Overlord (Anime)

Overlord is a 2015 dark fantasy, science fiction anime based on its Japanese novel counterpart written by Kugane Maruyama. Overlord was a thirteen episode series that premiered on Summer 2015 and it covers the first three volumes of the light novels.

Overall, it is an anime adaptation produced by Madhouse and directed by Naoyuki Itou which begun airing from July 7 to September 29, 2015. The opening theme is "Clattanoia" by OxT while the ending theme is "L.L.L." by Myth & Roid.

Furthermore, the season one anime of Overlord is licensed in North America by Funimation.

While so, two compilation anime films recapping the events from the anime television series were released in Japan on February 25, 2017 and March 11, 2017, respectively. A second season of the anime television series was announced at film screenings of the second compilation film and is titled as Overlord II. It is due to premiere on January 9, 2018.

Trivia

 * Two movies consisted of Overlord: The Undead King and Overlord: The Dark Warrior are recaps of the Anime series with additional scenes included.
 * The scene revolving around Nigredo's first appearance from Light Novel Volume 3 was not animated in the Anime.