Overlord (novel series)

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Overlord

Cover art for the first volume

オーバーロード
(Ōbārōdo)

Genre Fantasy[1]

Light novel

Written by Kugane Maruyama

Illustrated by so-bin

Published by Enterbrain

English publisher NA

Yen Press
Demographic Male

Original run July 30, 2012 – present

Volumes 12 (List of volumes)

Manga

Written by Satoshi Ōshio

Illustrated by Hugin Miyama

Published by Kadokawa Shoten

English publisher NA

Yen Press

Demographic Seinen

Magazine Comp Ace

Original run November 26, 2014 – present

Volumes 7 (List of volumes)

Anime television series

Directed by Naoyuki Itō

 Shō Tanaka
Produced by
 Kazufumi Kikushima

 Satoshi Fukao

 Noritomo Isogai

 Yuki Yoshida

Written by Yukie Sugawara

Music by Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)

 Studio Madhouse

Licensed by AUS

Madman Entertainment

NA

Funimation

UK

Anime Limited

Original network AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11, MBS

Original run July 7, 2015 – present

Episodes 18 + OVA (List of episodes)

Anime film series

Overlord: The Undead King

Overlord: The Dark Warrior

Directed by Naoyuki Itō

Written by Yukie Sugawara

Music by Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX)

Studio Madhouse

Released February 25, 2017 (Part 1)

March 11, 2017 (Part 2)

Runtime 117 minutes (Part 1)[2]

108 minutes (Part 2)[3]

Anime and Manga portal

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. Twelve volumes have been published since July 30, 2012. A mangaadaptation by
Satoshi Ōshio, with art by Hugin Miyama, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's manga
 magazine Comp Ace from November 26, 2014. Both the light novels and the manga are licensed
in North America by Yen Press, with a release date of November 8, 2016.
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired between July 7 and
September 29, 2015. Two compilation anime films recapping the events from the anime
television series were released in Japan on February 25, 2017 and March 11, 2017, respectively.
The second season of the anime series premiered on January 9, 2018 and is planned to have 13
episodes.[4]

Contents
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 1Plot
 2Media
o 2.1Light novels
o 2.2Manga
o 2.3Anime
 3Reception
 4References
 5External links

Plot[edit]
See also: List of Overlord (novel series) characters
In the year 2126, a Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game or DMMORPG called
Yggdrasil was released. It stands out among all other DMMORPG's due to its unusually high
ability for the player to interact with the game. After an intense 12-year run the game servers are
about to be shut down. Within the game exist a guild, Ainz Ooal Gown, once consisting of 41
members and credited as one of the strongest guilds in the game. Now only 4 of the members
remain, the other 37 having quit the game. Of those 4 only one, an elder lich character named
Momonga, continues to play as the guild leader and maintaining their headquarters, The Great
Tomb of Nazarick. He invites the remaining guild members but of those only one appears and
only for a short while before leaving. While saddened by this, he accepts the reality that his
friends have their real lives to take care of and decides to stay logged in until the servers shut
down.
When the shut-down time arrives however, Momonga finds that the game hasn't vanished.
Instead it appears as if Yggdrasil has been recreated as its own reality along with its various
NPC's having been brought to life while Momonga has been trapped in the form of his game
avatar, leaving him unable to use the normal player functions, such as General Message, or
even to log out. With no other option, Momonga sets out to learn if anyone from 'the real world' is
also in this new world with him. Taking on the name of Ainz Ooal Gown, a message to any other
players, Momonga begins exploring the world in an attempt to figure out what has happened
while searching for anyone, or anything, that could help him solve this mystery.

Media[edit]
Light novels[edit]
The light novel series written by Maruyama, with illustrations by so-bin, began its serialization
online in 2010 prior to Enterbrain's acquisition. As of September 30, 2017, the series has been
published by Enterbrain in twelve volumes, with the first volume releasing on July 30, 2012,[5] and
the twelfth volume releasing on September 30, 2017.[6] Yen Press announced its license to the
series in October 2015 for North America and began publishing the novels in English,[7] with the
first volume releasing on May 24, 2016.[8]
No. Title Japanese release English

Overlord 1: The Undead King

Ōbārōdo 1: Fushisha no Ō July 30, 2012[5] May 24,
1
ISBN 978-4-04-728152-3 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード1 不死者の王)

Overlord 2: The Dark Warrior

Ōbārōdo 2: Shikkoku no Senshi November 30, 2012[9] September
2
ISBN 978-4-04-728451-7 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード2 漆黒の戦士)

Overlord 3: The Bloody Valkyrie

Ōbārōdo 3: Senketsu no Ikusa Otome March 30, 2013[11] January 24
3
ISBN 978-4-04-728689-4 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード3 鮮血の戦乙女)

Overlord 4: The Lizard Man Heroes

Ōbārōdo 4: Rizādoman no Yūsha-tachi July 31, 2013[13] May 23,
4
ISBN 978-4-04-728953-6 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード4 蜥蜴人の勇者たち)

Overlord 5: The Men in the Kingdom (Part 1)

Ōbārōdo 5: Ōkoku no Otoko-tachi (Jō) December 28, 2013[15] September
5
ISBN 978-4-04-729259-8 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード5 王国の漢たち [上])

Overlord 6: The Men in the Kingdom (Part 2)

Ōbārōdo 6: Ōkoku no Otoko-tachi (Ge) January 31, 2014[17] January 1
6
ISBN 978-4-04-729356-4 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード6 王国の漢たち [下])

Overlord 7: The Invaders of the Large Tomb

Ōbārōdo 7: Daifunbo no Shinnyūsha August 30, 2014[19] May 22,
7
ISBN 978-4-04-729809-5 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード7 大墳墓の侵入者)

Overlord 8: The Two Leaders

Ōbārōdo 8: Futari no Shidōsha December 26, 2014[21] Septembe
8
ISBN 978-4-04-730084-2 ISBN 978-0-3
(オーバーロード8 二人の指導者)
 Overlord 9: The Magic Caster of Destroy
Ōbārōdo 9: Hagun no Mahō Eishōsha June 29, 2015[22]
9 —
ISBN 978-4-04-730473-4
(オーバーロード9 破軍の魔法詠唱者)

Overlord 10: The Ruler of Conspiracy

Ōbārōdo 10: Bōryaku no Tōchisha May 30, 2016[23]
10 —
ISBN 978-4-04-734089-3
(オーバーロード10 謀略の統治者)

Overlord 11: The Craftsman of Dwarf

Ōbārōdo 11: Dowāfu no Kōshō September 30, 2016[24]
11 —
ISBN 978-4-04-734230-9
(オーバーロード11 山小人の工匠)

Overlord 12: The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom (Part 1)

Ōbārōdo 12: Sei Ōkoku no Sei Kishi (Jō) September 30, 2017[25]
12 —
ISBN 978-4-04-734845-5
(オーバーロード12 聖王国の聖騎士 [上])

Manga[edit]
A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio, with art by Hugin Miyama, began serialization
in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Comp Ace from November 26, 2014.[1]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date

1 June 26, 2015[26] ISBN 978-4-04-103071-4 June 28, 2016[27]

2 July 25, 2015[28] ISBN 978-4-04-103072-1 September 27, 2016[29]

3 December 26, 2015[30] ISBN 978-4-04-103857-4 December 13, 2016[31]

4 June 25, 2016[32] ISBN 978-4-04-104399-8 October 31, 2017[33]

5 August 26, 2016[34] ISBN 978-4-04-104400-1 January 23, 2018[35]

6 December 26, 2016[36] ISBN 978-4-04-104679-1 April 17, 2018[37]

 7 May 24, 2017[38] ISBN 978-4-04-105764-3 —

8 December 26, 2017[39] ISBN 978-4-04-106389-7 —

Anime[edit]
See also: List of Overlord episodes
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired between July 7 and
September 29, 2015.[40] The opening theme is "Clattanoia" by OxT. 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.[41] Two compilation films acting as a recap to the anime television series were released in
2017;[42] 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 film's theme song, titled "Crazy Scary Holy
Fantasy", was performed by Myth & Roid.[43][44]
A second season was announced at film screenings of the second compilation film.[45] It
premiered on January 9, 2018.[46][47] Funimation has licensed the second season for a
simuldub.[48] The opening theme is "Go Cry Go" by OxT and the ending theme is "Hydra" by Myth
& Roid.[49]

Reception[edit]
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 8 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.[50] As of September 18, 2015, Overlord light novel and manga has over 2 million copies in
circulation.[51] As of May 2016, the Overlord light novel series had 2.5 million copies in
print.[52] Overlord has since been named the top-selling light novel series of 2015.[53]

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External links[edit]
 Official light novel website (in Japanese)
 Official anime website (in Japanese)
 Overlord at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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