Publishing company Square Enix opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Arata Shiraishi and Kentarou's Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Boukenroku (From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage) manga on Friday, revealing the main cast, staff, and a teaser visual (pictured). The anime will begin airing in July 2026.

Cast
Ephtal: Shuuichirou Umeda (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals)
Anastasia: Reo Osanai (Isekai Nonbiri Nouka)
Merlin: Haruka Shiraishi (Clevatess)

Staff
Director: Hisashi Ishii (Yuusha, Yamemasu)
Series Composition: Deko Akao (Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka)
Character Design: Hideki Furukawa (Strike the Blood III)
Studio: EMT Squared

Shiraishi began writing the adventure fantasy story on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in 2018. Kadokawa published the light novel with illustrations by Denim Uo under the Sneaker Bunko imprint in eight volumes from October 2019 to March 2022. The light novel has a cumulative 1.8 million copies in circulation.

The manga adaptation by Kentarou began its serialization on the Manga UP! website in September 2019. Square Enix released the eighth volume in June 2025.

Square Enix publishes the manga in English on the Manga UP! and Comikey websites.

Synopsis
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 are 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! (Source: Manga UP!, edited)

Official site: https://rakudai-anime.com/
Official X: @rakudai_anime

Source: Moca News

Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Boukenroku on MAL