“Trapped in VR game after shutdown, wizard Momonga commands NPCs to conquer new reality.”
Overlord
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Synopsis
Trapped in VR game after shutdown, wizard Momonga commands NPCs to conquer new reality.
The final hour of the popular virtual reality game Yggdrasil has come. However, Momonga, a powerful wizard and master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, decides to spend his last few moments in the game as the servers begin to shut down. To his surprise, despite the clock having struck midnight, Momonga is still fully conscious as his character and, moreover, the non-player characters appear to have developed personalities of their own! Confronted with this abnormal situation, Momonga commands his loyal servants to help him investigate and take control of this new world, with the hopes of figuring out what has caused this development and if there may be others in the same predicament.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 247 sampled reviews
What 247 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.32 · split reception
5.4 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.1
↑ 1.13
Running avg · Sep 2015 → Aug 2025
- 10 “This is the best anime I've ever watched, with an easy-to-follow yet richly detailed story, unique and expressive art that communicates so much, and characters who are both fun and easy to...”
- 10 “Thoroughly enjoyed this ride that blends old-school D vibes with the excitement of series like SOA, led by a bad-ass protagonist who looks and acts the part. The story never drags, packed with...”
- 10 “This phenomenal anime stands as the definitive superhero isekai experience, perfectly capturing the DnD genre that every proper gamer must appreciate. Its rewatch value is so exceptional that I...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2015 – Sep 2015 Summer 2015
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-10127 catalog
Produced by
- AT-X Producer
- Grooove Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor