Overload Season 4: Light Novel Sales, Game, and Merch

Overload has maintained the legacy for the last three seasons the Yggdrasil world’s future is uncertain because two whole years after season three there is no confirmation about season 4 of the series. Renewal or cancelation of any show is highly based upon factors like popularity, sales, audience response, and profit. In this post, you will learn what are the factors that promise season 4 and what are the expectations

Renewal or Cancelation?

The first thing is to jot down here is the official statement about the future of the anime. Still, after two years of the season three finale, there is no official news about the future of the anime. For the last two years, Overload creators are dormant. Does this mean there will be no season 4? Will the future of the Yggdrasil world lost forever? Well, luckily some factors at play suggest there will be season 4 and the future of Yggdrasil world will be presented on the screens. Let’s catch those factors and get the necessary courage for season 4.

Overload Novel Sales highlight an increase in the popularity

Overload anime is based on the light novel written by Japanese writer Kugane Maruyama. The author of the light novel is ambitious about the future of it and wants to conclude it with 17 books. The light novel has attracted a great number of readers and has become the second best-selling light novel per volume just behind Sword Art Online. The most interesting fact is that each volume sales more than 200,000 copies. Volume 13 was the best-selling of the series that sold more than 235,000 copies. It was in the top 10 rankings. With volume 14 it saw a decline in sales and came down to 195,000 copies. Popular series like Wise Man’s Grandchild or Goblin Slayer release 2 to 4 light novels per year. An interesting fact is that a single volume of Overlord sells more than both of them combined. This vast popularity suggests that Overload season 4 will attract a great number of viewers than seasons.

Overload Figures Merchandise

Including many Albedo and a few Ainz plus one for EvilEye, Narberal, and Shalltear, there are 20 figures available for Overload anime. Not only this but there are around 250 goods manufactured for Overlord, too.

It is one of those factors where Overload as a series lacks. For a series containing three full-fledged seasons, this little number of merch and figures is way less than one may expect. For comparison, Konosuba season 3 has more than 1000 merch pieces and 90 figures, even before it really happened.

Overload Game Stats and Overload Season 4

With no PC games, “Mass for The Dead” is a mobile game available for Overlord and it can be played in the USA and Japan. Unlike the decline in the number of viewers of the anime, the game of Overload is doing a great job with 500,000 Dollars revenue worldwide in March 2020 alone. This chunk could be increased but Overload never decided to have a real game for PC or console like Accel World, or other popular franchises.

Game of the series is where anime adaptation generates most of its profits. There are many ways other than mentioned in this post for anime to generate profits. But the ones mentioned here are significant for the renewal of the Overload series.

Wrap up

Overload Season 3 was released in 2018 and it has been two whole years with no news about season 4. The cancelation or renewal is yet to be decided by the creators. Apart from merch and figures, the novel sales and the game stats are suggesting season 4. Stay tuned to get the latest updates!