Olives @olives@qoto.org

If I were to compare them to an anime, it would have to be Dragon Ball. Similar sort of mythology.

If you read quite a few Japanese light novels, you might encounter the Chinese ones which are more oriented around martial arts or mythology.

I think they have some interesting concepts, although can be overly nationalistic, especially within the past few years.

I get that Gate had a streak of nationalism in it, but these ones are far more nationalistic. Also, while Hollywood has titles which are overtly nationalistic like the ones where America liberates countries, it isn't as frequent.

That is also probably why there won't be another No Game No Life season, although who knows, they seem to revisit every show.

The light novel would be the main product.

For instance, there might be a relic from ancient times which appears, then Ainz might take a defensive posture. But, practically speaking, the relic might be limited in it's utility.

The intermissions are a slow drip. Each book only has a short one and it can be years before a new book comes out.

It gets the point across though.

Anytime there is a "sign" (which predictably adds to Ainz's paranoia) that there might be someone powerful or a powerful force out there, the intermission puts that idea to rest.

In the light novel, they put more information in during scenes than in the anime. You learn about the grim reaper in what is essentially the first episode.

I won't say too much about what's in the Overlord light novel but these are some of the things which are there.

Ainz being so paranoid is one of the main plot points in the light novel. He thinks there might be some powerful force out there but literally everything in the light novel points to there being no one. #Overlord #anime

In one of the "intermissions" in the #Overlord light novel, there is a hint that there might have been another player who was transported in the past. However, they are described as being impossible to revive because they don't want to be. #anime

If the #Overlord #anime actually showed you the levels, like the light novel does, you would see just how cautious Ainz is, thinking that there might be some powerful force out there.

I think the death knight he casually summoned in one of the first episodes was something like Level 50.

Well, in #Overlord, "Level 50" is like the strongest in the world. Many of the conventionally "strong" characters are like Level 20, Level 30.

Then, there's this guy, Ainz, with like seven Level 100s and who can summon a Level 70 grim reaper. #anime

In the #anime (and other anime), power levels can feel a bit fuzzy other than "he is very powerful".

But, in the #Overlord light novel, it is very clear, Ainz is Level 100. Some other guy is Level 50. Level 100 utterly crushes Level 50.

An interesting thing about the #Overlord light novels is that there are like cards for every character covering their abilities and levels. #anime

I was actually thinking of reading the Ninth Prince novel, and had read a bit of it, then I discovered that they had adapted it into an #anime.

Honestly, I'm surprised Re:Monster got adapted into an #anime. I distinctly remember it being like DEVOUR DEVOUR DEVOUR. Lol. Entertaining in it's own way.

It's a novel about a guy who gets reincarnated as a goblin and he can gain someone's abilities by devouring them.

If you read those kinds of light novels, chances are you will run into the god novels.

The power levels drive the plot. It creates an excuse for the gods to fight with each other, and to pursue becoming more powerful gods.

In fact, if you just look at Future Diary, the story is about people killing each other over that.

Kado's flaws are more glaring when you compare it to fantasy novels where people are gods but the gods have power levels.

These novels are pretty upfront about the "dude please, of course everyone would want to be a god".

Basically, everyone has the chance to ascend to godhood and they pull the cliché that this isn't what folks should do because they are supposed to be humans living mundane lives.