Review of Parallel World Pharmacy
I do have some personal bias towards this isekai anime as I've been waiting for a show that delves into modern medicine, however this anime left so many things out while having many good opportunities wasted. This whole show had a good premise but somehow the author wasted it's potential. After binge watching this show, it was a slow climb as the main character had to overcome certain challenges but once the showed peaked things went downhill and fast. Certain areas of the show that could've had more time spent were completely rushed out the door in order to just keep moving the plot along tofit the 12 episode quota and the show suffers for it.
Of course you have your standard "OP isekai character" guy but he's not there to fight demon lords, he's just there to make medicine and make people feel better. Yet frankly him having OP magic felt more like a plot convenience because the writer was lazy or all his medical information came from a 10 minute Google search, having the main character have OP magic was very unnecessary and the writer could've left it at "He was born with the rare ability to use creation magic". Not "Oh BTW he has enough Magic power to shoot water that can obliterate a kingdom".
The cast of characters is either passable or interesting enough with 3 of the most interesting characters is the main character himself, his new biological father and the Queen herself (No not the Queen of England).
The music that plays in the show is good enough to set the right tones in every scene but they're nothing to take notice of.
The animation quality is average with no CGI being used during action sequences.
The show has it's high points when tensions become high but is immediately overshadowed when the show decides to progress too quickly to allow the watcher to accept new information or when the writer gets lazy and decides to put in key information in exposition.
When the show does decide to delve into the modern medicine aspect, you're not going to get Doctor Stone levels of detailed explanation, you'll just have the same amount of information as you would get in a 10 minute google/wiki search.
Overall the show itself is an OK watch, it's worth it to watch at least once if you have nothing else to watch but this particular isekai itself is nothing special. If you're interested in the premise of this isekai, go and give it a watch, otherwise you can keep this in the back shelves of your watch list.