A teaser trailer for the From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage TV anime has been released.
Last month saw the reveal of the show’s July premiere window and teaser visual.
From Overshadowed to Overpowered (Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou ~Nidome no Tensei, S Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bokenroku) is based on a Square Enix-published manga, itself an adaptation of a KADOKAWA-published light novel series. Manga UP! Global describes the manga’s synopsis as such:
The Sage of Wind, Ephtal is a reincarnated human, coming from modern Earth. Reincarnated in a new world where magic is real, he decides to devote the entirety of his life in the pursuit of magic. Despite his efforts, though, he discovers that he is absolutely 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!
However, in a surprising turn of events, he discovers that magic has terribly declined. In this era where powerful spells is a rarity, his talentless self is now completely unmatched!
From the depths of powerlessness to the peak of power, the talentless but peerless mage’s journey to the top starts now!
The From Overshadowed to Overpowered manga is drawn by Kentaro and serialized on Manga UP!. There are eight volumes as of 2025.
The light novel series (which has a slightly different title) is written by Arata Shiraishi with illustrations from Uodenim.
Staff
• Director: Hisashi Ishii (The Unaware Atelier Meister, I’m Quitting Heroing)
• Character designer: Hideki Furukawa (WATAMOTE)
• Animation production: EMT Squared
Cast
• Shuichiro Umeda as Ephtal
• Reo Osanai as Anastasia
• Haruka Shiraishi as Marin
Source: NBCUniversal Anime/Music YouTube channel
