(CR) Isekai Yakkyoku (Parallel World Pharmacy)

[Guardian Enzo]

Oh look - it's another isekai LN adaptation! Is that the sun I see rising in the east?

https://isekai-yakkyoku.jp/

This one at least doesn't look too aggressively soul-draining in terms of premise.

[zztop]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Oh look - it's another isekai LN adaptation! Is that the sun I see rising in the east?

https://isekai-yakkyoku.jp/

This one at least doesn't look too aggressively soul-draining in terms of premise.

I've read some of the source webnovel for this.

It's one of those "isekai world-improvement" titles, but with a more serious angle towards medicine and healthcare (author's a pharmacist or medical-related other iirc).

It's also low-fantasy in that magic exists, but the world is humans only (no animal-eared people, elves, or other) and it takes place in a country resembling 17th century imperial France.

Both the web and light novels are still ongoing, so let's see how much content it can cover.
https://mfbooks.jp/product/pharmacy/

[Huh...?]

- Airing 2022.
- Aki Toyosaki as "Falma de Médicis"

YouTube

https://youtu.be/xa2kxAEUi3Q

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[MisaoFan]

Scheduled for July with a new key visual:

[Marcus H.]

Here's PV2 with more details on the cast and staff.

Aki Toyosaki as Falma de Médicis
Kaede Hondo as Charlotte "Lotte" Soller
Kenji Nomura as Bruno de Médicis
Maria Naganawa as Blanche de Médicis
Reina Ueda as Eléonore "Ellen" Bonnefoi
Shizuka Itou as Queen Elisabeth II

Director: Keizou Kusakawa (directed several Diomedéa projects)
Series Composition: Wataru Watari (yes, the one behind Oregairu)
Script: Wataru Watari
Original creator: Liz Takayama
Original Character Design: keepout
Character Design: Mayuko Matsumoto

[Huh...?]

So, Crunchyroll is doing its Subs.
One thing i am not sure about the Crunchyroll Subs is that, the Setting of the Isekai is based on French nobility, and as far as i have looked, there is no position of "Archduke" under French Nobility system (Muse Asia instead used "Noble Baron")

[stray]

I'm typically pretty okay with stupid Japanese naming conventions, but Pharma de Médicis might be a new low. The entire series looks pretty bad but I'll probably give it another episode to improve at least.

[Huh...?]

Originally Posted by stray

I'm typically pretty okay with stupid Japanese naming conventions, but Pharma de Médicis might be a new low. The entire series looks pretty bad but I'll probably give it another episode to improve at least.

Well, the English Name as per Japanese source is supposed to be "Falma de Médicis" (which even Muse Asia uses).
And Crunchyroll is using "Farma".

Not sure who is using "Pharma"

As for the Series type.
Its supposed to be similar to Realist Hero, though for medical aspect.

[stray]

Originally Posted by Huh...?

Well, the English Name as per Japanese source is supposed to be "Falma de Médicis" (which even Muse Asia uses).
And Crunchyroll is using "Farma".

Not sure who is using "Pharma"

Did you entirely miss the pun when he misunderstood Lotte calling him "Pharma-sama"? If you know anything about Japanese at all you should know R and L are the same sound, and there's no real difference between Falma, Farma, and Pharma phonetically.

Its supposed to be similar to Realist Hero, though for medical aspect.

Hmm... I wasn't very fond of Realist Hero but at least Pharma was a scientist and not a 19 year old with a thing for Machiavelli.

[Tenzen12]

I don't think those two works have anything in common. Realist Mc fixes everything and teaches farmers how to farm and forest elves how live in forest, while Farma just doing medicine grassroot style, which takes lot of time and effort and is actually somewhat semi-realistic.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Huh...?

As for the Series type.
Its supposed to be similar to Realist Hero, though for medical aspect.

I can't say I see the resemblance. Aside from both belonging to the isekai genre, I guess.

[Huh...?]

Originally Posted by stray

Did you entirely miss the pun when he misunderstood Lotte calling him "Pharma-sama"? If you know anything about Japanese at all you should know R and L are the same sound, and there's no real difference between Falma, Farma, and Pharma phonetically.

I know its a pun, as had been following the Series since 2017.

As for, "Falma, Farma, and Pharma".
Well, there is only a slight minor difference in the Katakana, that's all.
Falma/Farma would be "ファルマ", while "Pharma" is "ファーマ" (from "pharmaceutical" in Katakana, ファーマスーティカル).

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

I don't think those two works have anything in common. Realist Mc fixes everything and teaches farmers how to farm and forest elves how live in forest, while Farma just doing medicine grassroot style, which takes lot of time and effort and is actually somewhat semi-realistic.

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

I can't say I see the resemblance. Aside from both belonging to the isekai genre, I guess.

Well, i said similar, as in the "Plot Structure", like Realist Hero MC helps in fixing and developing the Kingdom in a all-rounder form.
The MC of this Series also does that, but only for Medical aspect.

As for why this Series is "semi-realistic", well that's because the Author is from Medical background and had taken consultation from a active Doctor for the plot of the Series.

[Tenzen12]

Still nope? I mean sure both characters do something, but they do different thing, in different way, using different means in different timeframe. And as you yourself said author of PWP actually did research, which also completely different from Realist. bookworm would be closer.

[grecefar]

this was ok, I like when the MC is not the typical otaku.

[Alchemist007]

I CREATE ALL.
I SEE ALL.
I HEAL ALL.

-Isekai Yak

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That last scene reminded me of another runs into bushes scene...

https://streamable.com/fkvc7u

[HandofFate]

the tutor or wahatever was way overacting

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by HandofFate

the tutor or wahatever was way overacting

I mean, I myself would freak out if the kid that I'm tutoring doesn't have a shadow & possessing the power of the gods . What if I offend him and he suddenly kills me on a whim?

[FlareKnight]

I guess this is another case where the isekai character is overriding the personality of the person who used to live in that body. Rough break for that kid. Hit by lighting, effectively dead, and no one will ever miss him because someone else is living his life...

Good break for the other guy though. Works himself into the grave, but he's got a second chance at life. Plus magic! Not bad.

[magnuskn]

Yeah, that bothered me more than I would think. The former occupant of the body just getting fried out literally and the other guy just hopping in and taking over his life. Yeesh.

At least with Ascendance of a Bookworm the former Myne would have died anyway from her fever or shortly thereafter if she had miraculously recovered, i.e. she was on a trajectory for an early death for a long time. This was just "bzatttt, you're gone and your life has been captured by some other dude, kthxBYE!".

Also very convenient for our protagonist to reincarnate into a super wealthy medical family. Myne at least had to fight for everything she has achieved. This guy has just been given a huge headstart and OP hax powers to boot.

So, not sure if I'll stick with the series. One more episode, I guess, to find out.

[Tenzen12]

His hax comes from literal god of medicine. Pretty sure both that and his family background is by design of actual higher will that has it's plans and not just plot convenience.