As we get more details about the upcoming third season of the Overlord franchise we’re entering the realm of confirmations more than anything else. Overlord III is coming this summer with a July 2018 debut and we learned recently that Madhouse will be returning to animate it along with the main staff and cast. Now, the official site has revealed that the theme song performers from the second season are coming back for more. OxT will perform the song “Voracity” while MYTH&ROID will be performing the as of yet untitled ending theme song.
Check out our review of the first season.
The series comes from author Kugane Maruyama with illustrations by so-bin that’s published by Enterbrain. It began in the summer of 2012 and released its twelve volume so far, which are released by Yen Press domestically along with the manga adaptation. The series has had two drama CDs released with previous volumes.
It’s being animated by Madhouse with Naoyuki Itou directing it based on scripts by Yukie Sugawara and character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu as they adapt from the original works.
The series will star Kenta Miyake as Cocytus, Manami Numakura as Narberal Gamma, Masayuki Katou as Demiurge, Shigeru Chiba as Sebas Tian and Yumi Uchiyama as Mare Bello Fiore.
Plot Concept: The series follows a salaryman who remains online when the service for an MMORPG ends. In doing so, he becomes a powerful skeletal wizard. In his new form, he begins attracting followers and conquering the digital world that remains.
