HIDIVE Sets November 6 Premiere for Dark Summoner Omake Shorts
HIDIVE will stream the I'm Dating a Dark Summoner Omake Shorts, a 12-episode chibi-style sketch spin-off of the Fall 2026 anime, starting November 6. The service released an English-subtitled trailer alongside the announcement.
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Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Why it matters
The shorts are a separate production with their own director, script, and studio schedule, so HIDIVE is adding a second Dark Summoner title this season rather than extending the episode order of the main series.
Key Facts
- HIDIVE will stream the 12-episode I'm Dating a Dark Summoner Omake Shorts starting November 6.
- Acali Arimiya directs the I'm Dating a Dark Summoner Omake Shorts and is the character designer, co-writing scripts with Araki Humisato.
- WWWave Corporation's Deregula animation studio produces the I'm Dating a Dark Summoner Omake Shorts.
- Rei Takano voices Amona, Yuki Nishiyama voices Roni, and Semmai Hodentei voices Imp in the Omake Shorts.
- The main I'm Dating a Dark Summoner anime premiered on Tokyo MX on October 4 at 25:20 and on BS11 on October 7.
Acali Arimiya directs the shorts and is also the character designer, co-writing the scripts with Araki Humisato. WWWave Corporation's Deregula animation studio produces. Rei Takano returns as Amona, Yuki Nishiyama as Roni, and Semmai Hodentei as Imp, all reprising their roles from the main series. The shorts place the cast in new settings, including a cafe, an office, and a school. The main anime premiered on Tokyo MX on October 4 at 25:20 (effectively October 5 at 1:20 a.m.) and on BS11 on October 7, with HIDIVE streaming it as it airs. Shaoh's original manga launched in Kadokawa's Dra Dra Sharp# online magazine in 2021, and Kadokawa published the eighth compiled volume on October 9.
Anime Corner framed its coverage as an exclusive, and the piece headlines a key visual alongside the subtitled trailer. The outlet also listed the markets where subscribers can watch the shorts: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Acali Arimiya: directs the shorts and is the character designer, co-writing scripts with Araki Humisato.
- WWWave Corporation's Deregula: produces the shorts. Deregula is also the anime label on the main series.
- Rei Takano: returns as Amona.
- Yuki Nishiyama: returns as Roni.
- Semmai Hodentei: returns as Imp.
- Seiya Miyajima: directed the main anime and oversaw and wrote its series scripts.
- Takahiro Sasaki: character designer and chief animation director on the main anime.
The two productions split their staff. The main series is animated at AtoriE, with Nyan Pollution-ω credited for animation assistance. Its sound director is Fumihiko Ōtera, art director Yōichirō Yamamoto, color designer Daiki Ura of DEFA, director of photography Tasuku Ozu, editor Toma Hayashima, and producers Yasuhiro Aoki and Kōta Hashiguchi. Ringo Coisio performs the opening theme "Zettai Kansei♡Kisei Jijitsu," and Mao Komiya performs the ending theme "AKUMA♰No?☆Hime♡Goto." The manga follows Amona, a demi-human dark summoner, joining the party of the righteous cleric Roni.
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