Another key visual, trailer, and two more voice cast members have been unveiled for the upcoming Overgeared TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on October 2, 2026.
The new trailer highlights the anime’s opening theme “SATISFY” by Japanese rock band Re:name and the ending theme “Ray of Emotion” by TAO.
In addition, the two latest cast members that have been announced for the series include Yuki Murata as Irene and Yurika Hirayama as Isabel. Hirayama previously voiced Riko in Tamon’s B-Side.
They join a previously announced voice cast that consist of:
- • Tatsumaru Tachibana as Grid
- • Asami Seto as Yura
- • Riho Sugiura as Jishuka
- • Masaaki Mizunaka as Toban
- • Ko Bonkobara as Regas
- • Masaya Fukinishi as Vantner
- • Kohei Amasaki as Pon
- • Junichi Toki as Faker
Ayako Kono (Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night) is directing the anime series, with Kenta Ihara (Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs) as series composer and Ryosuke Tanigawa as character designer. J.C.STAFF is handling the animation production.
The Overgeared anime will also stream early on Prime Video in Japan starting on September 27, 2026. In other select countries and territories, it will stream on Crunchyroll, which is previewing the series early as part of its Anime Nights Sneak Peek event this month.
The series, which is also known in Japan as Tempal: Item no Chikara, began as a web novel written by Saenai that was released on KakaoPage in November 2014. Wuxiaworld has published the web novel digitally in English.
The web novel later inspired a manhwa webtoon series in April 2020, with Monohumbug (REDICE STUDIO) being credited with the adaptation and Team Argo with the art. It is available in English digitally on Tapas.
Ize Press licensed the webtoon for English release and describes the first volume as:
Youngwoo Shin is a deadbeat in real life, working odd jobs to barely pay off his loans. Even his family has written him off as a hopeless video game addict. But when he logs in to the massively popular VR game Satisfy, Youngwoo becomes Grid the Warrior…who is also painfully mediocre. Everything changes when he stumbles across a tome containing the lost knowledge of a legendary blacksmith. The catch is, using it resets all his levels! In order to survive after being forced back to square one, Grid will need to hone his skills and gather reliable allies…or not! Who needs all that when you’re decked out in god-tier items?!
Sources: Overgeared Official X/Twitter (2), official anime website (2), Crunchyroll News
