Manhwa with anime adaptations in 2026, as of October 29: Tomb Raider King finished on September 30, and Overgeared and A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 are still airing. SSS-Class Revival Hunter, Eleceed, Teenage Mercenary and The Remarried Empress are set for 2027, and only SSS-Class and Eleceed have a month. The most anticipated one still to come, by AniList plan-to-watch lists, is Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, which has no date at all. Older adaptations you can stream now are further down.
Correction (October 30, 2026): We listed Eleceed as "early 2027" and said only SSS-Class Revival Hunter had a premiere month. On October 21, 2026 the official Eleceed anime site set the broadcast for April 2027. The table, the most-anticipated list, the Eleceed section and the FAQ now say April 2027.
Recent updates:
- October 29, 2026: Added AniList plan-to-watch counts for every unreleased manhwa anime (the "most anticipated" table below). Returner's Magic Season 2 episode 4 aired; episode 5 is due November 5 Japan time. Overgeared's episode 6 is still due November 1.
- October 28, 2026: Re-checked every airing and announced show on AniList. No status changed since October 10; Overgeared's episode 6 and Returner's Magic Season 2's episode 4 are the next ones due.
- October 10, 2026: Full re-check against official sites, AniList and Wikipedia. Added Tomb Raider King (aired July to September), the New York Comic Con 2026 announcements (Teenage Mercenary, The Remarried Empress, The Boxer) and the Tapas shutdown note. Fixed Lookism's Netflix episode count (8, not 6) and the date A Returner's Magic Season 2 was announced (after Season 1's finale, not at NYCC 2025). Removed a Solo Leveling Season 3 window that traced to an unsourced report, and chapter cutoffs we couldn't source.
- September 30, 2026: Overgeared's anime started streaming September 27 ahead of its October 2 TV premiere.
For each show you get the studio, the dates, the platform, and where the anime stops relative to the manhwa when a source says so. That last part decides whether you watch first or read first.
Manhwa with anime adaptations: the 2026 list at a glance
Dates below come from official sites and AniList; statuses were checked on AniList on October 29, 2026.
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| Series | Anime | Studio | Status on October 29, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomb Raider King | TV, 12 episodes | Studio EEK | Aired July 9 to September 30, 2026 |
| Overgeared (Tempal) | 12 episodes listed | J.C.STAFF | Airing since September 27, 2026; AniList lists episode 6 next, on November 1 |
| A Returner's Magic Should Be Special | Season 2 | Arvo Animation | Airing since October 7, 2026; AniList lists episode 5 next, on November 5 Japan time |
| SSS-Class Revival Hunter | TV | Studio fu | January 2027 |
| Eleceed | TV | Dandelion Animation Studio | April 2027 |
| Teenage Mercenary | TV | J.C.STAFF | 2027 |
| The Remarried Empress | TV | TROYCA | 2027 |
| Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint | TV | Aniplex (producer) | No official date |
| Villains Are Destined to Die | TV | Not announced | No date |
| The Boxer | TV | Breccia, Studio Jemi | No date |
| Gosu | Animated series | Toei Animation, Studio Mir, Studio N | No date |
| Solo Leveling | Film, Beyond the System | A-1 Pictures | No date |
In print: Ize Press, a Yen Press imprint, prints SSS-Class Revival Hunter in paperback volumes, so it stays readable in English after Tapas closes.
Almost every 2027 entry has a year and a studio but no premiere day. Only SSS-Class Revival Hunter (January) and Eleceed (April) have a month. The live date-by-date version sits on our manhwa adaptation calendar, which we update as dates land.
The most anticipated manhwa anime, by plan-to-watch lists
Hype is hard to pin down, so we used one number anyone can check: how many AniList users have each unreleased show on their "Planning" list. On October 29, 2026, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint led with 27,409, and the Solo Leveling film was close behind. Everything else on the slate sits under 8,000.
| Unreleased anime | AniList users planning to watch (Oct 29, 2026) | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint | 27,409 | No official date (AniList: 2027) |
| Solo Leveling: Beyond the System (film) | 24,103 | No date |
| SSS-Class Revival Hunter | 7,443 | January 2027 |
| The Boxer | 6,070 | No date |
| Eleceed | 5,931 | April 2027 |
| Teenage Mercenary | 3,888 | 2027 |
| Villains Are Destined to Die | 3,046 | No date |
| Gosu | 1,653 | No date |
| The Remarried Empress | 1,413 | 2027 |
The awkward part: the two shows people want most are the two with nothing on the calendar, and ORV's year has already moved between 2027 and 2028 in Com2uS's own investor material. If you want something you'll actually watch soon, SSS-Class Revival Hunter is the pick. It has a third of ORV's list count, but it's the only one with a month. These are AniList list counts, not viewership.
For 2026 itself, the anticipation has already paid out. Overgeared is on 51,315 AniList lists, Tomb Raider King on 42,214 and Returner's Magic Season 2 on 32,512, which makes Overgeared the biggest manhwa anime of the year by that measure.
Manhwa with anime adaptations that aired in 2026
Three manhwa with anime adaptations reached TV in 2026. Tomb Raider King finished a 12-episode run on September 30. Overgeared started streaming September 27 with its TV broadcast from October 2. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special returned for Season 2 on October 7. All three stream on Crunchyroll outside Japan.
Tomb Raider King: aired July to September 2026
Studio: Studio EEK | Episodes: 12 | Japan: Fuji TV and others | Streaming: Crunchyroll
The official site lists Fuji TV's late-night slot from July 8 at 25:15, which is 1:15 a.m. on July 9, and Wikipedia gives the run as July 9 to September 30, 2026, also on Aniplus in Korea. AniList marks it finished at 12 episodes. Wikipedia notes Crunchyroll streams it with an English dub. Our Tomb Raider King manhwa vs anime breakdown covers what the adaptation changes, and the Tomb Raider King anime episode guide has every episode and the season 2 status.
Overgeared: retitled Tempal in Japan, streaming since September 27
Studio: J.C.STAFF | Director: Ayako Kono | Streaming: Crunchyroll, Prime Video | Status: Airing
Overgeared's anime carries the Japanese title テムパル～アイテムの力～ (Tempal), which you can see on the key visual at the top of this page. AniList says it streamed "a week in advance of the TV broadcast on Prime Video and Crunchyroll beginning September 27th, 2026", with regular broadcasting from October 2 (Wikipedia lists Tokyo MX, BS11 and AT-X). Anime Corner confirms Ayako Kono is directing at J.C.STAFF.
The source webtoon is still running. The Tapas page lists 306 episodes, updating every Saturday, credited to Team Argo and Monohumbug (Redice Studio). One thing English readers should plan for: Tapas ends its service on March 31, 2027, and its FAQ says previously unlocked content won't carry over to another Kakao platform. The Tapas shutdown explainer has the details. Where to watch and how the anime differs is on our Overgeared anime page.
Crunchyroll's second official trailer for the Overgeared anime, uploaded October 1, 2026.
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special: Season 2 since October 7
Studio: Arvo Animation | Japan: Fuji TV +Ultra | Streaming: Crunchyroll
Season 1 (12 episodes) aired from October to December 2023. Wikipedia says Season 2 was announced right after Season 1's final episode. The official site lists the Season 2 premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra block from October 7 at 24:45, with Kansai TV, Tokai TV and AT-X following later that week. AniList now marks Season 2 as releasing. In English the manhwa is on Tappytoon. The A Returner's Magic Season 2 page tracks the season, and the reading guide covers where to start the manhwa.
Crunchyroll's second official trailer for Season 2, uploaded September 10, 2026.
Manhwa anime adaptations announced for 2027 and later
These are confirmed manhwa with anime adaptations that haven't premiered yet. Only SSS-Class Revival Hunter (January 2027) and Eleceed (April 2027) have a month. Teenage Mercenary and The Remarried Empress have a year. Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Villains Are Destined to Die, The Boxer, Gosu and the Solo Leveling film have no official date at all.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter: January 2027
The official site announces the TV anime for January 2027, animated by Studio fu and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai (桜井弘明). Takeo Otsuka voices Kim Gongja and Satoshi Hino voices the Sword Emperor. AniTrendz reports Crunchyroll will stream it worldwide, excluding parts of Asia. The English webtoon is on Tapas (154 episodes listed), so the March 31, 2027 shutdown matters here too. Full details: SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime news.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter TV anime key visual via AniList.
For the full system fantasy rankings including SSS-Class Revival Hunter:
Best System Fantasy Manhwa →
Eleceed: April 2027
Wikipedia says the anime was announced on July 1, 2025, directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori at Dandelion Animation Studio, originally for 2026 and later delayed. The official site's Anime Expo 2026 report says the panel "officially announced that the eleceed anime will premiere in early 2027." On October 21, 2026 the site narrowed that to a month: "2027年4月放送決定！" (broadcast set for April 2027), and its English trailer post says the series "premieres worldwide in April 2027." Crunchyroll will stream it. The manhwa, by Jeho Son and Zhena, has run on Naver Webtoon since October 2018. More: Eleceed anime release date and the Eleceed review.
Teenage Mercenary and The Remarried Empress: 2027
Both were announced at Crunchyroll's New York Comic Con panel on October 8, 2026. Teenage Mercenary is a J.C.STAFF TV anime directed by Manabu Ono, premiering on Crunchyroll in 2027, with no date, broadcaster or cast yet. The webtoon itself is on break in both Korea and English; the Teenage Mercenary hiatus page tracks that.
The Remarried Empress anime comes from TROYCA for 2027, with Yoko Hikasa as Navier, per AniTrendz. Don't mix it up with the Disney+ live-action series, which Wikipedia lists for November 4, 2026. The Remarried Empress Disney+ page covers that one.
The Remarried Empress TV anime key visual via AniList.
No date yet: Omniscient Reader, Villains Are Destined to Die, The Boxer, Gosu
The Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint TV anime has an official Aniplex site but no premiere date. AniList shows 2027, and Com2uS's 1Q26 earnings deck (May 13, 2026) said the anime was "scheduled to air in 2027"; its 2Q26 deck (August 12, 2026) says "scheduled for 2028." No distributor has confirmed a year, so treat it as unconfirmed. The ORV reading guide is the place to start the manhwa meanwhile.
Villains Are Destined to Die got a TV anime announcement from Kakao Piccoma in a press release dated August 9, 2026. AniList lists no studio and no date.
The Boxer has waited longest. Wikipedia says the anime was announced in April 2023 and confirmed at New York Comic Con 2026 as a TV series from Breccia and Studio Jemi, with HAYATE handling production. AniList still has no start date.
Gosu is the other 2023 announcement still waiting. NAVER said on April 17, 2023 that Studio N would co-produce an animated Gosu with Toei Animation. There's no title or date yet. The manhwa itself is finished; our Gosu reading guide covers where to start.
Solo Leveling: Beyond the System (film)
Wikipedia says the sequel film was announced at Crunchyroll's Anime Expo 2026 panel, produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tao Tajima. The official site confirms it's in production, and no release date has been given. Our Beyond the System page tracks it, and Solo Leveling Season 3 has its own status page.
Finished manhwa anime adaptations you can watch now
These are the older manhwa with anime adaptations that already have complete seasons: Solo Leveling (two seasons), Tower of God (two seasons), The God of High School, Noblesse and Lookism. All except Lookism stream on Crunchyroll; Lookism is a Netflix original.
Solo Leveling: two seasons from A-1 Pictures
Season 1 aired January 7 to March 31, 2024 (12 episodes). Season 2, Arise from the Shadow, aired January 5 to March 30, 2025 (13 episodes). Wikipedia says Crunchyroll streams the series. The manhwa's main story ended at chapter 179 on December 29, 2021. We found no official episode-to-chapter map; the Solo Leveling reading order guide covers the order across manhwa, side stories, Ragnarok and the anime, and the Solo Leveling anime review gives a verdict on the show itself.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- key visual via AniList.
Tower of God: two seasons, two studios
Season 1 came from Telecom Animation Film (13 episodes, April 1 to June 24, 2020). Season 2 came from The Answer Studio (26 episodes, July 7 to December 29, 2024, in two cours). Wikipedia's Season 2 page says it "adapts up to chapter 110 of the second volume of the manhwa." That gives you a clean pickup point if you finished the anime. The Tower of God reading guide explains how the manhwa's volumes and chapter numbers work.
Tower of God Season 2 key visual via AniList.
The God of High School and Noblesse: 2020, one season each
MAPPA's The God of High School aired July to September 2020, directed by Sunghoo Park. The webtoon ran on Naver Webtoon from April 2011 to December 2022, so one 13-episode season covers only the opening stretch. The God of High School reading guide has the arc layout.
Production I.G's Noblesse aired October 7 to December 30, 2020 (13 episodes), after a 31-minute 2016 ONA, Noblesse: Awakening. The webtoon ran from December 2007 to January 2019 and is complete. Our Noblesse review gives the manhwa a verdict.
Lookism: Netflix, 8 episodes
Studio Mir's Lookism series was released on Netflix on December 8, 2022. AniList lists 8 episodes, so this page's earlier figure of 6 was wrong. The webtoon by Taejun Pak has run on Naver Webtoon since November 2014. See the Lookism review.
Netflix live-action: Sweet Home and Solo Leveling
Two manhwa went to live-action instead of anime. Sweet Home ran three Netflix seasons: December 18, 2020, December 1, 2023 and July 19, 2024, produced by Studio Dragon and Studio N. The webtoon by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan ran 140 chapters plus a prologue from October 12, 2017 to July 2, 2020, so the whole source is finished. The Sweet Home review covers the manhwa.
Netflix has also confirmed a Korean live-action Solo Leveling series, with no date given. Our Solo Leveling K-drama page follows it.
Watch first or read first?
It comes down to how much of the story the anime covers.
| Series | Where the anime leaves you | What we'd do |
|---|---|---|
| Tower of God | After chapter 110 of volume 2, per Wikipedia's Season 2 page. The only cutoff on this list a source states directly | Watch both seasons, then pick up the manhwa there |
| Solo Leveling | Two seasons, no ending; the manhwa is complete | Read the manhwa for the full story; the anime works as a preview |
| The God of High School, Noblesse | One 13-episode season each, from webtoons that ran for years | Watch as a sampler, read the manhwa for the rest |
| SSS-Class, Eleceed, Teenage Mercenary, Remarried Empress | Not aired yet | Read now. On Tapas for SSS-Class or Overgeared, finish before March 31, 2027 |
For the full ranked list of manhwa worth reading across all genres:
Best Manhwa to Read in 2026 →
How long announcement to premiere takes
The most useful habit for following manhwa with anime adaptations is to separate "announced" from "dated". This year's list shows the gap clearly. Tomb Raider King was announced at Anime Expo 2024 and aired two years later. The Boxer was announced in April 2023 and still has no start date in late 2026.
Readers notice. When a September r/manhwa thread listed new manhwa anime announcements, one reply asked: "When is that The Boxer anime coming that was announced like 3 years ago". Twelve days later, NYCC 2026 confirmed its studios, and still no date.
So a year without a month is still a plan. The signals that matter are a dated broadcast slot on the official site, a Crunchyroll season lineup listing, or an AniList start date with a month and day. Until then, the manhwa is the only version you can actually read.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which manhwa got anime adaptations in 2026?
Tomb Raider King aired from July to September 2026 (Studio EEK, 12 episodes, Crunchyroll). Overgeared began streaming on Crunchyroll and Prime Video on September 27, 2026, a week before its October 2 TV broadcast (J.C.STAFF). A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 started on Fuji TV's +Ultra block on October 7, 2026 (Arvo Animation).
Which manhwa anime adaptations are coming in 2027?
SSS-Class Revival Hunter is set for January 2027 (Studio fu). Eleceed is set for April 2027 (Dandelion Animation Studio), per the official site's October 21, 2026 announcement. Teenage Mercenary (J.C.STAFF) and The Remarried Empress (TROYCA) were announced at New York Comic Con 2026 for 2027 on Crunchyroll. None of these has a premiere day yet; only SSS-Class (January) and Eleceed (April) have a month.
What is the most anticipated manhwa anime?
By AniList's Planning counts on October 29, 2026, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint: 27,409 users have it on their plan-to-watch list, ahead of the Solo Leveling film Beyond the System (24,103). Neither has a release date. SSS-Class Revival Hunter, the only 2027 show with a month (January), is third at 7,443.
Is the Solo Leveling anime finished?
Two seasons have aired: Season 1 from January 7 to March 31, 2024 (12 episodes) and Season 2, Arise from the Shadow, from January 5 to March 30, 2025 (13 episodes), both from A-1 Pictures. A sequel film, Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, was announced at Anime Expo 2026 with no release date.
How much of Tower of God does the anime cover?
Season 2 (The Answer Studio, 26 episodes, July to December 2024) adapts up to chapter 110 of the manhwa's second volume, according to Wikipedia's season page. Season 1 came first (Telecom Animation Film, 13 episodes, April to June 2020).
What manhwa have Netflix adaptations?
Lookism has an 8-episode Netflix animated series from Studio Mir, released December 8, 2022. Sweet Home has a three-season Netflix live-action series (December 2020 to July 2024), and Netflix has announced a Korean live-action Solo Leveling series with no date.
Does Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint have an anime release date?
No official date. The Aniplex TV anime has an official site with no premiere date. AniList lists the start year as 2027, and Com2uS investor material has put it in both 2027 and 2028, but no distributor has confirmed either year.
Is SSS-Class Revival Hunter getting an anime?
Yes. The official site confirms a TV anime for January 2027, animated by Studio fu and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai, with Takeo Otsuka as Kim Gongja and Satoshi Hino as the Sword Emperor. Crunchyroll will stream it outside parts of Asia.
How We Checked This
We checked every date, count, studio and status on this page on October 10, 2026 against the official anime sites (Tomb Raider King, A Returner's Magic, SSS-Class Revival Hunter, Eleceed, Solo Leveling, Omniscient Reader), AniList's API records, Wikipedia's series and season pages, the Tapas series pages and End of Service FAQ, Netflix, Anime Corner, AniTrendz, anime.com and Kakao Piccoma's press release. Each fact has a row in our sources table with a quoted line from the page. On this pass we replaced the hero with credited key visuals, added four credited images, two official trailers and a reader quote, fixed two errors (Lookism's episode count and the Returner's Magic Season 2 announcement), and removed claims we couldn't source, including Solo Leveling and God of High School chapter cutoffs and a Solo Leveling Season 3 window. On October 21, 2026 we added Gosu after checking NAVER's press release; nothing else on the page was re-checked that day. On November 2, 2026 we replaced news-site citations with the official Eleceed site, Com2uS's investor deck and AniTrendz, and dropped two Gosu details we could only source to those sites.
On October 28, 2026 we re-checked the status, studio and start date of every show in the table on AniList; none had changed, and we added the next-episode dates for the two shows still airing.
On October 29, 2026 we pulled AniList's list statistics through its public API: the Planning count for each of the nine unreleased shows and the overall list count (AniList's "popularity" field) for the three that aired in 2026. Each count has a row in our sources table.
On October 30, 2026 we re-read the Eleceed anime site's news page and changed Eleceed from early 2027 to April 2027. The other shows were not re-checked on that day.
Last reviewed: October 29, 2026
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References
- Tomb Raider King TV anime on-air information (official site)
- A Returner's Magic Should Be Special TV anime on-air information (official site)
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter TV anime official site
- Eleceed TV anime news (official site)
- Overgeared anime second trailer and premiere (Anime Corner)
- Tower of God season 2 (Wikipedia)
- Sweet Home (TV series) (Wikipedia)
- The Remarried Empress gets 2027 TV anime series (AniTrendz)
- Com2uS 1Q26 Financial Results (Com2uS IR, May 13, 2026)
- Teenage Mercenary anime set for 2027 on Crunchyroll (anime.com)
- Tapas End of Service FAQ
- Lookism anime on AniList
