Overlord

Anime variation spinning around RPG and MMORPG themed universes can normally be an all in or all out. As a fanatic of MMORPG games, all things considered, there ought to be assumptions with the world fiction like the beasts, mechanics, story, setting, and generally execution. Where does that put Overlord? A bit over the edge? Disappointing? It's not actually like that yet Overlord is the kind of show that can be difficult to pass judgment.

The series depends on a light clever that started from a Japanese web novel. The first source has around 9 volumes albeit the variation by Madhouse studio comprises of just ... a solitary cour. (13 scenes) That normally sets off a warning with the story pacing. What's more, it is right either as the initial two or somewhere in the vicinity scenes conveys a frail load on itself.

Occurring in the online universe of Yggdrasil, we meet Momonga, a compensation man who evidently attempted to log out at the last possible moment. Things go a bit watchful and he stalls out in-game as an online symbol as a 'skeletal lich'. It likewise simply happens so the symbol is additionally an exceptionally amazing wizard. What's more is that the NPC around him additionally display their own characters as though they are alive and have psyches of their own. Basically, the story denotes its region at the Tomb of Nazarick. The initial two scenes sets up Momonga (or passing by his in-game name Ainz Ooal Gown) as somebody with monstrous forces. Presently, I disapprove of exaggerated characters and Ainz is no special case for this. The show exhibits his immunity to harm alongside tip top battling abilities, weapon set, and surprisingly a scholarly brain as the story advances. In any case, the series additionally takes a couple of various turns. Monomga actually show his human characteristics as he communicates with the NPCs he experiences. Clearly, they serve him like he is their God so it requires some investment for him to adjust. Momonga's character likewise becomes stifled and he shows shrewd conduct all through the show. Notwithstanding, I would not say that he is a presumptuous person as he is very faithful, fair, and regards his workers. As the story advances, there is an absence of feeling he creates towards death. (Given the incongruity that he, when all is said and done, is a skeleton, a representation of death)

The show can be taken to light according to alternate points of view. According to the viewpoint of a light clever peruser and variation, it's not difficult to say that the series centers a lot around Momonga. Pretty much every scene features his job, character, or generally speaking person. The relationship building and affiliations he sets up with different characters are additionally worked out in an assortment of ways. This can be seen with the enticing Albedo who is totally infatuated with him. Indeed, even among the Floor Guardians of Momonga's society, she is one of the most faithful and fanatical towards Momonga. It doesn't help that the show likewise presents adversaries, for example, Shalltear who shows sexual inclinations. The show's underlying feelings sets off this warning as it nearly ridicules itself. It additionally presents different characters that each get a smidgen of their screen time, for example, the Mare and Aura twins, steward Sebas, Cocytus, and savvy evil spirit Demiurge. Corresponding to Momonga, they all apparently show an undying adoration and regard for him; just communicated most certainly from somehow. As a bit of character driven story, this is actually a miss as the characters are unappealing from initial feelings. Just Momonga can be authentically intriguing as we need to discover his potential as a society expert and individual, in actuality. It makes us can't help thinking about what he is fit for with his new job and how these new changes can apply to his person.

The rest of the show opens up domains of conceivable outcomes. Like most MMORPG universes, Yggdrasil is by all accounts creative with scenes, societies, and beasts. The story mechanics of the series is clarified like weaponry, abilities, and beasts that display its reality. It's nothing unique when contrasted with some other MMORPG style shows. Previously, series, for example, Sword Art Online and Log Horizon likewise has dream game mechanics; yet in various design. For Overlord, it gradually does this while unwinding the fundamental course of the story. There's additionally some normal beasts you'll ordinarily discover in dreamlands like trolls, undead creatures, and even heavenly messengers. What makes Overlord stands apart somewhat more is that the show is something other than about vanquishing and endurance. I think the catchphrase is simply the title, "Master". This is on the grounds that Momonga/Ainz is really attempting to accept control over the world as the new ruler. So as it were, he needs to be a master regardless of his absence of naiveté. This is obviously displayed all through the show with his goals.

As both a person and story driven series, it will takes persistence and adjusting to become accustomed to the show. I really prescribe re-observing a few scenes to improve comprehension of the series' goals at few cases. Models, for example, Momonga's absence of regret towards death, Albedo's tacky view on people, and different beliefs makes the show engaging. It causes the NPCs to feel genuine. Also, the game mechanics like spells, weaponry, otherworldly things, and mixture making truly rejuvenates out its dream domain. There's some acceptable measure of activity also albeit genuinely unsurprising with Momonga's recently discovered abilities. Moreover, the story likewise clarifies that he isn't the main person that is important. Others he experiences and connects with, for example, the Sword of Darkness and his own fight house keepers get their extra spotlight as well. The story additionally presents adversaries with their own free pernicious aims. It shouldn't take excessively long for watchers to understand that Overlord isn't only Momonga's own show.

However, for all its inventiveness, the series experiences a lot of the over accentuation of Momonga. It centers a great deal a lot around his person while adding the craziness of his workers' adoration for him. The initial two scenes will probably be a represent the moment of truth for most watchers as the sensation of a MMORPG game feels segregated. There's additionally fanatic satire with character competitions, articulations, and by and large tone of their speculation. However, i will say the show has an assorted cast of the characters. What's more, surrendered the set for the world, it acquaints a lot of significant ones with bring the best of Momonga. Notwithstanding, be extremely mindful of the pacing of this story. The main half genuinely tests the tolerance of the watchers in spite of foretelling some future occasions and making little guarantees of progress. While it's doing the entirety of this, the parody is additionally an all in or all out with its disputably coordinated situations. What's more, ultimately, it seems like the actual variation is all the more a bother for watchers to "read the books".

Crazy house places their work into this current show's movement style. Occurring in such a dreamland, the shadings are centered around the characters as opposed to the foundation. Characters are different and enhanced particularly that makes them look extraordinary. Momonga/Ainz is clearly the one that stands apart the most with his skeletal symbol. When out and about, he appears as a dull fighter encased in a protection that makes him resemble a boss saint. What's more, that is actually a misjudged word. Among Momonga's devotees, the term 'boss' can be applied to a few characters with their plans like Albedo, Shelltear, and the fight house cleaner Nabe. There's additionally the beasts acquainted that is exemplary with most MMORPG universes. Human characters are made to look human and a large portion of them gives the impressions of themselves as travelers. As a dream experience, the show is likewise no outsider to activity and viciousness. Generally, the activity is respectable as far as dream norms. It's the kind of stuff you'll see regularly in MMORPG related games. Then again, the viciousness makes a grimmer tone. There's no oversight with the blood and even carnage like scenes during fight arrangements. Fan administration additionally exists with Albedo's part in the story. Be that as it may, what truly draws out their characters is the articulations. It has the test feel when you perceive how they respond as NPCs while showing human characteristics.

Assuming you need sound system music, then, at that point you got sound system music. In particular, the OP signature melody is a serious beat to the ears while the ED subject consistently enlivens itself with strange symbolism. The OST shows a natural dream feel as far as content. Also, for all that is worth, character voice idiosyncrasy assumes some vital parts to make their characters into life. Momonga is really one of the less perceptible characters for his voice since he sounds comparably like a human. Then again, the NPCs has an unmistakable voice with their person jobs. These voice variety goes from Albedo's enchantment, Sheltear's forcefulness, Sebas' modern character, or Nabes' devotion. Clementine likewise radiates a presence of viciousness because of her evil voice tone that convinces watchers to perceive how far she will go with her arrangements. In spite of the enormous cast of characters, a strength of the show comes from the voices.

Eventually, Overlord is pretty much a refreshingly brave story about a fella caught in a skeletal symbol. It has working innovative creative mind with a beautiful cast of characters. However, with regards to story, Overlord smells like a show in light of cash. All in all, it appears to be a promotion to the primary book. Chief Naoyuki Itou puts his involvement in other dream series at work and is a bit of a hodgepodge. The variation isn't novel in one or the other pacing or has solid first effects. The actual dreamland produces a nice measure of interest with regards to its center mechanics. In any case, for a show like Overlord, it expected to hold together and bodes well. Now and again it achieves that, different occasions it doesn't. Master is a show that needs improvement so pick your toxic substance.

I don't see why so many people like this show. I was basically watching a stereotypical MMO anime that completely bored me in the first episode. Of course I was bored of it after the first 10 minutes but I wanted to finish the season in case my opinion changed. It hardly did.

Story-2: This is basically your basic stereotypical MMO anime that i've seen from previous shows. This one basically took Sword Art Online and made the characters all lame and nothing going for them. Considering there all 'NPC' players except for Momonga as far as I know. Sword Art Online had much more spirit ... and all the characters were real people trapped in a game. This one just doesn't have me give a crap about the characters.

Art-8: I will give them credit for the art though. It's not totally special, but it''s something that at least kept me a little interested for one episode.

Sound-7: Same for the sound as well.

Character-1: The characters are just video game characters. Kinda took away the spirit from me.

Enjoyment-2: Couldn't enjoy something with no originality. I guess if I watched this before I watched SAO, my opinions would've been switched. I might've even liked both of them.

Overall-2

A guy becomes trapped in an MMORPG and wonders what to do with himself. He has a huge guild citadel filled with powerful gear and an army of incredibly loyal and overpowered NPCs. Momonga decides that he will spread his guild name across the land in hopes that anyone who previously knew him in the game will seek him out. Momonga is a lonely office worker so I guess he doesn't care about going home, though this is not really discussed at all.

The rules of the world are very unclear. Momonga and his castle are teleported to a new land, which is generically medieval, ... and all of the so-called NPCs just act like regular humans including Momonga's servants. There are occasional mentions of classes and skills but it isn't any different from people shouting out their ability names before attacking in any other anime. According to Momonga, some things work the same way as in his MMO, and some things don't. There are no flashbacks to Momonga playing the game in the past so we just have to take his word for it. Usually it just works as an excuse for Momonga to pull out random scrolls and spells that can do whatever he wants them to.

The show follows Momonga embarking on minor quests to gain information about the new world and get some cash. Momonga is vastly more powerful than anyone else he encounters, so everything pretty much amounts to: a villain or monster appearing, the NPCs gasping in horror, Momonga killing it with ease and then everyone being amazed. It's kind of jarring because everything is setup with suspenseful music and timing as though the event is actually supposed to be dramatic and impressive, but the audience is already fully aware that there's nothing on the line. There is absolutely zero progression on the story itself, we have no further information about why or how any of this happened in the last episode than at the start.

The cast of NPCs commanded by Momonga are well-designed and the art is of a high-quality. You will probably see a few of them that pique your interest. There isn't really any reason for them to all be demonic creatures but it does feel fresh. It would have been nice to see the story have more development for these NPCs, instead we mostly meet random new characters in the cities that Momonga travels to. The people he meets are actually interesting characters, it's just made clear that they will not be very important to the story as a whole so you become a little reluctant to invest in them.

Morals is something I wish the show would discuss a little more. Sometimes Momonga has no problems killing people, other times he becomes attached to people and is concerned for them. Sometimes he considers letting bad things happen to look better when he saves the day, and other times he talks about justice and helping others. Momonga has no idea if he is just killing NPCs or not as things are clearly not the same as his MMO world, so I would really expect him to mull more over the implications for his behaviour.

Overall the production value seems high and it can keep your interest most of the way. However I think this is because the themes grab your interest and you are holding on for some development and to see where it goes. But it doesn't go anywhere. It's literally just watching a guy stuck in a video game fuck around and do what he wants. Everyone either fears him or loves him, it does occasionally seem like an indulgent fanfiction for the author.

This anime is close to being a masterpiece if the main character didnt suck so much. If you enjoy a hypocritical character he's definitely the one for you. If he really saw them as his children he wouldve never changed the head servant to fall in love with him in the first place, when he transferred into this new world, he's basically not even the same person. This show should've never went off of a human transfer to another world, he isnt even acting like he was ever a human, it basically seems like he was just born into the world and was hated by ... the world. The side characters make this show tbh, they are actually fighting for a reason, they have some funny personalities, but the main isnt funny and is very dull. He has no reason for what he's doing except that he's just a undead skeleton thats just bored. I can understand why people like this, I have no complaints about the art, the scenes are actually very solid, I enjoy the side characters. The storyline is okay (i like the fact that its a guild that gets transferred) but like i said before he has no real goals and hes not even trying to really build the guild up cause he just wants to just kill everyone, which is why i dont understand how this show why he was made a human, unless he was like jack the ripper, just a crazy guy just looking to kill people (he's super smart and powerful but thats all hes got going for him). So basically i recommend it if you are okay with a super hypocritical character that is super powerful and pretty good side characters. Tbh most of the side characters in this anime can get their own anime and it would probably end up being better (not talking about the side characters in the guild, mean the ones that he ends up meeting along the way). If your not then stay away from this anime.

Just didn't have enough of anything it tried to do for me to keep watching. It tried fan-service, but it was minimal. The story was uninteresting and going nowhere fast; akin to SAO but it doesn't make you care for the main character because even the main character didn't care about the main character before he became overpowered.

That's where the show fails again: the main character being overpowered. 2 shows that have handled this well are One Punch Man, and Dragon Ball.

In Dragon Ball, Goku is always the most powerful, until he's not. His strength is constantly being tested by his opponents and through that ... you get to see progression in his own strength, and the hero overcoming adversity.

In One Punch Man, Saitama is always the most powerful and that's established pretty quickly, much like Overlord. Saitama's power, much like Ainz, is never fully defined, and furthermore, never capped. The place where these two shows differ, is that Saitama is constantly fighting enemies that look like they could one-shot the whole earth, meanwhile, he looks like he's supposed to be working at subway. In Overlord, Ainz looks OP, and acts OP.

In short:
Goku looks OP, doesn't act OP. (in a sense of being humble)
Saitama looks weak af, and acts weak af. (in a sense of being humble)
Ainz looks OP, and acts OP.

That's where you fail as a show when you write an OP character. Goku, Saitama, Naruto, and Deku are all fun to watch because they could topple a skyscraper with the flick of a finger, BUT they never act so full of themselves because of it. We get to see these characters coming from a place of weakness and dissatisfaction with their current power; a yearning to get stronger that constantly drives them to improve themselves.

Therefore, when you write a character wherein the first 3-5 episodes they basically turn on God mode, it becomes about as fun to watch as... actually turning on God mode in a video game. Great for the first 30 minutes; extremely boring afterwards.

What compels me to keep watching Overlord if Ainz is already top tier, owns a castle, and has 2 of the FINEST bitches in the whole show? It's like watching My Hero Academia but Deku's already mastered his quirk, has the whole female cast sucking him, somehow bought the school, and became the #1 hero. Like yeah, it's fun for 3 episodes, until you're like "good for you dude" and move on with your life. I don't need a nigga flexing in my face 24/7. There's a reason the creator of One Punch Man made him live in a 1 bedroom apartment.

TL;DR: If a character has everything he needs, and can get what he wants without the slightest of struggles, it might be fun to watch in some cases, but it's rarely compelling in most. Where's the fun in starting a show at the end?

The anime tells the tale of what becomes of the last remaining player of Yggdrasil, the hugely popular Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (“DMMORPG”), after the game serves shut down. The last player, Momonga, was the guild leader of Ainz Ooal Gown, one of the strongest guilds within the game, which consisted of 41 members. Upon the cessation of the Yggdrasil, Momonga finds himself still trapped within the game, unable to utilise the normal player functions to contact other players or quit the game. Thus, he takes on the name Ainz Ooal Gown as a message to other Yggdrasil players, who may be ... stuck in game like him, and begins to explore the new world that he is trapped in.

Overlord shares many similarities with other anime, such as Sword Art Online, wherein a player becomes trapped within a game and must work to solve the mystery behind their imprisonment. The anime’s plot is interesting and relies heavily on the characterisation of Ainz Ooal Gown (“Lord Ainz”), who is portrayed as the supreme overlord with unparalleled power and strength. Due to his immense power, there is some similarity between Lord Ainz and Saitama from the anime, One Punch Man, who also was ridiculously powerful that no one stood a chance to defeat him.

Despite being a supreme overlord who is incredibly impressive, his mere presence commanding power and respect at every turn, Lord Ainz is likeable and illustrates his love and compassion for his guardians and servants, along with a kindness that one would not expect from such a powerful being. It is both amusing and eye-opening, the way his guardians and servants pledge to remain loyal to him to the bitter end and long to be in his company. The odd ‘love’ one of his guardians has for him makes for some humorous and oftentimes uncomfortable moments.

Along with characteristics which portray ultimate power, Lord Ainz’s appearance also speaks volumes of his abilities. With such a bold and domineering presence, it’s no wonder that he was chosen to be the supreme overlord of the guild. It’s also no surprise that his guardians and servants all fawn over him, desperate to serve their great and powerful master.

While similar to Sword Art Online, watching the anime did bring about a longing to jump into games like World of Warcraft or The Witcher, having been hyped up via the anime. Thankfully, each episode ends brilliantly, leaving us wanting more from the story and desperate to know the truth about why Lord Ainz became trapped.

The battle scenes are incredible, with brilliant sword fights and magic duels, which are followed by epic music. Watching Lord Ainz use his abilities to defeat those who we believe might be stronger than him is enchanting and magnificent. It’s extremely satisfying to be kept in suspense right to the very end, which is exactly how Overlord progresses.

Visually, Overlord is filled with bright colours, brilliant animations and an in-game scenery that leaves much to be desired. The various armour and attire worn by Lord Ainz is magnificent, as are that of his guardians. It is slightly peculiar though that the Dark Elf siblings are depicted as cross-dressers, though this is no way a judgement of any kind. Rather, it was simply unexpected and was confusing initially to uncover which one was female and which male. That being said, both were undeniably adorable yet over-powered in their own right.

The soundtrack was as epic as the series itself, with dark undertones that set the mood of the anime. However, despite the catchy soundtrack and incredible music, it was disappointing that this music drowned out much of the dialogue of the anime, which made certain crucial moments inaudible.

After all, Overlord is a good watch, especially for fans of the isekai and action genre.

Much like Sword Art Online, Overlord is about Momonga, who gets stuck in a game. He is a top-player whose fellow guild mates had moved on with their lives and stopped playing. Somehow, in his lonesome, he inherits the guild along with its NPCs, when the MMORPG suddenly became real life. He is seen as a supreme being by the NPCs, but is unknown by all other people in the land.

This main character, however, isn't concerned at all about being trapped online, but is more interested in seeing if there are others from the game and world domination. So Momonga goes around to find ... out more about the land he and his guild of NPCs were thrown into. Not sure if it's because they're NPCs, but they have no personalities and are limited to just side quirks and worshiping Momonga. They follow him everywhere and are super strong, stronger than everything they face.

A problem with these fantasy/supernatural-type anime is that, as one of the supposedly powerful yet forgettable characters (apparently the Warrior Captain) put it, "Anything goes with magic." I guess effort was put on thinking of all these random spell names, but there's no basis to it nor progression, story writers can just do whatever they want and call them "impossible magic." Let's not even start with the seemingly unlimited items Momonga has and his ridiculous skills.

At the end of the day, there was no need for the whole "we came from a game" sham. The plot - or lack thereof - has nothing to do with that. The whole game thing was an excuse to give them crazy abilities. They are just a bunch of baselessly powerful beings doing whatever they want for Momonga because they can. Even the attempt at a plot twist at the end, (will leave details out as not to spoil) didn't really matter because surprise, our guy is omnipotent.

This is the typical power-fantasy isekai, with Ainz being the lead undead skeleton here, with untold magical power and a whole hoard of creatures who are absolutely obsessed with and worship him. There's minimal worldbuilding, and this is more just displays of his power as he goes about his yet undefined plans. It didn't really stand out from other isekais, and the characters were kind of subpar and I wasn't particularly drawn to any of them. This wasn't terrible by any means and I can get behind a good power fantasy as much as the next person, but i just found this lacking and I ... wanted more from the world and the characters. Hopefully we get that in future seasons.

STORY
The origins and background are extremely sloppy. A lot of details are left unexplained. Another RPG game-based anime. Would have been better if the world is real. It seems the player of the game is trapped. The servers didn't shut down the game but transported them somewhere else. The character does not seem to have logged off his account since then so it does not make any sense at all. In other words, I'll reiterate how the background of the story remained sloppy and unexplained. However, the flow is alright and makes it watchable after a few episodes.

ART
Nothing special. Generic art with a lot of ... flashy animations.

SOUND
SFX is good, although generic. However, the opening theme is good and resembles the Parasyte OP song. It complements the characters and the story.

CHARACTER
Good and somewhat memorable. A strong character figure that possesses kindness and wisdom. The feeling of Guts from Berserk resonates from the character. Although uses high levels of magic instead of brute strength. The main character also falls under a heroic villain category, at least there were hints in the last episode. Other than that, the rest of the characters are bland, and not memorable.

ENJOYMENT
The first few episodes were boring and horrible. But the storytelling improved thereafter. Cliffhangers were properly executed which kept me watching at some point.

SUMMARY

Story: 3
Art: 5
Sound: 7
Character: 6
Enjoyment: 6

Overall, generic, sloppy, and could have been better. It is still watchable and the story will keep you somewhat curious if you can get over the fact that the beginning is sloppy.

This was disappointing. The anime starts with interesting premise, but fails to deliver anything interesting, and doesn't live to its full potential.

The interesting premise is: Imagine "isekai" (transported to another world) anime, where you end up in fantasy world as a .... LICH with a knack for world domination. A dark undead necromancer wizard with tendency towards world domination. Sounds cool, right? It should be awesome, right? right? WRONG.

Most of the time the anime plays with large number of unrelated topics, and ultimately just scraps many of them, forgetting that certain events happened at all.

In the end I think it'll be mostly interesting to ... MMO crowd, because it preyty much talks about player remembering past glory days of his favorite guild and trying to protect the guild hall.

Detailed breakdown is below:
Story:
Story is not good. It is drawn out, feels like it could've been compressed in 6 episodes or less. It ultimately fails to get to any point, and the world is not very interesting by itself. Basically, the anime fails to decide whether the anime world is real or some sort of virtual reality, which ultimately makes the anime less believable. We can have dramatic event at one spot, and then people talking about "NPCs" and "Greater Beings" (i.e. players) in another.

So, it is not good. There was a huge potential regarding malevolent lich character, but it is never realized. Many topics and important events are outright forgotten, that includes whole arcs of the story. There's also sever dissonance in tone of different scenes. Some are relatively light, whil in other scenes heads start flying.

Art:
Average, and sometimes bad. The characters are drawn decently, however, the anime uses very noticeable CG graphics, especially in mass scenes. Those graphics ultimately ruin visuals of the first episode. So, decent, but CG is not good, and ultimately there's nothing to look at.

Sound:
Doesn't really stand out. It is there, but it is not memorable.

Characters:
Majority of characters are cardbord cutouts, and anime doesn't seem to care about any of them. They don't really develop anywhere, and are more like plot devices.

Enjoyment:
I think I wouldn't have lost much if I skipped it completely. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either.

Overall:
Might be worth checking out if you're a fan of MMO, and maybe for the first 2 episodes, which are darker. In all honesty, there are better Isekai anime worth watching.

A short review-- No spoilers

In a Nutshell--An entertaining anime that satisfies your "Bad Ass" character cravings, yet suffers from a plot line that doesn't seem to go anywhere.

Story: 3 This is really disappointing because the anime hints at what COULD be a very interesting plot however, it falls on it's face as you're left with no sense of "direction". The result is you end up "just going along" with the mini-stories constantly waiting for something huge to happen. I felt that the story finally picked up around the final episodes when it was already too late...

Art/Sound: 7 Both the art and sound seemed to fit ... my idea of what an MMO should be. The MC constantly looks like a badass, which is fitting for someone who is supposed to be one of the best players in the game. The other characters also looked nice and were easily distinguishable.

Characters: 8 Unlike Kirito from SAO, the Overlord aka Momonga, feels like what a seasoned guild master should be. Where Kirito is some kid who can just jump into an MMO and automatically be amazing at everything for NO REASON, our MC is a BADASS because he clearly has spent many many hours with his friends mastering the game in which he is trapped. Because of this, his arrogance is not only acceptable, but WELCOME. I would act the same way if I was thrust into a game where I was the most OP being. The rest of the characters complement each other nicely as well. The voice acting was really well done and draw you into an otherwise boring story.

Enjoyment: 7 This was a hard one to rate. I really enjoyed the "bad ass" characters and very solid voice acting. The fight scenes were entertaining and always kept me wondering about the true potential of MC's powers. The downside to this anime is that the story seems erratic and the pacing suffers as well due to there only being 13 episodes.

Overall: 6 This anime gets a 6 which is disappointing because it seemed so promising. The pacing and the shortness of the series costs this anime big time. Otherwise, I really enjoyed watching our badass MC in action against various foes.

Pros:
- Good action scenes
- Strong character design
- Great voice acting
- Barely any fanservice

Cons
- Plot has pacing issues and doesn't go anywhere until the end
- Series is too short for this type of anime

**A few things before i get started; I have never read the manga so this will be solely based on the content of the show that I experienced, I personally really enjoyed this show a lot (partially because the whole idea of being sucked into a video game world that turns out to be real has intrigued me since sword art online. I understand the premise doesn't make much sense but I think that in fantasy you do have some of these liberties so with that out of the way lets get into it.**

Also! a 5/10 overall is an average score . I understand ... sometimes people will see the score and it will put them off. just read the review and try to understand my reasoning. we can always disagree and I enjoy debate. we all love this art form and I am not trying to trash a story you love, believe me i enjoyed it too. I'm just trying to review it objectively as a piece of art, all of this is subjective but i try to use as much grounded knowledge of storytelling as possible to come to my scores.

**STORY( 4/10 DECENT ) _____________________________________________

So just gonna say the story is decent at best. It does switch things up and you see through the perspective of the "bad guy" There are plot holes and you have to really suspend your disbelief ( world is not super consistent and a lot of the factions motives are very strange) There are some shining moments in the story for me. When Ainz does things that I wouldn't expect and for a moment I don't see him as an undead overlord but more of a misunderstood king. The internal conflict of Ainz does add some decent comedic relief because the whole show he is putting on a complete show. He is really a nerdy nobody who just happened to be here, so it makes for some good self deprecating comedy as he struggles with the fact that his comrades may find out he is a fraud. as the show goes on he really grows into his role as Ainz i will admit and it is nice to behold. With all that being said, the character isn't enough to carry the story and it really meanders and struggles to decide what it wants to do. I still enjoyed it , but i cant say it was better than decent as a far as story structures go for these types of MMO anime. It the formula up a little but not enough to be a masterpiece.
____________________________________________________________________


**ART STYLE ( 6/10 FAIR)______________________________________________

This anime was released in 2015 and the animation and art style is definitely showing its age , but it still is not a bad art direction. The main character is designed very well and the aura that he puts off is exactly what is expected of the ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. The Floor Guardians ( Ainz's [main character] minions basically) all have amazing art designs and look phenomenal. all in all the art style is fair but not phenomenal. You wont find yourself think that anything is out of place but I don't think it surpasses a 6/10.
____________________________________________________________________



**SOUND ( 7/10 )_____________________________________________________

So I thought the soundtrack and voice acting was good but not great or outstanding. There were quiet a few songs that i still listen to today. I will go into my top 3 and kind of explain the soundtrack as a whole to the best of my abilities.
My favorite song is "オーバーロード 死の支配者 Overlord Ruler Of Death" Very low and orchestral accompanied with angelic choir voices that sound really amazing. My second favorite song is " 至高の四十一人 The 41st Supreme Being" It comes in with an acoustic guitar and it is played very well. This track is almost somber. Which make sense considering as far as we know Ainz is the last supreme being left in the world he inhabits. This is a beautiful song and still brings a tear to my eye. My third favorite song is "至高の御方に忠誠の儀を Oath Of Loyalty To The Supreme Being" This one is kind of similar to the First song I listed but instead has female orchestral/ choir voices. They instruments accompany the vocals perfectly, the song also has a few beat and sound switch ups that are cool and the piano work in the song is pretty spot on. overall a great soundtrack that fits the show perfectly. I could go into more but if you want to listen to the whole soundtrack yourself then here is the link. https://soundcloud.com/fatmanshan/sets/overlord-anime-ost-2015
____________________________________________________________________


**Character (6/10)____________________________________________________


The characters in the show are one of the better parts of the show. The crutch that this show leans on is the main character Ainz Ooal Gown (formerly Momonga). You opinion of the character development as a whole will likely depend on whether you like him or not. Most of the other character in the tomb are not super detailed and mostly just worship and love Ainz and do anything he asks. They view themselves as tools of Ainz and that does change throughout the show. There is a small love interest but Ainz never entertains the guardian that makes passes at him. Later in the series you will be introduced to a few more characters that are at least moderately comparable but overall Ainz is the star. I know you may think this sounds like some kind of power fantasy for the male psyche but looking at the character of Ainz...he views leadership the way it should be viewed, which is as a responsibility to those before him and to those he rules. He is not on a power trip and is just making the best of what he has, he is the last supreme one and the ruler of Nazarick. He never treats his guardians or anyone in his circle as less than and always listens to their advice for the most part. Ainz is a good character but I cant give the show more than a 6/10 because most of the other characters are just kind of mediocre at best.
____________________________________________________________________


**Enjoyment (8/10) ___________________________________________________


This will likely be the most biased section of the review because i really enjoyed this show. As much as a lot of people really hate these type of anime ( sucked into a game) and think its played out , i really think that overlord was a gem for its time and it explores a different perspective than the normal "I'm an invincible hero " trope that most of these type of anime adopt as their shows go on. I was sad when it was over and wanted another season. I think overall this is definitely a classic and while it could have been done much better i think that is function very well on its own. definitely worth a try at least.

I just finished this season for the second time today, hoping to catch up to the fourth one currently airing.

I gotta say, this aged badly. The anime doesn't seem to hold a candle to the novel, or to be more precise the memories i have of it.

The 2nd and 3rd episodes are particularly cringy. The rest is fine tho.

This anime has several problems which stem mainly in the lack of budget and the constraints of episodic format. Everything is said too fast, there's no real breather. The powerful moments, the introspection, everything is unnatural as a result. I'm glad i already knew the story because ... several great moments are kinda ruined in this anime because of this weird pace.

I guess the same anime, done with more budget would have been done in 15 or 16 episodes instead of 13. Maybe a 26 episodes in two courts as is the trend these days.

So am i recommending this anime? Yes, try it. Get past the first few episodes and it get better.
The strenght of this story, which is pretty generic otherwise, lie in the worldbuilding and the drama.
Something you can only judge fairy after a while.

I'm going to test the second season, which expand significantly on it as far i remember.

Here is a straight to the point review. Expect minor spoilers. <<<

If you are reading this or currently being introduced to this anime, you are most likely already familiar with the over-saturated genre of mmo-animes. The generic, "main-character gets transported into their reality mmo." Overlord follows this cliche, but unfortunately, the differences between Overlord and others such as SAO, Log Horizon, and many others to name, is up to season 3 there is no almost little to no character development within the main cast of characters. The plot develops very little over time. It seems the writers of this anime/manga were more interested in showing ... off the protagonist's powers, and capabilities than developing the story with potential challenges. As you'll read other reviews, this anime offers no benefits other than watching a OP protagonist (Ainz Ooal Gonz) destroy everything in his path.

Watch at our own description, knowing you will gain no satisfaction other than the amazing art and great display of characters.

OVERLORD
*CONTAIN SPOILER*

STORY- the story was fine but with having more villain in during this plot was fine but Ainz Ooal and his minion was bit okay but the story was just going through adventure and some isekai fantasy where player get stuck into games when NPC move it around where they can speak inside games where there have to completed quest or something it like a JMMPG games of this anime but story was just fine it more but about Ainz ooal getting stronger of this story.

ART- well art was good and some amazing of this anime.,

SOUND- Ending was catchy and it lot ... of focus about Albedo art style gorgeous.

CHARACTER- Albedo look beautiful and Ainz ooal was pretty interesting and other character like was pretty look dope.

OVERALL- 6/10 there is some good in anime but it need to be more hype especially ending song was epic.

[This review is spoiler free!] TL;DR: Overlord Season 1 is mediocre at best. Save for the nice animation and opening/ending, there is nothing that sets this anime apart from the other big titles of the genre. It's a good pick if you are already interested in the isekai genre.

If you are an average consumer of the isekai genre, Overlord is nothing to write home about. The most unique aspect of the story is that the MC, Aniz, is a chaotic good anti-hero. Although he has a lack of empathy for humans, he cares for those around him and will often go to the extremes for ... them.

Aniz is genius smart when he needs to be, and amazingly stupid otherwise. In typical Isekai fashion, he can big-brain his way out of almost any combat situation. He's a wizard that can only equip magic? Ohoho, not anymore! He wields a sword now!

Overlord lacks a lot of things. Although there is decent world design, Aniz's skill aren't bounded to any type of logic. The term "isekai" is simply pretty way of saying this story lacks any depth behind the concept of it's characters. Throughout season one, not a single character get any worthwhile character development. Instead, they are mindlessly loyal to him [Aniz] because that's just the way they were programmed.

I think season one can be described as extremely lackluster, however it provides just enough to keep you interested in the potentially watching the future seasons. At the time of writing my review, I have not watched any of seasons, and my review is purely with the first season in mind.

The nice, fluid animation and the well-budgeted opening and ending songs are enough to carry the show alone. Besides that, there is nothing particularly outstanding about Overlord. It gets 5 all across the board, save for an 8 in art and a 6 in sound. This is your standard isekai anime, no more; no less.

I hope that in the future seasons Overlord will be able to set itself apart in the anime scene for me. If you already find yourself watching isekai shows and enjoying theme, you will most likely enjoy this one too.

While the anime might not be a standout, it has enough appeal to retain your interest. One distinctive aspect is its departure from the typical isekai narrative, offering a unique story. The main character's unconventional role as not exactly a protagonist, but perhaps leaning towards an antagonist, adds an intriguing dynamic. There's a hope that the anime could improve as it progresses, maintaining your engagement. Even if it remains at its current level, you're inclined to continue and explore what unfolds in seasons 2, 3, and 4. The potential for character development or plot twists could elevate the overall experience.

its essentially SAO, but watchable, it has the same premise, a person trapped in a video game, though the race change to skeleton was a decent twist, however, i thought a lot of the main characters were kinda one note or bland, and the few i really liked didn't get much screen time.
the CGI is horrible, all i can say is to try and ignore it until it goes away, aside from that it looks like every other light novel adaption, nice, but nothing special.
The major flaw was that the plot would meander at times, and made me want to skip chunk of, or ... even entire episodes at a time.

Story (7/10) - Just by reading the synopsis, most people would already make a comparison of this anime to Sword Art Online. You wouldn't be wrong to do so, but that's about where the similarities end. Having to adapt to a new world is not easy, but it's made a little easier when your role is the maxed-out avatar you created.

Art (8/10) - Very detailed; vivid colors for a beautiful world.

Sound (7/10) - Nice songs accompanied by nice visuals.

Character (5/10) - There isn't much here. It's what you'd expect from having devoted NPC servants. Each has their own personalities...

Enjoyment (7/10) - This was pretty good. ... I liked how the main character didn't overly react to suddenly being trapped, and his quick adjustment to accept the situation and try to roll with it.

Overall (6.8/ 10) - Similar to SAO, but not the same. Somewhat confusing magic system, and overpowered-scenarios are thrown everywhere. Not a bad series, and I can't wait to see what's next.

Sit down kids, I'll tell you the tale of "Overlord", also known as "I've wasted 6 hours watching this shit but I don't feel nor good nor bad about it."

I'm not going to write a long review, it's not worth, really. Simply put: Overlord has an amazing premise. A really cool looking, overpowered, lich lord, with all the power in the world, ready to explore and very possibly conquer a completely new world, with his overpowered followers? FUCK, looks great. And for the first episodes after the first two (they acted as a setup) it was! Ainz (Or Momon, however ya wanna call him), really ... gave the impression of the overpowered, godtier guy and it was done well, giving me a boner whenever he showed how great his power was.
But then...eh.
I started to realize, episode by episode, how the anime is overall bland: the protagonist (again, he is probably the most powerful being in the world and he knows that), spends his time being the insecure idiot-smartass that he is, """exploring""" his new surroundings and defending himself from fucking worms that can't hurt him anyway (why he is even worried about them?) while his followers, who are all bland characters with no interesting personality, do stuff for him. The premise of this godtier being destroying and conquering everything is soon gone by episode 6, and falls even more as the writer puts some bullshit to make stuff more spicy ("OH MY GOD X IS BEING MIND CONTROLLED BY SOMEBODY FOR NO REASON AT ALL I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT IT AND I SPEND TWO EPISODES FIGHTING X ALTHOUGH THE FIGHT COULD'VE ENDED IN THREE SECONDS WOW"). To top it off, there are even more useless characters and at the end of the anime the protagonist walks out of a tavern saying some bullshit like "GUYS GET READY OMG DIS GON BE BIG" to characters that we don't know just to hype us up. Well, I'm not hyped. I'm disgusted that a character that looked like he was going to be GREAT ended up being meh. And that's the worst kind of disappointment: I couldn't see the bullshit at first, and ended up wasting precious time on it because of this cool looking skeleton guy.

Sigh.

6/10 and I'm being generous.