This isekai season, we’re here for HNSDL aka How Not to Summon A Demon Lord Season 3! Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu Season 2 came to an end in June 2021 with its spectacular second season. While we don’t know what plans are in store for us, we’re ready to dabble in some theories about a possible season 3.
How Not to Summon A Demon Lord is an ecchi isekai series based on a light novel under the title translated as “The Other World Demon Lord and the Summoning Girl’s Slave Magic” written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. Season 2 of the anime adaptation has a rating of 7.1/10 on IMDb and 6.9/10 on My Anime List. Season 2 of the anime scored 6.8/10 on My Anime List and 7.1/10 on IMDb.
The light novel series “Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu” began publication in 2014 and has 14 volumes published by Kodansha. Volume 14 released on June 2, 2021. The manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda was serialized in 2015 and currently has 14 published volumes.
What is Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu About?
As isekai titles tend to play out, the protagonist Takuma Sakamoto is transported to the world of his favourite MMORPG title Cross Reverie by two girls Rem and Shera who want to make him their slave. Takuma, being a social isolationist turns out lucky when his character in the game, Diablo The Demon Lord ends up rebounding their magic, turning the two girls into his slaves. Takuma makes use of his player abilities in the game to explore the game world and help the two girls find a way to remove their collars and help them solve the problems they wanted to summon him for.
Season 1 of the anime aired in 2018 and completed its run with 12 episodes. The 2020 release of How Not to Summon A Demon Lord Season 2 aired with 12 episodes ending in June 2021. The anime invests significantly in the gaming component and role-playing on the part of Takuma as he masks his real personality while playing the role of the Demon Lord and overpowers even powerful opponents. Takuma’s insecure and loner self do tend to pop out, contrasting his two personas.
How NOT To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 Trailer
This space will be updated as and when we get confirmed news. Till then enjoy How NOT To Summon A Demon Lord Season 2 official trailer. The Opening song was “Everybody Everybody”, while the Ending song was “You You You”. Yuu Serizawa collaborated with two artists, DJ KOO and MOTSU, for both songs.
The OP (opening) and ED (ending) theme song music for Season 3 will be confirmed once it gets renewed!
Plot for How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3
How Not to Summon A Demon Lord Season 1 adapted content from the light novel up to Volume 3. Season 2 continued in line with the pace followed before, completing adaptation up to volume 6. Therefore, How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 will continue for Volume 7 of the light novels. The manga adaptation, however, will take a while before it can catch up with the light novels. With only volume 6 of the light novel being adapted into volume 14 of the manga as of now, the manga readers have a long wait ahead of them.
The second season of the anime contained elements of volume 10 of the light novels which seems like a jump ahead. The isekai genre is often filled with elements of fantasy, like in series such as Goblin Slayer and The Rising of the Shield Hero. Here too, we have a legend at the core and the presence of Dark Elves and their lore. The Demon Lord had been sealed away by God in the legends of the land, and now Takuma must also attempt to eliminate the elements of The Demon Lord’s soul from Rem’s body.
While the survival of the elves is on the line, the army of the Demon Lord is also marching for destruction. How Not to Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 takes the MMORPG element quite seriously, with Diablo needing to level up to protect his people before the Demon Lord takes over.
How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 Release Date
With the end of HNSDL Season 2 in June 2021, How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 might take a while before it even gets an announcement. The gap between the release of the first and second season of the anime was 3 years. With an existing dub series by Funimation announced for June 24 2021, the likelihood of How Not to Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 reduced further.
The end of season 2 did not hint at continuation and neither have further announcements been made. That said, with the renewal for HNSDL season 2 along with its release taking 3 years for completion, the production time must also be considered. At the earliest, Summer 2022- Spring 2023 is what we can assume as of now.
How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 Cast
With little known about season How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3, the main cast of the series may remain the same along with additional characters introduced in Season 2:
- Makaaki Mizunaka / Eric Vale as Takuma Sakamoto
- Yu Serizawa / Sarah Wiedenheft as Shera
- Akumi Waki / Jad Saxton as Rem
- Yumi Hara / Sara Ragsdale as Alicia Crystella
- Emiri Kato / Kristi Rothrock as Edelgard
- Sayaka Senbongi / Marissa lenti as Celestine
- Rumi Okubo / Leah Clark as Sylvie
- Yuka Morishima / Kimberly Grace as Mei
- Atsumi Tanezaki / Madeleine Morris as Klem
How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 2 English Dub on Funimation
English dub of Season 2 streamed on FUNimation on 24th June whereas it was on other streaming platforms as well including Crunchyroll and VRV. The finale, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2 Episode 10, aired on June 11, 2021.
“How not to Summon A Demon Lord: OMEGA” Season 2 uncensored version
The Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD box set was launched on February 24, 2021. Now iskeai fans are waiting for the uncensored version of the HNSDL Season 2. They need to turn to the Blu-Ray/DVD release. The second season, Omega, will be released in three Blu-ray/DVD volumes.
Volume 1 is out on June 25, 2021, Volume 2 will come out on July 30, 2021, and Volume 3 on August 27, 2021.
Announcements for How Not To Summon A Demon Lord Season 3 will be updated as soon as they are available. It’s raining isekai anime out there! Let us know the anime you are excited about and don’t forget to check the releases for Summer 2021!
