List of Overlord episodes
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Overlord is a Japanese anime television series based on the eponymous light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. The series was produced by Madhouse under the direction of Naoyuki Itō, script composition by Yukie Sugawara, and music composed by Shūji Katayama. Overlord first aired in Japan on AT-X from July 7 to September 29, 2015, with additional broadcasts by Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and BS11. The second season moved to MBS. The second season aired from January 10 to April 4, 2018. The third season aired from July 11 to October 2, 2018. On May 8, 2021, a fourth season and an anime film were announced, with the film covering the Holy Kingdom Arc of the series. The fourth season aired from July 5 to September 27, 2022. The staff and cast members returned to reprise their roles for the fourth season.
Tables
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 13 | July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07) | September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29) | |
| 2 | 13 | January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) | April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04) | |
| 3 | 13 | July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11) | October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02) | |
| 4 | 13 | July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05) | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Ref. |
| 1 | 1 | "End and Beginning" Transliteration: "Owari to Hajimari" (Japanese: 終わりと始まり) | Kunihiro Wakabayashi | Yukie Sugawara | July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07) | |
| 2 | 2 | "Floor Guardians" Transliteration: "Kaisō shugo-sha" (Japanese: 階層守護者) | Shūji Miyazaki | Yukie Sugawara | July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) | |
| 3 | 3 | "The Battle of Carne Village" Transliteration: "Karune-mura no tatakai" (Japanese: カルネ村の戦い) | Naoyuki Itō | Yukie Sugawara | July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21) | |
| 4 | 4 | "Ruler of Death" Transliteration: "Shi no shihai-sha" (Japanese: 死の支配者) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Two Adventurers" Transliteration: "Futari no bōken-sha" (Japanese: 二人の冒険者) | Mihiro Yamaguchi | Yukie Sugawara | August 4, 2015 (2015-08-04) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Journey" Transliteration: "Tabiji" (Japanese: 旅路) | Ryōichi Kuratani | Yukie Sugawara | August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Wise King of Forest" Transliteration: "Mori no ken-ō" (Japanese: 森の賢王) | Masayuki Ōzeki | Yukie Sugawara | August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18) | |
| 8 | 8 | "Twin Swords of Slashing Death" Transliteration: "Shi o kirisaku sōken" (Japanese: 死を切り裂く双剣) | Kunihiro Wakabayashi | Yukie Sugawara | August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25) | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Dark Warrior" Transliteration: "Shikkoku no senshi" (Japanese: 漆黒の戦士) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01) | |
| 10 | 10 | "True Vampire" Transliteration: "Shinso" (Japanese: 真祖) | Mihiro Yamaguchi | Yukie Sugawara | September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08) | |
| 11 | 11 | "Confusion and Understanding" Transliteration: "Konran to haaku" (Japanese: 混乱と把握) | Ryōichi Kuratani | Yukie Sugawara | September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15) | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Bloody Valkyrie" Transliteration: "Senketsu no ikusaotome" (Japanese: 鮮血の戦乙女) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22) | |
| 13 | 13 | "Player VS Non Player Character" (Japanese: PVN) | Kunihiro Wakabayashi | Yukie Sugawara | September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Ref. |
| 14 | 1 | "The Dawn of Despair" Transliteration: "Zetsubō no Makuake" (Japanese: 絶望の幕開け) | Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) | |
| 15 | 2 | "Departure" Transliteration: "Tabidachi" (Japanese: 旅立ち) | Naoyuki Itō Kazu Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17) | |
| 16 | 3 | "Lizard Men, Gathering" Transliteration: "Tsudou, Rizādoman" (Japanese: 集う、蜥蜴人) | Hiro Soetakazu | Fūta Takei Yukie Sugawara | January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24) | |
| 17 | 4 | "Army of Death" Transliteration: "Shi no Gunzei" (Japanese: 死の軍勢) | Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31) | |
| 18 | 5 | "The Freezing God" Transliteration: "Hyōketsu no Bushin" (Japanese: 氷結の武神) | Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07) | |
| 19 | 6 | "Those Who Pick Up, Those Who Are Picked Up" Transliteration: "Hirou mono, Hirowa reru mono" (Japanese: 拾う者、拾われる者) | Akiko Nakano | Itsuki Yokoyama | February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14) | |
| 20 | 7 | "Blue Roses" Transliteration: "Aoi no Bara" (Japanese: 蒼の薔薇) | Kim Min Sun | Yukie Sugawara | February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) | |
| 21 | 8 | "A Boy's Feeling" Transliteration: "Shōnen no Omoi" (Japanese: 少年の思い) | Shinsuke Gomi | Satoko Sekine | February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) | |
| 22 | 9 | "Soaring Sparks of Fire" Transliteration: "Mai Agaru Hi no ko" (Japanese: 舞い上がる火の粉) | Motohiro Abe | Fūta Takei Yukie Sugawara | March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07) | |
| 23 | 10 | "Disturbance Begins in the Royal Capital" Transliteration: "Ōto Dōran Joshō" (Japanese: 王都動乱序章) | Tatsuya Shiraishi | Itsuki Yokoyama | March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14) | |
| 24 | 11 | "Jaldabaoth" Transliteration: "Yarudabaoto" (Japanese: ヤルダバオト) | Kazuaki Terasawa | Satoko Sekine | March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) | |
| 25 | 12 | "The Final Battle of the Disturbance" Transliteration: "Dōran Saishū Kessen" (Japanese: 動乱最終決戦) | Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28) | |
| 26 | 13 | "The Ultimate Trump Card" Transliteration: "Saikyō Saikō no Kirifuda" (Japanese: 最強最高の切り札) | Masaki Matsumura Tōru Takahashi Naoyuki Itō | Yukie Sugawara | April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Ref. |
| 27 | 1 | "A Ruler's Melancholy" Transliteration: "Shihaisha no Yūutsu" (Japanese: 支配者の憂鬱) | Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11) | |
| 28 | 2 | "Carne Village Once More" Transliteration: "Karune-mura Futatabi" (Japanese: カルネ村再び) | Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) | |
| 29 | 3 | "Enri's Upheaval and Hectic Days" Transliteration: "Enri no Gekidō Katsu Awatadashī Hibi" (Japanese: エンリの激動かつ慌ただしい日々) | Shigeki Awai | Yukie Sugawara | July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25) | |
| 30 | 4 | "Giant of the East, Demon Snake of the West" Transliteration: "Higashi no Kyojin, Nishi no Maja" (Japanese: 東の巨人、西の魔蛇) | Akiko Nakano | Yukie Sugawara | August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) | |
| 31 | 5 | "Two Leaders" Transliteration: "Futari no Shidō-sha" (Japanese: 二人の指導者) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08) | |
| 32 | 6 | "Invitation to Death" Transliteration: "Shide~e no Sasoi" (Japanese: 死出への誘い) | Kang Tai-sik | Yukie Sugawara | August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) | |
| 33 | 7 | "Butterfly Entangled in a Spider's Web" Transliteration: "Kumo ni Karame Rareru-chō" (Japanese: 蜘蛛に絡められる蝶) | Tatsuya Shiraishi | Yukie Sugawara | August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22) | |
| 34 | 8 | "A Handful of Hope" Transliteration: "Hitonigiri no Kibō" (Japanese: 一握りの希望) | Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | August 28, 2018 (2018-08-28) | |
| 35 | 9 | "War of Words" Transliteration: "Zessen" (Japanese: 舌戦) | Akiko Nakano | Yukie Sugawara | September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04) | |
| 36 | 10 | "Preparation for War" Transliteration: "Sensō Junbi" (Japanese: 戦争準備) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) | |
| 37 | 11 | "Another Battle" Transliteration: "Mōhitotsu no Tatakai" (Japanese: もう一つの戦い) | Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18) | |
| 38 | 12 | "Massacre" Transliteration: "Dai Gyakusatsu" (Japanese: 大虐殺) | Hideki Hosokawa | Yukie Sugawara | September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) | |
| 39 | 13 | "PVP" | Tatsuya Shiraishi Kazuaki Terasawa | Yukie Sugawara | October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Ref. |
| 40 | 1 | "Sorcerous Nation of Ainz Ooal Gown" Transliteration: "Ainzu Ūru Goun Madō Koku" (Japanese: アインズ・ウール・ゴウン魔導国) | Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05) | TBA |
| 41 | 2 | "Re-Estize Kingdom" Transliteration: "Ri Esutīze Ōkoku" (Japanese: リ・エスティーゼ王国) | Yasumi Mikamoto | Yukie Sugawara | July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | TBA |
| 42 | 3 | "Baharuth Empire" Transliteration: "Baharusu Teikoku" (Japanese: バハルス帝国) | Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) | TBA |
| 43 | 4 | "The Ruler of Conspiracy" Transliteration: "Bōryaku no Tōchisha" (Japanese: 謀略の統治者) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) | TBA |
| 44 | 5 | "In Pursuit of the Land of Dwarves" Transliteration: "Dowāfu no Kuni o Motomete" (Japanese: ドワーフの国を求めて) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) | TBA |
| 45 | 6 | "The Impending Crisis" Transliteration: "Semarikuru Kiki" (Japanese: 迫りくる危機) | Norikazu Ishigōoka | Yukie Sugawara | August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) | TBA |
| 46 | 7 | "Frost Dragon Lord" Transliteration: "Shimo no Ryūō" (Japanese: 霜の竜王) | Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) | TBA |
| 47 | 8 | "An Unexpected Move" Transliteration: "Keisangai no Itte" (Japanese: 計算外の一手) | Yasumi Mikamoto | Yukie Sugawara | August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | TBA |
| 48 | 9 | "Countdown to Extinction" Transliteration: "Metsubō e no Hajimari" (Japanese: 滅亡への始まり) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) | TBA |
| 49 | 10 | "The Last King" Transliteration: "Saigo no Ō" (Japanese: 最後の王) | Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06) | TBA |
| 50 | 11 | "Well-prepared Traps" Transliteration: "Harimegurasaseta Wana" (Japanese: 張り巡らされた罠) | Ryūta Kawahara | Yukie Sugawara | September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) | TBA |
| 51 | 12 | "Invasion of the Royal Capital" Transliteration: "Ōto Shinkō" (Japanese: 王都侵攻) | Norikazu Ishigōoka | Yukie Sugawara | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) | TBA |
| 52 | 13 | "The Witch of the Falling Kingdom" Transliteration: "Mekkoku no Majo" (Japanese: 滅国の魔女) | Kyōsuke Takada | Yukie Sugawara | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) | TBA |
References
- Tokyo MX listed the broadcast times as Tuesday nights at 24:30, meaning the first broadcast technically occurred on Wedn
- "Staff & Cast"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/staff_cast.html
- "On Air"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/onair.html
- "Onair|Tvアニメ「オーバーロード」オフィシャルサイト"https://web.archive.org/web/20150611100516/http://overlord-anime.com/onair.html
- Anime News Networkhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-24/overlord-anime-new-visual-july-10-premiere-revealed/.133358
- Anime News Networkhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-03/overlord-anime-gets-3rd-series/.129889
- Anime News Networkhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-06-28/overlord-iii-anime-listed-with-13-episodes/.133541
- Anime News Networkhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-13/overlord-iv-anime-3rd-promo-video-previews-theme-songs-reveals-july-5-debut/.186616
- Anime News Networkhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-08/overlord-anime-gets-4th-tv-season-new-film-project/.172557
- Media Arts Databasehttps://web.archive.org/web/20180710041312/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/19166
- "終わりと始まり"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=1
- "階層守護者"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=2
- "カルネ村の戦い"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=3
- "死の支配者"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=4
- "二人の冒険者"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=5
- "旅路"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=6
- "森の賢王"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=7
- "死を切り裂く双剣"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=8
- "漆黒の戦士"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=9
- "真祖"http://overlord-anime.com/_season1/story.html?st=10