The overlord series has been a unique isekai so far. Instead of solely focusing on the protagonist, Lord Ainz, the series explains the most about the character by expanding on how others perceive them. This light novel follows a group of adventurers in order to color in the worlds details with a perspective that would be impossible for the MC In fact, you could say that light novels are manga in prose form. Yes, you should watch it, and read light novels, and read manga. In that order. Anime is more fast-paced, more visually stimulating, more immersive, and cooler with great music that gives you chills and makes your heart pump. Light novels have more details and more Hardcover. $18.40 41 Used from $6.19 33 New from $11.11. For twelve years, the virtual world of Yggdrasil has served as the playground and battlefield for the skeletal lord Momonga and his guild of fellow monsters, Ainz Ooal Gown. But the guild's glory days are over, and the game is shutting down permanently. When Momonga logs in one last time The Two Leaders is the eighth light novel volume in the Overlord series. Written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin, it was released on December 26, 2014. It details about the side stories of Enri Emmot becoming the new village chief of Carne Village and Ainz Ooal Gown's daily life in the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Enri Emmot, who was once saved by Ainz Ooal Gown and Pharmacist Nfirea Just recently a announcement came out by Yen Press that the famous Isekai series called Overlord will be ending on Volume 17 of the Light Novel. With all the Just finished reading Vol.16, man oh man what a journey. Take me almost 3 months to read all of it during my free time & one of the best experience I got this year. Either way, is there any recommendations for similar anime or light novel like Overlord? Edit: The Light Novel for Overlord has been licensed in the US. Edit 2: I've decided to follow Skythewood's lead and continue posting the conversions until December 31st 2015, here's the link to the consolidated post. You sir are a godsend, thank you so so much. It's not a problem, I was already converting them into mobi files so I could read Out of all the side archs in the Overlord series, this is the one I was looking to second least. (the first being Overlord, Vol. 4 (light novel): The Lizardman Heroes) Though needed to help explain what happened at the end of the first book, once again we are viewing another faction's interactions in relation to the appearance of Ainz Ooal Gown. 16 votes, 20 comments. great anime, I hope that the only one who liked the story of the lizard more than the main story, they were very interesting… The anime is like bones, every section has flesh that you can only find in the LN. Season 3 ends off with volume 9, so you can start on Volume 10 if you wish to continue. I will recommend you start from Volume 1, but that's up to you. Happy reading! 4wsB2.