# Overgeared Anime: Where to Read After Episode 12 **Published:** November 3, 2026 **Author:** Achriom **URL:** https://www.achriom.com/blog/overgeared-anime-where-to-read > Start the Overgeared webtoon at episode 1. It is on Tapas until March 31, 2027, with the web novel on Wuxiaworld and print volumes from Yen Press. **Tags:** anime, cross-media, guide --- **Start the Overgeared webtoon at episode 1.** No source says which webtoon episode the anime stops at, and a 12-episode season against a webtoon with 300-plus episodes means the anime only covers the opening, so the skimming is cheap. The anime premiered in October 2026 and streams on Crunchyroll, with J.C.Staff animating. Below are the webtoon, the web novel and the print volumes, then how to keep the anime and the chapters you read in one list. ![Overgeared (2026)](/blog/assets/overgeared-anime-where-to-read/overgeared-tv.jpg) ## What the anime is adapting The anime adapts the webtoon, and the webtoon adapts a web novel. [Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-13/overgeared-anime-reveals-3rd-trailer-2-new-cast-members/.241725) says the series comes from a webtoon with art by Team Argo, based on a web novel by Sae Nal Park. Tapas credits the series to Saenal, the same author under the romanized name the English editions use. No official page maps anime episodes to webtoon episodes, so there is no number to give. The setup is easy to confirm though. Tapas describes Shin Youngwoo, who plays as Grid, as an unlucky, low-level player in the VR game Satisfy. He finds a powerful item that earns him the rare class title "Pagma's Successor" and makes him a blacksmith who can forge unique weapons. That is where the story begins in every version. ## Where to read it after the anime ### The webtoon This is the closest match to the anime. Tapas has the English edition and lists 306 episodes as of November 3, 2026. The count will keep moving while the series runs. There is a deadline. Tapas ends service on March 31, 2027, and its FAQ says what you have unlocked can't be moved to another Kakao service ([Anime News Network's report](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-01/tapas-to-end-service-in-march-2027-leaving-readers-without-access-to-purchased-content/.242384)). No other official English home for the webtoon has been announced. To read it digitally, read on Tapas before spring, and skip paying for episodes you won't get to. ### The web novel [Wuxiaworld's English translation](https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/overgeared) is marked completed at 2,059 chapters, with one free chapter every 23 hours. That length is the whole story, well past anything the anime will reach, and the webtoon's episode numbers don't line up with the novel's chapter numbers. Pick the novel if the anime made you want everything. For what comes right after the anime, the webtoon is faster. ### The print volumes Yen Press publishes the webtoon in English under its Ize Press imprint, and [its series page](https://yenpress.com/series/overgeared) lists 13 volumes. Volume 1 came out on October 24, 2023. The page gives no episode range per volume, so check a volume's listing before buying. Print doesn't depend on Tapas staying online, which matters now. ## Keeping the anime and the webtoon in the same list Achriom tracks anime and manga, which includes manhwa, in one library, so the Overgeared anime and the webtoon you are reading sit side by side. The anime has its own page, [Overgeared (2026) on Achriom](https://www.achriom.com/anime/overgeared-2026), and so does [print volume 1](https://www.achriom.com/book/overgeared). If your anime list is on AniList, Kitsu or MyAnimeList, Achriom imports it by username, and AniList and Kitsu can re-sync daily. You can also ask your library things in plain words, like "what else have I put down halfway", and the librarian answers from what you have logged. One limit. Manga and manhwa tracking is on the web only for now, not on iOS.

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To compare trackers first, [best apps to track anime](/blog/best-anime-tracking-apps/) and [AniList vs MyAnimeList](/blog/anilist-vs-myanimelist/) lay them out. The same question for other fall shows is answered in [Apothecary Diaries season 3](/blog/apothecary-diaries-season-3-light-novel/) and [Aoashi season 2](/blog/aoashi-season-2-manga-chapter/). ## Common questions ### Where does the Overgeared anime end in the webtoon? No source says. The anime has 12 episodes and the webtoon has more than 300, so the season covers only the start. Read the webtoon from episode 1 and skim the parts you have already seen. ### Should I read the Overgeared webtoon or the web novel? Read the webtoon if you want the story the anime adapts, with the art. Read the web novel if you want the full story, which is 2,059 chapters and finished. ### Where can I read the Overgeared webtoon in English? On Tapas, which lists 306 episodes, until Tapas closes on March 31, 2027. In print, Yen Press publishes it under its Ize Press imprint, and its series page lists 13 volumes. ### Is Tapas shutting down? Yes. Tapas ends service on March 31, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, according to its own FAQ. Episodes you have unlocked can't be moved to another Kakao service. ### Is the Overgeared web novel finished? Yes. Wuxiaworld lists the English translation as completed at 2,059 chapters. Wuxiaworld gives you one free chapter every 23 hours.