German distributor KSM Anime is handling the release of the Overlord franchise in that country and the complete first season landed back in November 2017. With that set and over with the company has now turned its attention to the film side with the second one, The Dark Hero, scheduled for a November 15th, 2018 release on DVD and Blu-ray. Ahead of that, they’ve now put out their first trailer for it out in its German language form. It’s a good way to get a taste of how other languages can change your perception of a show.
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.
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.
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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.
