Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurou Drugstore

Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist (チート薬師のスローライフ ～異世界に作ろうドラッグストア～, Chīto Kusushi no Surō Raifu: Isekai ni Tsukurō Doraggusutoa) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kennoji. It was serialized online between 2016 and 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Linda Publishers, who have originally published two volumes with illustrations by Shōji Nigō between February and June 2017 under their Red Rising Books imprint, before going bankrupt. Hifumi Shobō later reacquired the series, who have published seven volumes with illustrations by Matsuuni since April 2018 under their Brave Novel imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Eri Haruno has been serialized online via Takeshobo's Web Comic Gamma Plus website since December 2018. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by EMT Squared aired from July to September 2021.

Synopsis
When corporate drone Reiji wakes up in another world, he come face-to-face with a fatally wounded werewolf. Thankfully, Reiji's new Medicine Maker skill enables him to brew uniquely effective potions. Alongside his new wolf-girl friend, Reiji and his amazing cures are ready to revolutionize this fantasy world. Be they an old man seeking the secret of youth or an elven archer with blurry vision, all comers are welcome to his countryside pharmacy.

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Light Novels
The series was written by Kennoji and serialized online between 2016 and 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Linda Publishers, who have originally published two volumes with illustrations by Shōji Nigō between February and June 2017 under their Red Rising Books imprint, before going bankrupt. Hifumi Shobō later reacquired the series, who have published seven volumes with illustrations by Matsuuni since April 2018 under their Brave Novel imprint. The Brave Novel edition of light novel series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Kennoji (Author) / Shoji No. 2 (Illustration) “Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurou Drugstore” Linda Publishers , 2 volumes

Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Eri Haruno has been serialized online via Takeshobo's Web Comic Gamma Plus website since December 2018 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. The manga series is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Character
The main character of this work. He is a 24-year-old young man. He used to live as a company slave, but one day he was transferred to another world while possessing appraisal and drug discovery skills. The manager of Kirio Drug. The medicine he produces is quite powerful, and the people around him have special relationships, so he has been given various nicknames (arbitrarily), such as revolutionary child, genius alchemist from a foreign country, medicine god, and great demon king.

People who have been saved by medicine often have affection for him, but he doesn't seem to notice at all whether he's dull in favor. In the comicalized version, the scene heading to the company is cut and drawn immediately after the transfer. At this time, he is already wearing otherworldly clothes.

In the 12th episode of the anime, he should have been wearing a suit until just before, but his clothes suddenly changed when he transferred. There is no mention of her attire in the original. Reiji in the original web novel was described as having black hair, as befitting an average Japanese citizen. Every other adaptation has given him brown hair, which makes him look more like a local.

Personality:


 * Reiji Kirio has a friendly, polite, and helpful personality with a penchant for ending up in awkward situations. He is indiscriminate as to whom he is being friendly to and is helpful to a fault, as well as being a bit naive. Villagers, oftentimes customers, would get up in his face much to his chagrin.
 * Reiji is very dense and ignorant when it comes to the obvious romantic affections that others have of him, except for the most blatant (and unwanted) come-ons from Krull the elf. Justified as Reiji was hinted to be an otaku and a corporate wage slave so he never had much experience with romance or dating, and save for Anabelle, the other ladies are either very young (Noella or Elaine) or long-dead (Mina).
 * Back when he lived in Japan, he was an office worker who absolutely hated his job and the stressful lifestyle that came with it. He's way happier now that he's a pharmacist in a fantasy world.
 * When the Demon King comes to his drugstore, Reiji finds him pathetic for his lack of money and hopeless pining for Noela, to the point that he offers to give him a potion for free out of pity.
 * Though Reiji is (with good reason) hailed as a master alchemist who's revolutionizing potions and the lives of the people, he does not want to be known as anything other than your friendly local pharmacist. Considering all the trouble his "miraculous" cures and products can bring him, there seems to be a healthy dose of self-preservation to the behavior.

Abilities
Previously a 24-year old office worker, he was transported to another world and becomes the manager of a drugstore to put his medicinal alchemist skills to use. Reiji's most powerful skill is his ability to examine and know everything there is about plants, substances, and materials, letting him figure out how to remake modern-day products or vastly improve the world's flawed production methods.

Thanks to his Potion Making/Medicine Making skill. Though he does need the materials, time, and equipment to process everything, the skill gives him the exact knowledge of what can be made, what he needs to make it, and effectively guides him through the process up to completion with incredible, probably magical efficiency. One of Reiji's special abilities is to analyze and identify plants, potions, and all manner of other substances, teaching him their various uses and applications if processed. He has no idea of his growing harem or his popularity with the women in the area. When he attends Elaine's party, he is completely surrounded by noblewomen trying to court him, to the point of cutting in line introducing each other to try and sabotage each other's attempts. One has to imagine that the many rumors that he reversed Lady Valgas's aging and gave her her youthful beauty back and made Lord Valgas incredibly handsome have plenty to do with it, not to mention his many other miraculous products...

Equipment

 * Bag - used for holding various items. From the otherworld.
 * Basket - used for gathering medicinal herbs.
 * Birukosou - An extremely odorous wild plant. Many avoid its unique taste/aroma. However, some enjoy eating it."
 * Fishing Rod - used to catch fish.
 * Medicine Bottles - used to store the completed potions.
 * Moray Flower - Produces hideous scent only monsters/beasts can smell.
 * Mortar and Pestle - used for grinding medicinal herbs.
 * Plant Encyclopedia - a book that contains details about various plants.
 * Small Knife - used for gathering medicinal herbs.
 * Water Bottle - used for holding various liquids. From the otherworld.

Tv Anime
An anime adaptation was announced by Hifumi Shobō at Comiket 97 on December 28, 2019, later revealed to be a television series on May 25, 2020. The series is animated by EMT Squared and directed by Masafumi Satō, with Hiroko Kanasugi overseeing the series' scripts, Etsuko Sumimoto designing the characters, and Tomoki Kikuya composing the series' music. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. It aired from July 7 to September 22, 2021 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X. Akane Kumada performed the series' opening theme song "Kokoro Hayaru", while Jun Fukushima, Risae Matsuda, and Kumada performed the series' ending theme song "Mainichi Kashimashi Pharmacy". Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.

Reception
Anime News Network's review of the first novel gave it a score of 3/5 stars, stating: "There is a lovely straightforward quality to the writing and the story that lets us know that Kennoji isn't winking and nudging towards any deeper plan, but it really is, on the whole, kind of boring. But it's a pleasant boring, and there's definitely something to be said for that."

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first episode of the anime a score of 2/5 stars, criticizing it for omitting some details from the novel, but praised the visuals for Noela. She described the series as being "just okay, and mostly it reminds me that I wish it was Kennoji's other title, Hazure Skill, that got the anime series.

External Link

 * Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
 * Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist ─ Light novel official website (in Japanese)
 * Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist ─ WEB Comic Gamma Plus (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist" Official Website (in Japanese)
 * TV anime "Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist" Official (@cheat_kusushi) - Twitter
 * TV anime "Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist" (cheatkusushi) - Facebook
 * Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
 * Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist ─ Wikipedia (in English)

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