← all stories
Overgeared
The Overgeared TV anime adaptation is set to premiere in October 2026, with Crunchyroll confirmed as the streaming platform.
Synthesized from 4
Yomimono stories · updated
6d ago
The Overgeared webtoon, published in English by Yen Press under its Ize Press label, is being adapted into a television anime. REDICE Studio announced the project in June 2026, revealing that the anime is titled Tempal ~Item no Chikara~ (Tempal ~The Power of Items~) and will premiere in October 2026. The announcement included a teaser visual and trailer, along with the main staff and cast.
Ayako Kono, who directed Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night, is directing the anime at J.C.Staff, with EGG FIRM producing. Kenta Ihara is handling series composition, Ryosuke Tanigawa is designing the characters, Yoshiaki Fujisawa composes the music, and Yoshikazu Iwanami is the sound director. The cast includes Tatsumaru Tachibana as Grid and Asami Seto as Yura. Tachibana said he has been a fan of the series since its serialization began.
In July 2026, the anime received its first key visual and first promotional video, which were shown by Crunchyroll at Anime Expo. Crunchyroll confirmed it will stream the series. The story follows Youngwoo Shin, a deadbeat gamer who obtains a legendary blacksmith's inheritance inside the VR game Satisfy.
Key facts
- Anime title
- Tempal ~Item no Chikara~ (Tempal ~The Power of Items~) ↗
- Premiere window
- October 2026 ↗
- Streaming platform
- Crunchyroll ↗
- Lead voice actor (Grid)
- Tatsumaru Tachibana ↗
- Lead voice actor (Yura)
- Asami Seto ↗
- English publisher
- Yen Press (Ize Press label) ↗
Timeline
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
Facts
- Release
- tv · October 2, 2026 · 2026-09-02
- Release
- game · this year · 2026-08-28
- Release
- tv · 2026-10-02 · JP · 2026-08-20
- Release
- tv · October 2026 · 2026-06-03
- Release
- tv · July 5 · global · 2026-06-03
- Noted
- screened at Anime Nights on September 21 with Japanese audio and English subtitles · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- an upcoming web comic adaptation · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- premiered at Anime NYC · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- television anime adaptation titled Tempal ~Item no Chikara~ (Tempal ~The Power of Items~) · 2026-06-03
- Licensed by
- Crunchyroll (global) · 2026-07-04
Connections
Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/overgeared.
CC BY 4.0.
Claim activity
When a claim about Overgeared was confirmed, debunked, or disputed against
open-web sources. The record stays even after a claim drops off the facts list.
- Confirmed premiered at Anime NYC 1d ago · source
- Confirmed Asami Seto voices Overgeared Jul 11 · source
- Confirmed Tatsumaru Tachibana voices Overgeared Jul 11 · source
- Confirmed tv October 2026 Jul 9 · source
All coverage
6d ago
Crunchyroll announced Tuesday that its Anime Nights theatrical program will screen five fall anime on September 21 ahead of their October premieres. The one-night event at 7 p.m. local time in select U.S. and Canada theaters will show Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, Overgeared, Firefly Wedding, and PSYREN with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now.
Anime Nights is a monthly program held on the third Monday of each month across more than 280 theaters, with participating chains including AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Cineplex, and Landmark Cinemas. The September event follows the program's August 17 screening of Your Letter.
Black Clover Season 2 will debut on TV Tokyo in October, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct and PIERROT FILMS handling animation. The original Black Clover anime ended in March 2021 with its 170th episode. The other four titles premiere through October: Overgeared on October 2, Firefly Wedding on October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, The Vermilion Mask in October with two parts, and PSYREN in October.
Aug 28
Crunchyroll's second round of premieres at Anime NYC included Overgeared, an upcoming web comic adaptation. The series follows Gear, a low-level player in the VR game Satisfy who becomes a Legendary Blacksmith but reverts to level 1 and then dies, ending up at Level -1. The review finds it a comedy that plays with its premise, with Gear's failures making him endearing.
Aug 28
WEBTOON Entertainment announced a definitive agreement to invest in RI Games Holdings, gaining a 60% stake at closing. The company plans to develop multiple games based on webtoon IPs over four years. The first title is an action MMORPG based on Overgeared, developed by GrayGames and published by Nexon, launching this year alongside the anime.
Aug 20
The Overgeared anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS11 on October 2 at 11:30 p.m. JST. The second promotional video previews the opening theme "SATISFY" by Re:name and the ending theme "Ray of Emotion" by virtual singer TAO. New cast members include Riho Sugiyama as Jishuka, Masaaki Mizunaka as Toban, Kō Bonkobara as Regas, Masaya Fukunishi as Vantner, Kōhei Amasaki as Pon, and Shunichi Toki as Faker.
Jul 4
The television anime adaptation of the Overgeared webtoon revealed its first key visual, first promotional video, and two new cast members on Saturday. Crunchyroll showed the promo at Anime Expo on Friday and confirmed it will stream the series. The anime premieres in October.
Jul 3
Crunchyroll announced during its Anime Expo panel that it will stream Fate Rewinder, Overgeared, The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5, Gacha Girls Corps, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!, The Vermilion Mask, Dengeki Daisy, and Aoashi Season 2. The company also revealed staff for the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime and the Here U Are anime and Solo Leveling: Beyond the System film.
Jun 3
Crunchyroll revealed a large slate of upcoming anime, including Goodbye, Lara, Firefly Wedding, Tomb Raider King, Overgeared, and more, with streaming dates starting July 5. The company also detailed its Anime Expo 2026 screening schedule, featuring early looks at multiple titles.
Jun 3
REDICE Studio announced on Wednesday that its Overgeared webtoon will receive a television anime adaptation titled Tempal ~Item no Chikara~ (Tempal ~The Power of Items~), set to premiere in October 2026. The announcement came with a teaser visual and trailer, along the main staff and cast. Ayako Kono (Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night) is directing the anime at J.C.Staff, with EGG FIRM producing. Kenta Ihara (Saga of Tanya the Evil) is handling series composition, and Ryosuke Tanigawa (Demon Lord 2099) is designing the characters. Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) composes the music, and Yoshikazu Iwanami (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is the sound director. The cast includes Tatsumaru Tachibana as Grid and Asami Seto as Yura. Tachibana said he has been a fan of the series since its serialization began. The story follows Youngwoo Shin, a deadbeat gamer who obtains a legendary blacksmith's inheritance inside the VR game Satisfy. Yen Press publishes the webtoon in English under its Ize Press label.