Overlord
TV animeFilm2015–20244 seasons52 episodesOriginal: light novelKugane Maruyama
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2017, No. 1Over 14 million copies
In the year 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, one player named Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
After OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom, continue with Vol. 15
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13Original: Vol. 3
- Read next
- Vol. 4light novel · English · Yen On
If you would rather follow the manga adaptation, it picks up after this season at chapter 15.
Overlord, Vol. 4 (light novel): The Lizardman Heroes
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6 side entriesSP ×3OVARecap ×2reading notes
- Overlord: Ple Ple PleiadesSPShort side-story specials do not establish a separate main-novel continuation point.
- Ple Ple Pleiades Special EditionSPThis special does not establish a separate main-novel continuation point.
- Ple Ple Pleiades: Nazarick's Greatest CrisisOVAThis OVA was bundled on Blu-ray with the Japanese special edition of light novel Volume 11.
- Overlord: The Undead KingRecapThis is the first half of the Season 1 compilation-film pair; use the Season 1 route for the complete endpoint.
- Overlord: The Dark HeroRecapThis concludes the Season 1 compilation-film pair; use the Season 1 route rather than a duplicate movie-specific recommendation.
- Overlord Movie: Ple Ple PleiadesSPThese Ple Ple Pleiades compilation specials do not provide a separate place to continue the main light novel.
Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13Original: Vol. 6
- Read next
- Vol. 7light novel · English · Yen On
Manga readers can rejoin the story after this season at chapter 54 of the manga adaptation.
Overlord, Vol. 7 (light novel): The Invaders of the Great Tomb
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1 side entryONAreading notes
- Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 2ONAShort side-story episodes do not establish a separate main-novel continuation point.
Season 3
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13Original: Vol. 9
- Read next
- Vol. 10light novel · English · Yen On
Manga readers continue with Overlord New World, the sequel manga launched in 2024 that begins where Season 4 starts.
Overlord, Vol. 10 (light novel): The Ruler of Conspiracy
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Where it stops:
2 side entriesONA ×2reading notes
- Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 3ONAShort side-story episodes do not establish a separate main-novel continuation point.
- Ple Ple Pleiades: Clementine Escape ArcONAThis Ple Ple Pleiades side story does not establish a main-novel continuation point.
Season 4
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13
- Read next
- Vol. 12light novel · English · Yen On
After Season 4 alone, read volumes 12-13 before moving beyond the material adapted in volume 14. If you also watched The Sacred Kingdom, use that film's volume 15 starting point.
Overlord, Vol. 12 (light novel): The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Part I
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Where it stops:
2 side entriesONA ×2reading notes
- Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 4ONAShort side-story episodes do not establish a separate main-novel continuation point.
- Ple Ple Pleiades x Kage-Jitsu!ONAThe crossover short does not establish a main Overlord light-novel continuation point.
OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom
- Read next
- Vol. 15light novel · English · Yen On
This starting point assumes the four main TV seasons and The Sacred Kingdom film have been watched; continue with volume 15.
Overlord, Vol. 15 (light novel): The Half-Elf Demigod Part I
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All 2 books from Vol. 15 to Vol. 16
- Vol. 15Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 16Buy on Amazon
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Original · Light novel
Overlord
オーバーロード
Kugane MaruyamaKadokawaOngoing16 volumes so far
Series copies in print
Over 14 million copies
Official anime site · October 2026
Awards
- 2017
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! No. 1Tankōbon and Novels
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Related works
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 1 ends at Ep 13. Continue with Vol. 4. Reading notes: If you would rather follow the manga adaptation, it picks up after this season at chapter 15.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 2 ends at Ep 13. Continue with Vol. 7. Reading notes: Manga readers can rejoin the story after this season at chapter 54 of the manga adaptation.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 3 ends at Ep 13. Continue with Vol. 10. Reading notes: Manga readers continue with Overlord New World, the sequel manga launched in 2024 that begins where Season 4 starts.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 4 ends at Ep 13. Continue with Vol. 12. Reading notes: After Season 4 alone, read volumes 12-13 before moving beyond the material adapted in volume 14. If you also watched The Sacred Kingdom, use that film's volume 15 starting point.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): After OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom, continue with Vol. 15. Reading notes: This starting point assumes the four main TV seasons and The Sacred Kingdom film have been watched; continue with volume 15.
The original light novel is still ongoing; Vol. 16 is the latest as of October 2026.
Kadokawa: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 16.
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