An official Twitter account has been opened with the announcement that Doufu Mayoi and Kurogin's Black Summoner (Kuro no Shōkanshi) light novel series is getting a TV anime adaptation set to premiere in 2022.
Yoshimasa Hiraike is directing the anime at Satelight, and also supervising the series scripts. Miwa Oshima is designing the characters for animation.
J-Novel Club publishes both the novels and the manga adaptation in English, describes the story as:
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!
TEASER VISUAL:
MAIN CAST:
Kouki Uchiyama as Kelvin
Manaka Iwami as Efil
Reina Ueda as Melfina
J-Novel Club publishes both the novels and the manga adaptation in English, describes the story as:
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!