Black Summoner

Black Summoner (黒の召喚士, Kuro no Shōkanshi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Doufu Mayoi. It began publication online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō novel posting website in October 2014. Overlap began publishing the series with illustrations by Kurogin under their Overlap Bunko imprint in June 2016. As of August 2021, fifteen volumes have been released. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Gin Ammo began serialization in Overlap's Comic Gardo website in January 2018. As of October 2021, its chapters have been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight will premiere in 2022.

This work was serialized on the novel posting site "Let's become a novelist" from October 6, 2014, and the paperback edition has been published by Overlap Bunko (Overlap) from June 25, 2016. The cumulative circulation of the series has reached more than 1.4 million as of February 2022. As a media mix, a comicalized version by Gin Amou is being serialized on the overlapping web comic site "Comic Gardo" from 2018. In 2022, it was announced that it would be made into a TV animation.

Synopsis
Waking up in a strange new place with no memory of his past life, Kelvin learns that he's bartered away those very memories in exchange for powerful new abilities during his recent transmigration. Heading out into a whole new world as a Summoner—with his first Follower being the very goddess who brought him over!—Kelvin begins his new life as an adventurer, and it isn't long before he discovers his hidden disposition as a battle junkie.

From the Black Knight of the Ancient Castle of Evil Spirits to the demon within the Hidden Cave of the Sage, he revels in the fight against one formidable foe after another. Join this OP adventurer in an exhilarating and epic saga as he and his allies carve their way into the annals of history!

Light novels
Written by Doufu Mayoi, the series began publication online on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on October 6, 2014. The series was later acquired by Overlap, who began publishing the series with illustrations by Kurogin under their Overlap Bunko imprint on June 25, 2016. As of August 2021, fifteen volumes have been released. In July 2020, J-Novel Club announced they licensed the series for English publication.

Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Gin Ammo, began serialization in Comic Gardo on January 11, 2018. As of October 2021, the individual chapters have been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes. J-Novel Club is also publishing the manga in English.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 17, 2022. It is produced by Satelight and directed and scripted by Yoshimasa Hiraike, with Miwa Oshima designing the characters. It will premiere in 2022.

Character
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Reception
As of May 2021, the series has over one million copies in circulation.

External Link

 * Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
 * Light novel official website (in Japanese)
 * Manga official website (in Japanese)

Trivia
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