Anime continues its global takeover, and The Fake Alchemist Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff is the latest title making waves. Whether you follow the manga, the anime, or both, this news changes the picture in a big way.
The Story So Far
Kadokawa showcased a fresh sneak peek preview for the television anime of storywriter Jirō Sugiura and artist Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) manga on Friday. The sneak peek announces the anime's cast and staff. The anime features Yōhei Matsuoka as Paracelsus and Miyari Nemoto as Nora.
Takeo Takahashi (Wasteful Days of High School Girl, Hinako Note, Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf) is the chief filmmaker, while Hijiri Sanpei (Yuri Is My Job!, Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf) is the filmmaker. Kenta Ihara (Saga of Tanya the Evil, Ishura, Nukitashi the Animation) is in charge of the series scripts.
~Da Capo Second run~, Dance with Devils, Ishura) is designing the characters. Luke Standridge (An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!) is composing the music. As an indie successful that became a legendary sensation, surpassing 1 million copies in its commercial edition in Japan, this fresh monumental “isekai” finally gets a TV adaptation!
In the city-state of Orichalconia, a world where alchemy and magic are deeply rooted in the lives of the people, the reincarnated Paracelsus ekes out a living as an alchemist while hiding his “cheat skills”. However, his life changes dramatically one day after he enters into a contract with a shaman slave-girl, Nora, and later meets Coco, an elf who has lost all four limbs and five senses.
To save Coco, what began as a rescue attempt in a small workshop gradually escalates into a battle involving alchemy and sorcery, space and even the gods themselves— The curtain now rises on this narrative, filled to the brim with “everything fantasy”! Sugiura and Umemaru launched the manga on Kadokawa's KadoComi website in June 2023.
The manga is ongoing, and Kadokawa dropped the fifth compiled book volume on February 20. Kadokawa is releasing the manga in English digitally. Yen Press releases the manga in print, with the second volume scheduled for arrival on June 23. Sugiura launched the My Wife Has No Emotion manga in Kadokawa's Comic Flapper magazine in 2019, although the manga has been on hiatus since November 2024.
Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English. The manga's television anime adaptation made its launch in July 2024.
For now, fans have plenty to discuss, and the industry has plenty to analyse. TeraMovies will be tracking every twist in this story as it unfolds, bringing you the full picture from the world of entertainment.
