OVERLORD

As the final hour approaches the life cycle of the MMO Yggdrasil, Momonga, a powerful wizard and leader of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, is there to see it off. However, to his surprise, the servers don’t go down and even stranger is that all the NPC characters have come alive with their own unique personalities. While it hopped on the bandwagon of series like Log Horizon and Sword Art Online, Overlord has its own distinct video game charms, much like the anime recommendations for it. For Fans of People Getting Trapped in Video Games Sword Art Online With the aid of NerveGear technology, video game players can now experience their playable worlds like never before – in virtual reality. For Kazuto Kirigaya, his game of choice is Sword Art Online. After beta testing the game, he logs into the launch and finds himself, as well as ten thousand other players, trapped in the game world. Obviously, both Sword Art Online and Overlord are about a protagonist stuck in

Madhouse returns to animate sequel The official Twitter account of the Animate store in Machida in Tokyo posted an image on Friday featuring the cover of the upcoming 12th volume of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord novel series (cover pictured at right). The wraparound jacket band on the volume reveals that the anime adaptation's previously announced second season will premiere in January 2018. The jacket band also reveals that Madhouse will return to animate the series. The novel volume officially ships on Saturday. The 13-episode Overlord television anime series premiered in Japan in July 2015. Funimation streamed the anime series as it aired in Japan, and the company released the series with an English dub on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 8. The first compilation film, Overlord: Fushisha no Ō, opened in Japan on February 25. The second film, Overlord: Shikkoku no Senshi, opened on March 11. The films added new scenes, and original character designer (and original novel i

Director, writer return from 1st season, Satoshi Tasaki joins Takahiro Yoshimatsu on character design The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord novel series revealed the new visual and main staff for the anime's previously announced second season on Friday. Naoyuki Itou is returning as director, along with Yukie Sugawara on series composition. Satoshi Tasaki (Rideback, Fairy Musketeers, No Game, No Life Zero) is joining previous character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu on character designs. Madhouse returns to animate series. The series will premiere in January 2018. The first 13-episode Overlord television anime series premiered in Japan in July 2015. Funimation streamed the anime series as it aired in Japan, and the company released the series with an English dub on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 8. The first compilation film, Overlord: Fushisha no Ō, opened in Japan on February 25. The second film, Overlord: Shikkoku n

Series with returning cast, staff premieres in January The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord novel series began streaming a teaser promotional video for the series' second season on Saturday. The video debuted at a screening event for the anime's films on Friday. The series will premiere in January 2018. Naoyuki Itou is returning as director, along with Yukie Sugawara on series composition. Satoshi Tasaki (Rideback, Fairy Musketeers, No Game, No Life Zero) is joining previous character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu on character designs. Madhouse returns to animate series. The first 13-episode Overlord television anime series premiered in Japan in July 2015. Funimation streamed the anime series as it aired in Japan, and the company released the series with an English dub on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in November 2016. The first compilation film, Overlord: Fushisha no Ō, opened in Japan on February 25. The second film, Overlor

Series with returning cast, staff premieres in January The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord novel series revealed on Monday that OxT and MYTH&ROID will return to perform the second season's opening and ending theme songs, respectively. OxT performed the opening theme song "Clattanoia" for the first season, and MYTH&ROID performed the ending theme song "L.L.L." A teaser video for the anime debuted on Saturday, and the series will premiere in January 2018. Naoyuki Itou is returning as director, along with Yukie Sugawara on series composition. Satoshi Tasaki (Rideback, Fairy Musketeers, No Game, No Life Zero) is joining previous character designer Takahiro Yoshimatsu on character designs. Madhouse returns to animate series. The first 13-episode Overlord television anime series premiered in Japan in July 2015. Funimation streamed the anime series as it aired in Japan, and the company released the series with an Engl