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How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

TV anime2018–

2 seasons1 announced22 episodes aired

Original: light novelむらさきゆきや

Looking for the manga? This page follows the light novel; the manga adaptation has its own volume numbers.

Choose the season you finished to find where to continue in the How Not to Summon a Demon Lord light novel and which book edition matches that point.

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.

Book language
EditionJ-Novel Club

Season 1

Medium confidence

12 episodesJul 2018 – Sep 2018

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After the first TV season, continue with Volume 4 of the original light novel. The anime changes and skips some details, so start at Volume 1 for the fuller story.

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 4 (Light Novel)

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Season 2

Medium confidence

10 episodesApr 2021 – Jun 2021

Anime ends at
Ep 10

After all 10 episodes of Omega, continue with Volume 7 of the original light novel. Omega omits and rearranges parts of the novel story; start at Volume 4 if you want to read those events before moving on.

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 7 (Light Novel)

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  • BackfillVol. 4OptionalHow NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 4 (Light Novel)Begin at original light novel Volume 4 to read story details Omega skips or rearranges.Buy on Amazon
1 side entrySPreading notes
  1. How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω Mini AnimeSP18 episodesMar 2021 – Jun 2021The Omega Mini Anime is a short companion to the second TV season and has no separate light-novel continuation. Use the Omega reading route after finishing the main season.

Season 3

Announced

Ep ?

A third season has been confirmed for production. Its premiere date and episode count have not been announced.

ULT has been announced but has not aired. There is no watched endpoint to continue from yet; use the Omega route for the latest completed TV season.

All volumes

J-Novel ClubThe English edition is at Vol. 14.

Before you read

As of 2026-10-02, the original light novel is ongoing. This describes the original work, not the publication progress of a translation.