A review by blut_binden
オーバーロード 1 不死者の王 by Kugane Maruyama

5.0

I'd actually start watching the anime or reading the manga before getting into this light novel series. As people have pointed out, the first book is more of a set-up to the bigger plot points and detailed characters that come later down the road. It's so enriched with dense background lore that for a first time reader, it may be a bit too much and be a little too slow in the getting there. That's why I suggest watching/reading the other forms of "Overlord" first. You get a good feel for the characters and the world they live in, so when you're finally ready for the light novels, it's like watching the anime and reading the manga again, but with more detail, "deleted scenes," and content. I got into this series through the anime first, and found that reading after watching was fun because I was able to learn more about the characters I enjoyed. Anyway, if you can't tell, I highly enjoy this series. Yes, this first novel is slow, like a roller coaster car chugging up a very, very step incline, but once you got to the top, it's all a race from thereon out.