This morning, I stumbled on this official art of Rem Galleu from season one of How Not to Summon a Demon Lord. In my eyes, she is a top-tier catgirl, and I am happy to be reminded of her. Rem is more than just another tsundere cat and has had to deal with a tough burden since birth. Despite this, she is determined to face life’s challenges her way. Rem also tends to be levelheaded and plays the straight man to her elf companion, Shera.
Like the title suggests, Rem and Shera try to summon a demon lord from another world. They end up getting a gamer with severe social anxiety. His only way to hide it is to get completely in character as Diablo. Using his knowledge of the game world he was summoned to, he helps Rem and Shera on their journey. There is one catch, however, when the girls tried to use magic to enslave Diablo, it was automatically reversed by his Magic Reflection ring… meaning they are technically his slaves… Thankfully, he is not into that!
Although season one is a more typical overpowered fantasy story, Diablo starts to run out of tricks in season two. This allows more room for characters like Rem to shine. This kept me more interested in the story. Sadly, no season three has been announced. The light novel and manga are thankfully still going. If you like isekai and fanservice, give this one a shot. Stick with it until season two. I promise it is worth it!
So what do you think?