8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Overlord (2015)
Overlord (2015)
Overview
In the year 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, one player named Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
In the year 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, one player named Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily functions as a war-horror genre piece, depicting American soldiers fighting a universally condemned evil (Nazis and their supernatural experiments). Its focus on action, survival, and a clear-cut good vs. evil narrative prevents it from aligning with a specific political ideology.
The film features visible diversity in its cast, including a Black lead character, within a historical WWII context, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on a war and horror plot without explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The show features several female characters who engage in and win physical combat against male opponents. Examples include Clementine's martial arts and dagger skills against multiple male adversaries, and Shalltear's decisive victory in a melee weapon fight against a skilled male warrior.
The anime series Overlord centers on a powerful lich's conquest and management of a new world. The series does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate within its narrative.
The anime series "Overlord" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a powerful undead lich in a fantasy world, with no elements related to gender identity or transition presented within its storyline or character arcs.
The anime series "Overlord" is a direct adaptation of the light novel series. All significant characters, including Ainz Ooal Gown, Albedo, and the Floor Guardians, maintain their established genders from the source material in the on-screen portrayal. There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being depicted as another.
Overlord is an anime adaptation of a Japanese light novel series. Its main characters are primarily non-human fantasy beings, and human characters are depicted consistently with their source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
8.5
Critic Ratings
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