The staff for the TV anime adaptation of Yukiya Murasaki’s How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord light novel series confirmed that the anime’s third season, titled How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord ULT, is in the works. To celebrate the announcement of How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord ULT, light novel series illustrator Takahiro Tsurusaki released a new visual for the anime.
The first season of the How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord anime premiered in July 2018 in Japan. Crunchyroll streamed the anime outside Asia, and Funimation streamed the anime in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Funimation streamed the anime with an English dub.
Season 2, titled How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega, premiered in 2021. Crunchyroll and Funimation both streamed the anime, with Funimation provided an English dub once more. In 2023, the Australian Classification Board listed the anime in refused classification, banning the anime’s sale and legal import in Australia.
Satoshi Kuwabara directed the second season at Tezuka Productions and Okuru to Noboru. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handled series composition for both seasons, and Shizue Kaneko returned to design the characters of the second season. The cast includes Masaaki Mizunaka as Diablo, Yū Serizawa as Shera L Greenwood, and Azumi Waki as Rem Galleu.
14 volumes of How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord have been released, and the manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has released 28 compiled book volumes. The 29th volume of the manga will release on April 9 in Japan.
J-Novel Club releases the novels in English, and Seven Seas Entertainment and K MANGA release the manga in English. Over 4 million copies are in circulation.
