The anime adaptation of How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is set to return for a third season, officially subtitled "ULT" in Japan. A new piece of teaser art for the upcoming season has been released, offering fans a first look. While the release date for the third season has not yet been announced, the production team has confirmed that many core staff members from the first two seasons will be reuniting for this new installment.
Returning Staff and Production Details
Satoshi Kuwabara is directing How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Season 3 at animation studio Tezuka Productions. The series composition is handled by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, with character designs by Zenjiro Ukulele and Shizue Kaneko. Yusuke Kato is composing the music, and Satoshi Motoyama is in charge of sound direction. These individuals were also part of the production for previous seasons, ensuring a consistent creative vision for the series.
The anime is based on the light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. Kodansha publishes the original Japanese light novels under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint, with 14 volumes released to date. J-Novel Club publishes the English-language version of the series. Crunchyroll currently streams the first two seasons of How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, which follows Sakamoto Takuma, a powerful MMORPG player known as the "demon lord," who finds himself summoned to another world in his avatar form.
Key points
- How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Season 3, subtitled "ULT" in Japan, has released new teaser art.
- The main staff from previous seasons, including director Satoshi Kuwabara, are returning for Season 3.
- Animation studio Tezuka Productions is producing the third season.
- The release date for How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Season 3 has not yet been announced.
- Crunchyroll streams the first two seasons of the anime.
Source: Crunchyroll News · Oct 9, 2026
