The official website for anime adaptation of Kentarou’s From Overshadowed to Overpowered (Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku) manga revealed a new teaser video. The anime will air in July.
The anime will star Shūichirō Umeda as Ephtal the protagonist, Reo Osanai will star as heroine Anastasia, and Haruka Shiraishi will star as magical academy head Marin.
Hisashi Ishii is directing the anime at EMT Squared, with Deko Akao handling the series’ scripts. Hideki Furukawa will be in charge of character design.
Kentarou first launched the manga in Square Enix’s Manga UP! website in September 2019. Square Enix published the manga’s eighth compiled book volume in June 2025.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the story via Comickey who releases the manga in English:
Ephtal is reincarnated as a human, coming from modern Earth. In this new world where magic is real, he decides to devote the entirety of his lifein the pursuit of magic. Despite his efforts, though, he discovers that he isabsolutely talentless in magic, and breathed his last in anguish….But it isn’t the end for him just yet! He reincarnates once again bearing the same name, Ephtal, 400 years later. Having retained his knowledge and power, he steels his resolve and once again sets his sights for the peak of magic!
