# Black Summoner (2022)

> An overpowered reincarnated adventurer who has traded away his memories revels in battle as he builds a party in a fantasy world alongside his goddess follower.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/119885

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy
- Network: TOKYO MX, Sun TV
- Cast: Koki Uchiyama, Manaka Iwami, Reina Ueda, Randhi, Yosuke Akimoto, Minori Suzuki, Yume Miyamoto, Konomi Inagaki
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21249100/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: exhilarating, breezy, epic, playful

## What critics say

Viewers rate the series as mixed, appreciating its power-fantasy adventure and fights while finding the overpowered protagonist and familiar isekai formula less compelling.

## Synopsis

Black Summoner (2022) is a Japanese isekai anime series produced by SATELIGHT and FlyingDog and aired on TOKYO MX and Sun TV. Across one twelve-episode season, the story follows Kelvin, a man who wakes in a strange new world having bartered away his memories of his previous life in exchange for powerful abilities. His first follower is the goddess who brought him across, and together with allies such as Efil (Manaka Iwami), Melfina (Reina Ueda), Clotho (Randhi) and Geral (Yosuke Akimoto), he takes up a new life as a Summoner and adventurer. The engine of each episode is combat: Kelvin discovers a hidden love of battle and pushes through a series of dungeons, castles and caves, facing one formidable foe after another. Tone is brisk, boisterous and gleefully action-driven, with an overpowered protagonist who never seems in real danger, while the fantasy world offers a steady stream of set-piece fights. Fans of Re:Zero, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Overlord will find the same blend of isekai escapism and power fantasy here. The series is a standalone season that wraps its story while leaving room for more adventures.

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