Overlord The Movie: The Holy Kingdom will be released in Japan this year. This information was announced during a television special about the upcoming Overlord movie project, which will cover the Sei Ōkoku-hen (Holy Kingdom Arc). The special, which also previewed new anime footage, was hosted by cast members Satoshi Hino (Ains), Yumi Hara (Albedo), and Masayuki Katou (Demiurge).
The Overlord film project was first announced during a 2021 live special for the isekai anime. While the 2021 special did not reveal the cast and staff of the upcoming movie project, the cast members of the television anime, Hino, Hara, and Sumire Uesaka (Shalltear) shared the news, and presented messages from the TV anime's director and the script supervisor of the series.
A new visual has also been released for Overlord The Movie: The Holy Kingdom featuring the main characters of the anime:
You can also watch the new teaser here:
The first season of Overlord TV anime series consisted of 13 episodes, and premiered in Japan in July 2015. Season 1 was streamed on Funimation as it broadcasted in Japan, and the company released en English dub of the anime on Blu-ray and DVD in November 2016. Overlord Season 2 premiered in January 2018 and concluded in April 2018. Crunchyroll streamed Season 2 as it broadcasted, and the English dub was streamed on Funimation. Season 3 premired in July 2018, and Crunchyroll streamed the third season as it aired, with Funimation streaming the English dub of the series again. Season 4 of the anime premiered in July 2022, and Crunchyroll streamed both the original Japanese version (with English sub) and English dub of the series.
The Overlord anime adaptations are based on the light novel series written by Kugane Muruyama with art by so-bin, and they were produced by Studio Madhouse. The isekai franchise also has a short anime series titled Pie Pie Pieiades. Muruyama started the original Overlord light novel series online in 2010, and Kadokawa's Enterbrain imprint started publishing the series in print in 2012. The series also received a manga adaptation by Hugin Miyama and Satoshi Oshio, and Yen Press is publishing the light novel series and manga in North America.
What is Overlord The Movie: The Holy Kingdom about?
The upcoming Overlord The Movie: Holy Kingdom movie will is expected to cover the arc featured in the 12th and 13th volumes of the light novel series, so that means the plot of the movie will be canon.
Yen Press licensed the light novel series for English releases, and shared the following description for Volume 12:
The Sacred Kingdom has enjoyed a great many years without war thanks to a colossal wall constructed after a historic tragedy. They understand best how fragile peace can be. When the terrible demon Jaldabaoth takes to the field at the head of a united army of monstrous tribes, the Sacred Kingdom’s leaders know their defenses are not enough. With the very existence of the country at stake, the pious have no choice but to seek help wherever they can get it, even if it means breaking taboo and parlaying with the undead king of the Nation of Darkness
An exact release date for Overlord The Movie: Holy Kingdom hasn't been announced yet, but we hope we'll find out more information about the highly-anticipated isekai anime movie soon. Fans are also expecting that the production team will announce Overlord Season 5, which hasn't officially been confirmed yet.
