A recent leak claimed that The anime adaptation of the “Overlord” light novels has a fifth season currently in productionwhich would continue with the story seen in the fourth season (remember that the recent film adapts events prior to this most recent season).

It should be noted that, as this is a leak, The information awaits official confirmation.but it comes from an extremely reliable source within the industry. Confirmation will likely come when the film hits theaters in Japan in a few weeks.

What is more, Maruyama Kugane and So trash They publish the light novels through the publisher Kadokawa since July 2012. A manga adaptation of Satoshi Oushio and Hugin Miyama It has been published since November 2014. The studies hospice They are in charge of the anime adaptation, with four seasons broadcast since 2015 that total fifty-two episodes, in addition to a canonical film. The most recent one was broadcast in the Summer-2022 (July-September).

Overlord Synopsis

Yggdrasil is a virtual reality game known for the freedom it offers its players. After a simple tutorial, players can explore the world and customize everything from their classes to their weapons. However, in the year 2138, the game reaches its final hours when its servers are shut down at midnight. Momonga, a dedicated Yggdrasil player, decides to spend the last hours of the game inside his guild, Ainz Ooal Gown.

Interestingly, at the stroke of midnight, the game does not shut him down. Instead, Momonga is transported to another world, seemingly identical to Yggdrasil. Faced with an already abnormal situation, he discovers that the NPCs have gained sentience. Trapped in the skeletal body of his avatar and desperate to discover the cause of his predicament and find other players like him, Momonga sets out to take control of the new world with the help of his loyal subjects.

Source: SUGOI Lite

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