Kadokawa has announced that Jirō Sugiura and artist Umemaru’s The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) manga will be getting an anime adaptation. In addition, the staff of The Fake Alchemist revealed a commemorative trailer and teaser visual. Passione will be producing the anime.
To celebrate the occassion both Sugiura and Umemara also each drew special illustrations:
Sugiura and Umemaru launched The Fake Alchemist manga on Kadokawa’s KadoComi website in June 2023. Kadokawa just released the manga’s 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 release on June 23.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via Yen Press:
“Please help me, Master!”
One young man transported to another world. One young woman taken from home and put up for sale. One way forward: alchemy and a can-do attitude! Life’s tough in a dark fantasy world when you don’t have any combat powers. Life’s tougher when you’re a slave. But together—and with the right doses of analysis and patience—Paracelsus and Nora might just be able to make it work…!
