Overlord, the ongoing anime adaptation based on the series of dark fantasy isekai light novels, is continuing with a theatrical anime film entitled Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom which hits Japanese cinemas in fall 2024. Now the series has released a seven-minute digest video that looks back at the events of Seasons 1 – 4 of the TV anime.
The original Overlord light novels are written by Kugane Maruyama, illustrated by so-bin and published in Japan by Entertain. An English language version is also available from Yen Press. Naoyuki Ito directs the anime adaptation at animation studio MADHOUSE.
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom key visual
Crunchyroll currently streams Seasons 1 – 4 of Overlord as well as the two Overlord compilation films, and describes the story as follows:
When a popular MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down permanently, veteran player Momonga refuses to log out. As NPCs begin to develop personalities and minds of their own he decides to put his skills to use as the game’s new overlord.
Source: Ota-suke
