Passione is producing the television anime adaptation of The Fake Alchemist, announced on June 18, 2026, with a teaser visual and trailer released but no broadcast date set.
Passione has been confirmed as the animation production studio for the television anime adaptation of The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi), based on the manga by Jiro Sugiura and Umemaru. The announcement was made by Kadokawa on June 18, 2026, and included a teaser visual, a commemorative promotional video, and special illustrations of the character Nora drawn by both creators. The manga began as a personal project on pixiv in 2020 under the title Isekai de Ganbaru Hanashi, drawn in rough sketch format by Sugiura, and later gained a commercial manga version illustrated by Umemaru that started serialization in 2023 on Kadocomi. The commercial edition has sold over 1 million copies in Japan.
The story is set in the city-state of Orihalconia, where alchemy and magic are part of daily life. The protagonist Paracelsus is a reincarnated person who works as a modest alchemist while hiding his cheat skills. His life changes after he makes a contract with Nora, a slave and sorceress, and meets Coco, an elf who has lost all senses and limbs. The manga is ongoing, with the fifth compiled volume released on February 20, 2026. Yen Press publishes the manga in English, with volume two scheduled for June 23, 2026. Further details such as the broadcast period have not been announced.
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Jun 18
The TV anime adaptation of the manga "Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi" (The Fake Alchemist) has been announced. Animation production is handled by Passione. A teaser visual and a commemorative promotional video were released alongside the announcement. The story is set in the city-state of Orihalconia, where alchemy and magic are part of daily life. The protagonist Paracelsus is a reincarnated person who works as a modest alchemist while hiding his cheat skills. His life changes after he makes a contract with Nora, a slave and sorceress, and meets Coco, an elf who has lost all senses and limbs. The original work began as a personal project on pixiv in 2020 under the title "Isekai de Ganbaru Hanashi," drawn in rough sketch format by Jiro Sugiura. It gained word-of-mouth support and ranked 12th in the Web Manga category of the Next Manga Award 2022. A commercial manga version illustrated by Umemaru began serialization in 2023 on Kadocomi. The manga has a cumulative circulation of over 1 million copies. Comments from Sugiura and Umemaru were also released. Further details such as the broadcast period will be announced later.
Jun 18
Kadokawa announced on Thursday that Jirō Sugiura and Umemaru's manga The Fake Alchemist will receive a television anime adaptation produced by Studio Passione. The announcement included a commemorative trailer, a teaser visual, and special illustrations of the character Nora drawn by both Sugiura and Umemaru. The manga, which began as an indie web novel, has sold over 1 million copies in Japan in its commercial edition. Sugiura expressed surprise at the adaptation, thanking supporters, while Umemaru said he looks forward to seeing the story animated. The story follows Paracelsus, a reincarnated alchemist hiding his cheat skills in the city-state of Orichalconia, who contracts with a shaman slave-girl named Nora and later meets an elf named Coco who has lost all four limbs and five senses. The manga launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi website in June 2023 and is ongoing, with the fifth compiled volume released on February 20. Yen Press publishes the manga in print, with volume two scheduled for June 23.