Overlord (novel series)
| Overlord | |
| オーバーロード (Ōbārōdo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dark fantasy,[1] isekai[2] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Kugane Maruyama |
| Published by | Arkadia Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | 2010 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kugane Maruyama |
| Illustrated by | so-bin |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | July 30, 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 16 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Satoshi Ōshio |
| Illustrated by | Hugin Miyama |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | November 26, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Itō Minoru Ashina (OVA) |
| Produced by |
|
| Written by | Yukie Sugawara |
| Music by | Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX) |
| Studio | Madhouse Studio Puyukai (OVA) |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, BS11, MBS |
| Original run | July 7, 2015 – September 27, 2022 |
| Episodes | 52 + OVA |
| Anime television series | |
| Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades | |
| Directed by | Minoru Ashina |
| Produced by | Minoru Ashina |
| Studio | Studio Puyukai |
| Original run | September 25, 2015 – October 2, 2018 |
| Episodes | 34 |
| Anime movie 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)[3] 108 minutes (Part 2)[4] |
Overlord (オーバーロード, Ōbārōdo) is a Japanese light novel series. It was written by Kugane Maruyama and the picture in the series are drawn by so-bin. Sixteen volumes of this light novel have been published since July 30, 2012. The author has said that he has planned for 18 novels.[5] There is a manga based on this light novel by Satoshi Ōshio. The art in the manga is by Hugin Miyama. It started from November 26, 2014 in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Comp Ace.
There is an anime television series based on this light novel by Madhouse. It has 4 seasons with 13 episodes each. The first season aired from July 7 to September 29, 2015. The second season ran from January 9 to April 3, 2018 and the third season from July 10, 2018 to October 2, 2018. The fourth season aired from July 5 to September 27, 2022.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Over Lord Fantasy RPG Light Novels Gets Manga". Anime News Network. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 6, 2018). "New Isekai Quartet Anime Project Crosses Over Overlord, Re:Zero, Tanya, Konosuba Franchises". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ↑ 劇場版総集編 オーバーロード 不死者の王 (2017). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ↑ 劇場版総集編 オーバーロード 漆黒の英雄 (2017). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Overlord Light Novels End in 2 Volumes". Anime News Network. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Overlord Season 4 release date: Sequel is 'extremely likely' says scriptwriter – Kugane Maruyama's Overlord light novel series ending with Volume 17 [Spoilers]". Monsters and Critics. August 5, 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Overlord at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
