Overgeared Anime: Where to Watch, Dub Cast and Schedule

Q: When do new Overgeared anime episodes come out?

Sundays. As of October 31, Crunchyroll has dated every episode on a Sunday: September 27, October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25. AniList lists episode 6 for November 1. In Japan, Prime Video streams it Sundays at 23:30 JST and TOKYO MX and BS11 broadcast it on Fridays at 23:30 JST.

Q: How many episodes will the Overgeared anime have?

AniList lists 12 episodes, with the last one scheduled for December 13, 2026. The official site and Crunchyroll haven't published a total, so treat that as AniList's schedule rather than an official announcement.

TL;DR: Overgeared anime streams on Crunchyroll with Japanese and English audio, with a new episode every Sunday since September 27, 2026. As of October 31, five episodes are out, and AniList lists episode 6 for November 1. J.C.STAFF animates it under director Ayako Kono, and the English cast list points to a Japanese-localized real-world setting.

Official Tempal anime key visual: a long-haired woman gripping a red orb at a sword hilt beside a smiling dark-haired man in a white coat holding a white-haired woman in teal

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Recent updates:

October 31, 2026: Updated the episode count: episode 5, Family's Trust, is dated October 25 on Crunchyroll, and AniList lists episode 6 for November 1.

October 19, 2026: Added episodes 3 and 4, the Sunday release pattern, AniList's 12-episode schedule, and fresh Crunchyroll and AniList numbers.

October 5, 2026: Added verified notes for episodes 1 and 2. Episode 2 released on the international Crunchyroll schedule on October 4; the official anime site confirms its title and story setup.

For viewers outside Japan and Korea, watch Overgeared on Crunchyroll. Episode 1 released there on September 27, 2026, and a new episode has followed every Sunday since; Japan's schedule uses Prime Video on Sundays and Japanese TV on Fridays. Crunchyroll lists the show as Overgeared, while the official Japanese site calls it Tempal: The Power of Items.

Where you start depends on what you already know. If you only want to watch, Crunchyroll has the episode and an English dub from day one, and the schedule section below covers timing. If you already read the manhwa, jump to the analysis for what the anime changes. If you are undecided about the source, our Overgeared review covers the manhwa verdict, and this page sticks to the anime.

Key Takeaways

Overgeared anime is on Crunchyroll with Japanese and English audio, and the series page dates episode 1, Legendary Class, September 27, 2026.
The official Japanese title is Tempal: The Power of Items. Crunchyroll uses Overgeared.
J.C.STAFF animates it. Ayako Kono directs, Kenta Ihara handles series composition, and Ryosuke Tanigawa designs the characters.
Japanese TV broadcast began October 2 on TOKYO MX and BS11. Prime Video Japan streams first, from September 27.
The English dub launched the same day, with Ricco Fajardo as Grid and Alexis Tipton as Irene.
The English cast list credits "Takumi's Dad" and "Takumi's Mom", which points to Japanese names for the real-world family. Yen Press describes the webtoon's hero as Youngwoo Shin.

Overgeared Anime Overview: Titles, Studio and Staff

The Overgeared anime is a TV adaptation of the webtoon by REDICE STUDIO, produced by J.C.STAFF. The official site credits Team Argo for the art, Monohumbug of REDICE STUDIO for the adaptation, and Saenal for the original novel. Ayako Kono directs, and the studio's production credits list EGG FIRM as producer.

The rest of the core staff, per the official site: Kenta Ihara on series composition, Ryosuke Tanigawa on character design, Yoshikazu Iwanami as sound director, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa on music. The opening theme is "SATISFY" by Re:name, which shares its name with the VR game the story is built around. The ending theme is "Ray of Emotion" by TAO, written 導凰 on the official site.

The premise matches the source. Grid, an unlucky player in the game SATISFY, takes a hard quest and becomes heir to a legendary blacksmith, and his stats reset to zero. Crunchyroll's episode 1 blurb says he takes an S-ranked quest and discovers Pagma's Tome.

On AniList, about 42,900 users have the anime on their lists and it averages 76, as of October 19. That's more than double the opening-week count, and the score has edged up since launch.

Wondering whether the source material is worth your time before you commit to the anime? We scored the manhwa on its crafting system and pacing.
Overgeared Review →

Where to Watch the Overgeared Anime

Crunchyroll is the place to watch Overgeared anime in English. Its series page offers subtitled and dubbed versions, lists each episode at 23 minutes, and shows an average rating of 4.9 from about 25,200 ratings on October 19. The content advisory reads Violence and Profanity.

The page lists audio in Japanese, English, German, Latin American Spanish, Castilian Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, and Filipino. That is the list shown on the series page, and I didn't check which episodes carry each dub, so confirm your language before you rely on it. Subtitles are listed in English, German, both Spanish variants, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Vietnamese, both Chinese scripts, and Filipino.

Regional availability for the Overgeared anime is not spelled out in the page text I could check. If Crunchyroll doesn't load the show for you, the site's own region listing is the authority.

For viewers in Japan, the official site lists Prime Video as the first stream, with a long list of other services from October 4: Netflix, Disney+, ABEMA, Hulu, U-NEXT, and more, plus free latest-episode viewing on ABEMA, TVer, and others.

Overgeared Anime Schedule: Japan Broadcast vs Streaming

The Japanese TV broadcast began Friday, October 2, 2026, and runs weekly on Fridays at 23:30 JST on TOKYO MX and BS11. AT-X began October 5, on Mondays at 22:30, with repeats on Wednesdays at 10:30 and Fridays at 16:30. Prime Video Japan streams ahead of TV, every Sunday at 23:30 JST from September 27. With the wider Japanese streaming list starting October 4, that makes three start dates, which is why "when does the next episode come out" has more than one answer.

Here is the Friday broadcast slot in other time zones, converted from the official 23:30 JST:

Region	Friday slot
US Eastern	10:30 a.m.
US Pacific	7:30 a.m.
India	8:00 p.m.
Philippines	10:30 p.m.
Vietnam, Thailand	9:30 p.m.

US times move an hour earlier after clocks change on November 1.

These are Japanese slots, not Crunchyroll's. Crunchyroll doesn't state a weekly release day in words, but as of October 31 it has dated all five episodes on a Sunday, and AniList's airing data lists episode 6 next for November 1. AniList's schedule runs to episode 12 on December 13. Check the release calendar in your region rather than trusting a converted time.

Overgeared Anime Episode Notes

This table covers episodes that had aired on the international Crunchyroll release, excluding Japan and Korea, by October 18, 2026. The notes stay spoiler-light and use Crunchyroll's English titles with the official anime site's summaries.

Episode	Crunchyroll release	Title	Spoiler-light note
1	September 27, 2026	Legendary Class	Grid completes an S-rank quest, obtains Pagma's Rare Book, and accepts Pagma's Successor despite the negative-level reset.
2	October 4, 2026	First Step Towards Being a Blacksmith	Grid reaches Bairan at level -3, abandons a greatsword plan when materials run short, and begins learning the basics of blacksmithing.
3	October 11, 2026	Second Class	Grid learns two heirloom items tie back to Pagma, claims to be Pagma's descendant, and has to prove it with a class quest while a merchant company sends a smooth-talking player after the smithy.
4	October 18, 2026	Item Crafting Face-Off	The smithy's future rides on a dagger-making duel with a three-hour limit, and Grid's rival copies another smith's technique to keep pace.

Overgeared anime episode 3 still: a gray-bearded old man in a blue coat looks up in surprise inside a wooden workshop Episode 3, Second Class (still via the official Tempal anime site, tempal-anime.net).

Overgeared anime episode 4 still: Grid in a white tunic smirks as red sparks crackle around him Episode 4, Item Crafting Face-Off (still via the official Tempal anime site, tempal-anime.net).

English Dub and Voice Cast

The Overgeared anime's English dub launched the same day as the Japanese premiere. Crunchyroll announced it on September 25, and Anime News Network's report lists the cast: Ricco Fajardo as Grid, Alexis Tipton as Irene, Morgan Lauré as Yura, Bradley Gareth as Doran, Daniel Van Thomas as Ashur, and Reshel Mae as Seira. Emily Fajardo is the voice director, and Crunchyroll is listed as the dub studio.

The Japanese cast, per AniList, includes Tatsumaru Tachibana in the lead role, Asami Seto as Yu-Ra, Saya Fukuzumi as Euphemina, Riho Sugiyama as Jishuka, and Yuuki Murata as Irene. AniList lists the lead under his real-world name, Yeong-U Sin, so that entry reads differently from the dub credits.

Analysis: What the Overgeared Anime Changes From the Manhwa

The clearest confirmed change is the setting of the protagonist's real life. Yen Press describes the webtoon's hero as Youngwoo Shin, a struggling gamer whose family has given up on him. The anime's English cast list, by contrast, credits "Takumi's Dad" and "Takumi's Mom", plus real-world characters named Sakaeda, Yazaki, Futaba, Shimamura, Hinako, and Sumita, all Japanese names.

Readers noticed fast. On r/manhwa, "They made the MC japanese in the new anime" went up the day after the premiere, and a bigger thread, "what do you mean 'Japanese'?", drew more than 400 comments. Its second most upvoted reply imagines the creator being told "your story is gonna be set in Japan now." What survives is Grid himself, the SATISFY game, and the legendary blacksmith premise. How far the localization goes in later episodes still isn't confirmed.

Length is the other gap worth knowing. The manhwa stands at 306 Tapas episodes as of October 19, adapting a completed 2,059-chapter novel, according to our Overgeared reading guide. AniList lists 12 anime episodes, which can only cover a small slice of that.

The official site also posted a collaboration illustration with Solo Leveling's source work on September 25.

Overgeared is one of several Korean webtoons reaching screens this year, and each has its own dates and cutoffs.
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Should You Read the Manhwa First?

You can start with the anime and add the manhwa later. The manhwa is on Tapas in English, and Yen Press publishes it in print under its Ize Press label. Tapas service ends on March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT, so check what we know about the Tapas closure before you buy a stack of coins.

Fans of the crafting angle can go deeper with the Overgeared character guide, and readers who want more series like it will find picks in our list of manhwa like Overgeared.

Our take

It's an easy watch if you just want the blacksmith power fantasy: a Sunday episode, a dub on day one, and a premise that works the same in any country. The Japanese renaming is the part that'll split manhwa readers, and the reaction threads show it already has. If that's a dealbreaker, read the webtoon instead, since it keeps Grid's Korean life intact. Otherwise, start the anime now and add the manhwa later; twelve episodes won't get far into it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I watch the Overgeared anime?

On Crunchyroll, which lists it as Overgeared with both subtitled and dubbed audio. Episode 1, Legendary Class, is dated September 27, 2026 on the series page. In Japan the show is also on Prime Video first, then on TOKYO MX and BS11.

Is there an Overgeared anime English dub?

Yes. Crunchyroll announced a same-day English dub, and it launched alongside the Japanese version on September 27. Ricco Fajardo voices Grid, Alexis Tipton voices Irene, and Emily Fajardo is the voice director.

When do new Overgeared anime episodes come out?

Sundays. As of October 31, Crunchyroll has dated all five episodes on a Sunday, from September 27 to October 25, and AniList lists episode 6 for November 1. In Japan, Prime Video streams it Sundays at 23:30 JST, and TOKYO MX and BS11 broadcast it Fridays at 23:30 JST.

Is Tempal the same show as Overgeared?

Yes. Tempal: The Power of Items is the official Japanese title of the anime, while Crunchyroll uses Overgeared. Both refer to the J.C.STAFF adaptation of the Overgeared webtoon.

Who is making the Overgeared anime?

J.C.STAFF animates it. Ayako Kono directs, Kenta Ihara handles series composition, and Ryosuke Tanigawa designs the characters. The music is by Yoshiaki Fujisawa, and the opening theme is SATISFY by Re:name.

How many episodes will the Overgeared anime have?

AniList lists 12 episodes, ending December 13, 2026. The official site and Crunchyroll haven't published a total yet, so treat that as AniList's schedule. As of October 31, five episodes have aired, and the official site has story pages for each of them.

Is the Overgeared anime faithful to the manhwa?

Partly, from what is confirmed. Grid, the SATISFY game, and the legendary blacksmith premise carry over, but the anime gives the real-world characters Japanese names, while Yen Press describes the webtoon's protagonist as Youngwoo Shin. It is too early to judge how far the changes go.