English Dub Review: Parallel World Pharmacy “Siblings and the Sea”

Overview:

Farma and company head to the beach. When they return, they encounter some shady people and some terrible misfortune.

Our Take:

Bruno, Farma, and the others head out on a business trip. Farma, Blanche, Lotte, and Ellen head to the beach. Bruno says not to go in the water without adult supervision. Naturally, the kids disregard this order. This causes Blanche to get caught in a rip current.

Farma has a flashback to when his sister in his past life wanted to play with him in the water. She never got a chance to before she died. Farma refuses to lose his sister in this life, so he goes in to save her. He uses his powers to separate the water from that part of the sea that Blanche iss in. Farma saves Blanche and shocks everyone with his power.

He worries that Lotte is now afraid of him, but she actually just feels bad that Farma had to save Blanche. She holds herself responsible and thinks she should have went in the water instead, despite the fact that she can’t swim. Farma tells her that she’s as close to him as family and doesn’t want anything to happen to her either.

When they return, the pharmacy is busier than ever. They also have some shady customers who are people from the Holy Kingdom. They’re aware of Farma’s abilities and they want his head. Nobody knows this yet though.

The next day, the pharmacy is attacked. Everyone pitches in to help clean up the mess. Meanwhile, a woman requests Farma’s assistance. She says her father collapsed, but it turns out to be a trap. The men from the Holy Kingdom surround Farma as the episodes closes out.

There are a lot of touching moments in this episode. Maybe I’m just a big softie, but I loved seeing Farma save Blanche. Given that he lost his sister at such a young age in his past life, that makes this moment hit a lot harder. His scene with Lotte is very touching too. Lotte may be the family’s servant, but Farma still cares deeply about her. I can’t forget to mention the townsfolk and their willingness to help Farma clear the wreckage of his pharmacy. Farma’s goal was to create a pharmacy for everyone and it’s great to see how many people he’s helped already.