Overlord III

You know what? Sometimes it is fun to route for the bad guy. Sometimes you are drawn to the villains of a story by their overwhelming power, how cunning and intelligent they are, or their unquestionable charisma. A good villain always leaves a mark during and after the story is finished. So what happens when you take those villains and make them the protagonist of their own stories? Well you get shows like Overlord. A series that has had three seasons now when we thought it was a one and done series. But nope, Madhouse has stuck to this series with another season. And now ... Overlord, in my opinion, is taking its stride.

Why do I say that? Well I'm about to tell you. Sit back, relax and make sure you demand SILENCE! while you are reading this review as I present to you the anime review for Overlord, Season 3. Let begin shall we.



Story: 8.5/10

So Ains Ooal Gown (or Momonga, or Momon or Papa Bone Daddy, whatever you want to call him) has now established Nazerick in the world they they still have no idea how they got there. Now that he has established Nazerick, his next course of action is to take over the world as is power and presence must be known across all of the kingdoms and countries. Or at least that what Demiurge believes and Ains is just rolling with it. In order to maintain control of Nazerick and his subjects, he must essentially go along with it although he never planned it in the first place and confront the nearby kingdoms in order to rule the world.

Once again the show is separated into two story arcs where each arc follows different characters and how they are tied to Ains' plans and objectives. The first arc follows the village that Ains saved back in season one and how they are progressing. The second arc follows the actions of the Empire, a faction that was teased at the end of season two, and how they are tied to Ains progression of ruling the world. Now world building is once again, focused in Overlord and it is one of its biggest strengths. It doesn't just focus on the inhabitants of Nazerick but the people outside it. It helps give depth to this world and its characters. You get invested into these characters to the point where once they interact with Ains Ooal Gown, you hope that they make it out okay.

Speaking of which, the polarity of who to route for in this show has taken full swing in this show. While season two also did this, season three is where I think it now has more weight. As the escalation grows in this show, you hope that some of the world's core characters make it out unscathed, especially when they confront Ains or his subordinates. You want to route for Ains because he his the main protagonist and the character we get invested into the most, but you still want to route for the "good guys" because they are developed enough to get invested into them. Sometimes that is the case. Sometimes it is not. This just shows you how defined the world is and how putting investment into it helps flesh it out.


Characters: 8.5/10

This season really does give us more insight into the mind of Ains Ooal Gown as it shows that he is just going along with the ride. Like I said earlier, Demiurge believes that Ains is now planning to take over the world whereas Ains didn't think on doing that. Now that the other floor guardians believe that, he essentially must do what they believe he will do in order to maintain control of Nazerick. He is portrayed as always being 3 or 4 steps ahead but in reality, he is just making it up as he goes along. He also has to practice his lines and poses in his spare time in order to maintain his image. It's a nice reminder that he isn't some all knowing, all seeing Overlord, but rather a simple, human businessman who was invested into an MMORPG pretending to be an evil Overlord.

Of course that doesn't mean he doesn't do it well because when he requires to do some evil deeds, he will do them without remorse. This season just reminds you that Ains is indeed a straight up villain. The previous two seasons sort of portrays Ains as both being good and bad. While he did some evil things, he also did some good things as well (Mainly when he is under the disguise of Momon). BUT NOPE. This series pretty much gives you a solid reminder that Ains is indeed the main evil that puts all other evils to shame. This season is by far the darkest season we've had because the actions that Ains took in this series are just pure villainy. Word of advice, if you ever threaten Nazerick, dig a grave. Then immediately fill up that grave because your body isn't coming back. Then stick a bunch of red flags into your head as you skip ever so gracefully into Nazerick to never be seen again as you will be remembered as the idiot who went into Nazerick looking like a t**t.

As for the characters that were focused on in the arcs, we have two to talk about. First there is Enri Emmot, a member of the village that Ains saved personally and Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix (we will just call him Jircniv), the ruler of the aforementioned Empire who is always at war with the kingdom from the second season.

So Enri is the main vessel from where we see how the village has progressed since season one. She is somewhat the figurehead of the village as she also the leader of a platoon of goblins that were summoned to protect the village. We see her over the course of the season take more responsibility as she it put into situations where she requires a level head and figure out the best course of action. She is essentially the kind and courageous person you would see take charge as the lead character, unaware that she is serving Papa Bone Daddy who is completely evil. But the problem I find with her is that I don't see nothing more than just a vessel used to show the progression of the village in the show's world building. I don't get invested into her as much than say Zaryusu Sasha from season two because his motives were defined enough for me to get invested into him. For Enri, everything develops around her, rather than she is the main person involved. However, there is good use of foreshadowing where she will have to take center stage and have situations that involve around her in the future.

As for Jircniv, he is a good case of how looks can be deceiving. First impressions might describe him as a pompous a***ole who doesn't give a s**t. But actually, he is not that. He is cunning as he needs to think what is best for his Empire and plans out what the best course of action is that will benefit him and his Empire and to make sure it does not crumble, mainly when confronting Nazerick and Ains Ooal Gown. While he gets less screen-time than Enri. He is the kind of character that you can get invested in because you know definitely, he is going to play a big part in the future.

That's not to say other characters in this show do not get defined enough. From the workers who raid Nazerick to the goblins who protect the village to more established characters like Gazef Stronoff and Nfirea Bareare. Each character is defined enough to get invested into and to look forward to see what happens next for them. Not all of them are hits but the majority of the cast is enjoyable to watch.


Animation: 5/10

I think that I should come to expect that the animation quality isn't going to change for the better. So the animation will always be stuck on good but not great. However, I have also noticed that this season has increased the use of CGI animation and yeah, it does not look good. It just lacks detail and polish as it loses some of the impact of some scenes in the anime. Anyone that has watched episode 12 will pretty much agree with that statement. Trust me, you will notice it when the quality of the CGI animation gets bad. What I don't get is that it uses both CGI and hand drawn animation on the same models and likes to switch between them. Why Madhouse won't stick to one type is beyond me. Probably for budget reasons but that just feels like a sorry excuse of not allocating resources properly. While it does make sense for some character models like the Death Knights since they are larger than the average human, it just looks bad for other character models like the goblin and human soldiers.


Sound: 8/10

Once again, the same soundtrack returns to Overlord III with haunting instrumentals and bombastic choir vocals. It is the soundtrack that can only be associated with a bad-ass, freaking Overlord. But my problem is a lack of notable new soundtracks (if there were any). The ones that I remember are the ones that we are already established with, which is quite a shame. It is not bad as the OST overall is still good but lets get some new stuff in here shall we? Before we start looping in circles.

The opening is something different and yet familiar at the same time. This time, MYTH&ROID swap with OxT to do the opening and my word, did MYTH&ROID and Tom-H@ck do a good job on the opening. The opening, "Voracity," is much better choreographed than the previous two openings and is the most visually impressive out the three openings. The instrumentals as well are much better with them sounding much more heavy than the previous two but still sounding like an Overlord opening. This is also backed up with the lyrics being catchy as hell and able to stop and start without it feeling tedious. This all culminates to being the best Overlord opening out of the 3 IMO and one I have listened to countless times.

I've never appreciated Overlord's ending sequences till now because this one was an enjoyable ending sequence. OxT did the ending sequence this time with a more slower piece of work than their openings but still using heavy, electrical instruments to match the instrumentals with the opening. But what really stole the show were the illustrations used in the ending as they looked gorgeous; somewhat reminiscing the art style of the Light Novel's. I'll have to make sure not to skip these from now on if they keep up this quality.


Conclusion:

So what did I mean when I said Overlord is taking its stride? Well what I meant by that was where we are in the story and how established its world and characters are, Overlord is now going full steam ahead with its trajectory and it doesn't look like its planning to stop until it reaches its destination. While its animation quality has taken a dip and the OST is now starting to go in a loop. Its heart and soul will always be its world and characters because that is what it does best. We always look into the world and its inhabitants and get attached to them before Ains and co. swoop in and probably take over their lives. It is kind of funny how this show has gone from finding out where they are and if there are other players there as well to watching a powerful Overlord start to take over the world.

If you were not a fan on how Overlord II was structured and how the attention was always driven away from Ains, then this season won't change your mind as it is pretty much more of the same. If you were a fan like I was, then you should be happy. I would imagine Madhouse would want to see this anime through since it is popular enough to have three seasons already. And you know what Madhouse? I will still continue to watch Overlord and bow down to THE GREAT SORCERER KING, AINS OOAL GOWN!!!



My Personal Enjoyment: 9.5/10

Overall score: 7.9/10 Recommendation: Watch it (If you haven't already.)

There are four major aspects of Overlord that make it appealing.

1) Protagonists are villains.
2) Protagonists are ridiculously overpowered.
3) Protagonists are non-human.
4) Solid world building. Works well as a hi-fantasy series.

These points summarize Overlord well, and if you find them appealing then this series is just for you. Tired of goody two- shoe protagonists who are holier-than-thou with no moral faults? Overlord’s protagonists are nonhuman and villains. Have you had enough of linear progression in storytelling, where the protagonist overcomes progressively stronger antagonists, almost conveniently? Overlord’s protagonist and his minions and the minions of his minions are overpowered compared to the vast majority of everything else in ... the world. This is not a tale about knights in shining armor who save the day. This is about the strong and the weak- with heavy emphasis on the strong. No “friendship triumphs over all” speeches to be found here.

The last aspect, which does not apply nearly as much to the anime as it does to the light novels it’s based on, is it’s world building. The map is fairly large, with different countries and a large selection of recurring characters representing each country showing up periodically. They all have different traits and while I wouldn’t call most of them “deep,” the little things they do help give the world of Overlord meaning. They’re not cookie-cutter background characters that do the most predictable and straight-ahead thing. It’s showing the world is alive with many individual people pursuing their own goals. The story is basically a “MMO isekai,” but that it doesn’t go as far as others in the same genre. The MMO feature is just used to explain easily the mechanics of the world and just how powerful Ainz and his minions are. You could almost ignore that fact and the plot works just as well. In essence, this series is almost like Lord of the Rings, with the protagonists being villains.

Story: 9/10

I mentioned in the above two paragraphs the appeal of Overlord's story and characters. To date the series biggest weakness for the light novels has been pacing. Books 4, 5, 7, and 8 are the weakest entries in the currently 13 volume series, and it was primarily because of that fact. A slew of characters for books 4 and 7 in particular were introduced. Many of them weren’t interesting and most of them weren’t important to the plot beyond their respective books.

The anime does glaze over many details from the novels. This works both in its favor and to the vexation of hardcore fans. It skips over many of the details which help make the world feel so alive, while also “fixing” some of the pacing problems a few of the middle volumes in the series had. Season 2 was a good representation of this. This third season adapts volumes 7, 8, 9, so expect more of the same in that regard.

Art: 5/10

The anime’s biggest flaw. Although the CGI they use works out in it’s favor at times, particularly with some battles, at other times it can be jarring. Some animation scenes are lazy, such as the one involving Leinas face in a frame. The goblin battle in episode 11 was borderline comical. It’s unfortunate because So-bin, the illustrator for the novels, does a fantastic job. Sometimes it’s good, but there is a lot of mediocrity here as well.

Sound: 7/10

There are a couple of good soundtracks used here and some of the sound effects work well. The English dub is also respectable. Overall it’s good, even if it’s not outstanding. I still think the first season had the best OP and OST. Still good, however.

Character: 9/10

There are a lot of them, and like any series this can be both good and bad. With so many characters, it’s hard to get significant development on individual characters. When you do get good development, afterwards they may have long absences from the story when the focus shifts to other characters. On the other hand, having so many characters helps make the world feel alive, and with the wide variety, it gives everyone at least a few characters to care about.

As mentioned, this series biggest allure is its ridiculously overpowered, nonhuman villain protagonists. Yet neither are they evil for the sake of being evil. They are wholly dedicated to themselves- and if that means killing a few hundred thousand people in the process, then so be it. There’s just something so self-satisfying about seeing a protagonist like that. You don’t get to see that often enough.

I think an understated emotion for any series is that of admiration. When you admire someone, you tend to overlook their flaws. The relationship between Ainz and his subordinates is a tender one. Unsurprisingly, the light novel does a much better job than with developing it’s characters. The anime is only the general story and cuts some details from the novels.


Enjoyment: 8/10

The animation drags it down, but the story is unique and the characters are engaging enough to keep you invested. Ultimately the most satisfying things in life are the things you didn’t know you wanted until you got it. Overpowered, nonhuman, villain protagonists trying to conquer the world in a high-fantasy setting turned out to be just that. If you love Overlord and are still here for season 3, I highly recommend picking up the light novels ASAP.

Overall: 8/10

If you've watched and liked the other seasons, you're going to like this. Plain and simple





On a more serious note, Overlord III is really all of the same stuff that made the first two seasons great: good world building, a grand line of characters, a simple branching out story. The show has a sense of progression and the dynamic between Ainz and the floor guardians is enhanced even more in this season resulting (so far) in a really enjoyable experience.

Story: 10/8
I give it a biased 10 since, as a Light Novel reader, I know the significance of small details that might feel shoehorned in ... at the last second. But if I have to rate it off of what happens at the moment, I’d have to give it an 8.

Art: 8
CGI in all anime is a crime against humanity and Overlord is no exception. I totally understand how it makes a scene easier to animate and in the newer episode it’s gotten EXPONENTIALLY better, however, CGI will always be CGI.

Sound: 9
OOOOOOH THAT SOUNDTRACK!! Overlord’s soundtrack is amazing ACROSS THE BOARD. However, sometimes it kinda feels repetitive between tracks and it’s a little disheartening. But, for the most part, it’s great.

Character: 10
Characters in Overlord are more or less a MASTERPIECE. Sometimes characters feel really fleshed out, just to get one shotted in like ten seconds. (This can be considered good or bad depending on your preference)

Enjoyment: 10
It’s Overlord… what more do I have to say?

Overall: 9
Overlord is my number one Anime and Light Novel of all time. It’s also one of the best isekai of all time. But if I have to be 100% honest in terms of overall quality, they’re a couple of shows that have it beat.
Personally: 10
Realistically: 9

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I could gush over Overlord forever. But for those of you wondering about Season 3, I'm gonna assume you already know what makes Overlord a great show and dive into my thoughts about this current season.

Watch this show. Season three is showing us that this show has lots more political aspects and character building than ever before, and is starting out, in my opinion, even stronger than in Season two with the lizardmen. This show has amazing potential in its very large cast and dedicates enough time to make you care about them. You WILL be pleased with this season. Bone daddy has ... not disappointed us before, and he isn't now.


As for everything else, the art, sound (especially the opening), and the feel of the show are great as usual, and its good to be back with this series. Hop on, and get ready for a political Isekai experience done right with this upcoming third season.

This anime thus far i have been anxiously waiting a week with a alarm on my phone to catch it as soon as it airs, which is hard to find an anime that does that for me. This season of overlord has finally showed a lot of action and comedy compared to the others this is the best season so far showing

Some nice action throughout the entire show,
and much needed lore about the world of Yggdrasil

However there are some scenes with CGI But they are relatively short and easy to watch If you liked the first two seasons then Overlord III ... is a must watch, it reminds me heavily of One Punch Man but more MMO overall rating 10/10

So i like overlord a lot. The character development in these 4 episodes have been great. I feel like that's what lacked in season 2, The first few episodes were about new ''characters'' that were lizard men. We didnt really get any interactins with the supreme being i feel like.

If your looking for an isekai anime i would reccomend overlord most of the time because it's way better then most isekai anime's i have seen.

What i didnt really like about season 3 is that it's kind of getting repetitive. Ainz is trying to bullshit his way out of the questions of the supreme ... being's. We see him trying to expand his territory. It's getting kind of boring honestly.

Overlord needs to end with a bang like in the first season.

That's incredible and original anime. Significantly different from others in the same genre.

Firstly, there is no harem as such, although at first glance it may seem that there is one.

Secondly,Unlike the ordinary anime, The main character is imperturbable, self confident, calm and he makes quite rational decisions, there are no emotions inside him. Main hero is rather cruel, what is extremely unusual for protagonist heroes in anime. But even in spite of this, The Main hero have some humanity and steadfastness.

 Thirdly, in this anime there is an impressive logical and fascinating plot, that does not force you to give up watching, as there are no ... episodes that would not affect the main development of events. (Although half the episodes of the 2nd season were not very interesting)

Fourthly, the nature and the abundance of characters, the creation of conditions are helping complete immersion into the world of this anime. Such things as : the map of the world, the state, the hierarchy of society, the relationship of states and social classes, the hierarchy of magic, relationships and other things greatly done.

Fifth, the absence of a huge amount of garbage fan-service (I think there's no need to explain)

Sixth, again I repeat about the plot: it has a very unexpected outcome.

Well, in general, the list of merits can be continued, but those that I have already described have particularly hooked me.

We turn to the disadvantages:
1. The presence of the series, which take a large amount of time, but do not have a significant impact on the main plot (especially important in the second season). 2. There are some not very interesting series, that are quite boring to watch (but there are few of them).
3. The intentional protractedness of some moments in the series.
 4. Presence of predictability of some events.

Well that's all. I hope my review will help you. I really recommend watching this anime, as well as for an avid otaku (who has not watched it), as well as for new anime artists, quite INCREDIBLE and ORIGINAL anime.

I've never wrote a review before, so please excuse my lack of professionality. I try my best not to write any spoilers.

Story / 10
I absolutely love the concept of being left alone in a game and then being thrown into a quite unknown world. Overlord just did that in an extraordinary way. There are a lot of references to the past of the game which fit perfectly into context. Also the fact, that the MC is in fact THE "Overlord" is so interesting. I dont know if there is any other anime like that.

Art / 8
Except the CGI it's really good.

Sound / 9
Love ... the openings and sound effects fit well most of the time (except some monsters).

Character / 10
Every guardian represents the personality of its creator. They interact in a very unique way with eachother and everyone has a different personality. They develop alot and dont just follow the orders of Ainz. The development of Ainz's mentality is also insane.

Enjoyment / 10
Season 1 and 2 were really great but it seems, that Season 3 just did the best job in pure enjoyment. BUT it's definently not an anime where you can just sit back and relax. Following the story and watching out for details is just great. Because there are a lot of details, which play an important role in the story.

Over(all)lord uhm.. Overall / 10 (not funny?.. uhm. True.)
It may be my rose-tinted glasses for this show or my lack of "anime-experience" but it is my favorite show rightnow. You may have already knew that because of my review.

Thanks for your time and I hope this was useful in a way. :)

So many tens? But it contained so many "fillers"!

Well allow me to explain to you why I felt the urge to write a review for this as well as my reasoning behind the given score.

A lot people watching this or people that have completed season 3 will share a similar thought "so many fillers!", but first what actually is a filler? A filler is an episode that can be considered a spin-off where the episode/arc has literally no connection or impact on the actual story/plot. For example an episode dedicated to a beach event for a fan service, where the characters after the ... episode have no memories about the events that occurred nor will they ever mention it. The MC not having (much) screen time doesn't mean that the story is on halt. The story develops and the others getting screen time is extremely important for the climax.

This season has not a single filler episode, neither did the previous seasons. We have to realize that Ainz his main objective is to figure out if other human beings like him were trapped in the slightly modified version of Yggdrasil. In order to achieve this goal he has established a small building and plans to make his name known throughout the world so that other players might be able to encounter him or to figure out that they aren't alone. And together they might figure out a solution to them being trapped in a game.

Recaps aside. If you haven't watched the previous seasons then this review might be confusing. If you are into anime that are about MC being trapped in a game and absolutely dominating the game with strategic moves while not flexing then you are in for an amazing ride. This show is fairly unique. I do recommend to watch it, season 1 has great reviews. This review focuses on the audience that is already familiar with Overlord.

This season continued where season 2 left off; establishing a small village/city not only to spread his name (which his followers inclined on), but also to do research for the greater good.

Story:
In this season Ainz will even increase the size of his territory more, significantly more. After all his goal has become world domination. Having his name spread through good or evil doesn't matter, as long as it reaches other players and not npc's. That's why we have seen 2 faces from him, the Sorcerer King and Momon of the Darkness. One being the evil lord, showing no mercy to puny beings, obliberating them as he pleases. And the other being the kind adamantite warrior that tries to see the good in everything while helping fellow adventurers.
Both of these are very important in spreading his name, one will be known as an evil person and the other as a good person. At the final episode it will also be shown why Momon's presence is of essence. Even though... we can't actually say that he had planned this from the start. Because after all we know that Demiurge is an extremely clever strategist and planner.
This season shows the potential of Ainz his power as both the "hero" and the "evil" person. It also finally shows how powerful he actually is... well at least it shows what he can do with a single spell, let alone when he tried. And this is something that many fans wished to see animated.
The story progresses further in how those around Ainz help him realize his goal and partly focusses on the small village that once was protected by Ainz.

Art:
As usual the art is very pleasing. It really suits the given theme and setting. The environments are beautiful and the gore where needed is very pleasing. When something gets intense the art shows the details of the scene, making me a very happy person.

Sound:
The sound effects are superb. In combination with the art they really do know how to keep you excited throughout the whole episode, not to mention season. They even paid attention to small details such as ambient sounds and sfx of enemies when the camera was focused at a place where there was no combat, but hearing it in the background made it fairly realistic for that matter.

Character:
The character development is very neat. We learn more and see a lot more about the villagers and their capabilities as well as trust and love towards each other. All these developments aren't fillers because they are necessary for the story. Each and every single character serves an important role in the universe of Overlord. One is a genius when it comes to herbs and potions, the other in terms of magic is extremely advanced, while others are used to simply show how mighty and powerful Ainz is compared to those npc's. Plenty of them had interesting background stories making me love more characters in this show than I anticipated I would.

Enjoyment:
I don't think I need to explain this with the previous points, but I absolutely loved it. Especially when Ainz made himself more known in terms of power. There were moments that I felt sad, but that adds up in the enjoyment factor, because sadness is an emotion, while not positive it was caused in a good way by a show. And that makes it more thrilling, because you can live with the characters and imagine how easy/hard things might just be for them. This makes the show immersive and that is something that not many shows nail.

I do hope this review might've changed your opinion about season 3 of Overlord and perhaps might be just the reason to start with the series.

Story (8/10)
You know when people say, "The book is better than the movie"? Well, in this case its the same thing, except its a show. The 24 minute episode force Madhouse to have to cut out a lot of stuff making this inconsistent story. People sometimes say to read the light novel but that is just silly. Why should you need to read a whole book to just understand a show. If all parts of the story were to be in the show it would go well beyond the 24 minute mark so they have to cut some content but that sometimes just breaks the ... immersion. Not only that but the world building episodes are often long and boring. World building is necessary yes, but in this case the anime spent way too long on it and focused solely on it. It became more of a side story than anything making it feel like a filler episode.

(For anime only watchers I recommend reading Djinn's Posts in the Reddit Discussion of Overlord III episodes Just Google Overlord 3 episode # discussion and scroll down till you find his post)

Art (8/10)
For the most part, the art is great, everything looked nice and was quite beautiful, however, the CG was to say the least, unrealistic. Especially in episode 11, (Which at the time of this review, is the latest episode) the anime did a nice job of portraying the numbers of the army, but each of the models looked so bland and unrealistic, the movement was fine, but it just did not fit with the art style. Pulling me out of the immersion

Sound(10/10)
The OP and ED are phenomenal and I do like the soundtrack quite a bit. I never felt like the sound was distracting, but enhancing the overall the experience. Although I can not recall a specific time, I got chills whenever a character is overwhelmed at a sight of a huge army or absolute power.

Character(9/10)
If anything, the world building also helped shape the character building. We get a good sense of what the characters personalities are just from their design but when the show goes more in depth we see it more or see a hidden side (Such as lupus's sadistic nature).

Enjoyment(9/10)
I did enjoy the show quite a bit, from Ainz's show of power, the ironic humor, and the not so humorous death of the workers. 24 minutes of content felt like only 5 and I was always eager to watch the newest episode. If anything the part I did not enjoy was a the slow pace of the world building but that is about it.

Overall(9/10)
The combination of Characterization, Art, and sound help elevate the story and the only things holding it back is the CG and its own time constraint.

To put it bluntly: If you liked the previous 2 seasons, you'll enjoy this.
However, you must understand that this anime does have quite a bit of world building and its necessary to further enhance the story so bare with it.

Another thing to note is that this anime isnt you typical Isekai anime. The main story n all seasons are about ainz and his comrades who are NOT hero's. This is an Antihero show at heart. so if your ok with that then you'll be fine, otherwise you will be disgusted and angry at some parts so beware.

art is fantastic, madhouse did a great ... job blending typical animation with CG.

sounds is also fantastic, sound effects and voices are great.

characters are diverse and well introduced.

the story is good however with the pacing the show takes and the fact that it is only a 13ep season, it can feel rushed. IMO this should of been 26ep per season show from the beginning as the show Leaves ALOT out from the LN's.

This show is fucking amazing. The characters are believable, the soundtrack is good and the world is super detailed. Another great thing is the main character. The main character is not afraid to commit evils for the greater good unlike the majority of isekai protagonists. The world building is also amazing. However, one problem people may have with overlord is the overwhelming amount of side characters. I think these people are watching the wrong anime, Overlord is not a typical shounen. It feels so satisfying to see a character that has been built up over the course of a few episodes get slaughtered by Ainz. ... There wouldn't be any impact if they were name less mooks.

This is probably belated review. Including the trilogy of this series.
As a famous anime, Overlord growth and landed to the surface without any significant obstacles. However, I wish my review will encourage you to measure this anime and also as a motivating for those of you who haven't watch it.

Before we begin, let's put aside your experiences towards the original story of this anime (LN).

As an isekai, Overlord has a unique structuristic form inside their story. This anime successfull delivers the story with a gloom atmosphere in to a specific levels. Righteously as a King who attaches importance of his worshipers, Ainz (the main character) ... continues to walks inside the new world by cling firmly head to the important things that he deems profitable. Away from selfishness and carelessness, Ainz developed with an open considerate mind. What he always planned is not just sketching a plan to steps and traverse tomorrow, it's more structured than it. Although, in fact, Ainz's movement ideas and information are stemmed from a misunderstanding that melted into the next progression. Resulting a pattern of progression towards the plot that's further away than I expected. I love how Ainz's characters inadvertently affect the plot naturally, also when the time showed how Ainz finally made decision to choose an option. I considerer that moment as a greatful wisdom. Overlord also covers the effectiveness behind the timeline. Growed along with the main plot, the side roles are blessed with opportunities to continue supporting the storyline until it climax. Amazing, because there is no minus side that I really missuntersimate as a destroyers here.

The art style were also supportive and conducively in line with the atmosphere from the background story at certain moments. They can be very gloomy, doomie or really attractive to watch, depending on what audiences should to expected about the scheme itself. Even though some of people feels the art style a bit lacking. In my opinion, this art is quite feasible to convey the story until the phase where the every momment is clearly captured.

This anime would be suitable for those of you who like to see the main character with huge logic thinks. Especially to whole of you who loves a main character with mature and firm side (not childish). This anime is an OP typical one, but it's not a type who enhancing the power when particular things are pressed,, then it conjured into a victorious due to friendly bonds.

" This review maybe contain a little spoiler "

This is the third installations of Overlord.
If you've watched and liked the other seasons. you'll like this too.

Well, The short definition of this season is
" How powerful of Ainz in this world "



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Story - 9/10
If you read the novel before, you'll love it. ฺEvery character has a reason for everything they do. It has so much of small detail of no-name character such as The worker's background story who go to Nazarick, etc.

Art - 8/10
Except the CGI it's really good.
Especially in episode 11 the CGI in the War is just bad... But CGI is CGI.

Sound - 10/10
The OP and ED is great as same of other season. The different is OP = MYTH & LOID / ED = OxT. But both it's cool

Enjoyment - Umm... for me 9/10
I did enjoy the show from Ainz's show off his power, like he can crush everything as Overlord like name of anime. :)

Overall - for me 9/10
Well, If you like plot the MC is Hero in MMO who help everyone and very kind I don't suggest this. But if you want plot MC is look like a Last Boss in RPG, not a Human and very powerful this anime is for you.

My small mid-season review. The season is hearting up, Ainz is planning ahead and trying has best to portray himself as supreme leader. The season so far has been very enjoyable and as someone who has not read the manga it's been easier to follow than season 2.

As always the case with overlord, each episode is well paced making them feel like that are only 5 minutes long rather than 20 (yes i'm enjoying them that much). The art style is the same as always, with 3D animated 'stuff' thrown in, which I really wish they didn't do. But the character development, story and ... sound track all make up for that.

One reason why I've always like overlord is that is very unique in the isekai genre, it doesn't feel like ideas are recycled and the goal of the main character is mediocre (Find a way to get home). This has stayed truth throughout the seasons and this one is no exception.

Overall I looking forward to the rest of the season and wishing that it was 24 episodes rather than 13.

If you are looking for an anime where our enemy is a monster with a power literally absurd this is your series

Overlord !!!
Being the third season of this great franchise animated by madhouse is still tremendously interesting, it is beautiful, beautiful and perfect

Animation
The animation is undoubtedly excellent, it gives the nail with the story and focuses a lot on the theme of the story, with very detailed characters for very few minutes that appear to make their honor, rivals who die in less than 5 minutes but its design perfect you notice the details that give

soundtrack
his band is mainly his op is used in almost ... all the epic moments in very ideal moments, apart from his op mola too is beautiful

History
I as a fan of the novels is very close to it, there are very few details that are not there, the story is if it is quite solid, it is difficult to see loose ends

In general
an excellent series said of a word, since I saw this series its first season last year I really liked being an isekai a fairly mediocre genre this serious polishes it and makes you think that the genre still has enough potential, I would recommend it to you if you are looking for an anime with a prota that is the enemy with pleasure I recommend you see it

Thank you!!!

This was hands down the best season of Overlord, and the second half makes this an anime of the year candidate for me. FINALLY, Ains and the Nazarick crew are acting like TRUE villains. No killing people and then bringing them back. No pretending to be villainous just to do something noble, later. No killing people who are evil themselves and deserve it. No caveats to keep the Nazarick crew looking somewhat heroic or like anti-heroes. They are just full of straight up, epic, merciless, villainous behavior in the second half of this season.

I already ... enjoyed Overlord because I love animes where OP characters flex on weaker characters and everyone is in awe of their power. But, I was always disappointed with how they didn't really seem like true bad guys, but you come to expect that from animes as creators don't want their main cast to be unlikable to the masses. I didn't expect more, but boy did this season surprise. Very rarely do you get great anime that shows things from a pure villain's perspective and Overlord has finally become that.

What I love especially is that it's Ains who has become truly ruthless, and as such, his subordinates follow suit. Ains was already someone I liked as a character, but his callous ruthlessness in this season, makes him my favorite character in this anime, which has a lot of cool characters. (I could do with some more Lupisregina and Cocytus in season 4, though.).

Also, I have to point out the epic intro, as well. That Voracious intro really hit well and fit the anime.

I really can't wait to see what season 4 has in store. I imagine it's probably about time for whoever took over Shaltear Bloodfallen to come on the scene. Someone has to emerge to become a true threat to Nazarick at this point.

Story: 10
Art: 7
Sound: 10
Character: 10
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 10

What started as a typical gamer isekai story has become one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Even in season one, this show impressed me by how it implemented an internally consistent magic system, where there's none of the "I surpassed my maximum power" nonsense. The strategies used in battle and the negotiation tactics implemented create very realistic situations which are difficult to produce in fiction. With much of the story focusing on side characters who lived in the world before Ains Ooal Gown appeared, it crafts an image of what the world is like before, during, and after its encounters with Ains Ooal ... Gown. With each decision made by Ains Ooal Gown, we're introduced to questions. Are the people in this world NPC's or humans, deserving of rights? Is it wrong to subjugate people by force if the ruler will rule justly? How can you appear just while also appearing strong and uncompromising? And, with no ultimately defined goal, how would you act with near-infinite power? These questions arise naturally within the world, and this fact makes the story believable and immersive in a way that I've rarely seen. This rareness of depth is why I determined that the show deserves a full 10/10 score (a score I don't give lightly). Clearly a lot of time and care went into the creation of this world and story.

This season was pretty hard to stand out in with shows like Attack on Titan or Steins;Gate making comebacks. However, for me, it managed to make an impression enough for me to begin buying the LN's.

Starting off, the biggest issue of the season is the poor CGI. That's all I really want to say about it, because it's had this for three seasons. If you are still complaining about how you'll drop the show due to it after watching almost 40 episodes of it, then you really don't have much conviction. This is why I'm also not putting art at an 8 or 9, as ... I believe most of the character designs are distinct and interesting otherwise. Granted, they come from a light novel with established designs. The biggest problem with this CGI is it can take you out of otherwise enthralling scenes.

Moving past that, the series really shines with two things: Ainz interacting with his subordinates, and Ainz interacting with lesser life forms (read humans). The more Ainz interacts with the NPC's, the more you understand what drives him and what originally drove the guild he and his friends made. What you're supposed to understand is that conversations with these NPC's are, by extension, conversations with his old friends. This is part of the reason I've put character so high. While interacting with humans however, you'll see him full of disdain unless they go to great heights to prove themselves to him. Some theorize this is just because he didn't like humans back in the real world, however the show plays it off as his stats as a Lich making him unable to feel empathy for them. Overall, some interesting conversations and dynamics are shown whenever Ainz talks to someone or explains his plans (Sasuga, Ainz sama).

Sound was phenomenal, almost exclusively for one of the sickest OP's I've seen in a couple years. Easily that has to be in my top 5. But the sounds for battles, fights, and for most voice actors all came off the way they are intended. There's not much else to point out regarding this.

Finally, the story progression is slow but usually pays off in 2 or 3 arcs coming to a conclusion. I won't really go into spoilers, but Carne Village is a major focus this season, as well as the kingdom of E-Rantel as a whole. Finally, we're seeing Ainz interact with and act out towards the surrounding kingdoms, which has really taken the last two seasons to build up to.

At the end of it all, I think Overlord III brought a great show to bat. It really was the highlight of my summer season past Steins;Gate and and ecchi I watched. If you've seen the other two seasons it's really worth your time, and here's hoping for a season 4.

With this season of Overlord you truly got to experience how much of a badass Ainz truly is. I think this definitely is the best season overall.

Story: With anyone who knows anything about Overlord, you know that the story doesn't mainly focus around Ainz but other characters as well. But I just want to talk about Ainz. Basically this season, he finds out that he wants world domination and focuses on how he can accomplish this. But he also has to worry about intruders, keeping a village safe and who he should alliance with. This season I think has ... more Ainz than any other season!

Art: Art for this anime is always good. CGI though could have been a little better but I'm not too much of a stickler on that shit.

Sound: The opening theme and ending theme to this anime is always so catchy. Especially this season. I never had to skip like i usually do with most shows I'm watching. All the voices of the characters sounded good as well.

Character: Like i said before, Ainz is a badass. You really get to see how powerful he is and how actually evil he is to his enemies. The floor guardians were fun to watch as always as well. If anything I wish there was more yandere Albedo moments.

Enjoyment, Overall: Overall i really enjoyed this season. It felt like it went by so fast. I wish they would make more episodes for a season but that just shows how much I like this anime. Cant wait for season 4 if it does come!!