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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
Produced by
Naoyuki Itō Shō Tanaka 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 [hide]
1Plot 2Media 2.1Light novels o 2.2Manga o 2.3 Anime o 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
July 30, 2012[5]
May 24
Overlord 1: The Undead King 1
Ōbārōdo 1: Fushisha no Ō (オーバーロード 1 不死者の王)
ISBN 978-4-04-728152-3
ISBN 978-0-
November 30, 2012 [9] ISBN 978-4-04-728451-7
September ISBN 978-0-
March 30, 2013 [11] ISBN 978-4-04-728689-4
January 2 ISBN 978-0-
July 31, 2013 [13] ISBN 978-4-04-728953-6
May 23, ISBN 978-0-
December 28, 2013[15]
September
Overlord 2: The Dark Warrior 2
Ōbārōdo 2: Shikkoku no Senshi (オーバーロード 2 漆黒の戦士)
Overlord 3: The Bloody Valkyrie 3
Ōbārōdo 3: Senketsu no Ikusa Otome (オーバーロード 3 鮮血の戦乙女 )
Overlord 4: The Lizard Man Heroes 4
Ōbārōdo 4: Rizādoman no Yūsha-tachi (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) 5
Ōbārōdo 5: Ōkoku no Otoko-tachi (Jō) (オーバーロード 5 王国の漢たち [上])
ISBN 978-4-04-729259-8
ISBN 978-0-
January 31, 2014[17] ISBN 978-4-04-729356-4
January ISBN 978-0-
August 30, 2014[19] ISBN 978-4-04-729809-5
May 22, ISBN 978-0-
December 26, 2014[21] ISBN 978-4-04-730084-2
Septembe ISBN 978-0-
Overlord 6: The Men in the Kingdom (Part 2) 6
Ōbārōdo 6: Ōkoku no Otoko-tachi (Ge) (オーバーロード 6 王国の漢たち [下])
Overlord 7: The Invaders of the Large Tomb 7
Ōbārōdo 7: Daifunbo no Shinnyūsha (オーバーロード 7 大墳墓の侵入者)
Overlord 8: The Two Leaders 8
Ōbārōdo 8: Futari no Shidōsha (オーバーロード 8 二人の指導者 )
Overlord 9: The Magic Caster of Destroy 9
June 29, 2015 [22] ISBN 978-4-04-730473-4
Ōbārōdo 9: Hagun no Mahō Eishōsha (オーバーロード 9 破軍の魔法詠唱者)
Overlord 10: The Ruler of Conspiracy 10
May 30, 2016[23] ISBN 978-4-04-734089-3
Ōbārōdo 10: Bōryaku no Tōchisha (オーバーロード 10 謀略の統治者 )
Overlord 11: The Craftsman of Dwarf 11
September 30, 2016[24] ISBN 978-4-04-734230-9
Ōbārōdo 11: Dowāfu no Kōshō (オーバーロード 11 山小人の工匠 )
Overlord 12: The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom (Part 1) 12
September 30, 2017[25] ISBN 978-4-04-734845-5
Ōbārōdo 12: Sei Ōkoku no Sei Kishi (Jō) (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]
References[edit] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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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 [show]
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