Tempal, a Kakao Entertainment web novel and webtoon franchise, is expanding into anime and gaming with a simultaneous anime broadcast in Korea and Japan and a new game in development to reinforce cross-format engagement.

The story follows Shin Young-woo, a Satisfy game player who obtains a powerful Heir of Pagma class after discovering a transformative item, with the web novel and webtoon having drawn about 1.3 billion cumulative views and over 700,000 comments in Korea.

Analysts note a broader industry trend of releasing successful IP across multiple formats to maximize audience reach and monetize through interconnected media properties.

The franchise has high online engagement, including 85.28 million likes on Piccoma in Japan, topped Wuxiaworld for its web novel, and won a Piccoma Award in 2023; the web novel concluded in spring 2024 while the webtoon continues serialization.

Industry observers are watching whether the anime and game launches will create a synergistic IP expansion, drawing fans across formats and boosting overall visibility, following a cross-format model similar to Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Tempal — The Power of Items is a 12-episode TV anime produced by J.C.STAFF that began airing on October 2, 2026, with subtitled and dubbed versions rolling out on Animax, Laftel, and Netflix from October 3, 2026.

Tempal: Overgeared is a new MMORPG by Nexon and Greygames featuring equipment-based progression and a Royal Armory exchange system for Tempal Coins, targeting cross-platform PC and mobile release in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau within the year.