Kadokawa's television anime adaptation of The Fake Alchemist has a full cast and staff attached and a teaser trailer, but no premiere date or streaming partner has been announced.
Kadokawa announced a television anime adaptation of The Fake Alchemist on June 18, 2026, with Studio Passione producing. The announcement included a commemorative trailer, a teaser visual, and special illustrations of Nora drawn by writer Jiro Sugiura and artist Umemaru. Yen Press publishes the manga in print, and volume two was scheduled for June 23, 2026. The manga launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi website in June 2023 and remains ongoing, with the fifth compiled volume released on February 20. It began as an indie web novel and has sold over 1 million copies in Japan in its commercial edition.
On September 25, 2026, Kadokawa released the first teaser trailer, which confirmed Yōhei Matsuoka as Paracelsus and Miyari Nemoto as Nora. Takeo Takahashi is chief director and Hijiri Sanpei directs. Kenta Ihara handles series composition, Yuka Takashina designs characters, and Luke Standridge composes the music. The teaser centers on the first meeting between Paracelsus and Nora in the city-state of Orichalconia, where alchemy and magic are part of daily life. The story follows Paracelsus, a reincarnated alchemist hiding his cheat skills, 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.
Coverage between the announcement and the teaser moved from confirming the production to naming the people behind it. The June announcement carried reactions from Sugiura and Umemaru; the September teaser supplied the cast and crew but added no broadcast information. Kadokawa has not announced a premiere date or a streaming acquisition.
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Kadokawa released the first teaser trailer for The Fake Alchemist television anime on September 25, 2026. The teaser confirms Yōhei Matsuoka as Paracelsus and Miyari Nemoto as Nora. Takeo Takahashi is chief director and Hijiri Sanpei directs. Kenta Ihara handles series composition, Yuka Takashina designs characters, and Luke Standridge composes the music. Passione animates. The story adapts the manga by writer Jiro Sugiura and artist Umemaru, which launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi site in June 2023 and is ongoing. Kadokawa published the fifth compiled volume on February 20. Yen Press publishes the English edition in print. The teaser centers on the first meeting between Paracelsus and Nora in the city-state of Orichalconia, a place where alchemy and magic are part of daily life. An earlier announcement came in June 2026. No premiere date or streaming acquisition has been announced.
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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.