Reviews for Drug Store in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist

I dunno what it is about this show, but it just feels....There? Like it feels like a typical, normal cute show. But once the season is over, you'll put it out your minds, and forget about it. It's not all that bad, some of the characters are cute, and the idea of an Isekai type instead just running a store, rather than going on some grand adventure, is way more appealing then one may think. If it were a typical Isekai, this would get a lower score, but it isn't. Story is pretty straight forward, it explains certain character's backgrounds, of those that we want toknow. But also gives foreshadowing to possible events that can happen in the future. With most of it being centered around an Isekai dude that has been summoned here, and the drugstore itself. So not really much to go on when it comes to the story, it's a bit bland, but it isn't bad either. Suppose a better word for it, would be that they just feel...Normal. Normal in the sense of a light toned show with not too much there to say for it.

Characters are the attraction, there are some bright sparks, some cuties, but that's to be expected when it comes to this kinda of show. While they won't stand out as great and amazing characters, but you can least admit that they do have some cute moments. Which I can say the same when it comes to the art and sound. It all gives off that more peaceful vibe. Almost like that one Isekai with the kid with many slimes under him. It gives me that vibes of colourful, and easy to listen to.

Drugstore is just...OK really. If you're not fond of these shows, stay away from it. But if you want something that's just peaceful for now. Go for it.

The perfect waste of time. Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurou Drugstore is exactly what you think it this. Just a slice of life Anime, without anything special that elevates it from the rest. The animations are simple, the OSTs are very bland and the basic structure of the episodes are extremely repetitive. Without forgetting that the introduction of the Manga/Light Novel (how Reiji met Noera and Mira and how he has been "isekaid" to this world) has been cutted off, leaving us without a real exposition about what happened at the beginning of the series. The story can be summarized with the formula"Costumer of the week", so it means that every time there is a costumer that needs some kind of help and our Protagonist must resolve it with his products.

Then why you should watch it? Well, is simple. Is one of the most perfect examples of "waste of time" anime ever. The color are very bright, almost everyone personalities are cheerful and polite (and where there is a "villain", it have the characterization of a Saturday Morning Cartoon villain, goofy and not dangerous at all) and nothing seriously bad happens. Jun Fukushima (Reiji) does a very good job with his character, giving him both an "adult" vibe and a kind side that comes to surface when it comes to deal with the costumer of the episode. Also Risae Matsuda does an excellent job with Noera, able to emphasize the cheerful and cute side of the character. The rest of the cast is sincerely pretty anonymous, and outside from some random part of their personalities that shows up during the show, is not really worth mentioning. What is worth mentioning is the Ending song , that is very funny and enjoyable.

This anime can be seen as an herbal tea, it will relax you and leave you with an extremely happy mood, perfect for going to sleep.So if you can judge it with this criteria is a 7/6.5.

If you can't watch over its (many) flaws and follow the mood,well, I can't deny that the vote can be much lower.

We've seen this before: a loser adult man gets isekai'd and builds a loli harem. But is there more to it? As it turns out: no, that's all there is. Even trying to ignore the questionable fanservice and the obsessing over little girls, thinking that "maybe there's a decent story behind all this", it ends up being just a waste of time. Characters are as bland as they get. Not even Kazuma's voice actor could make the MC interesting. Episodes feature generic plots while slowly increasing the size of the pharmacist's harem over time. Character designs are mediocre, most of the effort seems to have gone into designingbloomer panties and empty personalities that fawn over the MC.

Animation itself is nothing to write home about. It works decently along with the soundtracks.

Overall, the generic escapist fantasy of a loser man that is suddenly loved by everyone in an imaginary world coud be decent when done right, but with such a lack of substance in this case where you even question whether this is an isekai or not, even fans of generic isekai might find this one to be too much of a letdown.

In our lives, watching so much anime nowadays that COVID is a thing that's becoming the new normal, slice-of-life series have more weight for us the audience, to just watch a show that's worth relaxing to every now and then. And what better way to edge this case than the abundance of the Isekai genre in its many sub-genres, from action to pure Iyashikei shows. And seemingly with this show etching in the new Isekai "Slow Life" sub-genre, unless you're looking for a show that you're very willing to waste your time on, Isekai Slow Life Drugstore (which is what I'll call the anime sincethere's no short form for it) is that kind of show where nothing and everything random happens out just out of coincidence.

Normally I would spell out the plot as usual, but in this case I would rather copy it off from that one good friend in MAL (that sadly doesn't exist anymore) that has a more positive reception to the series (not because I'm lazy and would use an ounce of my brain cells for this):

Disappointed in his corporate slave’s life and being unable to see anything enjoyable in the life overall, Reiji Kirio, one day, finds himself in the world that he has never seen before. However, this does not scare Reiji, he is glad to finally part with his old and monotonous life. Although, the only skills, Reiji acquires are appraisal and potion creation, which he later develops, Reiji manages to earn the respect of many people, whom he has helped. Now Reiji together with his companions open their own drugstore and their new life begins.

It is quite difficult to come up with something new to make an Isekai story interesting and somewhat unique. Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurou Drugstore manages to do it: its protagonist does not acquire any superpowers and, of course, he is not immortal; he is just a simple young man. However, the two skills he gets are appraisal and potion creation, which immediately help him find a new companion, in the world he knows nothing about. While it might seem that there is nothing special in being able to create medicine, it will be wrong to think so. Reiji immediately wins recognition of the villagers and even opens his own drugstore, and so his new life begins.

It does not involve harems and fanservice is almost non-existent. While it is still a mystery, why Reiji is transported to another world, I do not see this piece of information needed. All that matters is that he is in a new world, Reiji tries to find out more about, he, together with his companions, start his own business and help people, and it is quite enjoyable to follow. Reiji meets many people, who ask him to create them from love potions to something that will scare wolves. And that is the whole story so far. Those who like slice of life, this manga might be what you are looking for. Do not expect any epic action scenes, Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurou Drugstore is just a heartwarming slice of life that takes place in another world.

For me though, I can agree that Isekai Slow Life Drugstore IS a good anime if you want to just relax on, but if you're looking for a hint at anything fresh and not yet seen of the Isekai culture, then you've come to the wrong show. It's not that the characters here aren't just bland and boring at times, they feel like cardboard cut-outs that just exist in the fantasy world where they can do anything that they wanna do: which is to craft numerous types of potions with that same kiddy jingle (that gets old really fast) when Reiji gets into potion-making action with demi-human wolfgirl Noela and ghost Mina. Accounting for the fact that it's not literally a "cheat" of a slow life (that looks misleading), it's just a wholesome and heartwarming slice-of-life adventure that the trio who makes up the Kirio Drugstore does as the forefront of a main business entity, serving townsfolk and curing their problems with potion creation and building friendships along the way. It's just cutesy, child-like visuals meant to serve the fact that bland series such as this can still provide the reader/watcher with peaceful light-heartedness. If it did just that, then it succeeded with the vast minority.

Even with Reiji being voiced by Kazuma's VA Jun Fukushima, the fact that Reiji's character is a stark contrast of a disparity, kinda doesn't elevate the fact that he once voiced the titular eccentric KonoSuba character. At least I can appreciate that Noela's VA Risae Matsuda gives the kid-like feels of her never-ending "ruuuuu~" wolf cries of her strong attachment to Reiji, so that's a thing right there. I could say the same for EMT Squared's low production values and the vibes of an OST, because everything just feels OK, not bad but not good either. If there was something I liked about the show, it would be the ED song alone with the whole childlike quality that for me, never gets old, but something that can also get pretty repetitive pretty fast.

Isekai Slow Life Drugstore is one of those completely average shows where there are 2 camps that define this love-hate series: either you just want to watch a show where no words are exchanged but just requiring your eyes and ears (that's all style), or you feel bored to the point of reaching for another anime that'd best serve your time (that's no substance). Either way, take your poison and escape to a fantasy world that's within your own means of enjoyment.

So there's isekai trash, and then we have isekai GARBAGE. Like there are so many shows out there that follow your general isekai formulas with a little twist or something, but atleast they do it some what well. You would assume that a pharmacist isekai would follow the formula at the very least. To keep it short and sweet, here is what the show has: Your typical child-like character (I mean the whole show seems so childish but whatever) who really cares for MC, your typical servant like character who cares for MC, tsundere strong girl who cares for MC, little noble girl who cares for theMC, etc.

In addition to all this repetitiveness, pretty much each episode is the same, and it is so boring.

I definitely wouldn't recommend this anime, it isn't bad enough that I had to drop it (I almost did though, stopped watching after episode 4 and then came back for the hell of it), but it isn't good enough for you to go out of your way to start it.

Just leave this show in it's own little corner and move on, unless you want to show this to like your 7 year old siblings or whatever, then maybe it’s fine.

Contains spoilers I'm not to fond of this anime so far, it's layout is a bit boring. Its an isekai with a demon king we seen plenty of animes with the same. Though with this anime it isn't an action anime so it we will have to see where it goes. It seems that the demon king really enjoys the energy potions that Reiji makes, so my prediction is that they will get into some fight (because its a demon king) and then it will end in the demon king getting more energy potions with little conflict. Without the tittle saying that its in another world,I wouldn't have known because they never said that they are in another world. Now you could that its obvious that its in another world because it has a demon lord, but it could just be another time line.

The characters are ok, you have an energetic beastling kid, a shopkeeper whom is smart in what he dose, and the supporting character that helps run the shop.

This anime is more peaceful than anything, so if you wanted a short break from you usual action or romance anime this could work.

I call this kind of anime "trash anime" because it's easier for others to understand it's all right to like "trash anime" but it's a lie to call them that. See, I don't think no one here expected a crazy plot twist from an anime that was hinting at a demon lord character since the very beginning. This anime knew very well what it was, it didn't try to sell you anything else nor did it try to pretend it was something else, they give you lovely characters with lovely voices, soft comedy, good OST, high standard animation and designs knowing very well a shonentype of plot is not necessary for the formula for making us feel good and mofu mofu inside.

This anime, shares the same formula as several others that vary in success or number of seasons, but all share a common passion to deliver a feeling to the viewer. They don't care about making a second season, they just give you something nice, in hope that you'll have an iyashikei type response. If you're ever sick of all the "Exciting", popular and prepackaged anime around, just try one of these and indulge yourself with this treat of an anime.

Late 2019, at Comiket #97: "Wow, another isekai anime announced. But... A pharmacist? Is that reliable?" - That was the question I asked when I found out about the show. The only thing I had of information was the synopsis, the magazine the manga was published by (Web Comic Gamma Plus) and that the source material was a Light Novel. It is a path that many works take and with Cheat Kusushi it was no different. The biggest fear of the adaptation is that the magazine itself is new to the manga market and this anime was the first from this new publisher. Now withthe show already closed, I would like to say that they did a satisfying first job.

Well, when they announced an adaptation of Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life, I was anxious about what would be presented. A show bringing an intriguing idea, where the isekai this time is... in a pharmacy. In fact, Reiji without much reason is inserted into this world, where he becomes a pharmacist (often mistaken for an alchemist). He, Noera and Mina live together in this universe, without much pretension or contextualization about how they met, but what was important for the anime was not this, but the casual, relaxing and... some boring. In fact, Cheat Kusushi is a show that oscillates in its ideas, as what used to be a scenario of discovering new medicines turns into a heap of things that are easily mistaken for alchemy.

Not that I'm complaining about this proposition, but when the anime idealizes Reiji as just a simple medicine maker to a creator of things capable of making a journal create a visual hologram of one of the characters' mother, the verisimilitude built during the show is limited and at the same time significantly undermines the expected experience. It's a trivial theme within the show, but one that doesn't sit well with the series, no matter what argument is used to defend it.

But the anime shouldn't be criticized for that alone. In fact, what really made the anime silly was the studio itself. EMT Squared is not very well known, except for having made a few anime such as Kuma Kuma Bear and Assassins Pride. The former was a recent project that didn't get that popular. To this day it is not a show that has interested many people. Assassins Pride was a waste of time, because besides being a generic story and very bad in the basic aspects, it got the status of one of the worst animes of 2019 (and rightly so). So a weak adaptation that would not improve its reading materials was already expected. That's what happened. As much as the anime has the charisma and comics with Reiji, Mina, Noera and all the rest of the group, the show evidently fails to be more than sudden moments. It's a synergy that doesn't bring anything new and even if it manages to spark interest during its story, it's not something that manages to convince.

The production is tokenistic. It doesn't have that many serious problems, except for the totally IRRITANT AND ACCELERATED beginning, which I'm sure made many people give up on the anime right at the beginning. The story? Well, if you want to focus on the clash between the culture of a human being living in this new universe, that's not what Cheat Kusushi really does. As much as I don't want to give that example, it is necessary for comparison. Mushoku Tensei is one of the anime in which the focus of the isekai is not to feed into the idea that Rudy has trouble living in the fantasy that is the new world. Mushoku's purpose relies on what Rudy learns in the world. Reiji, in Cheat Kusushi, as much as he also does this, does not actually learn something new. His insertion into the anime is already cemented and the only times he's really had that reminder that he's in a different world are in the last two episodes, which really isn't a good way to do it.

Things like what led to Reiji and Noera meeting and Mina being a ghost who only became better acquainted with Reiji after a while are not explored. They are overlooked and the anime didn't really care about that. It would be more appealing to experience a relationship that is developed over time, unlike the very mechanized episodes where even the order of the episodes doesn't really matter. Seriously, the only changes the show has made is to add about four characters, some problems between them, and more and more things that don't add to the show. It is a factor that varies from person to person. Some admire this unconventional pace, others just find it okay and acceptable, just like me. It's not bad, but it wasn't good.

Finally, Cheat Kusushi was a quick show, but it drained my energy as it was tiring to watch. What is positively marked is the fact that it is a show that managed to adapt a story coming from the Gamma Plus Web Comic, even though the Light Novel is published on other sharing networks. All in all, it was only a symbolic experience. No big deal. There was nothing that made it a remarkable anime, but it didn't cause any compromising feelings either. Maybe I'm asking too much of a show like this.... Now it's just hoping that if it has a sequel, the cool stuff will hold up, if not the joke with the word "Cheat" for "S**t" would make sense.

We have gone through a lot of different anime this season,we have the second season of tensura,we got a dark and tragic fueled anime like to your eternity,we got peach boy riverside that can be dark and comedic at the same time,we got the rom-com like kanojo mo kanojo and we also got the comedy anime ,uramichii oniisan. Watching all that show feels like a journey to me,and in every journey there's must be a point where you rest and taking a break like finding a safehouse,and this anime is that safehouse. It's the kind of anime where it's sole purpose to exist is to sweetened yourday, it's wholesome, it's full of cute girl,and it has a bright setting of story.

The animation is bright,feel kinda sparkly (if that's actually a world),it feels like im watching a kid show though it's PG-13,and i actually like it.

The character,though they maybe feel very basic and repetitive,i actually quite fond of it, they're likeable and like i said before they're cute ,REALLY CUTE.

I can't contain my smile every time i watch this anime and i really hope it can make you smile too.

Overall i really enjoy it.

8/10

If this was an anime original and wasn't based on a manga, this would have gotten a higher score. It's very obvious that the anime toned down the manga, despite the manga being fairly tame itself. They trimmed some overly silly parts (which sucked because Noela's reaction to the OG potion was great in the manga) and heavily toned down a overtly homosexual character. They also cut the first few chapters of the manga entirely other than a flashback in the final episode which could lead people to not knowing who some of these characters are or why they're around. I really love the mangaand just really was unfulfilled by the anime adaptation. It isn't -bad-, it's just..not as good. It would have been an 8 if it had stayed closer to the manga, to me.

1 looooooved the manga and was so excited when I found out an anime was coming. Then they did THIS! They MURDERED this story. They cut out soooo much and what they cut out was all important. The first like 5 or 6 chapters WHERE EVERYONE MEETS is just.... skipped, including the whole Mina is a house spirit bit which leaves her character flat and the viewer wondering why she's there. They dont even real focus on the MC's power which was the focus of the books, it was a potion of the week type story for most of it, and in the anime is an.... character interaction? of the week.... maybe, but they either flated all the interactions or didn't show them meeting so the viewer cares even less about the dynamic. After the intro to the red cat brigade (where they changed the design to look idiotic) I couldn't watch any longer. Again I love the manga and the light novel so much but who ever was in charge of the anime ruined this so badly to the point I hope it doesn't kill the novel or the manga as they are truly better in everyway.

It's a simple show that does everything it sets out to do perfectly. The girls are cute, the backgrounds are pleasant, the soundtrack is calming, it's like taking a nice walk outside. If you try watching it and pile on grandoise expectations of what it should be and then complain that it's not like that, you will not enjoy this show. It only takes you out for a walk outside. Seeing as most people here have never touched grass at any point in their lives, you may want to avoid this show if you dislike enjoying the simple things in life, like cute anime girls.This is one of my favorites of the season.

If you've come across this anime on your own, then I'm sure you know what you're getting yourself into. This anime is simply a cute, episodic, low-risk adventure of a random dude getting transported into a video game-like world in which he serves as a pharmacist, typical isekai stuff. The show really sets itself apart with two simple factors; characters and setting. We've all seen isekai, but the fact that a drug store is the main location really sets this one apart, and without the colourful cast of characters, this show wouldn't be half as entertaining. Story: As mentioned previously, the story is mostly episodic with certainthings that bleed into future episodes, like new characters, stuff like that. We follow Reiji Kirio, our typical isekai protagonist who can do practically no wrong. We never learn much of his past life, but the story wouldn't benefit much from an explanation, so it shouldn't be minded much. Most of the time, episodes will include a citizen of the town asking Reiji for help with something, usually pharmaceutical-related, but not all the time. On rare occasion, the plots can be more character driven, and those usually hit, as the characters that surround Reiji are the driving force that keeps this anime watchable. Most episodes contain multiple stories as the anime is a manga adaptation, and I feel that element also tends to keep things interesting.

7/10

Sound:

Relatively run-of-the-mill. All voice actors and actresses deliver solid performances and general sound design is as expected. Not bad, but really nothing amazing.

6/10

Animation:

For the most part, the animation is also pretty much as expected. Characters are expressive, colours are vibrant, generally just a fun atmosphere. I will note that this anime features a single animation for Reiji creating new medicine which is used in every single episode, usually more than once. One may find this lazy, but I personally find it extremely charming, almost like a magical girl transformation scene in an early 2000s anime. All things considered, the animation is pretty solid.

7/10

Characters:

As I've said repeatedly, the characters in this show are a huge selling point, each more fun than the last. Reiji himself is boring, but his sidekick, (and basically his servant) Noela is cute and fun, Mina is a ghost that haunts the pharmacy and is by far the most complex of the bunch, which isn't to say she's a buzzkill, she's just the one with the most depth. She also has one of the funniest scenes in the show, where she drinks a potion that shows her deeper thoughts and her calm and sweet demeanor is completely contrasted by her inner thoughts being the complete opposite. The majority of the rest of the cast is used very well and has plenty of standout moments, my personal favourite being Vivi, who we meet closer to the end of the show, but almost every line of dialogue she’s given is gold. The other standout is Garou, the demon king. I don’t want to get into what makes him so hilarious to me, as his development is one of the few things that actually progresses as the show goes on, so I won’t spoil it. The one character that I really disliked was Paula, the blacksmith. She’s extremely arrogant and I roll my eyes every time she has one of her rude and unfunny one-liners. Overall though, the characters are very well done.

8/10

Overall:

This show will never have you at the edge of your seat, it will never have you laughing endlessly, but what it offers is a fun, leisurely time in which you can relax and enjoy watching some creative characters in amusing and interesting situations. All around, this show will leave you feeling content.

7/10

Prelim review up to episode 4. I don't expect my scores to change, as this show feels pretty episodic/formulaic and rather predictable. The original work is a light novel (big surprise considering the long-ish official title). I like the cutesy world, as I'm in a spot where I don't really want to watch psych thrillers or dark fantasy. I saw a promising clip on the CR channel on YT, so I started watching. The premise is Yet Another Isekai Show (TM). This time, the hero retains all his memories and skills from his past life in modern Japan, and he uses them to open up a potionshop. Sound familiar? Yeah, they're mixing the "item shop" and "isekai anime", only the problem is we are dropped into the world in what's arguably at the middle of the story, our hero already met his 2 companions and is smack in the middle of his adventures in {unnamed fantasy world}. There's practically no backstory other than 15 seconds of narration, and it feels like a Kairosoft game was turned into an anime (without the retro graphics).

The visuals... how do I put this. It looks low-budget while trying really hard not to look low-budget. I'm not sure if it's the animation itself or the character designs, but for some reason it looks like an animation club at a college somewhere drew the frames in Paint.net. This and another isekai show recently featured on said YT channel had promising clips but rather low-quality visuals, so that was a bit of a bummer. It doesn't help that in every episode, there is a 40-second "potion brewing" montage set to music that always has the same 5 or 6 recycled shots and they send off every episode with the exact same scene, adding to the 1980s Saturday morning cartoon feel.

If the hero's voice sounds familiar, it's because his VA, Jun Fukushima, also voices Kazuma in another isekai show, KonoSuba. He brings a fair bit of Kazuma's snark to Reiji, except instead of a sleazy NEET adventurer, Reiji is a former corporate wage slave turned alchemist. The cast is well-directed, and put on an entertaining drama.

Going by the opening animation, it might seem like the show will become an isekai harem, but so far there's little sign of that dynamic forming. This should be a decent isekai comedy for those who want to veg out or have something in the background, but the visual quality could be better.

Typical slice of life. Good for watching to kill time/go to bed, or have on your second monitor while playing a slow game. If you’re looking for epic plot you won’t find it here, it’s called a slow life for a reason. There’s a good variety of people which he recruits as members for his shop. It’s sort of wack how he can make potions for every situation but anime is anime I guess. Protag is apparently an isekai dude, but there’s been no backstory on him so far and he”s just been chilling with his drugstore and helping people out. I think it wouldhave been better to put a backstory more early on in the series, but I suppose that’s not really the point of the show. Wouldn’t call it bad by any means, but not top-tier emotion-packed action-filled stuff. Noela is cute.

This show isn't going to knock your socks off, but it's very relaxing, very cute, actually, genuinely funny at points, it doesn't have terrible animation or music, and the characters are all fun. Sure, most people have a single character trait, sure there is no story, and sure this isn't the best show ever, but that's not what this show is going for. It has more of a feel of something like non non biyori (which you should watch if you haven't, it's probably the best healing anime you will every watch) which is just trying to give you laid back entertainment that you don'thave to get too invested into. I don't know if I would have liked this show as much if I didn't watch it weekly as it came out or how binging it would change the experience, but overall I thought it was pretty good.

(Review as of 8/1/21, episodes 1-4; edited 9/11/21, eps 5-10) This review contains spoilers about contents of the anime, as several points I wish to make find them necessary. The first thing I don't like about is that there isn't much story depth. I you read the current synopsis and expected a real isekai, you may be disappointed. As of the time of writing, we have no details on how the MC died or was transported, the difficulties of going to a new world, or how they came to become a pharmacist in the other world. Furthermore, we never find out where he used to work,(as a corporate drone), or how he came to learn to make medicine. To elaborate, we get a bit of backstory on how the characters met (and I really do mean a bit), but nothing on how this guy learned to make medicine in the first place, how he came to the other world, or if he had died in the other world or not. The plot would be effectively the same if they were just in that world and had never been transported from another (just a fantasy anime).

On top of that, if you expect any kind of explanation on how medicines are made, this isn't the right place. Just about every time a new medicine is made, a clip plays that always seems to be the same. Yeah, I will admit, it is kind of cute, but it gets old very very fast. Essentially, the MC will say "bring me [vague ingredient]" then the clip plays and he is like "its done!", with no real explanation on it.

The anime itself isn't inherently bad, but calling it a "cheat isekai" feels like false advertising. From the story, there doesn't seem to be any cheat involved, as he doesn't seem to use knowledge from his previous life at all. I feel like a lot of backstory probably got cut at some point, which leaves the plot unstable.

edit 9/11:

At least *some* reference to other worlds but not very many. Still not much happening though.

So right off the bat, the anime did one of the things that you should NEVER do in an isekai anime: skip the intro. This is something that puts it with master of Ragnarok and is only acceptable if you plan on showing this shortly afterwards, like in Arifureta. Skipping this part removes all possible interest in the MC as we have no clue how they got there. How did he die? How did he meet the other characters? How did he discover his cheat abilities? This is stuff that makes an isekai interesting. MC feels somewhat bland although better than some other isekai MCs outthere.

Anime tends to reuse the same animations for when he creates new potion, which to me feels lazy and sloppy.

Overall, this series feels like it had a ton of potential but was wasted in about every way. I would only recommend you watch this series if you are just bored and want to shut off your brain for 20 minutes. Deserves the stereotypical title of "trash isekai" for sure.

“Drug Store in Another World” is what happens when You have a fever dream from watching too much isekai topped with a (un)healthy dose of “Humanity Has Declined”. The show doesn’t have an overarching plot, it’s episodic in nature, every episode is divided into 2-3 short stories in which our main hero pulls out a “medicine” (or a biological weapon in at least one case) out of his ass and solves someone's problem. That’s it. That’s the plot. Not one of them has any real sense of tension or drama. They are all structured the same and even rely heavily on the same type of humour:loud, obnoxious slapstick.

Normally I would go over the main cast but… I can’t here. All of them are one trick ponies that have one trait written as if it was personality.

Reiji - a plot device for creating “medicine”... seriously those are just magical macguffins that solve problems.

Mina - the most mature of the cast… still a moron in many ways.

Noëla - loud, energetic, grade A calamity in loli form.

That’s it. There is absolutely nothing to those characters. Mina has a semi-tragic backstory but it’s nothing special.

To be fair I have no idea on what the show wants to rely on, on its comedy, simple plots or the relationships between characters because all of them (ok… the relationships between the main cast a little less) are written so poorly that it makes “Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter '' look competent. I guess that is a sort of achievement. There is very, VERY little original thought in all 12 episodes. It’s like watching someone play an RPG and only do meaningless side quests. The comedy get stale very fast and the overall “problems” that Reiji solves are mostly boring. I would get it at least his method of solving them was entertaining, I don’t know… some kind of Rube Goldberg shenanigans. But no, he just pulls out a perfect “medicine” out of his ass every, damn time. After the fourth episode I wanted to quit but my OCD kept me going.

To be fair not everything is rock bottom. Some of the side characters and their interactions with Reiji are solid. Mediocre but solid.

Would I recommend this?

Sure, if I wanted to prank You after You pissed me off.

Watched with Subtitles. Source Material : Unread Drug Store in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist is a superficial isekai fantasy. It's a crude attempt at disguising an average fantasy under the isekai banner to garner the coalesced viewership. The fleeting references of MC's previous world and life are dreary and unexciting. The plot does not have anything unique to offer, anything to provide this title a base of it's own. The main and recurring character's have very little to no development throughout the series, while supporting characters are better in this regard. One theme running across the whole twelve episodes is the changein mannerisms of various obnoxious characters thanks to the earthly wisdom of reincarnated MC, which feels overused after a couple of episodes. MC's interaction with an isekai world is also missing. Lot of unexplained material in the plot, which may leave the viewer hanging.

Animation style is not praise-worthy either. Each frame seems bland, lacks depth, and the colours don't contribute to bringing the scene and characters to life and light. The characters animations lack variability of expression, which further moves interest from the happenings of the plot.

Constraint for this does not seem to have been a budget issue, but more of a lack of interest of the creators.

Overall, it seems as though it's a filler title, or something targeted at the youngest of the shounen demographics. As, that alone can be the reason to compromise on every element which contributes and constitutes to an anime.

Does this anime deserve a try? Sure, if you are ~09~13 years of age, or if you are older but can watch with the perspective of your youngest self. The only other time I would recommend this anime to be given a chance is if you have nothing else to watch and won't mind a bleak fantasy to keep the much needed anime drug to live on. Not un-watchable, but last on rear end of the priority list.