Overlord

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Overlord (オーバーロード) is a Japanese light novel series written by Maruyama Kugane (丸山くがね) and illustrated by so-bin. The series is ongoing with 7 volumes.

Story Synopsis

The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down on its last day. Our protagonist Momonga decided to stay until the last moment in his beloved game and wait for the force logout. Unexpectedly, the server did not shut down and Momonga is stuck in his skeleton body and got transfer to another world. "The powerful Overlord" now needs to discover a new world and face continuous challenges.

Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary man strives to take over the new world the game has become.

Translations

Translations and editing by Imoutolicious LNT, CoCayn, and Skythewood Translations.

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Format Standards

Every Chapter (after editing) must confirm to the general format guidelines.

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Names - Standard translations for the characters' names.

Updates

• October 31, 2014 - Volume 1, Chapter 5, Epilogue, Afterword and Volume 2, Prologue Complete.
• October 25, 2014 - Volume 1, Chapters 2-4 Complete.
• October 11, 2014 - Volume 1, Chapter 1, Part 2 Complete.
• August 3, 2014 - Volume 1, Chapter 1, Part 1 Teaser Complete.

The Overlord series by Maruyama Kugane

Volume 1

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• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
  • Chapter 1 Part 1
  • Chapter 1 Part 2
  • Chapter 1 Part 3
• Chapter 2. Floor Guardians
• Chapter 3. Battle of Carne Village
• Chapter 4. Conflict
• Chapter 5. Ruler of Death
• Epilogue

• Afterword/Character Introduction

Volume 2

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1. The Two Adventurers (incomplete)
• Chapter 2. Journey
• Intermission
• Chapter 3. Virtuous King of the Forest
• Chapter 4. The Dual Blade of Death
• Epilogue

Project Staff

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Translators

• Imoutolicous LNT (TLC)
• Ghoststaker
• CoCayn
• cerulean13

Editors

• Namorax
• Mecani

Series Overview

1. 《オーバーロード1 不死者の王》, 2012-07-30, ISBN 978-4-0472-8152-3
2. 《オーバーロード2 漆黒の戦士》, 2012-11-13, ISBN 978-4-0472-8451-7
3. 《オーバーロード3 鮮血の戦乙女》, 2013-03-30, ISBN 978-4-0472-8689-4
4. 《ーバーロード4 蜥蜴人の勇者たち》, 2013-07-31, ISBN 978-4-0472-8954-3
5. 《オーバーロード5 王国の漢たち [上]》, 2013-12-28, ISBN 978-4-0472-9259-8
6. 《オーバーロード6 王国の漢たち[下]》, 2014-01-31, ISBN 978-4-0472-9357-1
7. 《オーバーロード7 大墳墓の侵入者》, 2014-08-30, ISBN 978-4-0472-9809-5