J.C.Staff is producing two upcoming television anime adaptations: Overgeared, set to premiere in October 2026, and Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara, planned for a 2027 debut.
J.C.Staff has two television anime adaptations in production, both announced in mid-2026. The first, Overgeared, is an adaptation of the Korean webtoon by REDICE Studio. It is scheduled to premiere in October 2026. The second, Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara, adapts the manga by Juntarō Aoki and Shin Moriyama and is planned for a 2027 release.
Overgeared, also titled Tempal ~Item no Chikara~, was announced on June 3, 2026, with a teaser visual and trailer. Ayako Kono is directing at J.C.Staff, with EGG FIRM producing. The series composition is by Kenta Ihara, character designs by Ryosuke Tanigawa, music by Yoshiaki Fujisawa, and sound direction by Yoshikazu Iwanami. The cast includes Tatsumaru Tachibana as Grid and Asami Seto as Yura. The story follows Youngwoo Shin, a gamer who obtains a legendary blacksmith's inheritance inside the VR game Satisfy.
Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara was announced on June 25, 2026, via the manga's official X account, which released a teaser visual. The manga is described as a non-fiction, chaos, hard gourmet report comic. The protagonist Juntarō travels to dangerous locations worldwide to sample unusual local dishes. Author Juntarō Aoki called the manga one of the craziest ever and said he anticipates strong international reactions to the adaptation.
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Jun 25
The manga "Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara" (also known as "Nabetama") is getting a television anime adaptation by studio J.C.Staff, with a planned debut in 2027. The announcement was made on June 25, 2026, via the manga's official X account, which also released a teaser visual. The series is written by Juntarō Aoki and illustrated by Shin Moriyama. It is described as a "non-fiction, chaos, hard gourmet report" comic following the protagonist Juntarō, a character who perceives all humans as beautiful girls due to excessive exposure to 2D media, as they travel to dangerous locations worldwide to sample unusual local dishes in pursuit of "50,000 points of deliciousness." The manga began serialization on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype web magazine in 2021, and Kadokawa has published five compiled volumes as of October 2024. It was listed among the top 20 manga for male readers in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. Aoki commented on the adaptation, calling it "one of the craziest Manga ever" and expressing anticipation for overseas reactions.
Jun 3
REDICE Studio announced on Wednesday that its Overgeared webtoon will receive a television anime adaptation titled Tempal ~Item no Chikara~ (Tempal ~The Power of Items~), set to premiere in October 2026. The announcement came with a teaser visual and trailer, along the main staff and cast. Ayako Kono (Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night) is directing the anime at J.C.Staff, with EGG FIRM producing. Kenta Ihara (Saga of Tanya the Evil) is handling series composition, and Ryosuke Tanigawa (Demon Lord 2099) is designing the characters. Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) composes the music, and Yoshikazu Iwanami (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is the sound director. The cast includes Tatsumaru Tachibana as Grid and Asami Seto as Yura. Tachibana said he has been a fan of the series since its serialization began. The story follows Youngwoo Shin, a deadbeat gamer who obtains a legendary blacksmith's inheritance inside the VR game Satisfy. Yen Press publishes the webtoon in English under its Ize Press label.