Drugstore in Another World
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 eight volumes with illustrations by Matsuuni from April 2018 to January 2023 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 produced by EMT Squared aired from July to September 2021.
Characters
;Reiji Kirio;Noela
;Mina
;Elaine
;Annabel
;Gro Ejiru
;Vivi
;Micott
;Zeral Alonzo
;Feris
;Kururu
;Ririka
;Doz and Moz
;Paula
'''Belial'''
Media
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 published eight volumes with illustrations by Matsuuni from April 2018 to January 2023 under their Brave Novel imprint. The Brave Novel edition of light novel series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.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 thirteen tankōbon volumes. The manga series is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.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. 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 streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.It was the first time for Risae and Satsumi Matsuda, who are twin sisters, to play main roles which are not related by blood.
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."