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Overlord

Japanese light novel series
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Overlord

Summary

Overlord is a light novel series[1]. Overlord ranks in the top 6% of light_novel_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,696 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Overlord authored Kugane Maruyama[3].
  • Overlord's instance of is recorded as light novel series[4].
  • Overlord's illustrator is recorded as so-bin[5].
  • Overlord was published by Enterbrain[6].
  • Overlord was published by Yen On[7].
  • Overlord's genre is isekai[8].
  • Overlord's genre is dark fantasy[9].
  • Overlord's Commons category is recorded as Overlord[10].
  • Overlord's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[11].
  • Overlord's country of origin is recorded as Japan[12].
  • Overlord comprises The Undead King[13].
  • Overlord comprises The Dark Warrior[14].
  • Overlord comprises The Bloody Valkyrie[15].
  • Overlord comprises The Lizard Man Heroes[16].
  • Overlord comprises The Men of the Kingdom Part I[17].
  • Overlord comprises The Men of the Kingdom Part II[18].
  • Overlord comprises The Invaders of the Great Tomb[19].
  • Overlord comprises The Two Leaders[20].
  • Overlord comprises The Caster of Destruction[21].
  • Overlord comprises The Ruler of Conspiracy[22].
  • Overlord comprises The Dwarven Crafter[23].
  • Overlord comprises The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Part I[24].
  • Overlord comprises The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Part II[25].
  • Overlord comprises The Witch of the Doomed Kingdom[26].
  • Overlord comprises The Half-Elf Demigod Part I[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Overlord authored Kugane Maruyama[3]. Publishers include Enterbrain[6] and Yen On[7].

Publication

Overlord's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[11]. Genres include isekai[8] and dark fantasy[9].

Why It Matters

Overlord ranks in the top 6% of light_novel_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,696 views/month).[2] Overlord has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Overlord is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Overlord, Overlord, Overlord: Escape from Nazarick +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q60168285]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789989955707"
  2. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 2017"
  3. 4w ago · Beko · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → —
    Illustrator → so-bin
    Number of parts of this work → {'amount': '+18'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 2017, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/1f52233c01f3|details]])"
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