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

I'll start by saying I have not read the source manga. Seems that several people who have say this show suffers by comparison. That aside, I actually really enjoyed this show. It's not going for anything deep, it's just light and fluffy fun. I'd say it's a good palette cleanser between serious stuff, or something to just watch if you're mentally fatigued and just want some light feel good. It's mostly stereotypical characters, not straying to far from their arch types and just being childishly fun with it. The first several episodes are paced more as 3-4 shorts strung together intoa full length episode. It doesn't go heavy into past exposition and it's mostly not needed. It's just, as I repeat, relaxed fun.

Some reviewers seem to be saying this is a "harem building" anime. However while the MC does inadvertently charm a few characters, he himself displays zero romantic interest in anyone, there is no lecherous behavior, no "oops I saw X naked in the bath" or any of that other crap. It's rather wholesome. The MC just wants everyone to be happy and enjoying themselves.

That being said there are a few semi-adult jokes and problems that are fixed, (a libido potion gets made for a client at one point) but nothing ecchi is done or stated, it's kept low key and light.

The art work is the type you'd expect from a childish cartoon and is in keeping with it's the animes "fluffy" flavour. There are no deep dark bad guys that need to be defeated, no dark secrets and horrors waiting to come out. It's just "enjoyable fluff".

I recommend this anime for anyone who is just looking for a light pick me up.

7/10