The official website of the upcoming Summer 2015 anime, Overlord, released its second promotional video with an opening theme song performed by the joint-collaboration of Masayoshi Oishi x Tom-H@ck as OxT titled as “Clattanoia.” It has also been updated that the anime will have an advance screening today at Tokyo’s United Cinema Toyosu Screen 10. The anime is also announced to air on July 7, 2015.
Kugane Maruyama started the romantic comedy, dark supernatural fantasy, game and harem light novel, Overlord, on July 30, 2012 under the publisher Enterbrain. He served as the writer while so-bin (Danmatsu no Millennion) is in charge with the novel’s illustrations. There are currently eight compiled light novel volumes being sold. The first volume was published on July 30, 2012 while the latest volume was published on December 26, 2014.
The series received a manga adaptation illustrated by Fugin Miyama (Eureka Seven: New Order). The manga began publishing under Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Comp Ace magazine since November 26, 2014. The first compiled manga volume for the series will be out this month.
It has also received a Drama CD adaptation. It was included with the fourth and sixth compiled light novel volumes. The cast for the Drama CD will recur on the anime.
Main Anime Cast and Character Designs:
- Hino Satoshi (Shakugan no Shana‘s Yuuji Sakai, Log Horizon‘s Isaac) as Ainz Ooal Gown/Momonga (Level 15 Skeleton Mage; Level 5 Overlord; Level 10 Necromancer)
- Hara Yumi (Log Horizon‘s Marielle, Trinity Seven‘s Lilith Asami) as Albedo (Level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian; Succubus)
- Uesaka Sumire (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!‘s Sanae Dekomori, GJ-bu‘s Tamaki Kannazuki) as Shalltear Bloodfallen (Level 10 True Vampire; Level 5 Cursed Night)
- Katou Emiri (Log Horizon‘s Akatsuki, Bakemonogatari‘s Mayoi Hachikuji) as Aura Bella Fiora (Level 5 Beast Tamer)
- Uchiyama Yumi (Nisekoi‘s Ruri Miyamoto, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei‘s Erika Chiba) as Mare Bello Fiore (Level 10 Druid)
- Katou Masayuki (Deadman Wonderland‘s Kiyomasa Senji, Skull Man‘s Yoshio Kanzaki) as Demiurge (Level 5 Archdevil; Level 10 Chaos)
- Miyake Kenta (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders‘ Mohammed Avdol, Sword Art Online‘s Eugene) as Cocytus (Level 10 Kensei/Floor Guardian)
- Chiba Shigeru (Yu Yu Hakusho‘s Kazuma Kuwabara, One Piece‘s Buggy) as Sebas Tian (Level 10 Monk)
Other Announced Cast:
- Numakura Manami (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova‘s Takao, Love Lab‘s Riko Kurahashi) as Narberal Gamma (Level 1 Doppelganger; Level 10 War Wizard)
- Mao Ichimichi (Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda‘s Renge Komadori, Gokukoku no Brynhildr‘s Kazumi Schlierenzauer) as Enri Emmot (Villager)
- Hiroshi Shirokuma (Log Horizon‘s Woodstock W, Ninja Slayer From Animation‘s Earth Quake) as Gazef Stronoff
Staff:
- Director: Naoyuki Itou (Digimon: Data Squad), One Piece: Strong World Episode 0)
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED), Yukiko Maruyama (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda)
- Color Design:
- Series Composition and Screenplay: Yukie Sugawara (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin)
- Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Hunter × Hunter (2011), Trigun)
- Editing: Kimura Kashiko (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu, No Game No Life)
- Sound Director: Fumihiroki Gou (Ninja Slayer From Animation, Rail Wars!)
- Music: Shuuji Katayama (Francesca, Yurumates 3D)
- Animation Studio: Madhouse (Monster, Hunter x Hunter (2011))
1st Promotional Video:
A new key visual was featured as double page spread in a Japanese anime magazine earlier this month:
Another visual was featured in the a magazine earlier this month:
Anime Visual:
Synopsis of Overlord‘s light novel from Haruhichan:
The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as “the most powerful wizard.” The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Visit the anime’s official Twitter account here and don’t forget to use the official Twitter hashtag: #overlord_anime
Source – AnimeAnime
