The official web site for the anime diversifications of Kugane Maruyama‘s Overlord mild novel sequence revealed a brand new visible and promotional video for Overlord IV, the anime’s fourth season, on Friday. The video reveals the anime’s 2022 premiere date.

The returning solid members embrace Satoshi Hino as Ains Ooal Robe, Yumi Hara as Albedo, Sumire Uesaka as Shalltear Bloodfallen, Emiri Katō as Aura Bella Fiora, Masayuki Katou as Demiurge, and Kenta Miyake as Cocytus.

Naoyuki Itou returns to direct the anime at Madhouse. Yukie Sugawara additionally returns to write down and supervise the scripts. Satoshi Tasaki additionally returns as character designer.

On the time of the fourth season’s announcement, the illustrator so-bin stated that the tenth novel quantity — which so-bin significantly enjoys — is “lastly” being animated.

The franchise will even have an anime movie mission that may cowl the Sei Ōkoku-hen (Holy Kingdom Arc) story of the books.

The primary 13-episode Overlord tv anime sequence premiered in Japan in July 2015. Funimation streamed the anime sequence because it aired in Japan, and the corporate launched the sequence with an English dub on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in November 2016. The second anime sequence premiered in January 2018 and led to April 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the second sequence because it aired, and Funimation streamed an English dub. The third anime sequence premiered in July 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the anime because it aired, and Funimation once more streamed an English dub.

Kugane Maruyama started the unique Overlord mild novel sequence on-line in 2010, and Kadokawa‘s Enterbrain imprint started publishing the sequence in print with illustrations by so-bin in 2012. Yen Press is releasing the novel sequence in North America. The corporate can be releasing Hugin Miyama and Satoshi Ōshio‘s manga adaptation.

Maruyama confirmed within the 14th compiled e book quantity of his unique Overlord novel sequence on March 12 that the sequence will finish with the seventeenth quantity.

The franchise‘s story takes place within the yr 2138 when digital actuality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a preferred on-line sport, is quietly shut down sooner or later. Nevertheless, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log off. Momonga is then remodeled into the picture of a skeleton as “probably the most highly effective wizard.” The world continues to alter, with non-player characters (NPCs) starting to really feel emotion. Having no mother and father, pals, or place in society, this bizarre younger man Momonga then strives to take over the brand new world the sport has change into.

Sources: Overlord anime’s web site, Comedian Natalie