Basic breakdown below ⬎
== Impressions / Presentation: 5.5 ==
From how scenes are paced, it's evident that a lot of LN scenes are cut out to move things along. Originally, this was more an observation rather than an outright bad thing. But as I progressed through the episodes, it became more and more apparent how lacking the show was in substance. Every scene and every episode always feels like it's missing something, which they ironically are.
As mentioned in my TL;DR: It gets your attention, but doesn't do anything meaningful once it does.
The show generally looks nice, save some atrocious CG monsters. Though drawn well, most of the human characters are poorly designed and look very bland, especially in comparison to the non-humans within the Tomb of Nazarick.
== Story: 8 ==
The story of Overlord is basically seeing how the Tomb of Nazarick interacts with the inhabitants of this world in various ways, plus overpowered butt-kicking. Overlord II continues in this fashion.
The core of Overlord's story is fantastic by itself, and though the anime doesn't tell it in a very satisfactory way, it's evident that there is a strong source material serving as the show's foundation.
== Characters: 5.5 ==
Overlord does a strangely good job at getting us invested in the various people in the world. I've been genuinely scared for them when they inevitably come face to face against Ainz or his subordinates.
Unfortunately like many other things in the anime, not enough quality time is spent to properly cement these characters in the show, or our mind. You occasionally get some highlight moments with some people, but those are far and few in between.
== Enjoyment: 6 ==
I greatly enjoyed S1 and the start of S2. But as I became more conscious of the show's shortcomings, that feeling deteriorated into exasperation. At the very least, the anime is good at pulling me into its world, and that was something that stayed for the whole season. I just wish it gave me something worthwhile for that investment.
