The Overlord series is likely looking to juice the book publishing side again as a fourth season has been announced for the light novel property. While no dates have been set, the new season is set to cover the Holy Kingdom arc from the novels. A theatrical film is also in the works. A new key visual was released alongside the live stream announcement for it.
The project looks to be bringing back the main cast and staff with it as Naoyuki Itou is directing based on the scripts overseen by Yukie Sugawara. Satoshi Tasaki is adapting so-bin’s designs with Madhouse handling the animation production.
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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 fourteen volumes 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 and the three seasons of the anime.
The series will star Satoshi Hino as Ains, Yumi Hara as Albedo, Sumire Uesaka as Shalltear, Emiri Katō as Aura, Yumi Uchiyama as Mare, Masayuki Katou as Demiurge, and Kenta Miyake as Cocytus.
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Plot Concept: On the night his favorite MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down, veteran player Momonga stays logged in until the clock hits zero. The screen goes dark for only a few moments before he finds himself completely immersed in the world of Yggdrasil. Left with all of his character’s devastating powers, total dominion over his NPCs, and nothing better to do…Momonga decides to take over the world.
[Source: ANN]
