Overlord

Overlord would be the next best light novel for adults. Kugane Maruyama is the author of the Japanese light novel series Overlord, and so-bin is the illustrator. 2010 saw the start of its online publication before Enterbrain purchased it. Since July 2012, sixteen volumes have been released.

Maruyama is a writer for many series; Kagetsu Tohya's Type-Moon is an adaptation of his short story Dawn. He created Overlord because he loved playing Dungeons & Dragons and all of his friends were too busy to play with him. The illustrator so-bin is from South Korea. An extensive collection of so-bin's drawings and artwork may be found in the Overlord artbooks.

YGGDRASIL is a Full-Dive, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (DMMORPG) that was released in 2126. It stands out from other DMMORPGs because of its exceptionally high player interaction level. The game servers are set to go down after a rigorous twelve-year run.

There is a club in the game called Ainz Ooal Gown, which used to have 41 members and was thought to be one of the strongest guilds in the entire game. With the other 37 members having withdrawn from the game, just four guild members are left. This is a tale about the psyche of a monster that is immoral because of its almost infinite power.

The light novel series had eight volumes and around 600,000 copies in print in Japan in June 2015, before the anime and manga were released. One million copies of the light novel and manga series had been distributed in Japan as of August 1, 2015. A 600,000-copy reissue of the novels was announced on August 4.

As of August 20, 2015, over 1.5 million copies of the two-volume manga series and nine-volume light novel series Overlord were circulated in Japan. Over 2 million copies of the Overlord light novel and manga were circulated in 2015. There were 2.5 million volumes of the Overlord light novel series in print as of May 2016.

In the tankōbon category of Takarajimasha's annual light novel reference book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, the light novel came in first place in 2017 and fourth place in 2028. Kotaku praised the Overlord anime in its review, calling it a "magnificent power fantasy" that "brings up a very relatable theme for anyone who has played an MMORPG before."

Authors: Kugane Maruyama, so-bin
Year of publication: 2012
Status: Finished