The Fake Alchemist
Japanese manga series
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The Fake Alchemist (ニセモノの錬金術師, Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) is a Japanese manga series written by Jirō Sugiura and illustrated by Umemaru. The series is a remake of a webcomic originally written and illustrated by Sugiura on his Pixiv account. It began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi and Nico Nico Seiga websites in June 2023.
| The Fake Alchemist | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ニセモノの錬金術師 (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, isekai[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jirō Sugiura |
| Illustrated by | Umemaru |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | June 3, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Synopsis
Paracelsus is a young man who was reincarnated into another world and works as an alchemist. However, unbeknownst to most people, Paracelsus has hidden cheat skills that enable him to make a living as an alchemist. He later goes to a slave trader, to find someone who can keep his secret safe, and later buys two slaves, a human girl named Nora and an unnamed amputee elf girl.
Publication
Written by Jirō Sugiura and illustrated by Umemaru, The Fake Alchemist is a remake of a webcomic originally written and illustrated by Sugiura on his Pixiv account. It began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi and Nico Nico Seiga websites on June 3, 2023.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of February 2026.[3]
In August 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume being released in February 2026.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 23, 2024[5] | 978-4-04-682813-2 | February 24, 2026[6] | 979-8-85-542102-6 |
| 2 | February 22, 2024[7] | 978-4-04-683043-2 | June 23, 2026[8] | 979-8-85-542104-0 |
| 3 | September 21, 2024[9] | 978-4-04-683924-4 | — | — |
| 4 | July 23, 2025[10] | 978-4-04-684619-8 | — | — |
| 5 | February 20, 2026[3] | 978-4-04-685613-5 | — | — |
Reception
The original webcomic was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 in the web category, and was ranked twelfth.[11] The series was later nominated for the tenth edition in 2024 in the same category.[12] The series was ranked 15th in the sixth Sanyodo Bookstore Comic Awards in 2025.[13]
See also
- My Wife Has No Emotion, another manga series by Jirō Sugiura