How Not to Summon a Demon Lord actresses Azumi Waki, Yū Serizawa, Yumi Hara, Rumi Okubo, and Emiri Katō, and the ending theme, , is performed by Serizawa and produced by HoneyWorks. The series ran for 12 episodes. The light novels had over 1 million copies in print as of March 2018. How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Takuma Sakamoto is a hikikomori gamer who is mysteriously transported to the world of his favourite MMORPG, "Cross Reverie", with the appearance of his own character in the game, the Demon Lord Diablo. The two young girls who summoned him, the pantherian Rem and the elf Shera, attempt
100 episodes only one or two seasons of episodes produced. In recent years, the 100-episode milestone for syndication has been lowered to 88 episodes, which is typically reached after four seasons. Shows approaching the 88-episode target are often renewed despite low ratings in order to ensure syndication. Production companies can offer discounts on licensing fees to the networks to encourage renewal. Shows that are approaching the 88-episode syndication milestone while suffering from poor ratings are often moved to graveyard slots on Friday or Saturday in order to burn off remaining episodes. An extreme example of a show renewed primarily for syndication purposes