A recent leak claimed that The anime adaptation of the “Overlord” light novels has a fifth season currently in production.which 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, since this is a leak, The information awaits official confirmationbut 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, Kugane Maruyama 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, totaling fifty-two episodes, as well as a canonical film. The most recent 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 shut down at midnight. Momonga, a dedicated Yggdrasil player, decides to spend the game's final hours within his guild, Ainz Ooal Gown.

Interestingly, at the stroke of midnight, the game doesn't 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 himself, Momonga sets out to take control of the new world with the help of his loyal subjects.

Source: SUGOI Lite

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