other stores will not have high-resolution illustration displays or photo spots. What is the gift for purchases? For every purchase of 3,000 yen or more, one illustration card (2 types total) will be given as a gift. The gift is limited to two cards per transaction, and the design cannot be selected. The gift will end when the stock runs out, and the gift content will be the same at all participating stores. What new products are available? Clear files (volumes 5 and 6, 660 yen, tax included) and acrylic dioramas (volumes 2 and 5, 2,970 yen, tax included) will be available.