TV series

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

Name: How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
Cast: Masaaki Mizunaka, Yu Serizawa, Azumi Waki, Yumi Hara, Atsumi Tanezaki

2018–, Japanese, on TBS & AT-X.

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.

Action & Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Animation

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Seasons: 2
Episodes: 22
Episode length: 24 min
Status: Still running

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How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is streaming on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, and Anime Times in India.

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S2 E10: Pretend God

Aired 10 June 2021

Seasons 2

Season 1

2018 · 12 episodes · 7.7/10

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2021 · 10 episodes · 7.4/10

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First aired: 5 July 2018
Network: TBS, AT-X
Original title: 異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Type: Scripted
Rated: TV-MA

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Is How Not to Summon a Demon Lord worth watching?

Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.8/10 from 364 TMDB viewer ratings.

How many seasons of How Not to Summon a Demon Lord are there?

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord has 2 seasons and 22 episodes, about 24 minutes each.

Is How Not to Summon a Demon Lord finished?

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is still listed as returning series; no new episode date is announced yet.

Which OTT platform is How Not to Summon a Demon Lord on?

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is streaming on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, and Anime Times in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord parents guide: is it suitable for kids?

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is rated TV-MA. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.

What shows are like How Not to Summon a Demon Lord?

If you liked How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, try The Testament of Sister New Devil, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-.

What is How Not to Summon a Demon Lord based on?

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is adapted from a light novel.