Maruyama also stated that he was planning on cutting down the amount of story content in order to finish the light novel series.
He even suggested that he might go back to being a company employee after finishing Overlord! In response, Maruyama said that his motivation to write Overlord had been going down the drain. He asked if there was any way the author could take legal measures against this copyright violation. The novel is a side story focused on an alternate timeline for Ainz/Momonga’s story.Ī month later, a Twitter user named Rain圜loud pointed out to Maruyama that an English translation had been uploaded to an overseas website. Three years later, this plan began to change.įast forward to April 2019 when Maruyama released a bonus Overlord book called The Vampire Princess of the Lost Country (Bokoku no Kyuketsu-hime). He just wants “readers to relax and read” although the author is “writing with an end in mind.”īut by May 2016 he tweeted out that he was planning on ending with Overlord Volume 18.
In the past, he stated that he has “no intention to drag the story on and on” despite having “50 volumes worth” of ideas. Initially, Maruyama’s goal was to reach an ending somewhere around Overlord Volume 20. Japanese publisher Enterbrain released Overlord Volume 14: The Witch of the Falling Kingdom on March 12, 2020. Let me know if there is anything anyone wants to know about this great book, and thanks for reading! And if you want more book reviews for manga, light novels, and more make sure to follow on Twitter or on Tumblr.The story first started life as a web novel back in 2010, but starting in 2012 Kugane teamed up with illustrator so-bin to adapt the story into the light novel format.
I fully intend on continuing to read this series. It is a beautiful book on the shelf as well. It is certainly one way to broaden your horizons and learn some gaming terms in the meantime. If sci-if and gaming aren’t traditional genres you (or a loved one) are involved in this book still might be worth looking at. In addition, it has absolutely beautiful language. Overlord Volume 1 is a fantastic book for anyone deeply involved in science-fiction or who is a gamer. The anime certainly makes notes of this, but compared to the light novel, I would say the anime pales in comparison on this point. Readers get to learn more about Momonga including his real name, how he feels about being “undead,” and how he is actually “feeling.” Seeing as how he is suddenly in a different body in a video game (more or less) his opinions and his notes about how his body and psychology respond to the new situation are very interesting. In addition, there is more room for Momonga’s inner monologue. Though don’t be mistaken, Overlord Volume 1 has mature themes and is intended for readers 16 years old and up. The beautiful artwork contained at the beginning of each of chapter is reminiscent of a fairy tale book. The print version is a hardcover, so it will also have better endurance over the years then paperbacks. Overlord Volume 1 is a fantastic book from a publishing standpoint. In addition, due to the context of a situation it is easy to understand what is going on. It will state directly what NPC means without having to open a web browser. Overlord Volume 1 is very kind to newcomers. And for those who are not familiar with gamer lingo, that is fine. In addition, for any gamers, all of the terms and tactics make sense. This implementation feels very natural and unforced. Momonga will use spells, then pivot and use gaming/technology words like “NPC” (non-player character) as though it is nothing. Therefore, he is only in that magic world due to incredible gaming technology that has yet to be created (in our time at least). Magic is clearly used throughout the world Momonga finds himself in, but he is in a game world. Overlord Volume 1 is one of those abnormal but beautiful books that manage to fully indulge sci-fi readers to the fullest. Many books need to choose between one or the other, or get very creative to genuinely capture both sides of the spectrum. Science fiction books usually fall somewhere between technology and magic. What is so brilliant about Overlord Volume 1 though is that it is simultaneously high-tech and yet imbued with magic. I would say the genre is science fiction.
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