Overlord (オーバーロード, Ōbārōdo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. It began serialization online in 2010, before being acquired by Enterbrain. Sixteen volumes have been published since July 2012. A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio, with art by Fugin Miyama, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Comp Ace on November 26, 2014. Both the light novels and the manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press since 2016.
The novel has been adapted into an anime television series adaptation by Madhouse, consisting of four seasons with thirteen episodes each, with the first season airing from July to September 2015. Two compilation anime films recapping the events from the first season were released in Japan in February and March 2017, respectively. The second season ran from January to April 2018, the third season ran from July to October 2018, and the fourth season ran from July to September 2022. An anime film, The Sacred Kingdom, premiered in September 2024.
Synopsis[]
Yggdrasil is a virtual reality game renowned for the freedom it offers its players. After a simple tutorial, players are left to explore the world and can customize anything and everything, from their classes to their weapons. However, in the year 2138, the game sees its final hours as its servers shut down at midnight.
Momonga, a devoted player of Yggdrasil, decides to spend the game's last hours inside his guild, Ainz Ooal Gown. Strangely, at the stroke of midnight, the game does not log him out. Instead, Momonga finds himself transported to another world, one that is seemingly identical to that of Yggdrasil. Facing an already abnormal situation, he discovers that the NPCs have gained sentience.
Trapped in his avatar's skeletal body and desperate to uncover the cause of his predicament and find other players like him, Momonga sets out to take control of the new world with the help of his loyal subjects.
List of Published Books[]
Light Novels[]
The light novel series written by Maruyama, with illustrations by So-bin, began its serialization online in 2010 via the novel publishing website Arcadia. It was also uploaded to the novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2012, prior to Enterbrain's acquisition. As of July 29, 2022, the series has been published by Enterbrain in sixteen volumes, with the first volume released on July 30, 2012, and the sixteenth volume released on July 29, 2022. Yen Press announced its license to the series in October 2015 for North America and began publishing the novels in English, with the first volume released on May 24, 2016. Maruyama has stated that the series will end in its seventeenth volume. In the afterword in the second part of the 16th volume, it was announced by the author that the series will end at its eighteenth volume.
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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| 1 | The Undead King Fushisha no Ō(不死者の王) |
July 30, 2012 978-4-04-728152-3 |
May 24, 2016 978-0-316-27224-7 |
| 2 | The Dark Warrior Shikkoku no Senshi(漆黒の戦士) |
November 30, 2012 978-4-04-728451-7 |
September 27, 2016 978-0-316-36391-4 |
| 3 | The Bloody Valkyrie Senketsu no Ikusa Otome(鮮血の戦乙女) |
March 30, 2013 978-4-04-728689-4 |
January 24, 2017 978-0-316-36393-8 |
| 4 | The Lizardman Heroes Rizādoman no Yūsha-tachi(蜥蜴人の勇者たち) |
July 31, 2013 978-4-04-728953-6 |
May 23, 2017 978-0-316-39759-9 |
| 5 | The Men of the Kingdom Part I Ōkoku no Otoko-tachi (Jō)(王国の漢たち [上]) |
December 28, 2013 978-4-04-729259-8 |
September 19, 2017 978-0-316-39761-2 |
| 6 | The Men of the Kingdom Part II Ōkoku no Otoko-tachi (Ge)(王国の漢たち [下]) |
January 31, 2014 978-4-04-729356-4 |
January 1, 2018 978-0-316-39879-4 |
| 7 | The Invaders of the Great Tomb Daifunbo no Shinnyūsha (大墳墓の侵入者) |
August 30, 2014 978-4-04-729809-5 |
May 22, 2018 978-0-316-39881-7 |
| 8 | The Two Leaders Futari no Shidōsha (二人の指導者) |
December 26, 2014 978-4-04-730084-2 |
September 18, 2018 978-0-316-39884-8 |
| 9 | The Caster of Destruction Hagun no Mahō Eishōsha(破軍の魔法詠唱者) |
June 29, 2015 978-4-04-730473-4 |
January 22, 2019 978-0-316-39886-2 |
| 10 | The Ruler of Conspiracy Bōryaku no Tōchisha(謀略の統治者) |
May 30, 2016 978-4-04-734089-3 |
May 21, 2019 978-0-316-44498-9 |
| 11 | The Dwarven Crafter Yama Kobito no Kōshō(山小人の工匠) |
September 30, 2016 978-4-04-734230-9 |
October 29, 2019 978-0-316-44501-6 |
| 12 | The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Part I Sei Ōkoku no Sei Kishi (Jō)(聖王国の聖騎士 [上]) |
September 30, 2017 978-4-04-734845-5 |
June 23, 2020 978-1-975-30806-3 |
| 13 | The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Part II Sei Ōkoku no Sei Kishi (Ge)(聖王国の聖騎士 [下]) |
April 27, 2018 978-4-04-734947-6 |
June 1, 2021 978-1-975-31153-7 |
| 14 | The Witch of the Doomed Kingdom Mekkoku no Majo(滅国の魔女) |
March 12, 2020 978-4-04-735885-0 |
June 28, 2022 978-1-975-32380-6 |
| 15 | The Half-Elf Demigod Part I Han Mori Yōsei no Shinjin (Jō)(半森妖精の神人 [上]) |
June 30, 2022 978-4-047-36555-1 |
March 21, 2023 978-1-975-36056-6 |
| 16 | The Half-Elf Demigod Part II Han Mori Yōsei no Shinjin (Ge)(半森妖精の神人 [下]) |
July 29, 2022 978-4-047-36556-8 |
July 18, 2023 978-1-975-36780-0 |
A Spin-Off by Maruyama, Kugane (Story), so-bin (Art), An alternative version of the Overlord series, based on a short story Kugane Maruyama released on their Twitter account. Overlord: The Vampire Princess of the Lost Country (オーバーロード 亡国の吸血姫, Overlord: Boukoku no Kyuuketsuki) was sold as part of a mail-order campaign for those who purchased all 3 Blu-ray volumes of the Overlord III anime.
Manga[]
A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio, with art by Hugin Miyama, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Comp Ace on November 26, 2014. Overlord has been published in English by Yen Press since June 28, 2016, in Italian by J-Pop since May 18, 2016, and in Spanish by ECC Ediciones since October 31, 2017.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | June 26, 2015 | 978-4-04-103071-4 | June 28, 2016 | 978-0-316-27227-8 |
| 2 | July 25, 2015 | 978-4-04-103072-1 | September 27, 2016 | 978-0-316-39766-7 |
| 3 | December 26, 2015 | 978-4-04-103857-4 | December 13, 2016 | 978-0-316-43425-6 |
| 4 | June 25, 2016 | 978-4-04-104399-8 | October 31, 2017 | 978-0-316-47643-0 |
| 5 | August 26, 2016 | 978-4-04-104400-1 | January 23, 2018 | 978-0-316-51724-9 |
| 6 | December 26, 2016 | 978-4-04-104679-1 978-4-04-104680-7 (SP) |
April 17, 2018 | 978-0-316-51727-0 |
| 7 | May 24, 2017 | 978-4-04-105764-3 | July 24, 2018 | 978-1-9753-5335-3 |
| 8 | December 26, 2017 | 978-4-04-106389-7 | November 13, 2018 | 978-1-9753-2813-9 |
| 9 | April 26, 2018 | 978-4-04-106390-3 | February 19, 2019 | 978-1-9753-8284-1 |
| 10 | July 26, 2018 | 978-4-04-107168-7 978-4-04-106727-7 (SP) |
May 21, 2019 | 978-1-9753-5739-9 |
| 11 | February 26, 2019 | 978-4-04-107896-9 | September 24, 2019 | 978-1-9753-3230-3 |
| 12 | September 24, 2019 | 978-4-04-108688-9 | May 19, 2020 | 978-1-9753-1296-1 |
| 13 | March 24, 2020 | 978-4-04-108689-6 | June 1, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2309-7 |
| 14 | November 25, 2020 | 978-4-04-110815-4 | November 16, 2021 | 978-1-9753-2335-6 |
| 15 | July 26, 2021 | 978-4-04-111589-3 | August 23, 2022 | 978-1-9753-4485-6 |
| 16 | January 26, 2022 | 978-4-04-111590-9 | November 22, 2022 | 978-1-97-535994-2 |
| 17 | June 24, 2022 | 978-4-04-112615-8 | May 23, 2023 | 978-1-97-536640-7 |
| 18 | March 25, 2023 | 978-4-04-113501-3 | February 20, 2024 | 978-1-97-537954-4 |
| 19 | December 26, 2023 | 978-4-04-114353-7 | — | — |
Spin-off[]
Overlord: Fushisha no Oh! (オーバーロード 不死者のOh!, Overlord: The Undead King Oh!) Serialized from "Monthly Comp Ace" March 2017 issue. Juami is in charge of Illustrate. Spin-off 4-panel gag. Overlord: Fushisha no Oh! has been published in English as Overlord: The Undead King Oh! by Yen Press since November 12, 2019.
- The First edition was published on January 10, 2018 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-106385-9
- The First edition was published on February 10, 2018 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-106386-6
- The First edition was published on July 26, 2018 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-107170-0
- The First edition was published on February 26, 2019 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-107898-3
- The First edition was published on September 26, 2019 (released on September 24) - ISBN 978-4-04-108686-5
- The First edition was published on April 25, 2020 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-109624-6
- The First edition was published on November 26, 2020 (released on November 25) - ISBN 978-4-04-110816-1
- The First edition was published on July 26, 2021 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-111591-6
- The First edition was published on January 26, 2022 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-111592-3
- The First edition was published on July 26, 2022 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-112705-6
- Released on March 25, 2023 - ISBN 978-4-04-112706-3
An anthology comic of Overlord: Koushiki Comic à la Carte (オーバーロード 公式コミックアラカルト, Overlord a la Carte) by various mangaka "Araki, Kanao / Mizuki, Maya / Sakano, Anri / Araragi, Ayune / Itou, Nanami / match / Fuyuno, Kei / Sonoda, Yuri / 7zu7 / Tsuneishi, Tsuneo / Burio, Michiru / Oimoto, Jirou". Overlord: Koushiki Comic à la Carte has been published in English as Overlord a la Carte by Yen Press since August 27, 2019.
| Volume | Anthology I | Anthology II | Anthology III |
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| Released Date | January 10, 2018 | April 26, 2018 | July 26, 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-4-04-106376-7 | 978-4-04-106972-1 | 978-4-04-107169-4 |
Character[]
The main character of this work. In the real world, he was a dull office worker named "Suzuki Satoru" (high school graduate in the web version, elementary school graduate in the book version). Since he was an Overlord, the pinnacle of the undead race in the game era, he is revered as a "transcendent" or "demon king" by those who know his existence, coupled with his mighty power. In the real world, he seems to be alone in the world without family, friends, or lovers (specifically, his mother died from overwork), and due to his own circumstances, he was transferred to another world. Even after realizing this, he is not obsessed with returning to the real world. On the other hand, he is obsessed with Nazarick and his guild members, who were his place and companions, and that is one of the principles of his behavior.
During the game era, he played in VR online game called Momonga, but after transferring, he named himself the name of the guild "Ainz Ooal Gown", in which he was the head of organized opinions. This means that he, who is the only one remaining, will carry all the members who are no longer with him, and that "By making the name of 'Ainz Ooal Gown' widely known, he may be transferred to another world other than himself." This is because he intended to find out the players of Yggdrasil. He basically speaks "Watashi/I" in the first person, but changes to "ore" when he speaks as "Suzuki Satoru" in monologues or when he gets angry.
He usually has a gentle personality and does not like useless killing, and will spare the lives of those who are in a dying position if it is useful. This is partly due to the fact that he is a subordinate of his, but there is also the aspect that he still has the spirit of a human being. Due to the undead transformation, there is no expression, and the ups and downs of emotions are suppressed. In addition, there are few "human race" in Nazarick NPC, and there are many people who "hate people", so it is difficult to appease them who expose their hostility and murderous intent toward humans. On the other hand, if it leads to Nazarick's profit, he will not hesitate to mass murder. Even if his subordinates call him a "lower life forms", he shows a certain amount of sympathy in return for the kindness he received, is that of a parent who cares about their children, and when they hurt the pride of them and Nazarick, they reveal their rage and retaliate severely.
These dualities are said to be due to the loss of most of the spirit of the time when it was a human due to the transformation into an undead, which caused discontinuation of emotions for people other than those with whom it interacted. It is a sense of degree. For that reason, in the book version, he himself goes to the front lines and has friendships with various people and shows a certain degree of humanity, while in the web version he sits in Nazarick and doesn't move, his indifference to people being trampled is more pronounced.
After transferring to another world, when he discovered that the residents of the "Human Village", Carne Village, were being attacked by soldiers disguised as Baharuth Imperial Knights through the magic item "Remote Vision Mirror", at first Although he was about to abandon him, he remembered the time when he was rescued by Sebas "creator", Touch Me, and in order to repay him and grasp his own fighting ability, he rescued the villagers. It was also around this time that he changed his own name from "Momonga" to "Ainz Ooal Gown". When Ainz travels incognito as an adventurer, he uses the alias Momon the Dark Hero.
| Ain's Theme Ost: ─ Arrival Of The Undead King |
Abilities[]
"I will announce the goal for everyone to turn Ainz Ooal Gown into an eternal legend. If there are many heroes, then we will replace them all. Let the entire world know that Ainz Ooal Gown is the true hero!"
― Ainz announcing his goals, setting all of Nazarick into motion.
During his gaming days, he was focused on character creation, so he emphasized the atmosphere of a magician as part of role-playing rather than pure fighting ability. For this reason, even in the game age, without having the necessary countermeasure skills, the direct magic attack power was inferior to that of professionals. Yggdrasil was mid-upper-upper-lower-class strength if the equipment wasn't taken into account. He seems to have a lot of experience as a player, and in the match against Shalltear, he overwhelmed him with his tactics even though he was at a disadvantage due to his specs and poor compatibility. Therefore, I am aware that I am not good at domestic affairs. Albedo and Demiurge manage Nazarick, but to his subordinates, he must act as an omniscient and omnipotent absolute being, and his weakness is that he cannot convey what he still does not understand.
It looks like a skeleton on the outside, but reddish-black light dwells in the depths of its eye sockets, and there is a pulsating reddish-black spherical jewel that is a world-class item below the part that corresponds to its heart. In the web version, it is not a complete skeleton, but a thin skin. As he has the form of an Elder Lich, he doesn't need to eat or sleep, and can't be poisoned or killed by conventional means, along with his emotions and empathy being suppressed, Ainz remembers having a "heart" and thus keeps his humanity in practice. Because of his formerly high level in YGGDRASIL, he can easily overpower even the strongest of magic casters in the New World; and while he lacks the skills of natural warriors, he compensates for it with raw strength. Over time, he has learned how to improve in fighting with physical weapons, but his greatest asset remains his strength. Ainz also has access to a wide variety of instant death and summoning spells which, though ineffective against fellow players, work very well against the inhabitants of the New World. He also has an array of items he purchased with real money back in YGGDRASIL, which give him abilities ranging from summoning extremely high-level items (most of which belong to his guildmates) from the Guild's bank to instantly cast a spell that usually has a long casting time.
The staff he carries is a guild weapon called the 「Staff of Ainz Oool Gown」, and by adding seven Sacred Treasure-class jewels to the Sacred Treasure-class wand weapon in the shape of seven intertwined snakes. It possesses stats comparable to world-class items and various skills, including an automatic engagement system. He usually carries a replica made during the prototype stage. In creating this wand, the cooperation and efforts of everyone in the guild, as well as the hardships and troubles in the real world, are mixed with joys and sorrows, and Momonga has a fondness for this wand. If the guild master were to start equipping this type of weapon, it grants that user enhancement over their own racial skills. For instance, once equipped by Ainz, it can strengthened the effects of Despair Auras, a racial skill to the point wherein which, this staff's power is able to affect even level 100 NPCs. While so, this guild weapon too could increase his stats to higher numbers.
On the other hand, it also grants the guild master the rights, privileges, and accessibility to the various parts and functions within the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Given its authority, it can even override certain restricted settings or access and then re-edit them like the Custom NPCs' backstories.
Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown's most potent feature is its automatic engagement system. In combat, Ainz can initiate it to undergo automatic interception mode. After the staff obeyed his order, it will begin moving on its own independently from Ainz to attack his enemies. Sharing a mental bond with Ainz, the staff would automatically select the most appropriate spells to utilize and cast on his foes without requiring himself to perform the casting. This staff can read and understand Ainz's thoughts or way of thinking, knowing full well what he is asking for and does it accordingly without waiting for the user's command.
List of Active Spells
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The maximum amount of spells a level 100 player could learn was 300. However, Ainz used his special ability "Dark Wisdom" to learn and memorize 718 different spells. Even those spells he had not learned could still become a weapon to read his opponents’ strengths, once Ainz knew of them. As part of Ainz Ooal Gown, he was easily ranked in the top five amongst his guild members when it came to magical knowledge.
Though his class and abilities are not suitable for PvP, Ainz Ooal Gown was a PvP/PKER guild in YGGDRASIL, proving he was well versed in fights and ambushes, which has allowed him to score a win from players optimized in PvP many times. His chances of victory in PvP combat were quite high. Still, Ainz tended to lose against players who had flawless builds. Despite his shortcomings, Ainz was confident enough that he wouldn't be so easily defeated by someone who only relied on high stats. Moreover, he was adept with useful information imparted from his fellow guild mate, Punitto Moe in regard to fighting players. Eventually, these skills and knowledge became vital to him once he was in the New World due to his tactical experience now making him a competent military leader or advisor. This was apparent when both Neia Baraja and Gustav Montagnés felt genuinely surprised and impressed by Ainz's military competence and skills in guerrilla warfare and strategy that they ultimately sought him out for advise. For instance, he was able to assist them in their military campaign to reclaim their occupied lands and kingdom. This in turn, caused someone like Neia to develop a genuine sense of respect, admiration and even loyalty to the Sorcerer King.
Because of going for the Overlord race class, he had to take a bit of an RPG approach to the game by focusing on classes and skills that were specifically involved with death magic. This meant that he did not focus much on pure combat magic as much as other magic casters. Some did indicate that he was actually weaker than them in actual combat. In the game, Ainz could not be counted as the greatest among the players of YGGDRASIL.
Meanwhile, there were other players out there who were better than he was in PvP, and the odds of his survival against stronger players than himself were not that good. Although he won PvP battles with surprising regularity, that was only after forfeiting the first round of each match. Since he was very skilled at using the information he had gathered, Ainz’s technical skills were unexpectedly high. Conversely, if he fought an opponent he had never encountered before, his chances of defeat would also be very high. Ainz was fully aware of his abilities and was deeply grateful if he did not encounter a powerful enemy that he knew nothing about beforehand.
During his times in YGGDRASIL, Ainz had spent at least a year memorizing every single position of the spellcasting console that contained each one of his spells. Ainz always felt that his good PVP track record was due to his own practical diligence over the matter.
Furthermore, Ainz belonged in the category of "Others." To the guild, Ainz Ooal Gown, "Others" were players with challenging classes who could adapt to many different circumstances. Ainz used the drops from PKing — the corpses of other players — to learn many different spells. Because of that, he was typically placed in this position during dungeon raids. However, he was not given this position because he could use many different spells, but because he could use suitable spells for the appropriate situation. Because he had to handle this difficult task, Ainz's priority is focus on dealing with the corpses from PKing, as a sign of his comrades’ faith in his abilities regarding that area of expertise.In the New World, because Ainz doesn't underestimate his opponents and is cautious about them, he tends to plan out the fight before readily engaging them in combat. Ainz will make steady preparations first and tends to take any advantage he can in order to be one step ahead of his opponent. This includes gathering cash items, using his guild members' equipment, or buffing himself up before launching an attack on Shalltear Bloodfallen. As an arcane magic caster, Ainz is already a strategist and tactician who can hold his own in battle, even against a warrior. This is shown when he defeats Shalltear, who happens to be a hard counter to his necromancy and summoning skills. If Ainz is placed in a situation where he has to prepare his equipment for battle, after considering his opponents’ abilities and skills and planning out his tactics, he will be quite confident in his ability to select the appropriate set of gears and items to best combat the foe he is facing.
For a pure arcane magic caster such as Ainz, his selection of weapons are very limited, largely to staves, daggers, and the like. Although Ainz cannot use certain weapons due to his class restrictions, there are actually possible ways to bypass such setbacks. Particularly, items like a long-sword weapon imbued with some sort of magic which can waive that class restriction and let him use it. Moreover, he makes modifications out of New World items, such as the elemental weapon Frost Pain to use its spell 'Icy Burst.' Simultaneously, while another spell like 'Perfect Warrior' is still-in-effect, he is unable to use the rest of his other remaining spells. In that form, he is also able to waive class restrictions, enabling him to equip items without suffering under any class penalties whatsoever.
On the other hand, Ainz can use the mental bond with his summoned monster for orders to command them. Likewise, Ainz is able to send out another type of mental command to his prototype staff, which is used to initiate the weapon's ability for offensive means in battle. Similar to natives like Clementine in the New World, he is capable of releasing 'Fireball' or acid-type element spells from a weapon such as the stilettos, but only if magic casters like Fluder Paradyne are to cast it with their own magic. Also, Ainz can even use an unknown skill to temporarily boost his 1st-tier spells to the equivalent of 10th-tier spells.
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Additionally, Ainz states that he has an anti-scrying offensive barrier activated against divination magic, preventing enemies like the Sunlight Scripture from being observed by their higher-ups. With the barrier in use, he can also link another higher-tier attack spell of his own kind like a widened Explosion back to the user of divination magic from where they are located at. Aside from that, his magic resistance can completely negate the effects of low to mid-tier spells, regardless of how powerful their casters are.
"There was no need for me to fight someone of your level seriously. In other words, you weren’t even an enemy worthy of using magic on."
― Ainz
In direct close combat, Ainz's strength stems from his prior knowledge and battle experience during his times in YGGDRASIL, using it to fend off the New World natives and their Martial Arts skills. Yet at the same time, he cultivates and gains new knowledge plus experience based on his encounters with Gazef Stronoff and Clementine since then as a front-line fighter. Currently, he has been having ongoing training under Cocytus as a warrior then putting that practice to the test through fighting the workers. Such efforts are also shown during Ainz's battle against the Martial Lord by including the usage of his other abilities like Despair Auras or Negative Touch. During his fight against Buser, Ainz displays some degree of skills by using a halberd and planning a feint attack.
SUPER-TIER MAGIC
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| Creation: It is a super-tier spell that can change the terrain itself. In YGGDRASIL, it was used to guard against the heat of volcanoes or the cold of freezing lands. According to Ainz's experiment, it has an amazingly large area of effect and can cover the entire 8th Floor inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick. | ||
| Fallen Down: Upon casting the super-tier spell, Ainz calls upon a huge pillar of blue light from the sky that will burn so bright and hot that it will appear like the whole world has turned white. After a few seconds, it will leave behind an area burned to a cinder, devoid of life. This spell deals massive damage, especially to an undead-type enemy.
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Iä Shub-Niggurath: Ainz uses this super-tier spell to summon a black cyclone that instantly kills everything in its field of range. This spell inflicts an instant-death effect, and it is practically useless against the undead, golems, and other beings which have no life. While it is effective against living players and enemies, it is hard to imagine any level 100 players not having immunity to instant death. Additionally, the fallen victims caught in the cyclone are also sacrificed in order to summon monsters over level 90 known as "Dark Young." The number of summoned Dark Youngs is proportional to the total number of sacrifices.
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Wish Upon A Star: A super-tier spell that consumes the user's experience points to grant a wish or more. Ainz can gain access to it by using a special item but states that he has also learned it. In the New World, when casting the super-tier spell, it feels as though new information is being entered into his mind and that they worked differently from YGGDRASIL.
Although it still expends experience points, [Wish Upon A Star] is now a type of super-tier spell that can make the impossible possible. However, it cannot overcome the powerful effects of World Items. | ||
Pantheon: Once cast, this super-tier spell allows Ainz to summon forth six levels 80, "Cherubims Gate Keeper" with holy-type magic under his full command. | ||
SPECIAL SKILL
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| The Goal of All Life is Death: This special skill is one of Ainz's most powerful abilities and comes from the maximum level (5) in Eclipse. Eclipse is one of the hardest classes to get because it requires an Overlord with spells specialized in necromancy and instant death-type magic. The Eclipse class lets the user become a true lord of death, a life-consuming Eclipse. It strengthens the instant death effect of magic and skills to the point of bypassing any immunity or resistance and killing their targets after a certain amount of time has passed. Ainz uses this special skill with the (Widen Magic) Cry of the Banshee,' and it kills everything in 100 meters. The cool-down of this special skill is a 100 hours duration. It's not possible to resist death spells enhanced by this special skill unless one uses a resurrection effect on themselves within 12 seconds. This special skill is considered to be the trump card of the Eclipse class. In the Overlord Bonus Volume, more than 400,000 zombies, and quite possibly more than a million of them shielding Cure Elim Los Malvar died as a result of this special class skill, [The Goal of All Life is Death], which buffed [Iä Shub-Niggurath].
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| Unnamed Special Skill: Through using a special skill, Ainz is capable of turning corpses into undead. The corpses will either turn into the kind of undead such as zombies or skeletons. However, the stronger the physical body of that corpse, the more powerful the zombie becomes. One famous example is Zombie Dragons.
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TV Anime[]
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired between July 7 and September 29, 2015. The opening theme is "Clattanoia" by OxT, and the ending theme is "L.L.L." by Myth & Roid. Both are bands of the musician Tom-H@ck. The anime adaptation covers light novel volumes 1 to 3. A 30-minute original video animation was bundled with the eleventh limited edition volume of the light novel series, which was released on September 30, 2016.
- Staff (SEASON 1):
- Director: Naoyuki Itō
- Series Composition: Yukie Sugawara (Lightworks)
- Script: Yukie Sugawara (Lightworks; eps 1-13)
- Storyboard: Manabu Ono (ep 10), Masaki Matsumura (eps 2, 4, 9), Naoyuki Itō (OP; eps 1, 3, 12-13), Ryōichi Kuraya (eps 6, 11), Shūhei Yabuta (ep 5) & Yoshiaki Kawajiri (eps 7-8)
- Unit Director: Naoyuki Itō (OP)
- Music: Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
- Original creator: Kugane Maruyama (light novel)
- Original Character Design: so-bin
- Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda & Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- 3D Director: Shūhei Yabuta
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Director of Photography: Yūki Kawashita
- Producer: Kazufumi Kikushima (Enterbrain), Noritomo Isogai (AT-X), Satoshi Fukao (Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures), Shō Tanaka (KADOKAWA) & Yuki Yoshida (Madhouse)
- 2D Design Works: Yōsuke Nanjō (eps 1-6, 8-13)
- 3DCG Animation: Daiki Ishii (CLIP+BISON LLC; ep 6), Daiki Suzuki (MADBOX; OP; 11 episodes), Han Sol Lee (MADBOX; eps 3-4, 6, 9), Hiroki Yonai (MADBOX; 6 episodes), Hirotomo Makino (MADBOX; eps 3-4, 8-9), Naomichi Takagi (CLIP+BISON LLC; ep 6), Ryōji Shirakawa (Aera Laboratory; ep 6), Shigenori Hirozumi (MADBOX; eps 4, 8-9), Shūhei Yabuta (MADBOX; 7 episodes), Shun Onodera (CLIP+BISON LLC; ep 6), Takuya Sagawa (CLIP+BISON LLC; ep 6) & Yoshitaka Itai (Aera Laboratory; ep 6)
- 3DCG Producer: Shūhei Yabuta (11 episodes)
- Animation producer: Kentaro Hashimoto
- Art Board: Hachidai Takayama & Yukiko Maruyama
- Art Setting: Kayoko Tomono (Atelier Musa), Shigemi Ikeda & Shūichi Ōkubo
- Color design: Yukie Noguchi
- Color setting: Ayako Suenaga (eps 3, 9), Mai Nobuo (eps 2, 7), Makoto Iguchi (eps 5, 10), Satoshi Inoue (eps 6, 11), Sayuri Yoshida (OP; eps 4, 8, 12) & Yukie Noguchi (eps 1, 13)
- Cooperation: Daisuke Kobayashi (Quaras)
- Editing: Kashiko Kimura
- Editing Assistant: Akiho Sato & Mariko Tsukatsune
- Map Design Cooperation: Osamu Murata
- Monster Design: Jūki Izumo & Momoko Maehara
- Music producer: Gō Wakabayashi
- Photography Production: Daisuke Nakayama
- Planning: Daiji Horiuchi (KADOKAWA), Masahiro Takahashi (Madhouse), Masayuki Aoyagi (Enterbrain), Tetsuya Tsuchihashi (AT-X) & Yoshikuni Murata (Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures)
- Prop Design: Jūki Izumo & Momoko Maehara
- Setting Production: Kyosuke Takada
- Sound Effects: Tomokazu Mitsui (Sound Box)
- Sound Production Manager: Miyuki Yoshizawa
- Special Effects: Natsuki Konishi (eps 1-3)
- Sub-Character Design: Jūki Izumo & Momoko Maehara
- Theme Song Composition: Tom-H@ck (OP)
- Theme Song Performance: Masayoshi Ōishi (OP; as OxT), MYTH&ROID (ED) & OxT (OP)
The series is directed by Naoyuki Itō, written by Yukie Sugawara, and music composed by Shūji Katayama. The series aired from July 7 to September 25, 2015 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and BS11.
| Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "End and Beginning" Transcription: "Owari to Hajimari" (Japanese: 終わりと始まり) |
Kunihiro Wakabayashi | Yukie Sugawara | July 7, 2015 |
| 2 | "Floor Guardians" Transcription: "Kaisō shugo-sha" (Japanese: 階層守護者) |
Shūji Miyazaki | Yukie Sugawara | July 14, 2015 |
| 3 | "The Battle of Carne Village" Transcription: "Karune-mura no tatakai" (Japanese: カルネ村の戦い) |
Naoyuki Itō | Yukie Sugawara | July 21, 2015 |
| 4 | "Ruler of Death" Transcription: "Shi no shihai-sha" (Japanese: 死の支配者) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | July 28, 2015 |
| 5 | "Two Adventurers" Transcription: "Futari no bōken-sha" (Japanese: 二人の冒険者) |
Mihiro Yamaguchi | Yukie Sugawara | August 4, 2015 |
| 6 | "Journey" Transcription: "Tabiji" (Japanese: 旅路) |
Ryōichi Kuratani | Yukie Sugawara | August 11, 2015 |
| 7 | "Wise King of Forest" Transcription: "Mori no ken-ō" (Japanese: 森の賢王) |
Masayuki Ōzeki | Yukie Sugawara | August 18, 2015 |
| 8 | "Twin Swords of Slashing Death" Transcription: "Shi o kirisaku sōken" (Japanese: 死を切り裂く双剣) |
Kunihiro Wakabayashi | Yukie Sugawara | August 25, 2015 |
| 9 | "The Dark Warrior" Transcription: "Shikkoku no senshi" (Japanese: 漆黒の戦士) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | September 1, 2015 |
| 10 | "True Vampire" Transcription: "Shinso" (Japanese: 真祖) |
Mihiro Yamaguchi | Yukie Sugawara | September 8, 2015 |
| 11 | "Confusion and Understanding" Transcription: "Konran to haaku" (Japanese: 混乱と把握) |
Ryōichi Kuratani | Yukie Sugawara | September 15, 2015 |
| 12 | "The Bloody Valkyrie" Transcription: "Senketsu no ikusaotome" (Japanese: 鮮血の戦乙女) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | September 22, 2015 |
| 13 | "Player VS Non Player Character" (Japanese: PVN) |
Kunihiro Wakabayashi | Yukie Sugawara | September 29, 2015 |
Two compilation films acting as a recap to the anime television series were released in 2017; the first compilation film, titled Overlord: The Undead King (オーバーロード 不死者の王, Ōbārōdo: Fushisha no Ō), was released on February 25, 2017, while the second compilation film, titled Overlord: The Dark Warrior (オーバーロード 漆黒の戦士, Ōbārōdo: Shikkoku no Senshi), was released on March 11, 2017. The films' theme song, titled "Crazy Scary Holy Fantasy", was performed by Myth & Roid.
A second season was announced at film screenings of the second compilation film. It premiered on January 9, 2018. It ran for a total of 13 episodes. Outside of Asia, Funimation has licensed the second season for a simuldub. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. In South and Southeast Asia, Medialink holds the rights to the series. The opening theme is "Go Cry Go" by OxT and the ending theme is "Hydra" by Myth & Roid. The second season of the anime adaptation covers light novel volumes 4 to 6.
- Staff (SEASON 2):
- Director: Naoyuki Itō
- Series Composition: Yukie Sugawara
- Script: Fūta Takei (eps 3, 9), Natsuki Yokoyama (eps 6, 10), Satoko Sekine (eps 7-8, 11) & Yukie Sugawara (8 episodes)
- Music: Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
- Original creator: Kugane Maruyama (light novel)
- Original Manga: Ami Juu (Overlord: Fushisha no Oh!) & Fukin Fukuyama (Overlord)
- Original Character Design: so-bin
- Character Design: Satoshi Tasaki & Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa) & Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- 3D Director: Yasutaka Tanaka
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Director of Photography: Mutsuki Tsugioka
- Producer: Kazufumi Kikushima (KADOKAWA), Noritomo Isogai (AT-X), Satoshi Fukao (Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures), Toyokazu Nakahigashi (NTT Plala) & Yuki Yoshida (MADHOUSE)
- 2D Design Works: Yōsuke Nanjō
- Animation producer: Yuuta Hattori (MADHOUSE)
- Art Board: Hachidai Takayama (Atelier Musa; eps 1, 3-12) & Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa; eps 1, 3-12)
- Art Setting: Kayoko Tomono (Atelier Musa; eps 1, 3-12), Miho Norisue (Atelier Musa; eps 1, 3-12) & Shūichi Ōkubo (Atelier Musa; eps 1, 3-12)
- Assistant Chief Animation Director: Taiki Imamura (eps 3-4, 12)
- Assistant Director of Photography: Yoshio Watanabe
- Color design: Yoshinori Horikawa
- Distribution Manager: Makoto Itō
- Editing: Mariko Tsukatsune
- Editing Assistant: Shogo Ishikawa
- Monster Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Masahiko Suzuki, Momoko Maehara & Taiki Imamura
- Music producer: Gō Wakabayashi (KADOKAWA)
- Planning: Asuka Yamazaki (AT-X), Masahiro Takahashi (MADHOUSE), Masayuki Aoyagi (Enterbrain), Takashi Numajiri (NTT Plala), Takeshi Kikuchi (KADOKAWA) & Yoshikuni Murata (Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures)
- Planning Cooperation: Akiko Fujita, Saki Tamai & Shō Tanaka
- Prop Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Masahiko Suzuki, Momoko Maehara & Taiki Imamura
- Setting Production: Kyosuke Takada
- Sound Effects: Tomokazu Mitsui
- Theme Song Arrangement: MYTH&ROID (ED) & Tom-H@ck (OP)
The season also saw a change in broadcast network with Sun TV and KBS Kyoto dropping the series while MBS added the series to its schedule.
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Dawn of Despair" Transcription: "Zetsubō no Makuake" (Japanese: 絶望の幕開け) |
Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | January 10, 2018 |
| 2 | "Departure" Transcription: "Tabidachi" (Japanese: 旅立ち) |
Naoyuki Itō, Kazu Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | January 17, 2018 |
| 3 | "Lizard Men, Gathering" Transcription: "Tsudou, Rizādoman" (Japanese: 集う、蜥蜴人) |
Hiro Soetakazu | Fūta Takei, Yukie Sugawara | January 24, 2018 |
| 4 | "Army of Death" Transcription: "Shi no Gunzei" (Japanese: 死の軍勢) |
Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | January 31, 2018 |
| 5 | "The Freezing God" Transcription: "Hyōketsu no Bushin" (Japanese: 氷結の武神) |
Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | February 7, 2018 |
| 6 | "Those who pick up, Those who are picked up" Transcription: "Hirou mono, Hirowa reru mono" (Japanese: 拾う者、拾われる者) |
Akiko Nakano | Itsuki Yokoyama | February 14, 2018 |
| 7 | "Blue Roses" Transcription: "Aoi no Bara" (Japanese: 蒼の薔薇) |
Kim Min Sun | Yukie Sugawara | February 21, 2018 |
| 8 | "A Boy's Feeling" Transcription: "Shōnen no Omoi" (Japanese: 少年の思い) |
Shinsuke Gomi | Satoko Sekine | February 28, 2018 |
| 9 | "Soaring Sparks of Fire" Transcription: "Mai Agaru Hi no ko" (Japanese: 舞い上がる火の粉) |
Motohiro Abe | Fūta Takei, Yukie Sugawara | March 7, 2018 |
| 10 | "Disturbance Begins in the Royal Capital" Transcription: "Ōto Dōran Joshō" (Japanese: 王都動乱序章) |
Tatsuya Shiraishi | Itsuki Yokoyama | March 14, 2018 |
| 11 | "Jaldabaoth" Transcription: "Yarudabaoto" (Japanese: ヤルダバオト) |
Kazuaki Terasawa | Satoko Sekine | March 21, 2018 |
| 12 | "The Final Battle of the Disturbance" Transcription: "Dōran Saishū Kessen" (Japanese: 動乱最終決戦) |
Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | March 28, 2018 |
| 13 | "The Ultimate Trump Card" Transcription: "Saikyō Saikō no Kirifuda" (Japanese: 最強最高の切り札) |
Masaki Matsumura, Tōru Takahashi, Naoyuki Itō | Yukie Sugawara | April 4, 2018 |
A third season premiered on July 10, 2018. The opening theme is "VORACITY" by Myth & Roid, and the ending theme song is "Silent Solitude" by OxT.
- Staff (SEASON 3):
- Director: Naoyuki Itō
- Series Composition: Yukie Sugawara
- Script: Yukie Sugawara (eps 1-13)
- Storyboard: Hiroshi Aoyama (eps 8-9), Kazuaki Terasawa (ep 2), Masaki Matsumura (eps 5, 10), Masatoshi Hakata (ep 4), Mitsuhiro Yoneda (ep 6), Naoyuki Itō (OP; eps 3, 12-13), Ryūta Kawahara (ep 11), Tatsuo Satō (ep 1), Tatsuya Shiraishi (ep 7) & Yūzō Satō (ep 9)
- Music: Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
- Original creator: Kugane Maruyama
- Original Manga: Ami Juu (Overlord Fushisha no Oh!) & Fukin Fukuyama (Overlord)
- Original Character Design: so-bin
- Character Design: Satoshi Tasaki & Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa) & Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- 3D Director: Yasutaka Tanaka
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Director of Photography: Mutsuki Tsugioka
- Producer: Kazufumi Kikushima (KADOKAWA), Noritomo Isogai (AT-X), Satoshi Fukao (Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures), Toyokazu Nakahigashi (NTT Plala) & Yuki Yoshida (MADHOUSE)
- 2D Design Works: Yōsuke Nanjō
- 3D CG: Daiki Suzuki (MADBOX; OP; eps 1-13), Hiroki Yonai (MADBOX; OP; eps 1-13), Tatsuya Nakata (MADBOX; OP; eps 1-13) & Yuki Nagahama (MADBOX; eps 11-12)
- Animation producer: Yuuta Hattori (MADHOUSE)
- Art Board: Hachidai Takayama (Atelier Musa) & Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- Art Setting: Kayoko Tomono (Atelier Musa), Miho Norisue (Atelier Musa) & Shūichi Ōkubo (Atelier Musa)
- Assistant Director of Photography: Yoshio Watanabe
- Color design: Yoshinori Horikawa
- Distribution Manager: Makoto Itō
- Editing: Mariko Tsukatsune
- Editing Assistant: Chiaki Tajima & Moe Hosokawa
- Illustration: so-bin (ED)
- Insert Songs Performance: Paolo Andrea di Pietro
- Monster Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Masahiko Suzuki, Mizuka Takahashi, Momoko Maehara, Reiko Nagasawa & Taiki Imamura
- Music producer: Gō Wakabayashi (KADOKAWA)
- Planning: Asuka Yamazaki (AT-X), Masahiro Takahashi (MADHOUSE), Masayuki Aoyagi (Enterbrain), Satoshi Kobayashi (NTT Plala), Takeshi Kikuchi (KADOKAWA) & Yoshikuni Murata (Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures)
- Production Desk: Yosuke Minato
- Setting Production: Kyosuke Takada
- Sound Effects: Tomokazu Mitsui
- Sound Production Manager: Miyuki Yoshizawa (grooove)
- Theme Song Arrangement: KanadeYUK (ED) & MYTH&ROID (OP)
With 13 episodes as with the previous seasons, the third season of the anime adaptation covers light novel volumes 7 to 9.
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Ruler's Melancholy" Transcription: "Shihaisha no Yūutsu" (Japanese: 支配者の憂鬱) |
Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | July 11, 2018 |
| 2 | "Carne Village Once More" Transcription: "Karune-mura Futatabi" (Japanese: カルネ村再び) |
Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | July 18, 2018 |
| 3 | "Enri's Upheaval and Hectic Days" Transcription: "Enri no Gekidō Katsu Awatadashī Hibi" (Japanese: エンリの激動かつ慌ただしい日々) |
Shigeki Awai | Yukie Sugawara | July 25, 2018 |
| 4 | "Giant of the East, Demon Snake of the West" Transcription: "Higashi no Kyojin, Nishi no Maja" (Japanese: 東の巨人、西の魔蛇) |
Akiko Nakano | Yukie Sugawara | August 1, 2018 |
| 5 | "Two Leaders" Transcription: "Futari no Shidō-sha" (Japanese: 二人の指導者) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | August 8, 2018 |
| 6 | "Invitation to Death" Transcription: "Shide~e no Sasoi" (Japanese: 死出への誘い) |
Kang Tai-sik | Yukie Sugawara | August 15, 2018 |
| 7 | "Butterfly Entangled in a Spider's Web" Transcription: "Kumo ni Karame Rareru-chō" (Japanese: 蜘蛛に絡められる蝶) |
Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | August 22, 2018 |
| 8 | "A Handful of Hope" Transcription: "Hitonigiri no Kibō" (Japanese: 一握りの希望) |
Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | August 28, 2018 |
| 9 | "War of Words" Transcription: "Zessen" (Japanese: 舌戦) |
Akiko Nakano | Yukie Sugawara | September 4, 2018 |
| 10 | "Preparation for War" Transcription: "Sensō Junbi" (Japanese: 戦争準備) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | September 11, 2018 |
| 11 | "Another Battle" Transcription: "Mōhitotsu no Tatakai" (Japanese: もう一つの戦い) |
Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | September 18, 2018 |
| 12 | "Massacre" Transcription: "Dai Gyakusatsu" (Japanese: 大虐殺) |
Hideki Hosokawa | Yukie Sugawara | September 25, 2018 |
| 13 | "PVP" | Tatsuya Shiraishi, Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | October 2, 2018 |
On May 8, 2021, a fourth season and an anime film were announced, with the film covering the Holy Kingdom Arc of the series. The staff and cast members returned to reprise their roles for the fourth season, which aired from July 5 to September 27, 2022. The opening theme is "HOLLOW HUNGER" by OxT, and the ending theme is "No Man's Dawn" by Mayu Maeshima. On July 18, 2022, Crunchyroll announced an English dub for the fourth season, which began streaming on July 19.
- Staff (SEASON 4):
- Director: Naoyuki Itō
- Series Composition: Yukie Sugawara
- Script: Yukie Sugawara
- Storyboard: Hideki Tonokatsu (eps 5, 8), Kyosuke Takada (eps 7, 10), Masaki Matsumura (eps 6, 9), Naoyuki Itō (OP; eps 1-4, 11, 13) & Norikazu Ishigooka (ep 12)
- Music: Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
- Original creator: Kugane Maruyama
- Original Character Design: so-bin
- Character Design: Satoshi Tasaki
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa) & Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- 3D Director: Yasutaka Tanaka
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Director of Photography: Yoshio Watanabe
- Executive producer: Asuka Yamazaki, Fumiki Yamazaki, Sanae Tashiro, Satoshi Kobayashi & Shō Tanaka
- Producer: Kazufumi Kikushima, Noritomo Isogai, Satoshi Fukao, Toyokazu Nakahigashi & Yuki Yoshida
- 2D Design Work: Yōsuke Nanjō
- Animation producer: Kentaro Hashimoto
- Art Setting: Kayoko Tomono (Atelier Musa), Miho Norisue (Atelier Musa) & Shūichi Ōkubo (Atelier Musa)
- Assistant Animation Director: Kei Saotome (ep 12)
- Color design: Yukie Noguchi
- Editing: Mariko Tsukatsune
- Illustration: so-bin (ED)
- Monster Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Kyōko Takeuchi & Taiki Imamura
- Planning: Masayuki Aoyagi & Takeshi Kikuchi
- Prop Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Kyōko Takeuchi & Taiki Imamura
- Setting Production: Kazumasa Isogawa
- Sub-Character Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Kyōko Takeuchi & Taiki Imamura
- Theme Song Performance: Mayu Maeshima (ED), OxT (OP) & Tom-H@ck (as O×T; OP)
Overlord IV was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan from October 26, 2022 to December 23, 2022. The fourth season covers light novel volumes 10, 11, and 14, while the movie adapts volumes 12 and 13.
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sorcerous Nation of Ainz Ooal Gown" Transcription: "Ainzu Ūru Goun Madō Koku" (Japanese: アインズ・ウール・ゴウン魔導国) |
Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | July 5, 2022 |
| 2 | "Re-Estize Kingdom" Transcription: "Ri Esutīze Ōkoku" (Japanese: リ・エスティーゼ王国) |
Yasumi Mikamoto | Yukie Sugawara | July 12, 2022 |
| 3 | "Baharuth Empire" Transcription: "Baharusu Teikoku" (Japanese: バハルス帝国) |
Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | July 19, 2022 |
| 4 | "The Ruler of Conspiracy" Transcription: "Bōryaku no Tōchisha" (Japanese: 謀略の統治者) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | July 26, 2022 |
| 5 | "In Pursuit of the Land of Dwarves" Transcription: "Dowāfu no Kuni o Motomete" (Japanese: ドワーフの国を求めて) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | August 2, 2022 |
| 6 | "The Impending Crisis" Transcription: "Semarikuru Kiki" (Japanese: 迫りくる危機) |
Norikazu Ishigōoka | Yukie Sugawara | August 9, 2022 |
| 7 | "Frost Dragon Lord" Transcription: "Shimo no Ryūō" (Japanese: 霜の竜王) |
Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | August 16, 2022 |
| 8 | "An Unexpected Move" Transcription: "Keisangai no Itte" (Japanese: 計算外の一手) |
Yasumi Mikamoto | Yukie Sugawara | August 23, 2022 |
| 9 | "Countdown to Extinction" Transcription: "Metsubō e no Hajimari" (Japanese: 滅亡への始まり) |
Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | August 30, 2022 |
| 10 | "The Last King" Transcription: "Saigo no Ō" (Japanese: 最後の王) |
Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | September 6, 2022 |
| 11 | "Well-prepared Traps" Transcription: "Harimegurasaseta Wana" (Japanese: 張り巡らされた罠) |
Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | September 13, 2022 |
| 12 | "Invasion of the Royal Capital" Transcription: "Ōto Shinkō" (Japanese: 王都侵攻) |
Norikazu Ishigōoka | Yukie Sugawara | September 20, 2022 |
| 13 | "The Witch of the Falling Kingdom" Transcription: "Mekkoku no Majo" (Japanese: 滅国の魔女) |
Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | September 27, 2022 |
A comedy crossover anime, Isekai Quartet featured characters from Overlord in a Chibi style, much like the OVA. It also featured characters from the light novel series KonoSuba, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil, all published by Kadokawa Corporation. The anime began airing on April 9, 2019.
OVAs[]
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ple Ple Pleiades – Nazarick's Greatest Crisis" Transcription: "Pure Pure Pureadesu – Nazarikku Saidai no Kiki" (Japanese: ぷれぷれぷれあです – なざりっく最大の危機) |
September 30, 2016 |
| Ainz summons the Floor Guardians (except Gargantua and Victim) and Pleiades Combat Maids and shows them the item "Total Maniac-Modified", which Yuri points out has the power to destroy the world. Upon activation, Shalltear becomes a self-loathing person, Cocytus starts saying perverted things openly, Demiurge starts adding weird random words to his sentences, and Aura and Mare act more childishly. Ainz states that the item has an effect that makes them open their heart and agrees with Demiurge's explanation that this is an experiment to show how they act when affected by a mental condition.
Ainz orders the Pleiades to help him to watch over the Guardians, who have been affected by the "Total Maniac-Modified". Narberal points out that it has no effects on the Pleiades Maids for some reason. When Ainz orders them to act casually, he senses that Yuri is still traumatized from last time. He also points out that Sebas was not exposed last time, and nothing happened to him. Lupusregina states that Sebas' heart may have been in chaos, but he is desperately trying to hold himself together, though the others doubt it. Ainz interviews Shalltear in his room, accompanied by CZ and (uninvited) Albedo. Shalltear and Albedo start bickering. When asked about the reason they are always fighting, Shalltear states that the main reason is about their chest size, since all men think that "big breasts are justice". Ainz denies this, and states that some people like flat chests too, and stuttered "hinnu" instead of "hinyuu" (flat-chested), though the others think that the term is cute. Then Ainz is asked the question: does he like big breasts or small breasts? To avoid any problems, Ainz ends the segment. Ainz interviews Aura, Mare and Cocytus, accompanied by Entoma. Ainz notes that Aura has not changed much. Aura states it is because she is always honest with herself. Cocytus keeps spouting perverted delusions (similar to the usual Albedo), so Ainz asks him to be silent, which makes him cry. In an attempt to cheer him, Entoma takes out a cockroach, which frightens Cocytus. Mare catches the cockroach and the siblings roast it. Entoma points out that cockroach is more delicious eaten raw and starts eating. In the midst of the chaos, Mare asks Ainz about the person he likes, shocking him. Albedo feels like she was called by Ainz, and Lupusregina jokes that it is a skill that big breasted people have, shocking Shalltear. Ainz asks them what they like the most, and Aura, Mare and Entoma all answers "Lord Ainz", but Cocytus almost says "breasts", though he corrects his answer before he spouts it out. Ainz interviews Demiurge and Sebas, accompanied by Entoma and Solution. Demiurge still adds random words to his sentences. Sebas tries to restrain himself from acting wildly. He gets the chance to do so when Demiurge says that Ainz asked them to act casually, but Solution states that the Sebas now is his true self, so he has no option but to restrain himself and act like everything is normal. Solution suddenly becomes plump, shocking Sebas (who screams), and in return shocking Ainz (whose emotion gets regulated). Ainz states that Solution took a challenge to eat 10 humans at once, causing her to get fat. Yuri, Lupusregina and Narberal arrive in the Treasure Room. She states that the "Total Maniac-Modified" is different from the one she saw last time, and claims that it was made by Pandora's Actor, because the puppet's face on the item looks exactly like Pandora's real face. Demiurge joins the talk, and reveals that the item has no effect on him, and him talking weirdly is just an act. Pandora explains that since making an item that affect personality is hard, he had a prototype that turns someone's personality to simple qualities – sexually open, self-loathing, amplifying childish tendencies, in short, changes into any character. It is revealed that Ainz is actually took the prototype, since the prototype and the real item have no differences in shape prior to being used (even Pandora can not tell the differences). In Ainz's room, everything becomes chaotic. In order to cure the effect, Pandora takes out the hammer-looking item "Total Calmness", which cancels the effect of "Total Maniac-Modified". As the leader of the Guardians, Albedo takes charge – Solution and Lupusregina to confront Shalltear; Entoma and CZ to confront Cocytus; Sebas (still affected) to confront Aura and Mare; Yuri and Narberal to guard the door; Demiurge to hit the targets with "Total Calmness" (Albedo assigns herself to guard Ainz, which the latter does not want to tsukkomi). Upon being healed, the affected people forget what happened, and Demiurge lies that the destruction of Ainz's room is caused by Yuri's Flying Head Attack. For safety, Ainz hits Demiurge and Albedo with "Total Calmness" before deciding to do the same thing to himself. Afterwards, Pandora, in an attempt to get screentime, states that it is just a beginning towards more madness (denied by Ainz). Alone in his room, Ainz thinks that they can talk honestly with each other while bathing, and a mind-reading CZ points out it could be a foreshadowing. | ||
Web radio[]
Both are distributed by Onsen.
- The first season, "Overlord - Oath of Loyalty to the Supreme Radio", aired every other Monday from July 6th to September 28th, 2015. The personalities are Emiri Kato, who plays Aura, and Yumi Uchiyama, who plays Mare. In conjunction with the release of the theatrical version of the anime, it was specially distributed as an SP episode on February 8 and March 11, 2017.
- The second season, "Overlord II: Nazarick Underground Tomb Regular Report" was delivered every other Tuesday from December 26, 2017 to June 12, 2018. The personality is Satoshi Hino, who plays Ainz, and the assistant is Shunichi Maki (nickname: True Tree Fast One).
- The third season, "Overlord III: Nazarik Underground Tomb Regular Report" was delivered every other Tuesday from July 10th to October 9th, 2018. Personality and assistance are the same as the second term.
- The fourth season, "Overlord IV: Ainz Ooal Gown Magical Country Strategy Conference" was distributed every other Wednesday from July 6, 2022. Personality and assistance are the same as the second and third periods.
Movie[]
An anime film, it was announced in April 2021 and the film Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, is set to premiere with regular screenings in Japan on September 20, 2024, while IMAX screenings are set to begin a week earlier on September 13. It is scheduled to be distributed by Kadokawa ANIMATION in 2024. The Film which will depict the "Sacred Kingdom Arc," an episode that falls between episodes 7 and 8 of the fourth season. The opening theme is "WHEELER-DEALER" by Oxt.
- Staff (MOVIE):
- Director: Naoyuki Itō
- Screenplay: Naoyuki Itō
- Music: Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)
- Original creator: Kugane Maruyama
- Original Character Design: so-bin
- Character Design: Satoshi Tasaki
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa), Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- Chief Animation Director: Satoshi Tasaki
- 3D Director: Kazuya Ōya
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Director of Photography: Yoshio Watanabe
- Animation producer: Kentaro Hashimoto
- Art Setting: Kayoko Tomono (Atelier Musa), Miho Norisue (Atelier Musa), Shūichi Ōkubo (Atelier Musa)
- Color design: Yukie Noguchi
- Editing: Mariko Tsukatsune
- Original Monster Design: K-SUWABE, so-bin
- Recording Adjustment: Naoki Okabe
- Screenplay Assistant: Yukie Sugawara
- Sound Effects: Tomokazu Mitsui
- Sub-Character Design: Jūki Izumo, Kōji Sugiura, Kyōko Takeuchi & Yumiko Nakamura
- Theme Song Arrangement: eba (ED)
- Theme Song Composition: eba (ED)
- Theme Song Lyrics: hotaru (ED)
- Theme Song Performance: OxT (ED)
- Animation Production: Madhouse
- Art Setting: Atelier Musa
- Background Art: Atelier Musa
- Music Production: Kadokawa
- Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
Overlord Movie 3: Sei Oukoku-hen adapts novels 12 and 13.
Games[]
A mobile game Mass for the Dead was launched in late 2019 in Japan, with a global (English) version launched in early 2020. It received poor reviews, with reviewers noting it was rather simple and did not offer anything new compared to many other similar gacha games. The global version has been shut down as of March 31, 2021.
A Metroidvania game titled Overlord: Escape from Nazarick was announced on December 17, 2021, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam and was released on June 16, 2022.
Overlord: Momonga Quest & Albedo Quest, A mini game using the Twitter account deployed on the anime official website from July 22, 2015. Momonga Quest is a quiz, Albedo Quest is a dungeon adventure, and each is divided into levels I to III. The quiz question is completely supervised by Natsumi Iwasaki of 『If a high school baseball girl manager reads Drucker's 'Management'』. An original ring "Ring of Ainz Wool Gown" will be presented to the top ranking players. 『Albedo Quest: Level II』 from August 2nd of the same year, 『Momonga Quest: Level II』 from August 19th, 『Albedo Quest: Level III』 from September 2nd, "Momonga" from September 16th "Quest -Level III-" started.
A RPG Maker MV x Overlord Original RPG, An RPG that has been produced and distributed using RPG Maker MV since August 1, 2018. A PC download version (both Windows and Mac are available) and a browser game version (RPG Atsumar) that can be used on PCs and smartphones are provided. His goal is to control Momon and Nabe and become Adamantite-class adventurers. First, episodes 1 and 2 were released, followed by episodes 3 and 4 on August 5, 5 and 6 on August 8, and the final episode on August 10.
Overlord: Dungeon of Nazarick, A 2D action game produced and distributed using Pixel Game Maker MV, a sample of which was released on August 31, 2018. The sample "Pixel Game Maker MV x Overlord [Sample Game] DUNGEON OF NAZARICK" is only available as a download version for PC (Windows), and after Stage 1 was released, Stage 2 was released on September 4th of the same year. The full version will be released at a later date, and will be available for pre-order on Amazon starting in late December 2018, or sold at the "Comic Market 95" KADOKAWA booth.
Pachinko (Pachislot, パチスロ)
- OVER-SLOT 「Ainz Ooal Gown Absolute Ruler Korin」 (August 2019, Oizumi)
- Pachislot OVERLORD 「Absolute Ruler Korin II」 (March 2023, Oizumi)
Reception[]
In June 2015, prior to the release of the anime and manga, the light novel series had about 600,000 copies in print in Japan with eight volumes. By August 1, 2015, the light novel and manga series had a total of 1 million copies in circulation in Japan. On August 4, a 600,000-copy reprint of the novels was announced. As of August 20, 2015, the nine-volume Overlord light novel series and two-volume manga series have, together, more than 1.5 million copies in circulation in Japan. As of September 18, 2015, Overlord light novel and manga has over 2 million copies in circulation. As of May 2016, the Overlord light novel series had 2.5 million copies in print. Overlord has since been named the top-selling light novel series of 2015. As of April 2018, the light novel and manga combined had over 7 million copies in print.
The light novel ranked first in 2017 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the tankōbon category. It ranked fourth in 2018.
In reviewing the anime adaptation, Kotaku called the Overlord anime a "magnificent power fantasy" which "brings up a very relatable theme for anyone who has played an MMORPG before."
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom[]
In November 2024, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom earned $1.16 million in its U.S. opening weekend, ranking at #12 in the box office.
Phil Hoad of The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars, writing, "At least in this instalment, we never see the real-world frame story outside the game, but there’s a fatalistic sense that all this is being decided elsewhere. Coupled with expansive, heroic visual character-work, the film has a classiness that, with a bit more focus, could in future put it in Princess Mononoke territory." Randy Myers of The Mercury News gave it 3/4 stars, writing, "Director Naoyuki Itô obviously relishes classic world-building elements and oversees some rather astonishing visual set pieces. All the staples are there, too: bloody battles, surprising revelations and dormant powers within unlikely sources." IGN's Mike Mamon was more critical, calling the film "more of a footnote to a long-running anime series than it is an entertaining movie experience" and adding, "The arc that inspired the movie receives only a passing mention on the TV show; The Sacred Kingdom's lackluster execution makes that short shrift feel justified." He gave the film a score of 4/10.
External Link[]
- Overlord Part 1 ─ Official website at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Overlord Part 2 ─ Official website at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Overlord ─ Official Manga website (in Japanese)
- TV Anime "Overlord Season 1" ─ Official Website (in Japanese)
- TV Anime "Overlord Season 2 & 3" ─ Official Website (in Japanese)
- TV Anime "Overlord Season 4" ─ Official Website (in Japanese)
- TV Anime "Overlord" Official (@over_lord_anime) - Twitter
- Overlord: Mass for the Dead ─ Game Official Site
- Overlord: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK ─ Game Official Site
- IOS/ Andriod Game Overlord ─ Official (@overlord_ch) - Twitter
- Overlord Channel ─ YouTube Channel
- Overlord ─ Wikipedia JP
- Overlord ─ Wikipedia EN
See Also[]
- Isekai Rakugo, Another manga series with the same Illustrator.
- Hatarake! Oji-san no Mori, Another manga series with the same Illustrator.
Trivia[]
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