Overlord is based on the manga "Overlord", 19 volumes. The manga is complete. By Miyama, Fugin.
Anime covers: S1: LN Vols 1–3, S2: Vols 4–6, S3: Vols 7–9, S4: Vols 10–14
Start reading at: Volume 15 of the light novels
Faithful adaptation? Yes — Source is a light novel. Follows the LN's main beats but compresses political subplots and side POVs, especially in later seasons
Looking for where Overlord picks up in the manga? You're in the right place. Below is every piece of source material linked to this anime, with chapter counts and reading order.
By Miyama, Fugin, Maruyama, Kugane
Momonga is an average salaryman who spends his free time playing Yggdrasil, a DMMO-RPG (Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) well-known across Japan for its immense world and limitless customization. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and Yggdrasil's servers shut down in the year 2138. Wanting to witness the game’s...
Overlord: "Shin" Sekai-hen
By Maruyama, Kugane, Matsuki, Tou
Overlord: Fushisha no Oh!
By Juuami
A compilation of non-canon short stories that revolve around the interactions between the members of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Overlord: Koushiki Comic à la Carte
By Araki, Kanao, Mizuki, Maya
An anthology comic of Overlord by various mangaka.
By Maruyama, Kugane, so-bin
Yggdrasil is a virtual reality game renowned for the freedom it offers its players. After a simple tutorial, players are left to explore the world and can customize anything and everything, from their classes to their weapons. However, in the year 2138, the game sees its final hours as its servers shut down at midnight. Momonga, a devoted player...
Yes — Recommended — the novels have far more internal monologue and world detail than the anime. Even though the adaptation was faithful, the manga has details and pacing the anime couldn't fully capture.
Yes — the manga "Overlord" and is complete. There are 5 related works total.
The anime covers S1: LN Vols 1–3, S2: Vols 4–6, S3: Vols 7–9, S4: Vols 10–14. To continue the story, start reading at Volume 15 of the light novels.
We'd recommend starting from chapter 1. Recommended — the novels have far more internal monologue and world detail than the anime.
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