Anime
July 2015 – present
11 years in service
Still going
Overlord
オーバーロード
Story: Kugane Maruyama, Hugin Miyama
light novelJapanStory ongoing · Anime ongoing
Anime 2015–present · Light novel 2012–present
A veteran player is trapped in his lich avatar when the game shuts down — and decides the new world will kneel to Ainz Ooal Gown.
Where to keep reading
Select the season you finished to find your continuation.
Light novel
The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom part 2 / Volume 15 — after both Season 4 and the film.
Open the light novel
Series Run
Light novel
July 2012 – present
14 years in service
Still going
Manga
November 2014 – present
12 years in service
Still going
Source material
Some stories start as a novel, then a comic, then an anime. Pickup below names the medium the recommendation is for.
| Work | Role | Score | Ran | Vols | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Light novel Overlord 2012–present · 14 years in service | Anime follows this | — | 2012–present 14 years in service | — | — |
Manga Overlord manga 2014–present · 12 years in service | Earlier / other edition | — | 2014–present 12 years in service | — | — |
- Light novel. Novels are the source. The manga abridges them.
- Manga. Not recommended as a pickup — it lags and condenses.
English edition
Where the official translation stands, when the next volume is due, and where to buy the recommended pickup.
Light novel
Caught upYen On
English novels through the later Holy Kingdom / imperial volumes
Next English: Yen On continues as Japanese volumes land
Audiobook
We only show Audible when an English audiobook edition is confirmed.
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