Anime
July 2015 – present
11 years in service
Still going
ActionFantasy
Overlord
オーバーロード
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
Which season did you finish?
After Holy Kingdom movie · 2024
Read Volume 15 of the light novel
Light novelVolume 15
Open the light novel · Volume 15
Continuation is always a chapter or volume in the source — never the next season.
Years in service
How long each version has been running — from first chapter or episode to now.
Light novel
July 2012 – present
14 years in service
Still going
Manga
November 2014 – present
12 years in service
Still going
Source material
Some shows come from a novel, some from a comic, some from both — and some are original.
| Work | Role | Ran | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Light novel Overlord 2012–present · 14 years in service | Primary | 2012–present 14 years in service | ongoing |
Manga Overlord manga 2014–present · 12 years in service | Side / adaptation | 2014–present 12 years in service | ongoing |
- 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
If you liked this
Nearby tones — not the same plot, the same appetite.
