sekai is unlikely to ever become obsolete, judging by the huge number of anime of this genre, because each new series offers the viewer something unique that distinguishes it from previous similar projects. The authors of the anime “Parallel World Pharmacy” again surprised the viewer — there has never been such a story: medicine, formulas… What lies ahead for us?
Genre — fantasy.
Season 1 premiered on July 10, 2022 (12 episodes).
Original anime name: Isekai Yakkyoku.
“Parallel World Pharmacy ss 2”: release date, announcement
After watching the first episodes of the anime “Parallel World Pharmacy”, it becomes clear that the unhurried pace proposed by the director of the series will become a “trick” of the story. For some, it is too slow and they want more dynamism, for others — a good speed that allows them to relax while watching anime. Nevertheless, the series was described by both viewers and critics as a medium quality product.
No official announcements have been made about the season 2 of the “Parallel World Pharmacy” anime. But it is worth noting that there is enough material for adaptation — will the director and his team take on new episodes?
Plot
University of Tokyo. Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics. The gifted and stubborn guy Kanji Yakutani works here. On his desktop is a photo in which he and his younger sister are absolutely happy. But this happiness was not destined to last long: the baby died of an incurable disease. After that, Kanji devoted his life to pharmaceuticals. But at the age of 31, his heart stopped…
Kanji woke up in a huge bright room, and next to him he found an attentive girl who called herself Charlotte. She was the one who told Kanji about his family. In this world, he is a boy of 10 years old named Pharma. His family de Médicis is a highly respected family throughout the empire, a family of royal doctors. The head of the family, the father of Pharma, has the title of Archduke, received for outstanding skills and mastery in his field, he is also the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.
In the new world, people worship deities who bestow divine power on ordinary people. Possession of divine art is a sign of belonging to a noble family. Pharma is no exception, and his main strength is water management. Now Kanji realized that everything that happened to him was not accidental. It’s time for him to understand his main purpose in the new world and start helping people, regardless of the thickness of their wallet…
Main characters
- Kanji Yakutani / Pharma de Médicis — died at the age of 31, after which he was reborn in the body of a 10-year-old boy, the son of a famous pharmacist; able to control water, diagnose various diseases at a glance.
Interesting Facts
- The anime was directed by Keizō Kusakawa. He was the chief director of anime projects such as “Ahiru no Sora“, “Happy Sugar Life”, “Kantai Collection: KanColle”, etc.
- The author of the story is Liz Takayama, who works as a pharmacist in real life.
- The first story about a pharmacy in a parallel world was published on shōSetsuka ni narō in July 2015. The series of novels is still in production today. Media Factory then began releasing light novels based on them, the first publication of which took place in January 2016 and currently has 8 volumes (the 8th volume was released in July 2021). And in November 2016, a manga adaptation of the same name was posted on the ComicWalker website for the first time. Volume 8 was released in March 2022.
- The light novel and manga have sold 2.3 million copies.
Parallel World Pharmacy Season 2: release date
| Number | Series title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 2x01 | Series 1 | not announced |
| 2x02 | Series 2 | not announced |
| 2x03 | Series 3 | not announced |
| 2x04 | Series 4 | not announced |
| 2x05 | Series 5 | not announced |
| 2x06 | Series 6 | not announced |
| 2x07 | Series 7 | not announced |
| 2x08 | Series 8 | not announced |
| 2x09 | Series 9 | not announced |
| 2x10 | Series 10 | not announced |
