Overlord, Vol. 5: The Men of the Kingdom Part I
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- Author：Kugane Maruyama
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Faris
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Hmm very suspense story lol
Wasee
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Definitely my favourite book in the series so far！ We also get to know Sebas， who is now my fav character， a lot better in this volume。 I also really enjoyed the politics behind it， but maybe that's just me since I enjoy politics。 Explains why I was able to finish it with one sitting。 It is likely that the books from now on will have a lot more politics than the previous ones， so I'll most likely enjoy them more than the previous ones。 Anyways， I highly recommend it！ Definitely my favourite book in the series so far！ We also get to know Sebas， who is now my fav character， a lot better in this volume。 I also really enjoyed the politics behind it， but maybe that's just me since I enjoy politics。 Explains why I was able to finish it with one sitting。 It is likely that the books from now on will have a lot more politics than the previous ones， so I'll most likely enjoy them more than the previous ones。 Anyways， I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Jennifer Reese
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Kugane Maruyama still does not fail to deliver a world that ends up sucking in the reader and leaves them wanting more。 I really hope that he writes at least the 17 books that were planned originally and even better yet。 It would great if he could write even more。 I look forward to the next book and finding out what happens to Sebas。 Spoiler alert， I watched the anime so I know， but the book and the anime are not exactly the same。 So happy！
Pumpkin
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4。5 stars as actual rating。 The first quarter of the book lulled much more then I’m used to for this series， but knowing what comes next it makes sense。 The rest of the book was just as amazing as the previous books， though。 I do feel the need to note that those who have triggers against domestic violence and non-consent should be wary of one （maaaaybe two） scene（s） in this book。 While the scene I’m thinking of is graphic， it’s resolved in a way that feels satisfactory。
Tarl
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So in volume 5 we turn from the lizard people to one of the human kingdoms as we follow Sebas around on his journey。 After the slog that was the lizard people， I was kind of disappointed that we would be concentrating on more world building， even though I knew it was coming since I have watched the anime。 This book was surprisingly good and I actually enjoyed it a fair bit。 It follows existing human characters as well as Sebas， and shows that not everything in Nazarick is all cozy-cozy and there So in volume 5 we turn from the lizard people to one of the human kingdoms as we follow Sebas around on his journey。 After the slog that was the lizard people， I was kind of disappointed that we would be concentrating on more world building， even though I knew it was coming since I have watched the anime。 This book was surprisingly good and I actually enjoyed it a fair bit。 It follows existing human characters as well as Sebas， and shows that not everything in Nazarick is all cozy-cozy and there is indeed tension among some of its members。 It also shows how Brian deals with his defeat early on against Shalltear and the steps he goes on to start returning to himself。The writing is pretty solid in this one， and there are some interesting ideas presented。 Like most of this series， the moments of violence are quite jarring when compared to the rest of the writing， and generally stand out significantly in order to point out that the world you are reading about is realistic and not at all like many isekai stories out there。The story ends on a cliff hanger， and for a change it is one that made me want to rush out and get the next volume as soon as I could。 It also presents people who could very well be antagonists later on against Nazarick， but who are allies at this point of time。 Overall I liked this book and am glad that it didn't drag as much as the lizard people volume did for me。 The art， as always， fits the feel of the story perfectly and adds a lot of atmosphere to the tale with a mix of realism and brutal pen strokes。 At this point， if you aren't reading this series， I highly recommend it。 Though at times it feels like a power fantasy for most of the people from Nazarick， there is some very well thought out character development going on and more than enough to get you invested in the characters。 And really， by the end of this one， you're going to be wondering just what is up with the princess。。。 。。。more
Alec Rebert
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5。0
Dex Vaughn
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Book 5 in the series deviates from the perspective of the MC to develop the side characters through a brutal storyline。 Climb， Brain， Sebas， Solution， and Tsuare are the main protagonists of this volume and I feel their story sheds light on all of these characters very well。 I especially enjoy their chemistry。 The antagonists consist of a few VIP members from an underground criminal organization and serve to show the unforgivable brutality that humans are capable of while the protagonist cast co Book 5 in the series deviates from the perspective of the MC to develop the side characters through a brutal storyline。 Climb， Brain， Sebas， Solution， and Tsuare are the main protagonists of this volume and I feel their story sheds light on all of these characters very well。 I especially enjoy their chemistry。 The antagonists consist of a few VIP members from an underground criminal organization and serve to show the unforgivable brutality that humans are capable of while the protagonist cast contrast this with the almost naïve hope for humanity。 Altogether I've enjoyed this book in the series the most so far， as it pulls back the curtain on the background characters and helps to display their inner thoughts and conflicts。 Like ants building a colony in an exterminators backyard， the evil/good human forces present in the novel are unaware of their inevitable fate though they labor aimlessly in their ignorance。 This series does a great job of encapsulating it's absurdist viewpoint in the parody of the story its trying to tell。 The series is amazing and I hope it makes it to the end。 。。。more
Andrew Peckham IV
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It was slower in the beginning， but then started to pick up really fast！ Love this series。
Vincent Archer
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Another side-story， without Lord Momonga at all。And while it is interesting， and you get a bunch of interesting characters and background， but it is still missing some of what， I think， makes such a series work。 Having a side character focus is interesting。 Having almost an entire book dedicated to side characters ends up more unsatisfying。 The mandatory late appearance of Supreme Being Momonga， Lord Ainz Ooal Gown， feels more like a mandatory insert。
Danny Moody
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Sebas is a really cool character。 I’m glad we get to see some of his journey。 Seeing things in the kingdom helps add more to this awesome world。
Dustin
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I don't find Climb a particularly interesting character so the first third or so of this volume is a bit of a drag but it picks up once all three stories intersect。 I don't find Climb a particularly interesting character so the first third or so of this volume is a bit of a drag but it picks up once all three stories intersect。 。。。more
Estevam （Impish Reviews）
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My favorite so far， just because focused on my favorite character Sebas。
Wyatt
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Switching gears from novel #4， we leave the Lizardmen to focus on Sebas and his adventures in the capital。 In my review for novel #4， I said it was my favorite novel so far。 This novel steals that crown。 In this story， we get to read about the baddass fighting skills Sebas possesses， as well as undergo a moral dilemma with him， which results in him being in hot water with Lord Ainz。 This story expands on the idea that the guardians are free-thinking beings， capable of making their own choices， b Switching gears from novel #4， we leave the Lizardmen to focus on Sebas and his adventures in the capital。 In my review for novel #4， I said it was my favorite novel so far。 This novel steals that crown。 In this story， we get to read about the baddass fighting skills Sebas possesses， as well as undergo a moral dilemma with him， which results in him being in hot water with Lord Ainz。 This story expands on the idea that the guardians are free-thinking beings， capable of making their own choices， but also that the guardians behavior is directly linked to the behavior of the Supreme Being that created them。 This creates issues between different characters: Between Sebas and Solution， Sebas and Demiurge， Sebas and Ainz， and so on。 Sebas' creator was more kind-hearted， and that reflects in Sebas' behavior。 After all， he is categorized as "Extreme Good" in the appendix。 We also get to read more about Climb and Brain， who undergo a good bit of character growth throughout their adventure with Sebas。 This novel also manages to set the stage for even bigger events to come in the next novel。 If you've enjoyed any of the Overlord novels so far， I believe this one will be the best one so far。 。。。more
Ray
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To me， volume 5 of Overlord suffers from devoting a lot of its time to setting up volume 6， and from having a less interesting cast。 Unlike in volume 4， where the shift of narrative focus away from Nazarick is effective， volume 5 makes you wish you were back at Nazarick with Ainz more。 The character of Sebas is interesting and sympathetic， but even he is not in the spotlight enough。 This is probably my least favorite Overlord volume。
Gabriel d'Matos
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É sempre um problema quando um arco é tão claramente dividido em 2 volumes， sendo que em um dos volumes é a pior parte da historia enquanto o outro é bem mais interessante。
Morgan
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I thought this was a good side story， following the work of Sebas。 Good translation also。
Tulip
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Excellent character work for the human characters of the Kingdom。The setting it becoming well fleshed out enough that it's clear Einz is a whale in an ocean; he is massively powerful but not omnipotent。 Excellent character work for the human characters of the Kingdom。The setting it becoming well fleshed out enough that it's clear Einz is a whale in an ocean; he is massively powerful but not omnipotent。 。。。more
Oskar
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Details
kae
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The plot is predictable but I like the depth Maruyama tries to build in each character， showcasing different levels of good vs evil。 Overall quite plain compared to the previous ones。
Saurav Adhikari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SummaryBasically this book is about a guy who gets transfered into a frictional world or a game where he is overpowered and has ~42 overpowered followers who thinks he （Momanga or something like that later he becomes Ainz） is the greatest and the best。 One of my best Frictional novels I have ever read。It joins togather comedy with the seriousness and also answers about the reality of socitey。 It's fun when his followers overpraise him about something he dosen't Know。 For example one of his Smart SummaryBasically this book is about a guy who gets transfered into a frictional world or a game where he is overpowered and has ~42 overpowered followers who thinks he （Momanga or something like that later he becomes Ainz） is the greatest and the best。 One of my best Frictional novels I have ever read。It joins togather comedy with the seriousness and also answers about the reality of socitey。 It's fun when his followers overpraise him about something he dosen't Know。 For example one of his Smartest follower Demurgus thinks Momanga is smarter than him their conversetion goes like。Momanga: So everything is fine right？Demurgus: Oh how smart of you My lordyou found something was wrong So fast？ You are talking about that right？Momanga: Yes that？Demurgus: That is amazing？Momanga: Oh， Can you solve That？Demurgus: Of course that is not a probelm。Momanga （on his heart）: "But i dont know what that is？" 。。。more
Feen
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3 stars。 A pretty ok read， not many things that make it stand out other than Sebas being a cool old dude。
Alan Villalobos
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it was a good story and it explained the process that sebas went through to protect the girl
Jonathan Rodriguez
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Never disappoints This book series is exciting from start to finish！ I wish I found this series sooner！ Can’t wait to get my hands on Vol。6！
Jorge Rosas
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This was marvelous book， mostly centered in Sebas Tian and in the human capital of the Kingdom， the organized crime has an extensive network and it’s crippling the kingdom， supported by many nobles and protected by the corruption， this super powerful crime organization clashes with the noble Sebas and that puts him in a dire situation because his mission is now compromised。 I loved the character development in this book， we find a broken Brain after his encounter with a certain vampire， we meet This was marvelous book， mostly centered in Sebas Tian and in the human capital of the Kingdom， the organized crime has an extensive network and it’s crippling the kingdom， supported by many nobles and protected by the corruption， this super powerful crime organization clashes with the noble Sebas and that puts him in a dire situation because his mission is now compromised。 I loved the character development in this book， we find a broken Brain after his encounter with a certain vampire， we meet a young a naïve but madly loyal soldier， and we get to know Sebas and his complicated situation given that he his a good person but still a loyal servant of the mostly evil Nazarick。 。。。more
Salvia
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Genial 😊
Rolaka Pisarka
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Tom 5 zaskoczył mnie na wszystkie możliwe sposoby。 Po dosyć słabej adaptacji sceptycznie podchodziłam do tomu i wydarzeń， jakie miały miejsce na łamach tego tomu。 Nie lubiłam Sebasa， tego że wydarzenia przeskoczyły z głównego bohatera na bohaterów pobocznych。 W anime niechętnie podeszłam do ludzkich postaci， a tu？ Po prostu zaskoczyło mnie wszystko。 Mimo że anime naprawdę wiernie odzwierciedliło wydarzenia， to nie umiało sobie poradzić z pacingiem。 Light novelka nie ma tego problemu。 Nie nudzimy Tom 5 zaskoczył mnie na wszystkie możliwe sposoby。 Po dosyć słabej adaptacji sceptycznie podchodziłam do tomu i wydarzeń， jakie miały miejsce na łamach tego tomu。 Nie lubiłam Sebasa， tego że wydarzenia przeskoczyły z głównego bohatera na bohaterów pobocznych。 W anime niechętnie podeszłam do ludzkich postaci， a tu？ Po prostu zaskoczyło mnie wszystko。 Mimo że anime naprawdę wiernie odzwierciedliło wydarzenia， to nie umiało sobie poradzić z pacingiem。 Light novelka nie ma tego problemu。 Nie nudzimy się。 Ciągle coś się dzieje， przeskakujemy z bohatera na bohatera， poznajemy jego słabości， wady， trudny życia， historię。 W końcu muszę przyznać， że to naprawdę dobry tom。 I wcale nie brakuje mi Aizena。 Sebas， Climb i Brain w zupełności mi wystarczą。 Jeden tom， a zdążyłam ich polubić， trochę się z nimi utożsamić。 Poza tym dłużej "poznajemy" tą złą organizację。 Nie wiem， ale w anime jakoś tak nie interesowało mnie ich istnienie， tutaj bardziej się wszystkim przejęłam。I jeszcze jedna sprawa， spokojnie można zacząć czytanie Overlorda od tego tomu。 Naprawdę。 Dobry początek， fajna akcja i wcale nie trzeba aż tak bardzo znać wydarzeń z poprzednich tomów， by rozkoszować się lekturą tego。 Polecam serdecznie！ 。。。more
Carmelo Medina
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Otra vez una novela ligera， y otra vez cinco estrellas。 Una novela redonda， bien traducida la versión que estoy siguiendo， con Fantasía de capa y espada con una vuelta de tuerca y un world building genial。 Arrastrar un encuentro casual de hace varios volúmenes hasta ahora y que lo puedas ver。。。 Tirarse dos páginas diciendo las motivaciones y trasfondo de un personaje como si fueras a hacer una novela corta sobre él para después despacharlo con uno de los protagonistas pasando sobre él como si fu Otra vez una novela ligera， y otra vez cinco estrellas。 Una novela redonda， bien traducida la versión que estoy siguiendo， con Fantasía de capa y espada con una vuelta de tuerca y un world building genial。 Arrastrar un encuentro casual de hace varios volúmenes hasta ahora y que lo puedas ver。。。 Tirarse dos páginas diciendo las motivaciones y trasfondo de un personaje como si fueras a hacer una novela corta sobre él para después despacharlo con uno de los protagonistas pasando sobre él como si fuera césped es brutalmente divertido。 Te quedas con una sensación muy buena después de leerlo， y me ha tenido leyendo de madrugada para acabar un capítulo。 De nuevo el protagonista con poder infinito es el alivio cómico de unos secundarios （los monstruos， no los humanos） que son de lo mejorcito。 。。。more
Love
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I loved this book， probably the best Overlord book as of yet！
Kate （Looking Glass Reads）
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Well， here we are with another volume of Overlord。 This light novel series has gone interesting places， and I’m always pleasantly surprised by what happens next。 Overlord， Volume 5: The Men of the Kingdom Part 1 by Kugane Maruyama is the start to an interesting new arc in the series focusing more on Sebas and several human characters。If you would like to catch up on the series you can check out our reviews for Overlord Volume 1， Volume 2， Volume 3， and Volume 4。Overlord Vol 5: The Men of the Kin Well， here we are with another volume of Overlord。 This light novel series has gone interesting places， and I’m always pleasantly surprised by what happens next。 Overlord， Volume 5: The Men of the Kingdom Part 1 by Kugane Maruyama is the start to an interesting new arc in the series focusing more on Sebas and several human characters。If you would like to catch up on the series you can check out our reviews for Overlord Volume 1， Volume 2， Volume 3， and Volume 4。Overlord Vol 5: The Men of the Kingdom Part 1 is the part of a two part arc in the Overlord series。 This volume continues where volume 4 left off。 In Re-Estize the criminal underworld is run by the Eight Fingers。 Ainz has ordered Sebas to see what he can learn about the organization。 His path crosses with Climb， a young soldier and retainer to the Golden Princess， and Brain Unglaus， who has lost all faith in his abilities after crossing paths with Shalltear Bloodfallen。Ainz doesn’t feature in this volume almost at all。 Instead， the focus is placed on Sebas， Brain Unglaus， and a young knight named Climb。 The first half of the book introduces Climb， the city， the politics of the capital city and its seedy underbelly。 The pacing is a bit slower than previous volumes。 This is most apparent within the first half of the novel which introduces several new characters， a new city landscape， and the inner workings of human world politics。 While interesting， a few of these scenes did carry on just a little too long。 Climb felt like a fly on the wall for pages on end at the start of this volume。 Whatever agency he seemingly lacked was played upon throughout the rest of the novel。 His strength isbut he does come into his own as the story continues。 His background was interesting， shed more light onto his personality。The first half does， of course， have fantastic moments in its own right。 We catch up with Brain Unglas and Gazef Stronoff， two men who have had very different experiences with the inhabitants of Nazarick。 Brain is a broken man after his encounter with Shalltear。 He is brought to the absolute lowest point we’ve seen him so far， utterly terrified of Shalltear and her power while no longer trusting his own abilities。The most interesting character within the volume was Sebas， who shares the spotlight along with the newly introduced young knight。 While he was always one of the more fascinating denizens of the Tomb of Nazarick， he really shines in this volume。 Sebas has a softer side， a more human side， than the vast majority of his fellows， something he shared with his original creator。 He has more obvious agency than many of the others， truly thinking for himself and making his own decisions rather than the obsessive focus of doing Ainz’s bidding the majority of the other character’s show。 This is due， largely， to his original creator being the one who founded the guild。 That player’s kindness and urge to help is something that was passed onto Sebas。Of course， this sort of behavior isn’t something the others understand or agree with despite Ainz’s own attempts at conveying the need for his subjects to make their own decisions and voice their own needs and opinions。 Sebas is at odds with himself， trying to balance the needs of Nazarick and Ainz’s wishes while following his own morals and desires。 Contention between Sebas and others grows throughout the volume， and he quickly became the character I was most invested in。 I have always likes Sebas， but here he became a character very easy to understand and empathize with。Overlord Vol。 5 takes the more serious tone of volume 4 and ramps it even higher。 The tropes and fan service are not at all apparent here。 There are few lighthearted， comedic moments at all。 There is no intermission chapter as there were in previous light novels。 We see a much darker side of this world than in previous volumes， which is saying something considering our main characters are all undead beings serving an Litch Overlord。 The deep underworld is explored， with human trafficking being a large plot point of the novel。 This volume doesn’t shy away from the dark or the gruesome。The last fifty pages or so of the light novel is where things get really tense。 The great fights we’ve seen in previous light novels return， and the pacing increases exponentially。 While there is a relatively satisfying conclusion to this volume， there is quite a cliffhanger。 The arc is not concluded in this volume， with plenty of room for continuing in The Men of the Kingdom Part 2， the sixth volume in the Overlord series。As with previous volumes， so-bin’s art is absolutely beautiful。 Full page， full color artwork is included at the start to each chapter。 The large foldout spread from previous volumes doesn’t seem to be included in volume 5， however。 At the very least， my copy doesn’t have one。 More character pages are included at the end of the volume， highlighting both newly introduced characters and previously introduced characters who hadn’t yet gotten a stats page of their own。If you are planning on reading Overlord Vol。 5: The Men of the Kingdom Part 1 I would suggest thinking about getting a copy of Overlord Vol 6 at the same time。 While this volume does have a decent conclusion， the arc clearly isn’t over and this volume does end on quite the cliffhanger。 Overall， this was another good installment in a great series， and I will definitely be continuing on with Volume 6。This review originally found on Looking Glass Reads。 。。。more
Edric Unsane
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