Audience reviews
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LegionIscariot
Oh my god season 3 is boring!
13 episodes of nothing happening.
Overlord III has the same issue as Overlord II but times 10.
It focuses waayyyyy too much on things that are not at all interesting.
Focusing on a girl and her goblins for 3 episodes is not interesting. Neither is some kid’s love story. This is not a slice of life. Its supposed to be action fantasy. I don’t want to watch a village girl run errands for 3 episodes.
When the focus is actually on the main character and his team its genuinely great and interesting to watch.
But then there are these long scenes that take forever focusing on people I have no idea who they are or why I should care.
Seriously who are these people that this show feels like it needs to focus on? Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like these are scene…
Read at the sourceKoishiHat
(Contains minor spoilers for seasons 1 and 2 but not 3)
The Overlord anime presents a protagonist with dubious objectives, confusing character, and half-baked sociopathy. Characters who have no concern for ethics in their quests for a clear objective can be very enjoyable to watch when written well, as exemplified by works like Death Note. The Overlord protagonist, in contrast, lacks both a clear objective and the resolve commonly possessed by such characters to achieve said objective. After being transported to a different world, Ainz's main goal shifts randomly between "being someone fit for his position", "spread his name so former friends can easily find him", and "protect the legacy of him and his friends". However, he does not demonstrate a strong interest in any of these goals, not…
Read at the sourceAincradian
The series is now little more than torture porn with no redeeming value whatsoever. If the idea of watching an unassimilably powerful monster torture innocent people to death for their own amusement with nothing in the way of meaningful plot, character development, or nuance is appealing to you, that is to say, the target audience for this show, instead of watching it, please get help.
Honestly, there just isn't anything more to say about it. There are plenty of shows with villain protagonists that make them interesting or compelling or at least in a weird way make you want to root for them, like Death Note or Black Lagoon - even the first couple seasons danced around this line, teasing will they, won't they in terms of how far Ainz was going to slide and would he hold onto his humanity…
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If you enjoy watching an overpowered psychopathic protagonist, who often comments that he feels nothing for the humans he casually and cruelly slaughters, this is the anime for you. His underlings who are programmed to fawn over him are even more sadistic and evil and really pretty patchetic because of it.
No, they didn't actually show the 100,000 civilians his underlings slaughtered to fool people into thinking he's a hero nor do you get to see what are likely the humans that an underling strongly hints he's farming for parchment for scrolls (they get mentioned in passing because the author and anime producers are too cowardly to actually show that because it might make too many viewers unable to ignore how much of a loathsome villain the titular character is) but you do get to see him a…
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Just a few words about my disappointement. Minor spoilers ahead.
The show's main character Ainz Ooal Gown degrades from a dark but somewhat respectable person (that saves Gazef, gives Enri an artifact to protect her village and avenges his teammates by killing Clementine) to an immoral psychotic madman that brutally slays, tortures and sends to a horrifull experiments hundreds of thousands of people. During those henocides, he hardly shows any signs of remorse, while his subordinates laugh and joke about what is happening.
Not only this is abominable — this is also pathetic, knowing that behind the image of almighty "Ainz-sama" hides nothing more than a trembling nerd that achieved nothing in his own world — a being lower than any of the people he slain trying to become the "Overlord".
Th…
Read at the sourceTherazeflip
That's incredible and original anime. Significantly different from others in the same genre.
Firstly, there is no harem as such, although at first glance it may seem that there is one.
Secondly,Unlike the ordinary anime, The main character is imperturbable, self confident, calm and he makes quite rational decisions, there are no emotions inside him. Main hero is rather cruel, what is extremely unusual for protagonist heroes in anime. But even in spite of this, The Main hero have some humanity and steadfastness.
Thirdly, in this anime there is an impressive logical and fascinating plot, that does not force you to give up watching, as there are no episodes that would not affect the main development of events. (Although half the episodes of the 2nd season were not very interesting)
Fourt…
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So many tens? But it contained so many "fillers"!
Well allow me to explain to you why I felt the urge to write a review for this as well as my reasoning behind the given score.
A lot people watching this or people that have completed season 3 will share a similar thought "so many fillers!", but first what actually is a filler? A filler is an episode that can be considered a spin-off where the episode/arc has literally no connection or impact on the actual story/plot. For example an episode dedicated to a beach event for a fan service, where the characters after the episode have no memories about the events that occurred nor will they ever mention it. The MC not having (much) screen time doesn't mean that the story is on halt. The story develops and the others getting screen time is ext…
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Cheap isekai anime has ravaged the industry for a number of years now. Without a working vaccine, the disease continues to kill the brain cells of viewers everywhere. The Sasuga Skeletor Sama Series is just another symptom of this plague.
The story has been done thousands of times. It's the generic MC self insert type of story. I can literally predict the outcome of every episode after about two minutes since nothing will ever stump Skeletor Sama. He will always achieve victory no matter what. He would conquer the world in 7 days but apparently the author thinks resisting the urge of dicking around in his harem should be the main obstacle Skeletor Sama needs to overcome throughout the series. After three seasons I still have no idea where this show is going. Then the realization dawned o…
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Based on the reviews, you will either love or hate this show. I already gave a couple of chances with the show, but I failed to like any single detail about it. If I could describe this show, it would be like this: a knight plans a great adventure, yet he moves around insignificant villages to bully peasants with very slow pace. Peasants from other villages don't care about his power, so few of them gather and attack him no matter that he's got thick armor and a powerful sword. He beats them and other peasants. That's what Overlord is about, if you like an overpowered protagonist who flexes to everyone around after a long drama, you may like this show.
So, the story is poor as usual. It's so prolonged that it's painful to watch, a simple event lasts episodes, full of insignificant events,…
Read at the sourceNoizyFrog
Overlords 3rd season continues the overrated story of anime’s most beloved skeleton without facial animations.
VERDICT: 3 – Bad.
STORY: Slow, boring and confusing.
3rd season starts with a filler episode and proceeds with mediocrity and boredom from then on. The drive behind every action in this show is not apparent to the viewer, so that in the end I was questioning the events happening on screen. Why was Ainz destroying Carne Village again?
Next topic is the pacing. Boi does this season move S L O W. In addition, it is void of any substance, significant characterization or development. Noteworthy action – also nonexistent.
CHARACTERS: Huh?
We get to see more reoccurring characters in this season, Overlord himself being one of them, since his presence in the 2nd season was minimal. M…
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This season was pretty hard to stand out in with shows like Attack on Titan or Steins;Gate making comebacks. However, for me, it managed to make an impression enough for me to begin buying the LN's.
Starting off, the biggest issue of the season is the poor CGI. That's all I really want to say about it, because it's had this for three seasons. If you are still complaining about how you'll drop the show due to it after watching almost 40 episodes of it, then you really don't have much conviction. This is why I'm also not putting art at an 8 or 9, as I believe most of the character designs are distinct and interesting otherwise. Granted, they come from a light novel with established designs. The biggest problem with this CGI is it can take you out of otherwise enthralling scenes.
Moving pas…
Read at the sourceTmiller7
With this season of Overlord you truly got to experience how much of a badass Ainz truly is. I think this definitely is the best season overall.
Story: With anyone who knows anything about Overlord, you know that the story doesn't mainly focus around Ainz but other characters as well. But I just want to talk about Ainz. Basically this season, he finds out that he wants world domination and focuses on how he can accomplish this. But he also has to worry about intruders, keeping a village safe and who he should alliance with. This season I think has more Ainz than any other season!
Art: Art for this anime is always good. CGI though could have been a little better but I'm not too much of a stickler on that shit.
Sound: The opening theme and ending theme to this anime is always so catchy.…
Read at the sourceGrayRealm
This is a very troubled, very flawed anime with many many many problems. It is also extremely frustrating to watch.
*sighs*
The main issue is that it is In DIRE need of a better director. The pacing is shot, and too many times the anime starts building up for something important, then the important scene suddenly happens offscreen, is botched in some crazy way, or fail to deliver. Every time you think... but it'll get better! Just soon! Just around the corner! The one awesome episode is nearly there! And then it ends, and you realize that you watched 13 episodes of teasing and cliffhangers that resulted in nothing.
Another issue is that it utilizes really badly done CG visuals. There are titles that know how to use CG well (for example, Sidonia no Kishi, Ajin 1st season, Seikai Suru Ka…
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Basically Sword Art Online for people who are too embarrassed to admit they like Sword Art Online or think they're above it when they're not. Three seasons in, and Overlord III still manages to be as embarrassingly terrible as the series has ever been. Apparently Madhouse managed to split up the budget for one cour worth into three, and it really shows. How this series is still so popular despite Madhouse's awful adaptation and the original material's abysmal writing can be very easily described in two words: Power fantasy.
But what makes this particular power fantasy so profitable and appealing?
It's the fact that the protagonist is a spooky skeleton man with very stereotypical villainous role archetype assets. Ability to summon undead minions? Powers that generally involve darkness(tm…
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How to Overlord in 4 steps:
1) Introduce random characters
2) Give them a little backstory and make them take a lot of screen time
3) Kill them "for the benefit of Nazarick" or enslave them "for the benefit of Nazarick"
4) Repeat We've already seen this format since S2. Do you remember the lizardmen? The giant Hamster? Tuare? Maybe, probably not though. Not even their names.
They took up so much screen time and then become unimportant, it's not interesting anymore.
Unfortunately, S3 follows the same path, and only a handful of episodes are actually progressing the story, while 80% of the anime is "fillers"
I've been told many times that it's for "World Building" but one does not come at the cost of another. See One Piece, and Made in Abyss to some extent. Both have worldbuilding tha…
Read at the sourceTobestik
This show is fucking amazing. The characters are believable, the soundtrack is good and the world is super detailed. Another great thing is the main character. The main character is not afraid to commit evils for the greater good unlike the majority of isekai protagonists. The world building is also amazing. However, one problem people may have with overlord is the overwhelming amount of side characters. I think these people are watching the wrong anime, Overlord is not a typical shounen. It feels so satisfying to see a character that has been built up over the course of a few episodes get slaughtered by Ainz. There wouldn't be any impact if they were name less mooks.
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You know what? Sometimes it is fun to route for the bad guy. Sometimes you are drawn to the villains of a story by their overwhelming power, how cunning and intelligent they are, or their unquestionable charisma. A good villain always leaves a mark during and after the story is finished. So what happens when you take those villains and make them the protagonist of their own stories? Well you get shows like Overlord. A series that has had three seasons now when we thought it was a one and done series. But nope, Madhouse has stuck to this series with another season. And now Overlord, in my opinion, is taking its stride.
Why do I say that? Well I'm about to tell you. Sit back, relax and make sure you demand SILENCE! while you are reading this review as I present to you the anime review for…
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There are four major aspects of Overlord that make it appealing.
1) Protagonists are villains.
2) Protagonists are ridiculously overpowered.
3) Protagonists are non-human.
4) Solid world building. Works well as a hi-fantasy series.
These points summarize Overlord well, and if you find them appealing then this series is just for you. Tired of goody two- shoe protagonists who are holier-than-thou with no moral faults? Overlord’s protagonists are nonhuman and villains. Have you had enough of linear progression in storytelling, where the protagonist overcomes progressively stronger antagonists, almost conveniently? Overlord’s protagonist and his minions and the minions of his minions are overpowered compared to the vast majority of everything else in the world. This is not a tale about knig…
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Franchises like Overlord has a tendency to overrun its ideas with every season. The first season concentrated on Ainz and his goals along with exploring the world fiction while building into the base story. The second season expanded its world although it didn’t exactly live up to its hype when it came to actual character building. Now, here we are. The third season that I crossed my fingers as it’s time for Overlord to prove itself if it’s capable of improving.
Realistically, I came into the third season with moderate expectations. The first episode didn’t exactly get me excited after seeing everyone getting a reintroduction. Ainz is still the same as ever while we see the daily lifestyles of his minions. He is trying to live up to his name even though some of his character behavior come…
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This is the first time I've ever felt about reviewing a particular show on MAL. Perhaps, my love for this show is significantly greater than any show in existence? What I’m about to state in this review is relatively the truth...
Alright, so what's Overlord III about? What has Ainz-sama achieved so far till this season? What were the main events that took place before this season? Has the premise of the series changed?
THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS.
So, previously in the first season we see Momonga somehow "mysteriously" getting teleported to a new world or getting trapped into a game called Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, also known as DMMO-RPG Yggdrasil (while Yggdrasil being the new release of the game), on which he spent his whole life at, and finally…
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