Series synopsis
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, also known as 異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術 is a Japanese action & adventure comedy sci-fi & fantasy animation television series that premiered on TBS on July 5, 2018. It stars Masaaki Mizunaka, Yu Serizawa, Azumi Waki and Yumi Hara.
Sakamoto Takuma was so strong in the MMORPG Cross Reverie that his fellow players came to call him the "demon lord." One day, he gets summoned to another world in his avatar form, and meets two girls who both insist that they're the one who summoned him. They cast a spell used to enslave summoned beasts on him, but that activates his unique ability, Magic Reflect, and the girls end up being the ones put under the spell! And thus begins the otherworldly adventure of a demon lord (pretend) who bla ...
Premise
Sakamoto Takuma was so strong in the MMORPG Cross Reverie that his fellow players came to call him the "demon lord." One day, he gets summoned to another world in his avatar form, and meets two girls who both insist that they're the one who summoned him. They cast a spell used to enslave summoned beasts on him, but that activates his unique ability, Magic Reflect, and the girls end up being the ones put under the spell! And thus begins the otherworldly adventure of a demon lord (pretend) who blazes his own trail through overwhelming power.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Sakamoto Takuma (voice)
- Yu Serizawa as Shera L. Greenwood (voice)
- Azumi Waki as Rem Galeu (voice)
- Yumi Hara as Alicia Crystella (voice)
- Rumi Okubo as Sylvie (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Edelgard (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Klem (voice)
- Sayaka Senbongi as Celestine Baudelaire (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Emile Bichelberger (voice)
- Akira Ishida as Keera L Greenwood (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 5, 2018 | September 20, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 9, 2021 | June 10, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Demon Lord Act Takuma Sakamoto was a shut-in gamer who achieved renown as the Demon Lord in Cross Reverie, a MMORPG, for his overwhelming gear and skill. |
July 5, 2018 |
| 2 |
Strongest Newcomer After awaking to hands filled with breasts, Diablo follows Shera and Rem to register as new members of the Adventurer’s Guild. While Shera is identified as a level 30 Summoner by the guild, Diablo’s level proves too high for them to measure. |
July 12, 2018 |
| 3 |
Fallen Assault The Warrior Emile, defender and ally of all women, challenges Diablo to a fight. |
July 19, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Head Priest Diablo, Shera, and Rem head out to the plains to test out new magic. While using said Flight Magic, Diablo spots the light of magic energy rising up from deep within the forest, so he makes haste towards its source. However, his spell gives out half way, and he goes plummeting down! When he lands, he finds the Head Priest, Lumachina under attack from the Paladin, Gewalt. |
April 9, 2021 |
| 2 |
Head Paladin Diablo and the others leave Faltra and arrive at Zircon Tower. There they meet an adventurer, Horn, who talks to Diablo about a new dungeon that has appeared — a dungeon that Diablo suspects is the one he created. Meanwhile, Lumachina gets into an argument with a man claiming to belong to the Paladin Brigade who kicked aside a woman carrying her baby… |
April 16, 2021 |
| 3 |
Corrupt Ritual Lumachina realizes that Battuta is conducting a large scale curse, threatening the lives of others, but he puts her and Rem to sleep. The two later awaken in an underground space where believers are conducting the ritual. After Horn tells them of Lumachina and Rem’s capture, Diablo and Shera take action to rescue them! |
April 22, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 5, 2018 |
| Last aired | June 10, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 03:45:00 |