This page shows the chronological timeline for the history and progress of Overlord, a series written by Maruyama Kugane, and other related events.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | May 9 | Author posting a web novel titled "Overlord" in Arcadia, a Japanese fanfiction website under the pen name "Muchimuchi Puririn" (むちむちぷりりん). |
| March 30 | Relocated web novel Overlord from Arcadia to Let's Become a Writer, a Japanese user-generated novel publishing website for aspiring light novel authors, prior to being acquired and published by Enterbrain under Kadokawa Corporation. | |
| 2011 | August 16 | Muchimuchi Puririn started blogging and posted his first entry on Let's Become a Writer. |
| 2012 | June 14 | Muchimuchi Puririn changes pen name to Maruyama Kugane (丸山 くがね). |
| July 30 | Overlord Volume 1: The Undead King released. | |
| November 30 | Overlord Volume 2: The Dark Warrior released. | |
| 2013 | March 30 | Overlord Volume 3: The Bloody Valkyrie released. |
| July 31 | Overlord Volume 4: The Lizard Man Heroes released, bundled with the special edition Drama CD "The Sealed Evil Tree." | |
| December 28 | Overlord Volume 5: The Men in the Kingdom (Part 1) released. | |
| 2014 | January 31 | Overlord Volume 6: The Men in the Kingdom (Part 2) released, bundled with the Drama CD "The Dark Hero's Story". |
| August 30 | Overlord Volume 7: The Invaders of the Large Tomb released. | |
| November 26 | A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio began serialization in Kadokawa's monthly magazine Comp Ace. | |
| December 28 | Overlord Volume 8: The Two Leaders released. | |
| 2015 | March 21 | TV animation adaptation of Overlord's website released. |
| April 17 | Official light novel website released. | |
| June 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's first volume released. | |
| June 29 | Overlord Volume 9: The Magic Caster of Destroy released. | |
| July 5 | Brochures titled "Overlord OFFICIAL BOOK" distributed at AKIHABARA GAMERS Main Shop. | |
| July 6 | Web radio "Overlord ~ Oath of Loyalty to the Supreme Being Radio" broadcast started. (7 deliveries) | |
| July 7 | Overlord anime adaptation started airing. | |
| July 25 | Overlord manga adaptation's second volume released. | |
| August 4 | Pure Pure Pleiades started airing. | |
| August 22 | "Overlord ~ Oath of Loyalty to the Supreme Being Radio" public recording at Chara Hobby 2015. | |
| August 26 | Official CDs for Overlord anime's OP and ED "Clattanoia" and "LLL" released. | |
| September 26 | BD/DVD "Overlord" released. | |
| September 28 | Web radio "Overlord ~ Oath of Loyalty to the Supreme Being Radio" broadcast ended. (7 deliveries) | |
| September 30 | TV animation Overlord & Pure Pure Pleiades broadcast ended. | |
| October 10 | Monthly magazine competition "Overlord Feature" released. | |
| October 25 | Radio CD "Overlord ~ Oath of Loyalty to the Supreme Being Radio" released (all 7 deliveries + Chara Hobby 2015 public recording). | |
| October 28 | BD/DVD "Overlord" Volume 2 released. | |
| October 31 | Anime Overlord "Complete Setting Material Collection" released.
Anime Overlord "Complete Setting Material Collection ebtenDX pack" released. | |
| November 18 | Collaboration event with the Japanese MMO TalesWeaver | |
| November 25 | BD/DVD "Overlord" Volume 3 released. | |
| December 25 | BD/DVD "Overlord" Volume 4 released. | |
| December 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's third volume released. | |
| 2016 | January 27 | BD/DVD "Overlord" Volume 5 released. |
| February 24 | BD/DVD "Overlord" Volume 6 released (final volume). | |
| March 1 | BD/DVD sales exceeded 10,000 copies per volume (68,000 overall copies sold). | |
| March 14 | Overlord Alarm Clock application preregistration started. | |
| March 22 | Overlord won the 4th place in Light Novel Series category of the Sugoi Japan Award by the newspaper publisher Yomiuri Shimbun. | |
| March 24 | Mixi Overlord Game launched, with collaboration between Japanese online social network Mixi and Overlord. | |
| March 29 | Overlord Alarm Clock application preregistration ended. | |
| April 24 | Mixi Overlord Game service ended. | |
| May 9 | Overlord Alarm Clock application on Android version distribution starts on Rakuten app store. | |
| May 30 | Overlord Volume 10: The Ruler of Conspiracy released. | |
| June 9 | Oricon ranked Overlord as the top seller in its weekly book rankings, with 110,000 copies sold for the 10 volumes. | |
| June 20 | Overlord Character Popularity Poll held on the Japanese media site Nico Nico Douga. | |
| June 25 | Overlord manga adaptation's fourth volume released. | |
| June 25 | Collaboration event with the Japanese RPG game Maboroshi Tou Senki Griffon by Sega started. | |
| July 22 | Intermediate results for Overlord Character Popularity Poll on Nico Nico Douga website announced. | |
| July 25 | Collaboration event with the Japanese RPG game Maboroshi Tou Senki Griffon by Sega ended. | |
| July 28 | Overlord Volume 11 OVA "Pure Pure Pleiades" Special PV Ainz uploaded on YouTube. | |
| August 4 | Overlord Volume 11 OVA "Pure Pure Pleiades" Special PV Lupusregina/Yuri uploaded on YouTube. | |
| August 12 | Overlord Volume 11 OVA "Pure Pure Pleiades" Special PV Narberal uploaded on YouTube. | |
| August 18 | Overlord Volume 11 OVA "Pure Pure Pleiades" Special PV Solution/Entoma uploaded on YouTube. | |
| August 23 | Overlord manga adaptation's fifth volume released. | |
| August 26 | Overlord Volume 11 OVA "Pure Pure Pleiades" Special PV Pandora's Actor uploaded on YouTube. | |
| September 13 | Collaboration event with Japanese mobile game Lost Regalia started. | |
| September 15 | Final results for Overlord Character Popularity Poll on Nico Nico Douga website announced. | |
| September 17 | Collaboration event with Japanese mobile game Lost Regalia ended. | |
| September 29 | Compilation film for Overlord announced. | |
| September 30 | Overlord Volume 11: The Craftsman of Dwarf released, bundled with a 30-minute BD featuring a side story about the Pleiades Six Stars' interaction with some Floor Guardians. | |
| November 24 | Youjo Senki x Overlord collaboration and joint press conference. | |
| December 3 | First advanced ticket release for Overlord's first part of its compilation film. | |
| December 24 | Second advanced ticket release for Overlord's first part of its compilation film. | |
| December 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's sixth volume released.
Special edition Drama CD "Show Must Go On!" released. | |
| 2017 | January 26 | Spin-off manga Overlord: The Undead Oh! published at Kadokawa's Monthly Comp Ace magazine. |
| January 28 | First advanced ticket release for Overlord's second part of its compilation film, comes with a limited replacement box cover for the novel's 1st volume of the novel featuring the movie's key visual as original illustration from so-bin. | |
| February 8 | "Overlord ~ Oath of Loyalty to the Supreme Being Radio" limited delivery re-airing. | |
| February 25 | Overlord Movie 1: The Undead King released on theaters. Pleiades Day novel given to first screening attendees, featuring side-story about the Pleiades and a so-bin's illustration at page 8.
Second advanced ticket release for Overlord's second part of its compilation film, comes with a limited edition poster signed by Satoshi Hino (AInz's VA) and illustrated by so-bin. | |
| March 4 | Limited edition poster signed by Yumi Hara (Albedo's VA) and illustrated by so-bin giveaways for early bird moviegoers to commemorate the 2nd week in theaters of the first movie. | |
| March 11 | Overlord Movie 2: The Dark Warrior released on theaters, comes with a limited edition poster signed by Sumire Uesaka (Shalltear's VA) and illustrated by so-bin giveaways for early bird moviegoers. 2nd season for the TV animation Overlord announced at the end of the film
Overlord x Youjo Senki Joint Exhibition Event - Limited time SHOP opened in Ikebukuro Marui 7F Event Space featuring exhibition materials of both works. Commemorative Collaboration Cafe for the second movie opened in partnership with Machi ★ Asobi CAFE in two locations (Tokyo and Kitakyushu) featuring Overlord-themed foods, drinks and other goods. | |
| March 18 | Ple Ple Pleiades Special 4-koma manga business trip edition available for purchase to the second movie movie goers on limited numbers. | |
| March 20 | Commemorative Collaboration Cafe in partnership with Machi ★ Asobi CAFE ended. | |
| March 21 | Overlord x Youjo Senki Joint Exhibition Event - Limited time SHOP last day. | |
| May 5 | Overlord original painting exhibition started in Tokushima Perfecture's semi-annual event Machi ★ Asobi (now its 18th). | |
| May 7 | Overlord original painting exhibition in Machi ★ Asobi vol. 18 ended. | |
| May 24 | Overlord manga adaptation's seventh volume released. | |
| September 5 | Collaboration event with the Japanese MMORPG Master of Epic. | |
| September 13 | BD/DVD for both Overlord Movie 1: The Undead King and Overlord Movie 2: The Dark Warrior released. | |
| September 30 | Overlord Volume 12: The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom I released. | |
| December 1 | E-book version of the light novel's volumes 1 to 6 released. | |
| December 15 | E-book version of the light novel's volumes 7 to 12 released. | |
| December 17 | A new 30 second PV of TV anime "Overload Ⅱ" released on Youtube. | |
| December 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's eighth volume released. | |
| 2018 | January 9 | Overlord II & Pure Pure Pleiades 2 started airing. |
| January 10 | Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 01 & Overlord Official Comic A La Carte 01 are released.
Commemorative Collaboration Menu for the second movie opened in partnership with Karaoke Pasera in three locations (AKIBA, Yokohama, and Namba) featuring Overlord-themed foods, drinks, and other goods. Lasting from January 10 - February 12. | |
| January 26 | Overlord Collaboration with Sega's popular smartphone RPG "Chain Chronicle 3" announced. | |
| January 31 | Live Official Chain Chronicle broadcasted. | |
| February 10 | Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 02 is released. | |
| April 3 | TV animation Overlord II & Pure Pure Pleiades 2 broadcast ended. | |
| April 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's ninth volume & Overlord Official Comic A La Carte 02 are released. | |
| April 27 | Overlord Volume 13: The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom II released. | |
| June 25 | Pre-registration for the new smartphone game Mass for the Dead is released. | |
| July 10 | Overlord III & Pure Pure Pleiades 3 started airing. | |
| July 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's tenth volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 03 & Overlord Official Comic A La Carte 03 are released. | |
| August 1 | RPG M cool MV × Overlord announced. | |
| September 6 | The game collaboration between Dragon's Dogma Online and Overlord. | |
| October 2 | TV animation Overlord III & Pure Pure Pleiades 3 broadcast ended. | |
| October 6 | The official website of the anime "Isekai Quartet" has been opened. | |
| October 13 | Anime Festival Tokyo 2018 "Overlord III" All Night Event | |
| October 19 | Overlord III Museum-Nazarik Underground Tomb Gamers Room held. Lasting from October 19 - November 4. | |
| October 24 | BD & DVD "Overlord III" Volume 1 released | |
| November 23 | Chibi character animation "Pure Pure Pleiades - Clementine Fugitive Version" is now available on Hikari TV. | |
| November 28 | BD & DVD "Overlord III" Volume 2 released | |
| November 30 | BD/DVD sales exceeded 10,000 copies per volume (807,000 overall copies sold). | |
| December 21 | BD & DVD "Overlord III" Volume 3 released. Overlord III Bonus novel "The Vampire Princess of the Exiled Country" application period begins from December 21 - January 11. | |
| December 27 | The first edition of the light novel "Sorcerer King of Destruction and the Golem of the Barbarian Queen Volume 2" scheduled to be released. Includes a short story crossover "Overlord X Golem Barbarian Crossover Story" written by Overlord Kugane Maruyama. | |
| December 29 | Overlord II / III Complete Setting Material Collection released. | |
| 2019 | February 21 | Mass for the Dead is released. |
| February 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's eleventh volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 04 are released. | |
| September 24 | Overlord manga adaptation's twelve volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 05 are released. | |
| 2020 | March 12 | Overlord Volume 14: The Witch of the Falling Kingdom released. |
| March 24 | Overlord manga adaptation's thirteenth volume released. | |
| April 25 | Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 06 is released. | |
| November 25 | Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 07 is released. | |
| 2021 | April 5 | OVERGAMBLE Supreme Dice is released. |
| April 13 | The Current Situation of Various People. A Prologue is released. | |
| May 8 | The production of the animation "Overlord IV" is decided. The movie version "Holy Kingdom" will be produced. | |
| May 13 | "Isekai Quartet" becomes a puzzle game "Isekai Quartet-Crash! Pazuru Sukuru-". | |
| July 6 | The release of "Isekai Quartet The Movie -Another World-" is announced to premiere in 2022. | |
| July 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's fifteen volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 08 are released. | |
| September 27 | Collaboration between "#Compass Combat Analysis System" and Overlord. | |
| October 23 | Collaboration between "KonoSuba" and Overlord. | |
| December 7 | The decision to broadcast the anime "Overlord IV" in 2022 will be announced. "OVERLORD -ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK-" will be released on Steam and Nintendo Switch in 2022! | |
| 2022 | January 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's sixteen volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 09 are released. |
| March 12 | The animation "Overlord IV Special Program-The Ceremony of Loyalty for the Supreme Live Broadcast-" will be held! The latest information is released. | |
| June 10 | Isekai Quartet The Movie -Another World- will be released. | |
| June 16 | OVERLORD -ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK- will be released. | |
| June 24 | "Blu-ray BOX containing all 39 episodes of Overlord Seasons 1 to 3" will be released.
Overlord manga adaptation's seventeen volume is released | |
| June 30 | Overlord Volume 15: The Half Elf God-kin (Part 1) released. | |
| July 5 | Overlord IV started airing | |
| July 26 | Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 10 is released. | |
| July 29 | Overlord Volume 16: The Half Elf God-kin (Part 2) released. | |
| November 25 | DVD & Blu-ray release of "Isekai Quartet The Movie -Another World-" theatrical version. | |
| 2023 | March 9 | Pre-orders have started for the new game "King of Nazarick" (Developer: bilibili). |
| March 25 | Overlord manga adaptation's eighteen volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 11 are released. | |
| October 31 | "Pure Pure Pleiades × Kage-Jitsu!" collaboration anime released. | |
| November 21 | The game "King of Nazarick" officially launched in China. | |
| December 26 | Overlord manga adaptation's nineteen volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 12 are released. | |
| 2024 | February 22 | The comic version of "Overlord New World" by Matsuki has started serialization on Kadokomi and Comp Ace Comic Connect (published on the web). |
| September 20 | The movie "Overlord: The Holy Kingdom" will be screened and "The Phantom Ship of Katze Plains (Part 1)" distribution period begins. | |
| September 25 | Overlord New World manga adaptation's first volume & Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 13 are released. | |
| September 26 | "The Ghost Ship of Katze Plains (Part 1)" distribution period ends. | |
| September 27 | "The Phantom Ship of Katze Plains (Part 2)" distribution period begins. | |
| October 3 | "The Ghost Ship of Katze Plains (Part 2)" distribution period ends. |