Kugane Maruyama (丸山くがね) is a Japanese light novelist and the creator of Overlord. Overlord was later adapted into a manga and anime.
Background
Originally wrote under the pseudonym Muchimuchi Puririn when he first posted Overlord on the Internet. He changed his pseudonym to Kugane Maruyama when Overlord got published.
Maruyama has written for various franchises, with his short story Dawn adapted in Kagetsu Tohya's Type-Moon. In addition to that, he was involved with working with Nasu Kinoko, the writer of Fate/stay night, who praised his work though Maruyama felt there was a difference in talent.
Maruyama eventually took up writing again, and created Overlord. Being a big fan of the Dungeon and Dragons, he developed Overlord when all of his DnD buddies were too busy to play with him.
List of Works
Title | Media | Contributions | Published |
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Overlord First Half | Web Novel | Author | 2010 |
The Story of the Sword King, the God of Fire, Water, and the Saint |
Web Novel | Author | 2011 |
Overlord Second Half | Web Novel | Author | March 24, 2012 |
Overlord Volume 01 | Light Novel | Author | July 30, 2012 |
Overlord Volume 02 | Light Novel | Author | November 30, 2012 |
Overlord Volume 03 | Light Novel | Author | March 30, 2013 |
Overlord Volume 04 | Light Novel | Author | July 31, 2013 |
Overlord Volume 04 Special Drama CD | CD Drama | Script Writer | July 31, 2013 |
Overlord Volume 05 | Light Novel | Author | December 28, 2013 |
Overlord Volume 06 | Light Novel | Author | January 31, 2014 |
Overlord Volume 06 Special Drama CD | CD Drama | Script Writer | January 31, 2014 |
Overlord Volume 06 Special Drama CD | CD Drama | Script Writer | January 31, 2014 |
Overlord Volume 07 | Light Novel | Author | August 30, 2014 |
Overlord Volume 08 | Light Novel | Author | December 26, 2014 |
Overlord Blu-ray 01 Special | Blu-ray Box | Author | September 25, 2015 |
Overlord Manga Volume 01 Special | Manga Volume | Author | September 25, 2015 |
Overlord Twitter Side Story | Non-Canon Side Story | Author | September 26, 2015 |
Overlord Blu-ray 02 Special | Blu-ray Box | Script Writer | October 28, 2015 |
Anime Overlord Complete Art Book | Artbook | Interview | October 31, 2015 |
Overlord Blu-ray 03 Special | Blu-ray Box | Script Writer | November 25, 2015 |
Overlord Blu-ray 04 Special | Blu-ray Box | Author | December 25, 2015 |
Overlord Volume 09 | Light Novel | Author | June 29, 2015 |
Overlord Blu-ray 06 Special | Blu-ray Box | Author | February 24, 2016 |
Overlord Volume 10 | Light Novel | Author | May 30, 2016 |
Overlord Volume 11 | Light Novel | Author | September 30, 2016 |
Girl's Talk | Side Story | Author | December 26, 2016 |
Show Must Go On! Drama CD | CD Drama | Script Writer | December 26, 2016 |
Overlord Compilation Movie 01 Bonus | Bonus | Author | February 25, 2017 |
Overlord Volume 12 | Light Novel | Author | September 30, 2017 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! | Manga Volume | Author | January 10, 2018 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Special | Side Story | Author | January 10, 2018 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 02 | Manga Volume | Author | February 10, 2018 |
Overlord II Blu-ray 01 Special | Blu-ray Box | Author | April 25, 2018 |
Overlord Volume 13 | Light Novel | Author | April 27, 2018 |
Table Game to Understand Humans Drama CD | CD Drama | Script Writer | July 26, 2018 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 03 | Manga Volume | Author | July 26, 2018 |
Overlord III Blu-ray 01 Special | Blu-ray Box | Script Writer | October 24, 2018 |
Overlord X Golem Barbarian Crossover Story | Crossover | Author | December 27, 2018 |
Anime Overlord II III Complete Art Book | Artbook | Interview | December 29, 2018 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 04 | Manga Volume | Author | February 26, 2019 |
Overlord Bonus Volume | Light Novel | Author | April 27, 2019 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 05 | Manga Volume | Author | September 24, 2019 |
Overlord Volume 14 | Light Novel | Author | March 12, 2020 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 06 | Manga Volume | Author | April 25, 2020 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 07 | Manga Volume | Author | November 25, 2020 |
The Current Situation of Various People. A Prologue | Side Story | Author | April 13, 2021 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 08 | Manga Volume | Author | July 26, 2021 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 09 | Manga Volume | Author | January 26, 2022 |
Overlord Volume 15 | Light Novel | Author | June 30, 2022 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 10 | Manga Volume | Author | July 26, 2022 |
Overlord Volume 16 | Light Novel | Author | July 29, 2022 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 11 | Manga Volume | Author | March 25, 2023 |
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 12 | Manga Volume | Author | Decemeber 26, 2023 |
Trivia
- The reason why Maruyama changed his name was that he didn't want readers to cast strange eyes when purchasing Overlord since Muchimuchi Puririn means "blubbery fatty".