Overgeared (Korean: 템빨) 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.
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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 Tachibana
Yura
Voiced by: Asami Seto
Euphemina
Voiced by: Says Fukuzumi
Huroi
Voiced by: Shuntaro Takayama
Jishuka
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama
Toban
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka
Regas
Voiced by: Yasushi Bonkobara
Vantner
Voiced by: Masaya Fukunishi
Pon
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki
Faker
Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki
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. 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.
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. Maru Publishing published the novel in print in 57 volumes. Wuxiaworld published the novel in English digitally.
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. 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.
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 on October 2, 2026, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "SATISFY" performed by Re:name, and the ending theme song is "Ray of Emotion" performed by Tao. Crunchyroll will stream the series.
Video game
A video game adaptation, developed by Gray Games and published by Nexon, is in development under the codename "Project T".
Reception
In South Korea, the series has been viewed 1.3 billion times and generated ₩10 billion in revenue.