Completed Anime
Overlord IV

“Ainz confronts Slane Theocracy's schemes, challenges Empire's Warrior King, reshaping humanity's fate.”

Overlord IV

8.06
631 rank · 628,456 viewers · 7,465 favorites
Action Adventure Fantasy Isekai
13 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Summer 2022 · Madhouse · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Ainz confronts Slane Theocracy's schemes, challenges Empire's Warrior King, reshaping humanity's fate.

E-Rantel, the capital city of the newly established Sorcerer Kingdom, suffers from a dire shortage of goods. Once a prosperous city known for its trade, it now faces a crisis due to its caution—or even fear—of its king, Ainz Ooal Gown. To make amends, Ainz sends Albedo to the city as a diplomatic envoy. Meanwhile, the cardinals of the Slane Theocracy discuss how to retaliate against Ainz after his attack crippled the Re-Estize Kingdom's army, plotting for the Baharuth Empire to take over the Sorcerer Kingdom. However, when Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix arranges a meeting with the Theocracy's messengers at a colosseum, he is confronted by none other than Ainz himself. With their secret gathering now out in the open, the emperor and his guests learn that Ainz has challenged the Warrior King, the empire's greatest fighter, to a duel. With Ainz's motivations beyond his comprehension, Jircniv can do nothing but watch as humanity's future changes before his very eyes.

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7.0 /10

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77% recommend
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median 8 mode 10 σ 2.55
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σ 2.55 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.9 pts

Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.9

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↓ 2.03

Running avg · Jul 2022 → Jan 2026

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A Tv Production · Summer 2022

Madhouse.
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AT-X · Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

  • Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2022 – Sep 2022 Summer 2022
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-20715 catalog

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