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Overgeared

Overgeared is a South Korean web novel series written by Saenal. It was serialized on Kakao's web novel platform KakaoPage from November 2014 to April 2024. A manhwa adaptation, which was released as a webtoon, adapted by Monohumbug, and illustrated by Team Argo, began serialization on KakaoPage in April 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in October 2026.

Last revised
Jun 11, 2026
Read time
≈ 3 min
Length
716 w
Citations
15
Source
Overgeared
템빨
Temppal
GenreAction comedy1
Author
  • Saenal
  • Monohumbug (adaptation)
IllustratorTeam Argo
English publisher
Webtoon
service
Original runApril 1, 2020 – present
Anime television series
Directed byAyako Kōno
Written byKenta Ihara
Music byYoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original run October 2026 scheduled

Overgeared (Korean: 템빨; RR: Temppal) is a South Korean web novel series written by Saenal. It was serialized on Kakao's web novel platform KakaoPage from November 2014 to April 2024. A manhwa adaptation, which was released as a webtoon, adapted by Monohumbug, and illustrated by Team Argo, began serialization on KakaoPage in April 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in October 2026.

Plot

Youngwoo Shin works odd jobs to make money, while spending several hours a day playing the virtual reality game Satisfy under the moniker "Grid". He is not very skilled at the game and levels up slower than other players. However, one day Youngwoo is granted an S-rank quest, which he completes and earns a scroll that allows his character to advance to legendary class as a reward. Using this new class, Youngwoo is able to reverse his fortunes.

Characters

Shin Youngwoo/Grid
Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana2
Yura
Voiced by: Asami Seto2

Production

Saenal was a fan of reading books and playing video games as a child, and so they desired to create a book with a setting similar to a video game. Saenal also stated that the basic premise was inspired by the novel Legendary Moonlight Sculptor, while the details were inspired by the video game Lineage.3 Saenal intentionally created the protagonist as lacking skills from the beginning so that they could show the character's growth as the story progresses. Saenal believed that this approach would allow the reader to empathize with the character.3

Media

Novel

Written by Saenal, the web novel began serialization on Kakao's platform KakaoPage on November 14, 2014. Its serialization finished on April 26, 2024.4 Maru Publishing published the novel in print in 57 volumes.5 Wuxiaworld published the novel in English digitally.6

Manhwa

A manhwa adaptation, which was released as a webtoon, adapted by Monohumbug, and illustrated by Team Argo, began serialization on KakaoPage on April 1, 2020.3 It is published in English digitally by Tapas. At Sakura-Con 2023, Yen Press' Ize Press imprint announced that they would be publishing the webtoon in print.7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 3, 2026. It will be produced by Egg Firm, animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Ayako Kōno, with Kenta Ihara handling series composition, Ryousuke Tanigawa designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music. The series is set to premiere in October 2026.2 Crunchyroll will stream the series.8

Video game

A video game adaptation, developed by Gray Games and published by Nexon, is in development under the codename "Project T".9

Reception

In South Korea, the series has been viewed 1.3 billion times and generated ₩10 billion in revenue.1011

References

References

  1. Simons, Lucas (October 21, 2024). "5 Manhwa Like The Gamer You Should Read". Game Rant. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 2, 2026). "REDICE Studio's Overgeared Webtoon Gets Tempal TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  3. Jo Hyun-na (November 20, 2020). [스페셜②] 웹소설 '템빨' 박새날 작가 "게임은 내 욕구를 충족시켜주는 더없이 멋진 수단". Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  4. 템빨 (in Korean). KakaoPage. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  5. 템빨 57. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  6. "Overgeared". Wuxiaworld. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  7. Tantimedh, Adi (April 11, 2023). "Ize Press Announces Five New Manhwa Titles at Sakura-Con". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  8. Mateo, Alex (June 3, 2026). "Crunchyroll to Stream 'Goodbye, Lara', Firefly Wedding, Tomb Raider King, Overgeared, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  9. Lee Chang-soo (May 3, 2024). 넥슨, 그레이게임즈로 '웹툰 게임화' 시도 IP 흥행 결과 따라 5조 여유자금 활용할까. SME Daily (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  10. Baek Bong-sam (May 1, 2024). 카카오엔터, 웹툰·웹소설 2차 창작물 효과 '톡톡'. ZDNet Korea (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  11. Park Su-ho (May 19, 2020). 카카오페이지 日거래액 20억 돌파 신기록-'템빨' 등 100억(매출) 웹툰 속속…이젠 해외로. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved May 28, 2026.
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