Overlord a popular Dark fantasy anime and our protagonist gets trapped inside Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game called YGGDRASIL. Popularly known by name Momonga and the leader of guild Ainz Ooal Gown.
He soon realizes that the game somehow became a reality for him and there is no going back. All Nonplayable characters from game start acting like real humans who can feel and think by themselves.
Now Momonga is ready to explore a new fantasy world with its unique rules. One of Momonga’s other motives to find out if there are any other players like him trapped inside the game.
Overlord season 2 was released on January 9, 2018. In season 2 total of 13 episodes aired. It’s dubbed by FUNimation and quality is topnotch. It comes under the genre of Action, Dark Fantasy, and Humour.
Overlord season 2 Summary:
Overlord season 1 ended with Ainz vs Shalltear epic battle in which Shalltear got corrupted due to some magic spell. To put an end to her misery Ainz defeated Shalltear with tricky strategy. After Ainz won the battle by killing Shalltear, then he again resurrected her with no corrupt memory.
Overlord season 2 pickup from where they left in season 1 with Ainz exploring other regions of the world as Momonga brave adventurer. Taking on big reward jobs as Momonga, he’s trying to collect information and win the trust of everyone.
The plot of season 2 divided between 3 parts which focus widely on lizardman and their army, Eight Fingers end of terror and Final Showdown of Momonga big Battle.
In the first part, Ainz comes up with a plan to capture and kill the lizardman tribe and take over their army for increasing the forces of Nazarick. To prepare for the battle with the Nazarick skeleton army, lizardman gathers their forces. In the end, Ainz is able to make them obey his rules and pledge loyalty to himself.
Eight Fingers is an illegal organization that operates underground from the Re-Estize Kingdom. They are responsible for illegal activities like smuggling, drugs, slave trafficking, and many more. Sebas Tian first noticed Eight Fingers’ influence when he saved Tuareninya Veyron while she was slowly dying from injuries. With the help of Demiurge plan, they bring down the terror of Eight Fingers.
According to Demiurge’s other part of plan, he starts gathering his demon armies inside the centre of Kingdom attacking anyone who enters. With the help of Momonga Re-Estize Kingdom is able to defeat the demon army and Demiurge. This incident directly helped Momonga winning the trust of kingdom.
Overlord season 2 main Characters:
In the list below all the characters are from season 2 which are having the biggest role in all the plots making overlord worth watching:
Sebas Tian: Sebas Tian is one of Ainz’s most trusted guy and head Butler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. He is not officially any floor guardian but works independently to protect Nazarick. Sebas is very gentle with others and can’t see anyone in pain. Even though he looks old but in strength, his is similar to top-level floor guardians.
Ainz Ooal Gown: Ainz is the ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick and the most-strongest person in kingdoms. All the guardians trust Lord Ainz more than their life. Everyone in other kingdoms calls him by the name Momonga the Adventurer. Strategically planning to grow Nazarick influence is always in his mind.
Cocytus: Cocytus is one of the main lead Floor guardians in the Great Tomb of Nazarick. He lives by a code of honor and respects every warrior he fights. His loyalty towards Ainz is unbelievable and admirable.
Demiurge: Demiurge is the commander of the Defence and floor guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. He is one of the most brutal demons in Nazarick. Demiurge enjoys experimenting with people and loves to see them suffering in pain. His extraordinary strategic plans benefit Nazarick every time.
Tuareninya Veyron: Tuare is the woman whom Sebas saved from Brothel in the Re-Estize Capital. She is very sweet and accepts new things quickly. Due to her brothel incident, she does not like humans anymore. She is also the older sister of Ninya adventurer.
Brain Unglaus: Brain is a great swordsman who once fought for position of King’s guard. He believes in becoming best at what you do. He once fought with Shalltear Bloodfallen and lost pretty badly. Brain worked along with Climb and Sebas to take down Eight Fingers.
Zaryusu Shasha: Zaryusu is the younger brother of Green Claw Tribe leader Shasuryu Shasha. He is very focused and does not hesitate to die for greater good. Zaryusu is the one responsible for bringing together all lizardman tribes during battle against ainz army.
Crusch Lulu: Crusch is a unique looking lizardman and Chief of Red Eye Tribe. She is very polite and believes to resolve matters without any violence. When Zaryusu first came to her for collaboration of all tribes, she immediately accepted the offer and joined for battle.
Final Overlord 2 Review:
Overlord season 2 is amazing and makes sense if you watch it all till end episodes. Every plot twist which season 2 offers makes you feel anxious but everything starts making sense in ending episodes. The main focus of season 2 is not on Ainz ooal gown but developing overall story into next phase.
In Beginning episodes of season 2, it feels like Lizardman’s plot is just too much story extend showing Nazarick dominance but those characters are going to play an important role in future story of coming seasons. This will help Nazarick to grow its authority throughout all nations.
A lot of new characters are introduced in season 2 which looks like too much but it will be worth during the coming seasons. Main Characters like Ainz or Albedo will not be having too much role in most of season 2. Sebas Tian is going to play a big role throughout most of the story.
During Eight fingers plot, Sebas is not alone cleaning up all mess. It’s really fun to watch Brain and Climb helping him to get rid of underground brothel activities. These episodes show the good side of sebas which thinks everyone is equal and deserves a chance to live freely.
You are going to love watching season 2 fullest after you are done with half part. It gets really interesting when Sebas team up with Brain and Climb. Then after that things get more exciting when Ainz finally gets involved in the story. It’s fun to watch how everyone in the kingdom keeps on acting according to the big master plan.
There are not any big battles during starting episodes. Due to the fact that season 2 is made for story development, it makes total sense to not include any non-sense battles. If you only looking for action then you are going to love ending episodes.
In terms of Animation quality, Madhouse did some good quality upgrade from season 1. Characters look more refined and overall city and backgrounds look amazing. Fight scenes of Sebas look dam satisfying with those powerful punches.
If you loved music in Overlord 1, then you are going to love soundtracks in season 2. The main title song is just as powerful as it was during season 1. English Dub cast did a fantastic job of making it sound good for international audiences.
Once all finished with season 2 don’t feel confused because you have got season 3 lined up and it’s more amazing than the previous one. It’s full of big action and shocking plots.
