Kugane Maruyama

Kugane Maruyama (丸山くがね) is a Japanese light novelist and the creator of Overlord. Overlord was later adapted into a manga and anime.
== Background ==
Originally wrote under the pseudonym Muchimuchi Puririn when he first posted Overlord on the Internet. He changed his pseudonym to Kugane Maruyama when Overlord got published.
Maruyama has written for various franchises, with his short story Dawn adapted in Kagetsu Tohya's Type-Moon. In addition to that, he was involved with working with Nasu Kinoko, the writer of Fate/stay night, who praised his work though Maruyama felt there was a difference in talent.
Maruyama eventually took up writing again, and created Overlord. Being a big fan of the Dungeon and Dragons, he developed Overlord when all of his DnD buddies were too busy to play with him.
===List of Works===
Title 	Media 	Contributions	Published
Overlord First Half 	Web Novel 	Author 	2010
The Story of the Sword King,the God of Fire, Water, and the Saint	Web Novel 	Author 	2011
Overlord Second Half 	Web Novel 	Author 	March 24, 2012
Overlord Volume 01 	Light Novel 	Author 	July 30, 2012
Overlord Volume 02 	Light Novel 	Author 	November 30, 2012
Overlord Volume 03 	Light Novel 	Author 	March 30, 2013
Overlord Volume 04 	Light Novel 	Author 	July 31, 2013
Overlord Volume 04 Special Drama CD 	CD Drama 	Script Writer	July 31, 2013
Overlord Volume 05 	Light Novel 	Author 	December 28, 2013
Overlord Volume 06 	Light Novel 	Author 	January 31, 2014
Overlord Volume 06 Special Drama CD 	CD Drama 	Script Writer	January 31, 2014
Overlord Volume 06 Special Drama CD 	CD Drama 	Script Writer	January 31, 2014
Overlord Volume 07 	Light Novel 	Author 	August 30, 2014
Overlord Volume 08 	Light Novel 	Author 	December 26, 2014
Overlord Blu-ray 01 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Author 	September 25, 2015
Overlord Manga Volume 01 Special 	Manga Volume 	Author 	September 25, 2015
Overlord Twitter Side Story 	Non-Canon Side Story	Author 	September 26, 2015
Overlord Blu-ray 02 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Script Writer	October 28, 2015
Anime Overlord Complete Art Book 	Artbook 	Interview 	October 31, 2015
Overlord Blu-ray 03 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Script Writer	November 25, 2015
Overlord Blu-ray 04 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Author 	December 25, 2015
Overlord Volume 09 	Light Novel 	Author 	June 29, 2015
Overlord Blu-ray 06 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Author 	February 24, 2016
Overlord Volume 10 	Light Novel 	Author 	May 30, 2016
Overlord Volume 11 	Light Novel 	Author 	September 30, 2016
Girl's Talk 	Side Story 	Author 	December 26, 2016
Show Must Go On! Drama CD 	CD Drama 	Script Writer	December 26, 2016
Overlord Compilation Movie 01 Bonus 	Bonus 	Author 	February 25, 2017
Overlord Volume 12 	Light Novel 	Author 	September 30, 2017
Overlord: The Undead Oh! 	Manga Volume 	Author 	January 10, 2018
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Special 	Side Story 	Author 	January 10, 2018
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 02 	Manga Volume 	Author 	February 10, 2018
Overlord II Blu-ray 01 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Author 	April 25, 2018
Overlord Volume 13 	Light Novel 	Author 	April 27, 2018
Table Game to Understand Humans Drama CD 	CD Drama 	Script Writer	July 26, 2018
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 03 	Manga Volume 	Author 	July 26, 2018
Overlord III Blu-ray 01 Special 	Blu-ray Box 	Script Writer	October 24, 2018
Overlord X Golem Barbarian Crossover Story 	Crossover 	Author 	December 27, 2018
Anime Overlord II III Complete Art Book 	Artbook 	Interview 	December 29, 2018
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 04 	Manga Volume 	Author 	February 26, 2019
Overlord Bonus Volume 	Light Novel 	Author 	April 27, 2019
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 05 	Manga Volume 	Author 	September 24, 2019
Overlord Volume 14 	Light Novel 	Author 	March 12, 2020
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 06 	Manga Volume 	Author 	April 25, 2020
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 07 	Manga Volume 	Author 	November 25, 2020
The Current Situation of Various People. A Prologue 	Side Story 	Author 	April 13, 2021
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 08 	Manga Volume 	Author 	July 26, 2021
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 09 	Manga Volume 	Author 	January 26, 2022
Overlord Volume 15 	Light Novel 	Author 	June 30, 2022
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 10 	Manga Volume 	Author 	July 26, 2022
Overlord Volume 16 	Light Novel 	Author 	July 29, 2022
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 11 	Manga Volume 	Author 	March 25, 2023
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 12 	Manga Volume 	Author 	December 26, 2023
Overlord Special Edition 01 	Light Novel 	Author 	September 20, 2024
Overlord: The Undead Oh! Volume 13 	Manga Volume 	Author 	September 25, 2024
Overlord Special Edition 02 	Light Novel 	Author 	September 27, 2024
== Trivia ==
* The reason why Maruyama changed his name was that he didn't want readers to cast strange eyes when purchasing Overlord since Muchimuchi Puririn means "blubbery fatty".
== Links ==
* https://twitter.com/maruyama_kugane
* https://mypage.syosetu.com/170524/
Category:Overlord Creators