Reviews

Overlord Light Novel Vol 8: The Two Leaders by Kugane Maruyama

kai_2's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

electrozombie's review

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

darthwyse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

kogami87's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mitsumizushima's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 ☆

medged's review against another edition

adventurous informative relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

anneloca's review

funny hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

blood_lion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

bambooty's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

snailoon's review

5.0

Writing style: ★★★★☆ 4.5/5 stars
Overall plot: ★★★★★ 5/5 stars

Biggest con:
- The frequent reminders in the first half of the book how Ainz made X expression, but actually didn’t because he’s not human anymore. Felt like a bit too much imo

Biggest pro:
- several scenes in this book aren’t in the anime! It was exciting to come across these more obvious differences! :)

This book is a solid continuation of the series! I’ve been saying this to anyone who would listen, but the father along I get in this series the more it has a different vibe from the anime, despite being the same story at its core. It’s terribly exciting to see this vibe difference grow more with each book - there were even scenes I don’t remember seeing in the anime here! I’m far more invested in the light novel series then I ever was in the anime, and I consider the anime to be one of my top favorites.