Unboxing [UK]: Overlord - Complete Series: Limited Edition (Blu-ray)

OVERLORD has now come to the UK, with a special near-replica release of the limited edition. Find out what's different for the UK release with this unboxing.

Overlord is a 2015 anime adaptation of the light novel of the same name from studio Madhouse and published by Kadokawa Pictures. The anime simulcasted with some hype generated by both the cool illustrations of the novels and the studio animating the adaptation. Overall I felt it was a good show but it was pretty much an advertisement for the novels, though after 2 movie compilations a second season is on the way.

The UK release was announced under Funimation UK's label and was originally going to be a standard Blu-ray and DVD set. After demand for the limited edition release to be brought over, Anime Limited (who were helping Funimation distribute the titles for the UK) were able to make that happen.

The UK limited edition set removes the DVD discs to balance the price tag and offers some minor tweaks - they have black cases instead of the usual blue ones, though they are UK sized instead of the US slim types, and the artcards fit inside the box rather than separately however 2 artcards had to be omitted to make this happen.

The Funimation UK limited edition contains the entire 12 episode series in both English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. The subtitles are locked and the discs are locked to Region B only. The on-disc content is a replica of the Funimation release.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: Japanese, English

Audio: Dolby TrueHD 2.0 [Japanese], Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [English]

Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9

Region: B

Subtitles: English

Subtitles Locked: Yes

Discs: 2

Plot Synopsis (via Funimation):

"On the night his favorite MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down, veteran player Momonga stays logged in until the clock hits zero. The screen goes dark for only a few moments before he finds himself completely immersed in the online world of Yggdrasil. Left with all of his character's devastating powers, total dominion over his loyal NPCs, and nothing better to doMomonga decides to try his hand at taking over the world.

All the hours he's spent grinding and dungeon crawling have certainly paid off, and as he tests his strength on local rogues and legendary beasts he comes to realize that not one opponent can stand against his might. Embracing his new identity as the fearsome mage Ainz Ooal Gown, Momonga continues his search for bigger, badder adversaries. Leaving the people of Yggdrasil to wonder who exactly is trapped with who?"

On-Disc Extra Content:

Play Play Pleiades

Promotional Videos

TV Spots

Episode 1 Preview

DVD/BD Commercials

Textless Opening & Closing

Limited Edition Extras:

Chipboard rigid box packaging with black Blu-ray cases

9 Artcards