{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6fac803e6571f43bfb982e1a","clusterId":"c_3984a6edf69e43b8eccdd4d3","slug":"nisemono-no-renkinjutsushi-tv-anime-adaptation-announced-passione-producing","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi TV Anime Adaptation Announced, Passione Producing","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation marks a rare trajectory from a pixiv sketch series to a million-copy commercial manga and now a TV anime, all within six years.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe original story is by Jiro Sugiura, known for the manga \u0026#34;My Wife Has No Emotion.\u0026#34; The commercial manga version is illustrated by Umemaru. The series is serialized on Kadocomi, with five volumes published so far.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a comment, Sugiura said, \u0026#34;I can\u0026#39;t believe the day would come when \u0026#39;Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi\u0026#39; would become an anime... I\u0026#39;m surprised. This is all thanks to everyone who supported us. Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it.\u0026#34; Umemaru said, \u0026#34;As the artist, I am very happy that this beloved work will be given new life by the wonderful staff. As a fan of \u0026#39;Nise Ren,\u0026#39; I look forward to the day when I can enjoy the completed animation with everyone.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA commemorative promotional video shows the illustration process for Sugiura and Umemaru\u0026#39;s artwork and a teaser visual of Nora. The official X account is running a giveaway where 100 winners will receive a 500 yen QUO card featuring the teaser visual. The official website describes the work as \u0026#34;a work packed with all of fantasy.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi is Passione's latest isekai, but the original webcomic's rough sketch format on pixiv is a rare origin story for a TV adaptation.","twitterPost":"Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi's pixiv origin as a rough sketch manga is an unusual path to a TV anime.","threadsPost":"Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi started as a rough sketch project on pixiv in 2020. That format is rare for a series that now gets a full TV adaptation with Passione producing. The jump from sketch to studio production is the interesting part.","newsletterBlurb":"The manga 'Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi' is getting a TV anime adaptation produced by Passione. The series began as a pixiv sketch project in 2020 and has since sold over 1 million copies. 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