Review of Overlord II

Since you're here you probably watched Overlord 1. I enjoyed Overlord 1, but this fell short. The anime spends multiple _episodes_ building up stories around characters that are then confronted by Ains and subsequently discarded, without going back to them. This is very, very, annoying. When the show spends 30 seconds to introduce characters only for them to be slain instantly. It's not a good way to build up suspense. The pacing is also atrocious at times, spending the majority of an episode just talking and explaining unnecessary details. The art is alright, not a fan of the CGI, sound is meh, characters are unique and fun butfeel lacking.

But, I did enjoy it. The power fantasy is quite fun, seeing how Ains has to balance his power, image, and prepare for external threats. If you liked Overlord 1, you may spend some time watching this just to get some more lore, but I do suggest perhaps speeding up playing speed during the entire-episode-talks. Very boring stuff.