During AnimeJapan 2026, the NBCUniversal booth revealed new cast members for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kentarou’s From Overshadowed to Overpowered manga. The series will premiere in July 2026.
The newly announced cast members include:
- Hiroki Tōchi as Ephtal (as a sage and old man)
- Ayaka Fukuhara as young Ephtal (as a youth)
- Emiri Katō as Iria
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Fraser
Check out the announcement post revealing the new cast members of From Overshadowed to Overpowered below:
The anime will also star Shūichirō Umeda as Ephtal the protagonist, Reo Osanai will star as heroine Anastasia, and Haruka Shiraishi will star as magical academy head Marin. The staff behind the upcoming anime also revealed a new teaser video for the series during AnimeJapan. More details about its exact release date will be available at a later date.
Hisashi Ishii is directing the From Overshadowed to Overpowered 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 From Overshadowed to Overpowered 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!
