Overlord (novel series)
Japanese light novel series and its franchise / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Overlord (Japanese: オーバーロード, Hepburn: 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 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 since 2016.
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オーバーロード (Ōbārōdo) | |
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Novel series | |
Written by | Kugane Maruyama |
Published by |
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Original run | May 9, 2010 – March 30, 2012 |
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 |
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Magazine | Comp Ace |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | November 26, 2014 – present |
Volumes | 19 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Naoyuki Itō |
Produced by |
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Written by | Yukie Sugawara |
Music by | Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX) |
Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll[lower-alpha 1] |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, BS11, MBS |
Original run | July 7, 2015 – September 27, 2022 |
Episodes | 52 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Minoru Ashina |
Studio | Studio Puyukai |
Licensed by |
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Released | September 30, 2016 |
Original net animation | |
Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades | |
Directed by | Minoru Ashina |
Produced by | Minoru Ashina |
Studio | Studio Puyukai |
Released | September 25, 2015 – present |
Episodes | 44 (List of episodes) |
Anime film series | |
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Directed by | Naoyuki Itō |
Written by | Yukie Sugawara |
Music by | Shūji Katayama (Team-MAX) |
Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll[lower-alpha 1] |
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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 is set to premiere in September 2024.