IThe Fake Alchemist has revealed its first cast members and production staff in a new teaser trailer.
The upcoming TV anime adaptation of Jirō Sugiura and Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist manga has unveiled its first cast and staff alongside a new teaser trailer. The anime is being produced by Passione. A broadcast window is yet to be revealed.
The Fake Alchemist
Premiere date: TBA
Animation studio: Passione
Streaming platform: TBA
What do we know about The Fake Alchemist so far?
The anime's first announced cast members are:
- Yōhei Matsuoka as Paracelsus
- Miyari Nemoto as Nora
Meanwhile, staff working on the anime are:
- Chief director: Takeo Takahashi
- Director: Hijiri Sanpei
- Series scripts: Kenta Ihara
- Character design: Yuka Takashina
- Music: Luke Standridge
What is The Fake Alchemist about?
Jirō Sugiura and Umemaru launched the manga on Kadokawa's KadoComi website in June 2023. The manga is still ongoing, with Kadokawa publishing its fifth compiled volume on 20 February.
Kadokawa also releases the manga digitally in English, while Yen Press publishes it in print. The anime adaptation was initially confirmed in June.
Kadokawa describes the story as:
As an indie hit that became a legendary sensation, surpassing 1 million copies in its commercial edition in Japan, this new 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 story, filled to the brim with “everything fantasy”!