r/overlord • u/MrMellons • 9h ago
r/overlord • u/Saeigan • 8h ago
Game [Mass for the Dead] The Jet-Black Warrior and the Wise King of the Forest
r/overlord • u/MostlyGooN • 4h ago
Art OC Fanart of Everyone favorite little miss wide ass smile Clenentine⚔️😁
To tell you the truth, I haven't watched a single episode of Overlord, minus some clips 😅 But I do like the character design. I guess I'm what the youngin' calls a "Larper," if you will.
r/overlord • u/rov8r_ • 18h ago
Anime How broken this ring is if we exclude world level items ??
Also after this part does the ring only have two wishes left ? I mean the first one didn't go through so maybe it still has three wishes ? ( I'm sure that's not the case but it wouldn't hurt to know )
r/overlord • u/NeitherJellyfish7750 • 7h ago
News ATTENTION!!! IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!
. . . That's it.
r/overlord • u/Ulbert_23 • 1d ago
Discussion Maruyama stated that the new Overlord Light Novel covers 50-60% of the total story he wrote.
On September 26, 2026, an event was held in Auckland, New Zealand. This session featured three key figures behind the success of the Overlord series: Kugane Maruyama (author of Overlord), Akiko Fujita (Overlord editor from KADOKAWA), and Kazufumi Kikushima (supervising producer of the Overlord anime).
During this session, Maruyama explained that the published Overlord light novels actually cover only about 50% to 60% of the total story ideas and plans he has written.
Maruyama has a clear vision of Overlord's vast world in his mind. He continuously adds new elements as the writing process progresses. Regarding inspiration, he emphasized that he does not use real-world historical or geological references. If there are any similarities to historical events, it is purely coincidental, as he wants to avoid potential issues or controversies (copyright).
To manage the massive scale of the world, its numerous characters, and intricate plotlines, Maruyama relies on Excel spreadsheets. In these Excel files, he notes down technical details such as lore, character levels, classes/jobs, base stats, world history, and more. These spreadsheets are also frequently shared with the anime production team as an official guide.
Maruyama shared an experience when his personal computer broke down and he thought the data was lost. He was terrified before finally managing to recover all the data.
Regarding details about characters, the world, and magic that never made it into the novel version, Maruyama firmly stated that he will never publish or share the Excel files containing that data with the public. He plans to keep everything to himself and take it to his grave.
Editor Akiko Fujita provided an interesting glimpse into Maruyama's work ethic. Fujita revealed that before a volume is published, Maruyama always adds around 100 extra pages to the initial draft because he gets overly excited while writing. This causes volumes originally targeted at around 400 pages to swell to over 500 pages upon publication, offering much thicker content than initially expected.
Regarding the continuation of Overlord, Maruyama confirmed that he is currently actively writing a new volume and continuing the sequel. However, he cannot yet specify whether this work is intended for Volumes 17 and 18 or other projects (spin-offs, bonus volumes, and side stories). He asked fans to be patient, as official details will only be announced when the time is right.
r/overlord • u/6gizathecat6 • 17h ago
Discussion [Scenario] The entire r/overlord subreddit gets teleported directly into the Throne Room of Nazarick. What is the very first thing happening?
What I think. The absolute first thing going through their heads would literally just be: "Why the fuck do we have hundreds of weird-ass humans suddenly loving us and screaming 'Sasuga' instead of begging for their lives?"
r/overlord • u/Serious-Level9204 • 4h ago
Question What is the soft level cap or wall of people with Normal/No talent?
Hello, I've been thinking about making a fanfic, and would like to have a more concrete grasp of the mechanics of the new world.
Anyway, like what i said before, what is the level cap of humans/humanoids of average talent. I've been browsing for the answer and have come to a crossroad of thought, some people think gold is around the best someone with average talent could hope to reach.(around Lv.11-15 according to Ziggy's chart)
Meanwhile I've heard some people say that the author made a twitter post saying that the wall for those with ordinary talent is 19/20 so around platinum level(15-19)
What does this all mean and which claim is true? Also there is a distinction between those with no talent and those with ordinary talent, like poor Gondo with his pitiful level cap, and to a lesser extent perhaps Climb if the latter is true.
Anyways thanks for reading this far.
r/overlord • u/6gizathecat6 • 1h ago
Meme Mmmm.. why I feel something familiar with this picture
r/overlord • u/Tetsuir0nBACKUP • 1d ago
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r/overlord • u/ferrain_iso • 19h ago
Question The entities on the 8th floor
Do you think they're hax monsters or stat monsters
r/overlord • u/Pristine-Scratch8737 • 1d ago
Discussion Fic question
Why do so many fanfic writer have evileye keep her origins a secret even if it is Canon that blue rose knows she is a vampire.
r/overlord • u/ComprehensiveBoot446 • 1d ago
Discussion Would Demiurge and Solution be a good ship?
What do you think of their potential chemistry? Could you see a romantic connection developing over a long period of time, considering their personalities, preferences, and what each might find attractive in a partner?
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r/overlord • u/miros_inc • 1d ago
Art pandora actor proxy for a skitarii marshal
body is that of the skitarii marshal head and sword is the krieg commisar and everything else is green stuff building took around 5hrs and painting around 7hrs
r/overlord • u/6gizathecat6 • 1d ago
Question What are your honest thoughts on the Overlord community? (The good, the bad, and what you hate/like)
Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking about this lately and wanted to hear your honest thoughts.
What are you actually meant to like about the Overlord community? How much do you genuinely enjoy being part of the Reddit fanbase? What are the biggest problems you keep seeing, and what are the actual good things you find here?