How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
TV anime2018–2 seasons1 announced22 episodes airedOriginal: light novelYukiya Murasaki
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.
After Season 2, continue with Vol. 7

Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 3
- Read next
- Vol. 4light novel · English · J-Novel Club
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 4 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 4 (Light Novel)
J-Novel ClubEnglishPaperback
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Where it stops:

Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 10Original: Vol. 6
- Read next
- Vol. 7light novel · English · J-Novel Club
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 7 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 7 (Light Novel)
J-Novel ClubEnglishPaperback
All 8 books from Vol. 7 to Vol. 14
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- Vol. 12How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 12 (Light Novel)Buy on Amazon
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- Vol. 14How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 14 (Light Novel)Buy on Amazon
Also in other languages:
- BackfillOptionalVol. 4 · How 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
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω Mini AnimeSPThe 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
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.
Original · Light novel
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord
異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術
Yukiya MurasakiKodanshaOngoing14 volumes so far
- JapaneseKodansha14 volumes so farsince Dec 2014
- EnglishJ-Novel Club14 volumes so farsince Feb 2019
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · J-Novel Club): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 4.
Suggested reading (English · J-Novel Club): Season 2 ends at Ep 10. Continue with Vol. 7.
The original light novel is still ongoing; Vol. 14 is the latest as of October 2026.
Kodansha: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 14.
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