Should I Watch Isekai Yakkyoku?
Japanese title: 異世界薬局
English title: Parallel World Pharmacy
Season: Summer 2022
First impression section, written when the anime was still airing.
Here's another isekai fantasy over-powered main character anime, complete with the dying from overworking
trope. Isekai Yakkyoku seems like another slow paced, slice of life, isekai fantasy anime with an OP MC.
Truthfully, I am quite enjoying it from the first few episodes. The plot is nothing unique, but it's still
fairly enjoyable, and chill to watch. There's a heavy chemistry theme being used here, so chemistry nerds
might enjoy it more than me.
The art style is another typical aspect, relatively mediocre, though fits this anime pretty well.
So far, this anime has been fairly good. I'm looking forward to finishing this new series.
Opinion section, written after the anime is completed.
Things get a little out of hand yet again for Shido, with yet even more girls that he needs to date in
this
season. In my honest opinion, the concept is already getting a little old by now, so that is not the most
enjoyable part of this season.
Rather, this time the plot unfolds some information that has been kept hidden thus far. If you don't mind
a
spoiler alert: it's revealed how the Spirits came about to be.
The way it's told in this show can feel like an anticlimatic revelation, though it's still interesting to
finally figure that out nonetheless.
Overall, story and development feels just about the same as the previous seasons of this series, still
with
the relatively fast pacing. The ending is another cliff hanger, and clearly indicates that there is
another
sequel in the making.
The artwork is still as good as ever, not disappointed at all. The action scenes during combats are
especially still as great as its prequels. There are slightly less action scenes in this season, however.
And, of course, fanservice still included.
If you are interested in watching this, it's practically required to watch from the very beginning of the
series. If you have been an avid follower of this series, then I say this season is a good watch.
What's good:
- Good continuation to the series
- Art is great
- Fanservice
What's not so good:
- Plot is still as all over the place as ever