HIDIVE has announced that it will be streaming the short anime adaptation of Shaoh’s I’m Dating a Dark Summoner manga this October. HIDIVE will stream the I’m Dating a Dark Summoner anime in U.S. and Canada, along with key overseas markets like the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
“We’re excited to present the upcoming new simulcast series I’m Dating a Dark Summoner exclusively on HIDIVE this October as part of its Fall 2026 simulcast season,” said HIDIVE president John Ledford in a press release. “Offering audiences a hilarious mix of fantasy and rom-com, I’m Dating a Dark Summoner will be released as an attention-grabbing short form show, a popular growing format and emerging trend in anime. Keep an eye out for I’m Dating a Dark Summoner later this year!”
Seiya Miyajima is directing the anime, and Miyajima is also overseeing and writing the series scripts. WWWave Corporation’s Deregula anime label is producing the anime.
The cast members include:
- Rei Takano as Amona
- Yūki Nishiyama as Roni
- Hōden Tei Senmai as Imp
Shaoh first launched the I’m Dating a Dark Summoner! manga in Kadokawa’s Dra Dra Sharp# online manga magazine in 2021. Kadokawa just published the manga’s sixth compiled book volume in September 2025.
Lastly here’s a synopsis of the story, via MyAnimeList:
Amona, a dark summoner and demi-human who uses demonic powers, is the newest addition to the party of the uptight priest Roni. Everyone expected the two to dislike each other and to have nothing to do with each other. But to their surprise, on their first day together as an adventuring party, they had a one-night stand…!
