Wait, I think that lakyuss(bad spelling) will be knocked out either next ep on later on because that scene is right after this “battle”. Because we head back to the royal capital when it happens.
@@Poke-ladd I'm sure Ainz can revive Zanac, but what would be the point? Ainz had intended to kill Zanac anyways and even promised that his and his troops' deaths would be as quick and painless as possible. Ainz delivered on that promise for the troops, sans those that betrayed Zanac. If Ainz were to revive anyone, it would be treacherous nobles. And that is only so that they can be slowly tortured and killed again. Good thing for them that Ainz lost interest in the whole affair.
At first, Zanac seemed like a spoiled pampered boy to me, but he died like a man, and mode over like a real king, my respect for the character was a complete 180.
Literally the only one of the people in charge who really cared about the welfare of the Kingdom and wanted to do something about it, too bad he arrived too late, the previous administration had ruined everything already.
In the Light Novel, Zanac had thoughts that the drink might have been poisoned, which is why he didn’t want to drink it. So by the end of the meeting, him downing it with no hesitation showed that he was prepared to die anyway, and that he trusted Ainz words. It’s ironic that both Ainz and Zanac look to each other as the example of a leader that they should aspire to be, that in his last moments, Zanac thought to himself that he was a king fighting for his people’s happiness. If Ramposa had left to throne to his second son much earlier, the Kingdom would have prospered and survived as a Vassal State to the Sorceror Kingdom. The kingdom was always doomed though. All the people that Ramposa should have listened to (Gazef, Zanac, and nobles who were afraid after the initial massacre on the plains) he ignored. He might have been a good person, but he was a terrible king and terrible parent. His first son was practically shaped by nobles, which is why he was so arrogant and stupid. He basically ignored his second son, in favour of his first born. He married off his first and second daughters to appease nobles, and although cared for Renner, didn’t involve her in any royal politics. Gazef told him outright that they shouldn’t fight against Ainz Oal Gown at all, but as a commoner, his words held no weight against all the nobles who wanted to confront him, so he ignored Gazef’s words, and ended up losing his greatest soldier and a large portion of his army. He was so desperate to correct his mistake and get Gazef back, that he smacked the Kingdom’s Astrologer in the face when she said that she could not revive Gazef (due to Ainz placing a revival lock spell on his body). This should have been the time where no action will ever be taken against Ainz, and if he was a smarter king, he would have recognised his other son’s talents by now, and Zanac would be ruling the Kingdom. It took Jircniv a long time to take away all the power from the nobility in his Kingdom, but he ended up doing it sooner than was expected thanks to Fluder. A genuinely smart and competent individual like Zanac, and a genuis like Renner, could have easily done the same thing, possibly even quicker. The second an idiot like Philip made a move, Ramposa should have listened to his son and that one noble that said they should offer up Philip to the Sorceror Kingdom as an apology, and pledge allegiance to them. (Unbeknownst to them, Nazarick was looking for an excuse to attack anyway, so it might have been too late by then). It’s sad that, after their elder brother “went missing”, Zanac and Renner actually started to grow closer to each other. They ate lunch together and talked more. Renner is a twisted individual, but I think, in his last few months, she really did care for her middle brother. Prince Zanac; the king the Kingdom needed but didn’t deserve. What an amazing character, and the gap between what he looks like and how he acts is great. You’d think he’d be a slimy guy, but he’s the most respectable person in the entire Kingdom. One great thing the anime did, is that after he saw Zanac’s head, all his kingly disposition was gone. He normally takes great care in sitting down regally and talking like a noble, but after the Zanac reveal, he slumped in his seat, and talked completely normally, even waving his hand casually as acknowledgment of hearing the nobles. It’s also the double whammy of disrespecting two people Ainz held in high regard. Not only did they disrespect Zanac by killing him in such a barbaric manner, and not even having the courtesy to respect his body, while also taking away Ainz’s promise to him to give him a quick and merciful death, they disrespected Gazef Stronoff, but sullying the armour he wore and leaving it lying on the floor in some tent. Ainz experienced hot fury against Foresight when they lied about his guild mates (but still gained some respect back when he saw their loyalty to each other), but his cold fury against these nobles was even worse, because there’s no need for the undead emotional inhibitor to activate. He’s not showing extreme emotions, and how he acted was too fitting for an undead. All his interest in this massacre was gone when the only person of interest to him was murdered in such a horrible manner, by his own people. Like many people have referenced, this was a real “HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!!!” moment that Julius Caesar had. …man I love Overlord so much!
Honestly, I wish the nobles knew just how badly they fucked up killing their king, from their perspective, they just earned themselves eternal torment for trying to save their own skins, but imagine learning that if they had let their king live, there was a small, tiny possibility of the kingdom itself being spared.
LOL! I totally got reminded of Julius Caesar in the Rome TV series when he found the head of P****** when I also saw how his people delivered Zanac's head to Ainz.
When Ainz hold Aura's hand and told her that even if they want to die give them the slowest most painful death (something like that) i really felt it , like how enraged he was . And another thing , those filthy nobles didn't let Ainz keep his promise to Zanac . Ainz told him that he will give him a peaceful death but oh boi look what happened .
His more calm way of saying to give them the slowest most painful death made him feel much more angry than when the Adventurers invaded Nazarick and hinted at Touch me.
@@winny6666 Cold rage is always much scarier than outright frustration. When Ainz realized they were trying to trick him, he was far more frustrated than he was angry.
The sad thing about Zanac in the light novel is that he thought he was not good enough as a ruler and he respected Ainz as a ruler for pursuing happiness. Little did Zanac know is that he is the king the kingdom needs but does not deserve.
@rattled4806 I'm 1 year late to this lol but no it wasn't the same. In the LN Zanac never says any of that on his horse riding back to camp. Instead it's all revealed when he drew his sword to face off against those traitors who want to take his head. His thoughts are a lot more explored in this moment he doesn't just simply say that he wasn't fit to be king and just wanted the kingdom a respectable one. In the LN he says to himself that he didn't have the virtue of his father, the charisma of his brother, and the intelligence of his sister. But he instead had the desire to make the Kingdom a better place. He never wanted to become king he was doing it out of duty not out of desire. He just wanted to make his country a better place for his family and for his people. Truly selfless to the very end.
@ap6480 I'm 1 year late to this lol but no it wasn't the same. In the LN Zanac never says any of that on his horse riding back to camp. Instead it's all revealed when he drew his sword to face off against those traitors who want to take his head. His thoughts are a lot more explored in this moment he doesn't just simply say that he wasn't fit to be king and just wanted the kingdom a respectable one. In the LN he says to himself that he didn't have the virtue of his father, the charisma of his brother, and the intelligence of his sister. But he instead had the desire to make the Kingdom a better place. He never wanted to become king he was doing it out of duty not out of desire. He just wanted to make his country a better place for his family and for his people. Truly selfless to the very end.
I can't get over the fact yet how this kingdom's imminent fall was decided in an ironically joking mood at a certain throne room following some stupid noble's reckless actions. And a virtuous king and his reasonably caring heir's earnest efforts went for naught.
It all started with Ainz just mumbling to himself as he looked at the moon and Demiurge is like, did I just hear our overlord say conquer the world? I dig that!
@@mcmarkmarkson7115 To be fair conquering the world doesn't mean outright demolishing Kingdoms left and right. The Kingdom was a shithole no matter how you looked at it, even the Theocracy (the Human supremacists) think that it's a shithole. It was bound to fall sooner or later, the Sorcerer Kingdom just hastened their demise
I really enjoyed this episode so much, even tho I was sad about the prince dying. He grew on me slowly and I actually wanted to see him get a better ending. Now I'm curious how the other people, the king and the sister, will react. Ainz being pissed off made me feel like his death being respected (hence him mentioning to bury him respectfully) i just loved that part the most in this episode!
@@ChibiReviews "Ainz almost had a change of heart" This is not true. AInz STILL planned to commit genocide in regards to the kingdom, only letting a small group live, which ONLY happened due to Nigredo and Petsonya's request. And that aspect is what I liked about the concept of the original LN, since it what sets it apart from MANY other issekai, and that is in the fact that Ainz is UNDOUBTEDLY a villain, since one of his goals is to try to dominate this new world. For instance, in Season 1 when Ainz was prepared to murder Niferea in when his identity as Momon was almost found out. Another example, is the UNPROVOKED attack on the lizard men led by Ainz in season 2 that cost countless lives for their species, and it was all done for experimentation for Ainz, it's also worth keeping in mind that the ONLY reason that Ainz decided to show mercy to the Lizardmen was due to Coctyus's request, which led to the situation we are in now where the Lizardmen aren't following Ainz now out of love, but fear, since they know first hand what he and his army of Nazarick are capable of, and we see more of that fear being shown from them in the later volumes. Next, is the attack on Re Estize kingdom led by Demiruge, which again, similar to the Lizardman was an UNPROVOKED attack led by Ainz crew that caused the death of not only countless soldiers of the kingdom, but men AND children as well. Heck, Demiurge kidnaps women and FORCES them to cross breed with other species for experimentation, which is essentially rape, and Ainz will NEVER actively punish him for it, since in the Light Novel he's stated time and time again that the denizens of Nazarick will ALWAYS have more value then the people of this new world. So here we have protagonist that's caused genocide for his own SELFISH reasons, and will CONTINUE TO DO SO in future arcs, and has subordinates that aren't above doing more bad things, such as rape ( Demiurge, and Shalltear fall into this rape category, though over 90% of the denizens of Nazarick are evil beings that enjoy the suffering of humans, just don't rape them with a few exceptions like Sebas who is morally good) so all this effectively makes Ainz a dictator on the same level as Hitler. However, what seperates Ainz from MANY other villains in fiction is that he isn't one dimensional as we see the man show compassion for those around him, even if it's primarily reserve with those in Nazarick, and he also has flaws in the fact that he struggles to be a competant leader for them, Making him a complex villain, up there with Griffith. It's a change of pace to what I usually see and it's glorious.
@@lapis3965 Every great civilization has acted the same be it the Romans, the Greeks, the Chinese Empire, the Japanese, etc. They always considered their own superior to the rest and genocided, enslaved, raped and tortured their enemies. Its conquest 101.
@@lapis3965 he’s still playing the game. That’s what makes him villainous. His memory of the friends in the game is why he really doesn’t care if it’s not his clan NPCs or useful because his friends was and is all he’s after.
People tend to forget that the Author make it as convenience as possible for Ainz to be a morally corrupt person. Not only that his parent died from overworking, but his world is basically a winter apocalypse that rule by the elite class, and his education is only around middle school level. And his subordinate is basically demon which he heavily rely on. Ainz friends have better social life than him (ex: Touch me have a family, Yamaiko is a teacher) , so they are more likely to stop Nazarick evil act if they were transport there rather than Momonga.
wow i'm an anime only, so knowing his backstory now puts a lot of things into perspective... At least, its a better explanation than just "He's evil because he is bone daddy now"
@@yurimaldonado4966 I mean humans with power go evil more often than not But even in the anime, it's clear Ainz's life is gaming and his guildmates, and having that taken away from him, plus ultimate power, plus the NPCs are almost all mega evil, kinda makes sense
No i don't agree, most of the quild were evil, if the creator of Demiurge was transferred and not Ainz then the new world wouldn't exist, everyone in the planet would be dead or slaves, very few people were good or playing as a morally good character
@@SpacemarineHelldiver You are not wrong, ainz himself wasn't actually that evil. He only wants to do right by the characteristics of the npcs his friends created. He's by no means good though. But the npc were not created with the possibility of them becoming real and being unleashed on a unsuspecting world. So if Ainz sat down with the guardians in episode 1 and explained everything to them, they would probably understand. he was just afraid of them turning against him which he still is.
And that's something I've always said about Overlord despite the fact there is cut content it still holds up as one of the best Series in the Isekai Genre. And one day when another companie decides "hey let's just adapt all of Overlord but completely 2d animation and art" then I feel people's will really come around on the series and the anime community will come together as we all speak with glee. "SASUGA, AINZ-SAMA"
There is cut content and then there is "cut content" people think that the LN isn't full of fluff. Alot of whats in it would be better placed in a simulacrum style separate book like LOTR. Some of it is pertinent to the story some of it it isn't at all.
Near Darkroad Trust me, anime onlys have only seen a fraction of Overlord's actual quality. They have not fully grasped the glory of the supreme one. Sasuga, Ainz-sama!
What I liked the most is that we finally got a glimpse of Ainz's mentality, something that many anime-only still don't get. Hopefully that will make less people confused about it, because every day I see someone asking why Ainz is killing so many people or what his goal is in all of this. Despite everything omitted, it was definitely a great episode, we even saw Clementine's brother, he looks calmer than I would have imagined😯
Well I kill vastly more people in a game of Total War Warhammer 2, so I can totally understand why Ainz gradually does what he does. None of it would truly feel real to him. Even his physical body is no longer real, but a video game avatar.
Honestly I thought this was probably the strongest moment of the season. True kudos to the VA and sound effects. I truly just went full "ooooh they absolutely f'd up and HE'S PISSED." because like also the pure significance as well that his anger had come through when he has the skill to calm him down. Like all of it was truly great and I really felt sad about the last King/Prince because he was with such growth from the scumbag introduced to this noble person and to see him betrayed so was truly despicable.
"I'll believe it when I see it!" Me seeing it: "I CAN'T BELIEVE!!" Boy, when the nobles appeared in front of Ainz and presented him with the prince head, i was looking the scene in disbelief. I was slowing clapping, thinking "congratulations" to the guys. I would not get surprised if some kind of angel or deity appeared in front of then, giving medals or some kind of trophy for the new achievement "The new standard of DUMB for humanity". Sitting in that Throne is DEATH. The last entity that you want to piss off, but guess what, they did it.
You pretend like you wouldn't act just like them in their situation, you are biased because you are the spectator of a show if you were in their shoes up against an invincible army and knew you and your family will die then you would attempt anything if it even slightly increases chances of survival.
@@lordaniman5676 Then you get tortured if I was in their shoes and knew that there's no way of survival, I would have died running away or at least dying trying. You don't know what anyone can do in that situation and saying that statement makes you just as biased as those nobles.
@@Gecko3456 If I recall correctly, the author said that Overlord would have an open ending, meaning that it would be up to the readers to decide how it would end. Given that, it’s impossible to have a shit ending then.
@@izmedyan I think he also said that it wasn’t gonna end in some nonsense like Ainz waking up from a dream or Nazarick straight up losing in the end. That, combined with the fact he actually has the ending planned out, I can’t see it turning out anywhere near that bad
I think they might show the escape of blue rose next episode. It only happened during the meeting of blue rose with somebody. What they skipped might be the showcase of the sheer number of kingdom's troops. But all they had are the commoners holding their farming tools. The number is 500 thousand "soldiers".
Agreed, while anime cuts some content, the source material still makes it one of the best animes. Btw chibi, that lakyus scene you said is a spoiler, they will show it in next episode.
The part of Lakyus getting jumped I'm sure will be put into the next episode, because it's a whole different scene that happens after the fight with PDL. The last time we see Brain and building up to the potential end.
One thing that stood out was Ainz asking where Gazef's armor was, and the dummies saying they just left it at the camp. How different would their outcome have been if they brought it w/ them?
@@NerdyDumbProductions Wait, then what was the point of mentioning it? Just to fake them out? I thought it could be a way of gauging their sincerity or sth. But also b/c he just wanted the armor, right?
As an anime only, Overlord is top 5 anime for me, and the fact that it's imperfect and with a lot of cut content according to every ln reader, that just speaks volume of how good the story really is.
There was a lot of cut content, that did not mean much in the end, but added a lot of depth. Like when the meeting was over between Zanack and Ainz, Zanack waited by his horse, while Ainz cleaned up the table and the chairs (thrones). This was so that Zanack would not mount his horse and "look down" upon the Sorcerer's King. This is one King saving the face of another King. A little detail that I loved in the novel, but since anime has only 22 minutes, oh well cut content.
i loved this episode soooo much ^^ the tone of voice at the end perfectly conveys how ainz feels to me eventough he has no facial expressions. He respected Zanac and saw him as a true King. When the realises they backstabbed him for their own gain Ainz boils inside and is reminded of awful backstabbing that happened in his job life back in the real world. Its one of the rare instances where Ainz actively WANTS someone to suffer. Truely and fully suffer for their actions. And I think its wonderfully underlined how much he respected Zanac when he goes from intending to give everyone a merciful death to fully loosing intrest and telling Cokytus, who is still feeling in desperate need to prove he learned from his mistakes with the Lizardmans, and Mare, who spent all the time of this war so far practising his mass destruction skills and magic and sees this as his final trial to prove what he learned, to just go ham and use all they got. For me that send shivers through me, 2 floor guardians let of the leash, able to use their full power and both in the mindset of having to prove how well they can murder absolutely everyone and let not a single one escape as ainz said.
I think the part that the blue rose members that attack aindra was in the later part of the novel where the kingdoms capital was attack by ainz you said its in this part if you forgot thats alright but it was not in this part
as a huge overlord fan whos seen the the previous seasons 5 times each and recently finished vol14 of the light novel i can say this season has been the best one yet (not counting the holy kingdom arc ) i literally have a big smile in my face every time a new overlord episode is released xD
It was a great episode that really highlighted how far the prince has grown. He used to be pompous and arrogant but died fighting for his people. Love the sheer joy on the nobles faces as they were taken to the Neuronist, that won't last long
Zanac could have took the cowards way out & ordered his entire country to dissolve the kingdom & abandon all cities. He didn't, he chose to stand & fight till the end. Admirable, Ainz Ooal Gown respected him for that & looked forward to the kingdoms final stand. The cowards in Zanac court didn't have the same resolve as him in spite of the fact that he would face Ainz Ooal Gown wrath on the frontlines alongside his countrymen. Had he taken over the kingdom sooner, I have no doubt that he & Ainz could have reached some kind of mutual agreement between their two countries.
You disrespected your leaders life you disrespected his death you made bone daddy angry But honestly this was one of the best episodes of Overlord so far
And this shows the reason why the utter destruction of Re-Estize was an unfortunate necessity. Dispite some peoples best efforts, the kingdom was corrupt to its core and there was nothing that could have been done to save it. Zanac was indeed the good king they didn't deserve and to a certain degree, the kingdom didn't deserve his father, Ramposa, either.
I think the same as you. It was episode, that seemingly nothing happened, but when you see subtle hints you get nice developement. Ainz respect honourable people, that's why he liked Gazef, Zanac and like this guild master (don't remember the name). At first I was disappointed, while watching scene with nobles, but it quickly went oooooh yeah. It is strange to root for suffering of others, but they fully desevered it. Especially orders given to Aura, after catching her hand. Powerful moment for sure.
Like always as a light novel reader of overlord and probably my favorite series but most definitely top 3 it just impossible for animators to cover complete pages of overlord.I mean you can look at the audio book of each volume it's about 8 to 11 hours of content that's just impossible to cover all those things given 3 to 5 episodes a volume. As a light novel reader I always smile when I watch overlord even though there's alot of things skipped in the anime I'm just happy we have an anime. This also volume 14 they have 6 episodes to cover this the most they had for a volume and this scene with ainz and Zanac they delivered when ainz said all he wants is happiness i got goosebumps same way when I read it in the light novel.
Yeah this was a really good episode. The character movement and the VA work was perfect. Though I wish there was a bit more in the dialogue between Zanac and Ainz. (Granted this excerpt was what I had read before vol 14 was officially translated.) Basically Zanac asked if Ainz’s actions were not already sufficient in making his point. Ainz then retorts “I thought my demonstration on the Katze Plains was already sufficient in dissuading opposition, and yet a noble from your kingdom still challenged me.” Zanac understood and agreed that Ainz is justified to take action in response, but still demanded to know why Ainz is responding in such an extreme way. Ainz explained “Perhaps if I accept your surrender it would grant my kingdom some years of peace, but how many? A decade, maybe two, or possibly even a century? However what about those that come later, those that did not experience firsthand my kingdom’s wrath? Would they understand, or would they grow bold and repeat history just as that noble did? I don’t want to fight any more than I need to, which is why I want to make a message that is plain for any fool to understand. A constant reminder that will not fade into history and ensure that my children will be able to enjoy their peaceful days of happiness for many centuries to come.” Zanac after hearing those words found it hard to argue with Ainz any further. I know it’s not in the official English translation, but that was a scene I thought really enriched their conversation.
The silent rage. When my husband and I heard him tell Aura not to let Neuronist kill them until they begged to die, we knew he was pissed. It was great.
I like how Ainz is a kind of villain (from the world's perspective) that doesn't impose his ideals on his enemies. He's basically just a chill guy that wants nothing but happiness for his people no matter the cost
I don't get all this Villian stuff?? Those kingdoms have been fighting each other before Ains even show up. He just join their party. I look at him as human cosplay as undeath. ps. By the way isn't it eviller when human kill their own kind?
@@mikexhotmail 1st of all, calm down. 2nd- Your argument doesn't make any sense. A-There are people in the past that kill each other for no justifiable reason. Is it okay for people of modern time to do the same? B- Ains is no longer human externally. Even if you count internally, he literally have god-like power to do different things than those kingdoms. He have the possibility to innovate new era without resort to cruel methods. So, no, "he just join their party" doesn't work. C- "Isn't it more evil when human kill their own kind?" Says who? Says what school of philosophy? Says which religion? 3rd- By your 2nd comment, you admit Ainz is also a villain. Then, what makes him morally superior to other villain in this story? Is it because of his virtuos acts, I have to excuse his evil deeds? I feel like you misunderstood my previous comment. A protagonist isn't necessarily a morally good character, that is a massive misconception. A protagonist is the center character of the story, regardless of moral standing. Antagonist is the one that oppose him/her. and I know how shitty the world Ainz originally came from. It doesn't excuse him. I'm not saying he is a bad written character. I'm saying he a piece of shit villain. Kinda funny, I don't necessarily hate villains. I like them occasionally like Dio for easy example. Yuuki Terumi for a more niche example. These two are no way excuseable for their vice but I still like them. Not Ainz tho.
There are 2 parts to that ending. The first is yes, those nobles had killed a man Ainz had come to respect, and possibly regret that he was going to have to kill. The second, and far more important when you think of how paranoid he can be at times, is these nobles, who came to profess their devotion and allegiance while delivering the kings head, have just shown how deep that devotion lies
Amazing ending to this episode honestly. Although it definitely feels like there's been less action in Overlord recently especially compared to season 1. I really liked the discussion between Ainz and the Prince. And to see Ainzs reaction to how the princes men turned on him was chilling
This event perfectly parallels the historical event of Pharaoh Ptolmey beheading Pompey for Julius Caesar. Which in turn pissed him off and led to the Roman conquest of Egypt.
This episode was amazing while I was dying to see some action I actually enjoy the interaction between these two and the way it ended wow just it's like I can feel Ainz anger and I didn't like Zanac before but this episode made me respect him.
When the nobles stepped in zanac's tent my face went 😬😬 "bad idea... terrible idea bruh" and then they brought his head like bruh... Mfs just doomed their entire families just like that
This episode was so packed with important info they even skipped the ending song. Reminded me of how Re:ZERO skipped its op/ed in order to provide proper information and context.
Overlord is a show where I can admit i gloss over alot of the problem areas because i have read the LN, so i have a general idea in the moment what was skipped and can fill in the gaps myself, while still being fully engrossed in the moment. I think i just look toward the anime as a fun little side project to the world i already have grown to love, so i cant help but give it passes again and again because it isnt the only avenue for enjoyment of the series. I can only imagine how rough it would be for anime onlys though, with this being their only representation of the content.
I just wanted to say the part where the blue rose leader gets poisoned by her own teammate and mind control it doesn't happen here happens when she's with princess
Yeah, technically it was a spoiler but I don't think it matters much, Blue Rose is irrelevant to the narrative, so much so that the author hadn't even thought about what to do with them when he almost had the volume finished.
Personally I think the season has been a bit rushed, with a lot left out. But this episode was great. From Shalltear acting like a school girl guessing Ains true intentions, to the Blue Rose back ground we got to see, and all of that. Zanac's death was the death of a king. He could have run, but he didn't. He went out there expecting to die and only had a bit of regret about how it all went. In the end, it wasn't a failing on his part, it was just the way the kingdom was set up, or had evolved, with the nobles valuing themselves above all others. Zanac's death was a lot like Foresight's death. You wished it could have been different, but the series was true to itself. Reminds me of way of the early Dick Tracy comic strips, where the rule was anyone could die. Or a bit like the Whale and Plant in Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; you felt for the character's death.
All TV-shows, or movies, have three main reasons why they are good or bad. The story arc, the character-arc and the visual-audio ambiance. The Overlord anime is very much a character-arc and visual-audio ambiance show and both these aspect are excellent. The story-arc is not too shabby, but apart from some humour from Ainz it’s very standard. The characters on the other hand are magnificent. Even the lizard man mini-story-arc really got you to engage with the lizard characters in a way that other shows would not. I also personally like the animation, or at least the look of the characters.
The whole cast is goated and the show as well. I'm sad that I discovered there's only 13 episodes this season which means we only have 3 more weeks of bone daddy Tuesdays :(
chibi the rest of blue rose attacking and charming the leader happens in her final meeting with renner which should be next episode. the content they cut from the meeting was her uncle bringing up that there was an undead that was worshipped in the theocracy.
The one scene i love in this ep is the one Ainz talk to the prince, that scene i didnt expect much, i love this in novel so much, but often anime cannot express the emotions as much as novel, but this go beyond what i expect it, just love it so much, for me 9/10
Overlord is a 9.5 out of 10. The only reason it doesnt get a perfect 10 is because you have to read the light novel (or Aninews Audio Books) to get the full aspect of the show
Straight banger of an episode
Yeah it is a banger lol it's a 10 for me still hehehe tho good video
"Dont just let them die. Let them live brutally, horribly, that they would rather choose to die instead" kinda episode.
Wait, I think that lakyuss(bad spelling) will be knocked out either next ep on later on because that scene is right after this “battle”. Because we head back to the royal capital when it happens.
I’m curious if he could revive Zanac ?
@@Poke-ladd I'm sure Ainz can revive Zanac, but what would be the point? Ainz had intended to kill Zanac anyways and even promised that his and his troops' deaths would be as quick and painless as possible. Ainz delivered on that promise for the troops, sans those that betrayed Zanac. If Ainz were to revive anyone, it would be treacherous nobles. And that is only so that they can be slowly tortured and killed again. Good thing for them that Ainz lost interest in the whole affair.
At first, Zanac seemed like a spoiled pampered boy to me, but he died like a man, and mode over like a real king, my respect for the character was a complete 180.
Such a good character imo
Literally the only one of the people in charge who really cared about the welfare of the Kingdom and wanted to do something about it, too bad he arrived too late, the previous administration had ruined everything already.
I feel the same way.
*npc
@@azumag4432 bruh they are real people only ainzs subordinates are npc in this world.
When Ainz said "take them to Neuronist" i know they fucked up big time
"There's only one kidney stone simulator but I promise everyone will get their turn, ok?"
@@guyclykos The waiting line is part of the show after all.
@Bruh Clan Neuronist is the slug/octopus looking monster that tortured some of the invader workers in the -second- third season
@@flowwy_ 3rd season
Same here. They got punishment worse than death
In the Light Novel, Zanac had thoughts that the drink might have been poisoned, which is why he didn’t want to drink it. So by the end of the meeting, him downing it with no hesitation showed that he was prepared to die anyway, and that he trusted Ainz words. It’s ironic that both Ainz and Zanac look to each other as the example of a leader that they should aspire to be, that in his last moments, Zanac thought to himself that he was a king fighting for his people’s happiness. If Ramposa had left to throne to his second son much earlier, the Kingdom would have prospered and survived as a Vassal State to the Sorceror Kingdom.
The kingdom was always doomed though. All the people that Ramposa should have listened to (Gazef, Zanac, and nobles who were afraid after the initial massacre on the plains) he ignored. He might have been a good person, but he was a terrible king and terrible parent. His first son was practically shaped by nobles, which is why he was so arrogant and stupid. He basically ignored his second son, in favour of his first born. He married off his first and second daughters to appease nobles, and although cared for Renner, didn’t involve her in any royal politics. Gazef told him outright that they shouldn’t fight against Ainz Oal Gown at all, but as a commoner, his words held no weight against all the nobles who wanted to confront him, so he ignored Gazef’s words, and ended up losing his greatest soldier and a large portion of his army. He was so desperate to correct his mistake and get Gazef back, that he smacked the Kingdom’s Astrologer in the face when she said that she could not revive Gazef (due to Ainz placing a revival lock spell on his body). This should have been the time where no action will ever be taken against Ainz, and if he was a smarter king, he would have recognised his other son’s talents by now, and Zanac would be ruling the Kingdom. It took Jircniv a long time to take away all the power from the nobility in his Kingdom, but he ended up doing it sooner than was expected thanks to Fluder. A genuinely smart and competent individual like Zanac, and a genuis like Renner, could have easily done the same thing, possibly even quicker. The second an idiot like Philip made a move, Ramposa should have listened to his son and that one noble that said they should offer up Philip to the Sorceror Kingdom as an apology, and pledge allegiance to them. (Unbeknownst to them, Nazarick was looking for an excuse to attack anyway, so it might have been too late by then).
It’s sad that, after their elder brother “went missing”, Zanac and Renner actually started to grow closer to each other. They ate lunch together and talked more. Renner is a twisted individual, but I think, in his last few months, she really did care for her middle brother. Prince Zanac; the king the Kingdom needed but didn’t deserve. What an amazing character, and the gap between what he looks like and how he acts is great. You’d think he’d be a slimy guy, but he’s the most respectable person in the entire Kingdom.
One great thing the anime did, is that after he saw Zanac’s head, all his kingly disposition was gone. He normally takes great care in sitting down regally and talking like a noble, but after the Zanac reveal, he slumped in his seat, and talked completely normally, even waving his hand casually as acknowledgment of hearing the nobles.
It’s also the double whammy of disrespecting two people Ainz held in high regard. Not only did they disrespect Zanac by killing him in such a barbaric manner, and not even having the courtesy to respect his body, while also taking away Ainz’s promise to him to give him a quick and merciful death, they disrespected Gazef Stronoff, but sullying the armour he wore and leaving it lying on the floor in some tent. Ainz experienced hot fury against Foresight when they lied about his guild mates (but still gained some respect back when he saw their loyalty to each other), but his cold fury against these nobles was even worse, because there’s no need for the undead emotional inhibitor to activate. He’s not showing extreme emotions, and how he acted was too fitting for an undead. All his interest in this massacre was gone when the only person of interest to him was murdered in such a horrible manner, by his own people.
Like many people have referenced, this was a real “HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!!!” moment that Julius Caesar had.
…man I love Overlord so much!
Honestly, I wish the nobles knew just how badly they fucked up killing their king, from their perspective, they just earned themselves eternal torment for trying to save their own skins, but imagine learning that if they had let their king live, there was a small, tiny possibility of the kingdom itself being spared.
@@taylorwhite8483 same
Nice breakdown
Rampossa has the greatest military strength in the kingdom but still refuses to clean house
LOL! I totally got reminded of Julius Caesar in the Rome TV series when he found the head of P****** when I also saw how his people delivered Zanac's head to Ainz.
When Ainz hold Aura's hand and told her that even if they want to die give them the slowest most painful death (something like that) i really felt it , like how enraged he was . And another thing , those filthy nobles didn't let Ainz keep his promise to Zanac . Ainz told him that he will give him a peaceful death but oh boi look what happened .
I dont believe that Zanac would want Ainz to keep his promisse to traitors that stabbed him in the back.
His more calm way of saying to give them the slowest most painful death made him feel much more angry than when the Adventurers invaded Nazarick and hinted at Touch me.
Did you notice Albeedo's little smile at that command?
@@winny6666 Cold rage is always much scarier than outright frustration. When Ainz realized they were trying to trick him, he was far more frustrated than he was angry.
The sad thing about Zanac in the light novel is that he thought he was not good enough as a ruler and he respected Ainz as a ruler for pursuing happiness.
Little did Zanac know is that he is the king the kingdom needs but does not deserve.
It's the same in the anime. He was thinking that after parting ways with ainz
@@rattled4806 LN readers have amnesia
@rattled4806 I'm 1 year late to this lol but no it wasn't the same. In the LN Zanac never says any of that on his horse riding back to camp. Instead it's all revealed when he drew his sword to face off against those traitors who want to take his head. His thoughts are a lot more explored in this moment he doesn't just simply say that he wasn't fit to be king and just wanted the kingdom a respectable one. In the LN he says to himself that he didn't have the virtue of his father, the charisma of his brother, and the intelligence of his sister. But he instead had the desire to make the Kingdom a better place. He never wanted to become king he was doing it out of duty not out of desire. He just wanted to make his country a better place for his family and for his people. Truly selfless to the very end.
@ap6480 I'm 1 year late to this lol but no it wasn't the same. In the LN Zanac never says any of that on his horse riding back to camp. Instead it's all revealed when he drew his sword to face off against those traitors who want to take his head. His thoughts are a lot more explored in this moment he doesn't just simply say that he wasn't fit to be king and just wanted the kingdom a respectable one. In the LN he says to himself that he didn't have the virtue of his father, the charisma of his brother, and the intelligence of his sister. But he instead had the desire to make the Kingdom a better place. He never wanted to become king he was doing it out of duty not out of desire. He just wanted to make his country a better place for his family and for his people. Truly selfless to the very end.
I can't get over the fact yet how this kingdom's imminent fall was decided in an ironically joking mood at a certain throne room following some stupid noble's reckless actions.
And a virtuous king and his reasonably caring heir's earnest efforts went for naught.
It all started with Ainz just mumbling to himself as he looked at the moon and Demiurge is like, did I just hear our overlord say conquer the world? I dig that!
@@mcmarkmarkson7115 To be fair conquering the world doesn't mean outright demolishing Kingdoms left and right. The Kingdom was a shithole no matter how you looked at it, even the Theocracy (the Human supremacists) think that it's a shithole. It was bound to fall sooner or later, the Sorcerer Kingdom just hastened their demise
Virtuous but incompetent. By comparison the more competent Emperor saved his country.
@@mcmarkmarkson7115 Still not as bad though as 'Has The Plan Really Failed?!!' That was so perfectly normal question it's rather ironic really!
hahaha grain aid plundering go burrrr
I really enjoyed this episode so much, even tho I was sad about the prince dying. He grew on me slowly and I actually wanted to see him get a better ending. Now I'm curious how the other people, the king and the sister, will react.
Ainz being pissed off made me feel like his death being respected (hence him mentioning to bury him respectfully) i just loved that part the most in this episode!
Ainz almost had a change of heart
@@ChibiReviews "Ainz almost had a change of heart"
This is not true. AInz STILL planned to commit genocide in regards to the kingdom, only letting a small group live, which ONLY happened due to Nigredo and Petsonya's request. And that aspect is what I liked about the concept of the original LN, since it what sets it apart from MANY other issekai, and that is in the fact that Ainz is UNDOUBTEDLY a villain, since one of his goals is to try to dominate this new world. For instance, in Season 1 when Ainz was prepared to murder Niferea in when his identity as Momon was almost found out. Another example, is the UNPROVOKED attack on the lizard men led by Ainz in season 2 that cost countless lives for their species, and it was all done for experimentation for Ainz, it's also worth keeping in mind that the ONLY reason that Ainz decided to show mercy to the Lizardmen was due to Coctyus's request, which led to the situation we are in now where the Lizardmen aren't following Ainz now out of love, but fear, since they know first hand what he and his army of Nazarick are capable of, and we see more of that fear being shown from them in the later volumes. Next, is the attack on Re Estize kingdom led by Demiruge, which again, similar to the Lizardman was an UNPROVOKED attack led by Ainz crew that caused the death of not only countless soldiers of the kingdom, but men AND children as well. Heck, Demiurge kidnaps women and FORCES them to cross breed with other species for experimentation, which is essentially rape, and Ainz will NEVER actively punish him for it, since in the Light Novel he's stated time and time again that the denizens of Nazarick will ALWAYS have more value then the people of this new world. So here we have protagonist that's caused genocide for his own SELFISH reasons, and will CONTINUE TO DO SO in future arcs, and has subordinates that aren't above doing more bad things, such as rape ( Demiurge, and Shalltear fall into this rape category, though over 90% of the denizens of Nazarick are evil beings that enjoy the suffering of humans, just don't rape them with a few exceptions like Sebas who is morally good) so all this effectively makes Ainz a dictator on the same level as Hitler. However, what seperates Ainz from MANY other villains in fiction is that he isn't one dimensional as we see the man show compassion for those around him, even if it's primarily reserve with those in Nazarick, and he also has flaws in the fact that he struggles to be a competant leader for them, Making him a complex villain, up there with Griffith. It's a change of pace to what I usually see and it's glorious.
@@lapis3965 Every great civilization has acted the same be it the Romans, the Greeks, the Chinese Empire, the Japanese, etc. They always considered their own superior to the rest and genocided, enslaved, raped and tortured their enemies. Its conquest 101.
@@lapis3965 he’s still playing the game. That’s what makes him villainous. His memory of the friends in the game is why he really doesn’t care if it’s not his clan NPCs or useful because his friends was and is all he’s after.
@@genericname8314 haha true, and I think they misunderstood what chibi said..
The growth that a good chunk of the cast has gone through in both the anime and light novel has been good and consistent.
Background characters show better development and growth then almost all animes main characters.
@@greymonkus not always.
this ep was basically Bonne Daddy being oficially Bonne Maddy
True lol
People tend to forget that the Author make it as convenience as possible for Ainz to be a morally corrupt person. Not only that his parent died from overworking, but his world is basically a winter apocalypse that rule by the elite class, and his education is only around middle school level. And his subordinate is basically demon which he heavily rely on. Ainz friends have better social life than him (ex: Touch me have a family, Yamaiko is a teacher) , so they are more likely to stop Nazarick evil act if they were transport there rather than Momonga.
I agree
wow i'm an anime only, so knowing his backstory now puts a lot of things into perspective... At least, its a better explanation than just "He's evil because he is bone daddy now"
@@yurimaldonado4966 I mean humans with power go evil more often than not
But even in the anime, it's clear Ainz's life is gaming and his guildmates, and having that taken away from him, plus ultimate power, plus the NPCs are almost all mega evil, kinda makes sense
No i don't agree, most of the quild were evil, if the creator of Demiurge was transferred and not Ainz then the new world wouldn't exist, everyone in the planet would be dead or slaves, very few people were good or playing as a morally good character
@@SpacemarineHelldiver You are not wrong, ainz himself wasn't actually that evil.
He only wants to do right by the characteristics of the npcs his friends created.
He's by no means good though.
But the npc were not created with the possibility of them becoming real and being unleashed on a unsuspecting world.
So if Ainz sat down with the guardians in episode 1 and explained everything to them, they would probably understand.
he was just afraid of them turning against him which he still is.
And that's something I've always said about Overlord despite the fact there is cut content it still holds up as one of the best Series in the Isekai Genre.
And one day when another companie decides "hey let's just adapt all of Overlord but completely 2d animation and art" then I feel people's will really come around on the series and the anime community will come together as we all speak with glee.
"SASUGA, AINZ-SAMA"
Overlord Brotherhood
There is cut content and then there is "cut content" people think that the LN isn't full of fluff. Alot of whats in it would be better placed in a simulacrum style separate book like LOTR. Some of it is pertinent to the story some of it it isn't at all.
Pretty sure Overlord anime already receive enough praise already
Near Darkroad
Trust me, anime onlys have only seen a fraction of Overlord's actual quality. They have not fully grasped the glory of the supreme one. Sasuga, Ainz-sama!
@@worthlesshuman5041 I'm sorry, I'm not interested in pitiness of push over one. Nor needless cruelty in Overlord.
What I liked the most is that we finally got a glimpse of Ainz's mentality, something that many anime-only still don't get. Hopefully that will make less people confused about it, because every day I see someone asking why Ainz is killing so many people or what his goal is in all of this.
Despite everything omitted, it was definitely a great episode, we even saw Clementine's brother, he looks calmer than I would have imagined😯
Well I kill vastly more people in a game of Total War Warhammer 2, so I can totally understand why Ainz gradually does what he does. None of it would truly feel real to him. Even his physical body is no longer real, but a video game avatar.
Knew the hairstyle looked familiar.
Zanac was that character who everybody needed. Yet, they took him away, though in the best way possible.
Yup he surely went out in style!
Honestly I thought this was probably the strongest moment of the season. True kudos to the VA and sound effects. I truly just went full "ooooh they absolutely f'd up and HE'S PISSED." because like also the pure significance as well that his anger had come through when he has the skill to calm him down. Like all of it was truly great and I really felt sad about the last King/Prince because he was with such growth from the scumbag introduced to this noble person and to see him betrayed so was truly despicable.
"I'll believe it when I see it!"
Me seeing it: "I CAN'T BELIEVE!!"
Boy, when the nobles appeared in front of Ainz and presented him with the prince head, i was looking the scene in disbelief. I was slowing clapping, thinking "congratulations" to the guys. I would not get surprised if some kind of angel or deity appeared in front of then, giving medals or some kind of trophy for the new achievement "The new standard of DUMB for humanity".
Sitting in that Throne is DEATH. The last entity that you want to piss off, but guess what, they did it.
their actions certainly allowed the nobles to live,
except to Nazarick, death is a blessing
They pissed off Death. They wanted life, too bad for them they got it and it won't be a short one too.
You pretend like you wouldn't act just like them in their situation, you are biased because you are the spectator of a show if you were in their shoes up against an invincible army and knew you and your family will die then you would attempt anything if it even slightly increases chances of survival.
@@lordaniman5676 They betrayed their king... fck all of them
@@lordaniman5676 Then you get tortured if I was in their shoes and knew that there's no way of survival, I would have died running away or at least dying trying. You don't know what anyone can do in that situation and saying that statement makes you just as biased as those nobles.
The anime is a flawed anime that’s adapting a masterpiece of a novel is the best way to put it.
True true
Nah the novel has no end yet. It can have a garbage ending like AoT.
@@Gecko3456 Nazarick vs Slane 👁️👄👁️
@@Gecko3456 If I recall correctly, the author said that Overlord would have an open ending, meaning that it would be up to the readers to decide how it would end. Given that, it’s impossible to have a shit ending then.
@@izmedyan I think he also said that it wasn’t gonna end in some nonsense like Ainz waking up from a dream or Nazarick straight up losing in the end. That, combined with the fact he actually has the ending planned out, I can’t see it turning out anywhere near that bad
I think they might show the escape of blue rose next episode. It only happened during the meeting of blue rose with somebody. What they skipped might be the showcase of the sheer number of kingdom's troops. But all they had are the commoners holding their farming tools. The number is 500 thousand "soldiers".
Agreed, while anime cuts some content, the source material still makes it one of the best animes. Btw chibi, that lakyus scene you said is a spoiler, they will show it in next episode.
The part of Lakyus getting jumped I'm sure will be put into the next episode, because it's a whole different scene that happens after the fight with PDL. The last time we see Brain and building up to the potential end.
I agree
Yeah, the part with Lakyus happened during a completely different meeting later on, not during the meeting with Theocracy representatives.
I'm glad I didn't misremember
Came straight to the comments looking for this. He definitely got this episode's meeting mixed up with the later one.
One thing that stood out was Ainz asking where Gazef's armor was, and the dummies saying they just left it at the camp. How different would their outcome have been if they brought it w/ them?
It would be the same lol
I am confuses as to why Zanac did not just say that they will never even have the chance to surrender or be subbordinated
The reason he decided to make them suffer to death wasn't because of the armor. Nothing would've changed.
@@NerdyDumbProductions
Wait, then what was the point of mentioning it? Just to fake them out? I thought it could be a way of gauging their sincerity or sth. But also b/c he just wanted the armor, right?
@@emerfirek he is a collector, so yeah, he is interested in obtaining the armor
As an anime only, Overlord is top 5 anime for me, and the fact that it's imperfect and with a lot of cut content according to every ln reader, that just speaks volume of how good the story really is.
There was a lot of cut content, that did not mean much in the end, but added a lot of depth. Like when the meeting was over between Zanack and Ainz, Zanack waited by his horse, while Ainz cleaned up the table and the chairs (thrones). This was so that Zanack would not mount his horse and "look down" upon the Sorcerer's King. This is one King saving the face of another King. A little detail that I loved in the novel, but since anime has only 22 minutes, oh well cut content.
Zanac was the character that looked like a typical spoiled whiny prince but he was actually a really good character who knows his position very well
He got so upset yet that mood calmer didn’t activate. It’s as if it was saying “Hmmm…I’ll allow it”
i loved this episode soooo much ^^ the tone of voice at the end perfectly conveys how ainz feels to me eventough he has no facial expressions. He respected Zanac and saw him as a true King. When the realises they backstabbed him for their own gain Ainz boils inside and is reminded of awful backstabbing that happened in his job life back in the real world. Its one of the rare instances where Ainz actively WANTS someone to suffer. Truely and fully suffer for their actions. And I think its wonderfully underlined how much he respected Zanac when he goes from intending to give everyone a merciful death to fully loosing intrest and telling Cokytus, who is still feeling in desperate need to prove he learned from his mistakes with the Lizardmans, and Mare, who spent all the time of this war so far practising his mass destruction skills and magic and sees this as his final trial to prove what he learned, to just go ham and use all they got. For me that send shivers through me, 2 floor guardians let of the leash, able to use their full power and both in the mindset of having to prove how well they can murder absolutely everyone and let not a single one escape as ainz said.
Managing to make ainz pissed is an hard task to achieve but when you manage to pull it of, there is no way you are not going to regret it
i feel sad
cause only 3 episode left
& 1 movie
after that i will fill despair again 💀
This whole episode was a Game of Thrones level of writing , just outstanding and great.
I think the part that the blue rose members that attack aindra was in the later part of the novel where the kingdoms capital was attack by ainz you said its in this part if you forgot thats alright but it was not in this part
I think I must have. Been years since I read this novel
@@ChibiReviews love your content man from philippines
This episode gave off Vinland saga Askaliad vibes with the prince's men betraying him
as a huge overlord fan whos seen the the previous seasons 5 times each and recently finished vol14 of the light novel i can say this season has been the best one yet (not counting the holy kingdom arc ) i literally have a big smile in my face every time a new overlord episode is released xD
It was a great episode that really highlighted how far the prince has grown. He used to be pompous and arrogant but died fighting for his people.
Love the sheer joy on the nobles faces as they were taken to the Neuronist, that won't last long
I heard this from other RUclipsr which I forget their name or channel saying that Zanac was a King they needed but did not deserve
He truly was
AH Brandon Reviews 👍
@@kobesbackupchannel7768 I believe this is the channel
Papa bone daddy is beyond livid. And now neuronist has more test subjects.
Zanac could have took the cowards way out & ordered his entire country to dissolve the kingdom & abandon all cities. He didn't, he chose to stand & fight till the end. Admirable, Ainz Ooal Gown respected him for that & looked forward to the kingdoms final stand. The cowards in Zanac court didn't have the same resolve as him in spite of the fact that he would face Ainz Ooal Gown wrath on the frontlines alongside his countrymen. Had he taken over the kingdom sooner, I have no doubt that he & Ainz could have reached some kind of mutual agreement between their two countries.
Pls do more of these overlord episode explanations. You're good at explaining everything
They fcked up real bad taking that head.
Overlord is just getting better and better, just imagine how the human sword scene would look like
I like how it bounce for this season
You disrespected your leaders life you disrespected his death you made bone daddy angry
But honestly this was one of the best episodes of Overlord so far
And this shows the reason why the utter destruction of Re-Estize was an unfortunate necessity. Dispite some peoples best efforts, the kingdom was corrupt to its core and there was nothing that could have been done to save it. Zanac was indeed the good king they didn't deserve and to a certain degree, the kingdom didn't deserve his father, Ramposa, either.
Albedo's knowing smirk when she is instructed to take the nobles to Neuronist. My favorite part
I think the same as you. It was episode, that seemingly nothing happened, but when you see subtle hints you get nice developement. Ainz respect honourable people, that's why he liked Gazef, Zanac and like this guild master (don't remember the name). At first I was disappointed, while watching scene with nobles, but it quickly went oooooh yeah. It is strange to root for suffering of others, but they fully desevered it. Especially orders given to Aura, after catching her hand. Powerful moment for sure.
Like always as a light novel reader of overlord and probably my favorite series but most definitely top 3 it just impossible for animators to cover complete pages of overlord.I mean you can look at the audio book of each volume it's about 8 to 11 hours of content that's just impossible to cover all those things given 3 to 5 episodes a volume. As a light novel reader I always smile when I watch overlord even though there's alot of things skipped in the anime I'm just happy we have an anime. This also volume 14 they have 6 episodes to cover this the most they had for a volume and this scene with ainz and Zanac they delivered when ainz said all he wants is happiness i got goosebumps same way when I read it in the light novel.
Those nobles who betrayed their king don’t realize that they just guaranteed themselves a fate worse than death.
In Nazarick death IS mercy. One that they won’t be getting for some time!
Overlord is my number one anime of all time.
Yeah this was a really good episode. The character movement and the VA work was perfect.
Though I wish there was a bit more in the dialogue between Zanac and Ainz.
(Granted this excerpt was what I had read before vol 14 was officially translated.)
Basically Zanac asked if Ainz’s actions were not already sufficient in making his point. Ainz then retorts “I thought my demonstration on the Katze Plains was already sufficient in dissuading opposition, and yet a noble from your kingdom still challenged me.”
Zanac understood and agreed that Ainz is justified to take action in response, but still demanded to know why Ainz is responding in such an extreme way.
Ainz explained “Perhaps if I accept your surrender it would grant my kingdom some years of peace, but how many? A decade, maybe two, or possibly even a century? However what about those that come later, those that did not experience firsthand my kingdom’s wrath? Would they understand, or would they grow bold and repeat history just as that noble did? I don’t want to fight any more than I need to, which is why I want to make a message that is plain for any fool to understand. A constant reminder that will not fade into history and ensure that my children will be able to enjoy their peaceful days of happiness for many centuries to come.”
Zanac after hearing those words found it hard to argue with Ainz any further.
I know it’s not in the official English translation, but that was a scene I thought really enriched their conversation.
How to get close to Albedo's chest as a human - Abandon thy body and embrace the bag life...💀👜
I think overlord in general is pretty good but I will say this series in particular this season is very chilling and I'm truly am enjoying it.
Wait for the movie👀
@@lesleylindsay7871 arent the movies just recaps?
@@rankless what happens in the holy kingdom would be difficult to air on regular tv. Or at least it should be.
I agree with the title.!! Also wish they ddnt skip so much from the books
The silent rage. When my husband and I heard him tell Aura not to let Neuronist kill them until they begged to die, we knew he was pissed. It was great.
can we talk about how pissed Ainz got, yet no emotional suppression proc?
Zanac could have been what Ainz thought Jircniv was: a good statesman who saw him for *him*.
I like how Ainz is a kind of villain (from the world's perspective) that doesn't impose his ideals on his enemies. He's basically just a chill guy that wants nothing but happiness for his people no matter the cost
All the Kingdom had to do was, well, not birth Philip, and they probably would have lived. Damn.
A protagonist can still be villain. A protagonist is just the main character
I don't get all this Villian stuff?? Those kingdoms have been fighting each other before Ains even show up. He just join their party. I look at him as human cosplay as undeath.
ps. By the way isn't it eviller when human kill their own kind?
@@neardarkroad1347 According to Ain the rest of the world are villains also?
@@mikexhotmail 1st of all, calm down.
2nd- Your argument doesn't make any sense.
A-There are people in the past that kill each other for no justifiable reason. Is it okay for people of modern time to do the same?
B- Ains is no longer human externally. Even if you count internally, he literally have god-like power to do different things than those kingdoms. He have the possibility to innovate new era without resort to cruel methods. So, no, "he just join their party" doesn't work.
C- "Isn't it more evil when human kill their own kind?" Says who? Says what school of philosophy? Says which religion?
3rd- By your 2nd comment, you admit Ainz is also a villain. Then, what makes him morally superior to other villain in this story? Is it because of his virtuos acts, I have to excuse his evil deeds?
I feel like you misunderstood my previous comment. A protagonist isn't necessarily a morally good character, that is a massive misconception. A protagonist is the center character of the story, regardless of moral standing. Antagonist is the one that oppose him/her.
and I know how shitty the world Ainz originally came from. It doesn't excuse him. I'm not saying he is a bad written character.
I'm saying he a piece of shit villain. Kinda funny, I don't necessarily hate villains. I like them occasionally like Dio for easy example. Yuuki Terumi for a more niche example. These two are no way excuseable for their vice but I still like them.
Not Ainz tho.
This episode was awesome! 🔥 The Ainz VA also gave me chills in that scene 👍🏻
There are 2 parts to that ending. The first is yes, those nobles had killed a man Ainz had come to respect, and possibly regret that he was going to have to kill. The second, and far more important when you think of how paranoid he can be at times, is these nobles, who came to profess their devotion and allegiance while delivering the kings head, have just shown how deep that devotion lies
This season is really good , i am enjoying the focus he has on him this season
Amazing ending to this episode honestly. Although it definitely feels like there's been less action in Overlord recently especially compared to season 1. I really liked the discussion between Ainz and the Prince. And to see Ainzs reaction to how the princes men turned on him was chilling
Ainz's voice actor is really good especially when he switches from his human voice to Overlord epic deep voice
This event perfectly parallels the historical event of Pharaoh Ptolmey beheading Pompey for Julius Caesar. Which in turn pissed him off and led to the Roman conquest of Egypt.
Overlord is my favorite anime how fuckin dare you say 8/10 :P
Dude chibi, that is spoilers.
The things with Evileye and lacuce happens in the castle while she was talking with Runner
Its been years since i read the volume but I could have sworn it was right there
yes, that is spoilers
if you watch the opening there is tea set in the end so they definitely gonna show it
@@ChibiReviews dude pretty sure this happens later when she's meeting with Renner
Still a 10 for me lol
Understandable
This episode was amazing while I was dying to see some action I actually enjoy the interaction between these two and the way it ended wow just it's like I can feel Ainz anger and I didn't like Zanac before but this episode made me respect him.
Everyone has their own opinions and I do feel it could be more but still it is a pretty good anime and has lots of potential in the next few episodes
I never cared about Zanac, but the respect for the guy grew up a lot in just a few minutes. He was the king they needed but didn't deserve.
Best Ainz vocal for me this season was the brief moment he fed his lip bug in Episode 1.
When the nobles stepped in zanac's tent my face went 😬😬 "bad idea... terrible idea bruh" and then they brought his head like bruh...
Mfs just doomed their entire families just like that
This episode was so packed with important info they even skipped the ending song. Reminded me of how Re:ZERO skipped its op/ed in order to provide proper information and context.
I Feel like if ainz was aware of the happy farm, he would send the nobles there.
He dont know?
Overlord is a show where I can admit i gloss over alot of the problem areas because i have read the LN, so i have a general idea in the moment what was skipped and can fill in the gaps myself, while still being fully engrossed in the moment. I think i just look toward the anime as a fun little side project to the world i already have grown to love, so i cant help but give it passes again and again because it isnt the only avenue for enjoyment of the series. I can only imagine how rough it would be for anime onlys though, with this being their only representation of the content.
If the Blue Rose ever wants to fight the Sorcerer Kingdom, I'll be really looking forward to Evileye vs Entoma rematch
I just wanted to say the part where the blue rose leader gets poisoned by her own teammate and mind control it doesn't happen here happens when she's with princess
In feudal times it was very often that vassals and nobles of high royal families brought their kingdom to a fall.
So... the blue rose stab happens when they meet with the princess right? Im guessing that scene is still coming
I think you're right. Rare accidental spoilers from Chibi😳
Yeah, technically it was a spoiler but I don't think it matters much, Blue Rose is irrelevant to the narrative, so much so that the author hadn't even thought about what to do with them when he almost had the volume finished.
Loved this scene when I read it not that long ago and was so happy to see it given the justice it deserved.
Next episodes are gonna be good too 😁
I hope they don't cut the eight fingers scene.
My favorite episode so far
Personally I think the season has been a bit rushed, with a lot left out. But this episode was great. From Shalltear acting like a school girl guessing Ains true intentions, to the Blue Rose back ground we got to see, and all of that. Zanac's death was the death of a king. He could have run, but he didn't. He went out there expecting to die and only had a bit of regret about how it all went. In the end, it wasn't a failing on his part, it was just the way the kingdom was set up, or had evolved, with the nobles valuing themselves above all others. Zanac's death was a lot like Foresight's death. You wished it could have been different, but the series was true to itself. Reminds me of way of the early Dick Tracy comic strips, where the rule was anyone could die. Or a bit like the Whale and Plant in Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; you felt for the character's death.
All TV-shows, or movies, have three main reasons why they are good or bad. The story arc, the character-arc and the visual-audio ambiance.
The Overlord anime is very much a character-arc and visual-audio ambiance show and both these aspect are excellent.
The story-arc is not too shabby, but apart from some humour from Ainz it’s very standard. The characters on the other hand are magnificent. Even the lizard man mini-story-arc really got you to engage with the lizard characters in a way that other shows would not. I also personally like the animation, or at least the look of the characters.
Flawed my ass! It's 10/10!
i love this show its one of my favorite.
This season has been amazing!
Shit bruh I've been waiting this from you since yesterday
The whole cast is goated and the show as well. I'm sad that I discovered there's only 13 episodes this season which means we only have 3 more weeks of bone daddy Tuesdays :(
10/10 no questions
Zanac Valleon Igana Ryle Vaiself.
….We speak your name. 🛡⚔️
Overlord is not a 8 out of 10, but a 20 out of 10
I'm pretty sure Lakyus gets beat up and charmed by evileye, at the castle later on. So we may still see that.
Zanac is the king they need. But the king they dont deserve =_=
The way title of the video is worded makes me imagine Chibi inhaling some copium
I rewatched the whole part while giving his final orders ... to not let them die so easily
chibi the rest of blue rose attacking and charming the leader happens in her final meeting with renner which should be next episode. the content they cut from the meeting was her uncle bringing up that there was an undead that was worshipped in the theocracy.
The one scene i love in this ep is the one Ainz talk to the prince, that scene i didnt expect much, i love this in novel so much, but often anime cannot express the emotions as much as novel, but this go beyond what i expect it, just love it so much, for me 9/10
I love how most of Overlord Fan's worship Ainz as much as the NPC of Nazarick does.
They even reinterpret his actions and try to change reality to make him look better, just like the NPCs. :D
Overlord is a 9.5 out of 10. The only reason it doesnt get a perfect 10 is because you have to read the light novel (or Aninews Audio Books) to get the full aspect of the show
The moment i get done with the anime
Im reading the light novel
Because HOLY HELL I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THAT DIFFERENT
No such thing as perfection still a good anime
The scene that they beat up Lakyus was not this one dude.
It's the meeting with Renner's group.
i scene where blue rose members attack their leader happens later when they meet up with the princess