While the second season of the animated adaptation of the light-novel Overlord has just ended, we learn that a third is already in preparation since it will be broadcast in Japan for the summer season, so from July!
It is the official twitter of Overlord that confirms the news, with in addition this little video announcement!
The first two seasons of Overlord produced by Madhouse studio and each with 13 episodes are available for streaming on DNA, the first of which has been released on DVD/BR by Kana Home Video.
Studio: Madhouse (No Game No Life, Death Parade, Parasite…)
Director: Naoyuki Itou (Kanon, Digimon Savers) Writer: Yukie Sugawara (Sword Art Online) Character Design S1: Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Hunter x Hunter 2011, Atom the beginning, Ninja Scroll) Chara Design S2-S3: Satoshi Tasaki (No Game No Life Zero)
& Takahiro Yoshimatsu Animation Manager: Takahiro Yoshimatsu
Art Directors: Shigemi Ikeda & Yukiko Maruyama
Music: Shuji Katayama (Youjo Senki, Super Lover)
As a reminder, Overlord is basically a light-novel written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by So-Bin, currently counting 11 volumes in Japan against 2 volumes (double) in France published by Ofelbe.
A manga adaptation has also been made, of which there are 9 volumes in Japan and 6 volumes in France published by Ototo Manga, you will also find a chronicle made by us!
Synopsis :
We are in the year 2138. Yggdrasil, the famous successful MMORPG is about to close.
Momonga, level 100 undead necromancer, leader of the powerful guild "Ainz Ooal Gown", waits alone for the game to stop. However, the time of closure passed, Momonga does not disconnect and non-playable characters find themselves endowed with a consciousness…
Prisoner of an unknown world, our evil lord will go in search of a new purpose to his existence and make the decision to conquer this new world while leaving his mark.
