Overlord, Vol. 1 - manga
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What do you do when your favorite game shuts down? Momonga decided to stay logged in right up until the very end. But when the servers go dark, he finds himself transported into the game world--and he's been transformed into his skeletal avatar from the game, awesome magical powers included! But what if he's the villain of his own story? Review: must read if you like the tv series. - It gives a lot more in depth explanations that the series didn’t touch upon due to time constraints. The bonus content was interesting as well. Review: A great story - I dislike reviewing books too in-depth because they're too subjective; what I like you may not like, and I may not like what appeals to you. That said, I'm enjoying this manga a great deal. The story idea isn't original (sucked into a game world), but the perspective to it is pretty unique in my (admitedly) limited experience: the hero/protagonist is kinda, sorta the bad guy, but not really. He cares about his underlings and the people who live in his new world; he defends the weak from the strong; he follows the rules; he even reins in his underlings from harming innocents. Did I mention our hero's a Lich? He does have his anti-hero moments, though, which I feel help the character development a great deal. That comes in later volumes, however. so I won't mention them here. There are a few gaps in the story that are explained better in the light novel and the anime, but this is still the first volume of the story so it's still looking for it's stride. One other thing that bugs me slightly is the translation, and that holds true for almost all manga I read. While the grammar is usually much better in the professionally translated and published volumes than many of the fan translations, the fan translations tend to follow the original dialog much closer, which in turn keeps the feel of the work more in tune with the original story. In short, some of the story is 'lost in translation'. Granted, there are some things (cultural references, usually) that just don't translate well. Still, I'd prefer to see translations closer to the original work and let me puzzle out, or learn, what the references mean.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 881 Reviews |
K**R
must read if you like the tv series.
It gives a lot more in depth explanations that the series didn’t touch upon due to time constraints. The bonus content was interesting as well.
J**N
A great story
I dislike reviewing books too in-depth because they're too subjective; what I like you may not like, and I may not like what appeals to you. That said, I'm enjoying this manga a great deal. The story idea isn't original (sucked into a game world), but the perspective to it is pretty unique in my (admitedly) limited experience: the hero/protagonist is kinda, sorta the bad guy, but not really. He cares about his underlings and the people who live in his new world; he defends the weak from the strong; he follows the rules; he even reins in his underlings from harming innocents. Did I mention our hero's a Lich? He does have his anti-hero moments, though, which I feel help the character development a great deal. That comes in later volumes, however. so I won't mention them here. There are a few gaps in the story that are explained better in the light novel and the anime, but this is still the first volume of the story so it's still looking for it's stride. One other thing that bugs me slightly is the translation, and that holds true for almost all manga I read. While the grammar is usually much better in the professionally translated and published volumes than many of the fan translations, the fan translations tend to follow the original dialog much closer, which in turn keeps the feel of the work more in tune with the original story. In short, some of the story is 'lost in translation'. Granted, there are some things (cultural references, usually) that just don't translate well. Still, I'd prefer to see translations closer to the original work and let me puzzle out, or learn, what the references mean.
J**Y
Good purchase!
Very good quality, nice paperback book.
A**A
Great read! After watching the anime or light novel!
I gave it a 5 because I'm heavily invested on this anime I'm soon planning on geting the light novels. The story in my opinion is great an excited for more details of the light novels. Long story short. The main character is named momonga (Lord Aniz) who has been isekai into his beloved game. An is now searching for other players while pretending to be a overlord. I highly recommend this book if you're coming from the anime an learn a bit more. Then this is for you! If you want more in depth story then the light novel is preferred.
J**T
Pure enjoyment
I really love the art and overall style of the world and it's characters. Albedo is my favorite along with all the pleiades. Just pure enjoyment.
A**R
Great book
I just receive the book today, and it came in pack no damage whatsoever. The only thing that i didnt like is the price for how small the book are. 13 dollar for being 2/3 size smaller than other manga.
C**A
Perfect condition
Perfect condition, fast shipping.
E**D
mail theft is no joke in my area
leaving a 5 star cause im sure id love the manga as much as the anime and its not the sellers fault my mail got stolen
A**A
happy
item is as described
S**R
Books
This volume was incredible, I loved lord Ainz interaction with the villagers and meeting chief warrior you can tell from Lord Ainz has high level of respect for gazef.
J**D
Excelente serie
Para los fans del anime no será una mala compra, expande un par de momentos y sigue siendo una gran historia para cualquier persona interesada en la fantasía y DnD. La edición de Yen Press conserva una gran calidad.
K**A
Great read and superb quality!
Amazing artwork and great story! I really enjoyed reading this! The quality of the book itself is superb as well! Definitely recommended!!
T**A
Perfect Condition!!
Mangas have become quite popular these past couple of years, and Overlord (adapted from Light novel with same name) is quite good if interested in other world (isekai), magic, fantasy.
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