“NEET gamer Takuma becomes his MMORPG Demon King avatar in another world, accidentally enslaving two summoner girls.”
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
異世界魔王と召喚少女の奴隷魔術
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Synopsis
NEET gamer Takuma becomes his MMORPG Demon King avatar in another world, accidentally enslaving two summoner girls.
When it comes to the fantasy MMORPG Cross Reverie, none can match the power of the Demon King Diablo. Possessing the game's rarest artifacts and an unrivaled player level, he overpowers all foolish enough to confront him. But despite his fearsome reputation, Diablo's true identity is Takuma Sakamoto, a shut-in gamer devoid of any social skills. Defeating hopeless challengers day by day, Takuma cares about nothing else but his virtual life—that is, until a summoning spell suddenly transports him to another world where he has Diablo's appearance! In this new world resembling his favorite game, Takuma is greeted by the two girls who summoned him: Rem Galeu, a petite Pantherian adventurer, and Shera L. Greenwood, a busty Elf summoner. They perform an Enslavement Ritual in an attempt to subjugate him, but the spell backfires and causes them to become his slaves instead. With the situation now becoming more awkward than ever, Takuma decides to accompany the girls in finding a way to unbind their contract while learning to adapt to his new existence as the menacing Demon King.
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Derived from 126 sampled reviews
What 126 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.39 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.5
↓ 0.59
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Jun 2025
- 7 “I got what I wanted. some light, funny story about devil. sometimes you just want to relax and watch something that won't blow your mind and let's you just enjoy the stupidity of it. this is not...”
- 7 “Would have been better as a Hentai. Its not one, but close enough. You have Hentai dialogue, you have the sounds made in them and you had a girl getting fingered onscreen. I mean literally...”
- 10 “Another lovely isekai-ecchi-harem anime. Overpowered main char with a big heart and love for the boobs. Exxxtra ecchi, funny and a wonderful adventure anime of a game designer thrown into an...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2018 – Sep 2018 Summer 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13711 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
- AT-X Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- DIVE II Entertainment Producer
- 81 Produce Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- Avex Pictures Producer
- Q-Tec Producer
- Animatic Producer
- S-Wood Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor