Light novel Ongoing since 2012 16 vols.

Overlord Light Novel: Where to Continue After the Anime & Where to Read

Overlord

A light novel about the last player of an online game who ends up in another world, along with his guild's fortress, in the form of a powerful undead mage. The author has announced the story will end with two final volumes — 17 and 18; no release date has been given yet.

Volume and chapter counts as of 2026-11.

How to watch & read

Full franchise

Overlord light novel · Ongoing Animated: 14 of 16 volumes — 87%

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4 (episodes 1–7)

Season 4 (episodes 8–13)

Movie

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vol. 1vol. 16

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Season 1
TV series · 2015 vols. 1–3
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Season 2
TV series · 2018 vols. 4–6
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Season 3
TV series · 2018 vols. 7–9
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Season 4 (episodes 1–7)
TV series · 2022 vols. 10–11
Episodes 1–4 cover vol. 10, and episodes 5–7 cover vol. 11 (Dwarf Kingdom). The season skips vols. 12–13, which are adapted in the Sacred Kingdom movie.
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Season 4 (episodes 8–13)
TV series · 2022 vol. 14
The second half of Season 4 (the fall of Re-Estize) is vol. 14; story-wise, it takes place after the Sacred Kingdom movie.
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Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom
Movie · 2024 vols. 12–13 (Sacred Kingdom arc)
Season 4 adapted vols. 10, 11 and 14, and the skipped vols. 12–13 went into the movie, so after the movie and Season 4 you continue reading from vol. 15.
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vol. 15
Light novel · Ongoing up to 16 — 2 more volumes not yet animated

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Where to read legally

Yen Press EN official English translation

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Sources: shikimori.io· en.wikipedia.org· overlordmaruyama.fandom.com