The Bound Demon

Black Summoner, Volume 1

By: Doufu Mayoi, Taishi - translator

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

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!

©2016 Doufu Mayoi; English translation copyright 2020 by J-Novel Club LLC; Original Japanese edition published in 2016 by OVERLAP, Inc.; Cover illustration by Kurogin (DIGS) (P)2023 Tantor

love it

narrator is a bit slow but that's an easy price to pay. binging all of these.

Loved it

I loved the narrator and the story though it could have gone without all the honorifics like Sama, kun and Chan. Lol

It’s a good series, but…

Without giving spoilers I figured I’d give a heads up to people before they buy this series, so here goes:
1) This isn’t a format you can read (listen to) just some of the books, look ahead to see if you’ll like the story because once you start you’re in for the long haul; also, depending on how good your memory is you may have to listen again because these books take time to be made into audiobooks.
2) This isn’t a great narrator, he’s not horrible at giving the characters some basic tells so you know whose talking at any given time, but he is a little robotic and slow, fortunately you can speed up the recording, I found that going at 1.15 was enough to compensate for the lackluster pace.
3) Given what I just said, I’d recommend either waiting until this series is all out or wait for a really good sale, I got them all for less than $3 a piece, so I’m happy with my purchase, but if I’d used credits I wouldn’t have been happy.
4) About the format some more, there are currently 20 books that make up this series and not all of them are even in English yet.
5) There is an anime, maybe try watching it to see if you like the setting/characters, this will put some spoilers into your reading (listening), but it worked for me. (For example, I tried getting into the Shield Hero because the idea appealed to me, but I just couldn’t get past the way the main character acted, and that’s a hugely popular series.). Side note on this one, there is an anime, but like most anime they only get as many seasons as the fans watching it demand, so you will get more from the light novels, and that brings up another series I am currently listening to, Mushoku Tensei, where I actually didn’t like the main character in the anime, but find him acceptable in the light novel, so maybe give a listen to the samples too. In that series the first five minutes of book 1 gives you a heads up on just what kind of guy the protagonist is.
6) This series is an isekai/harem, so if wish fulfillment bothers you or you want your main character to suffer the high highs and low lows western stories tell authors they must have for a successful story then this is not the series for you. Seriously, be prepared for plot armor and over powered characters who are rarely challenged, this might eventually change, but 8 stories in and the thing to remember is this is about having fun.

If you can keep these things in mind, and it doesn’t put you off, give the series a chance, you might just find that, like me, you want to see Kelvin’s adventures play out and experience the simple joys of a battle junky getting his fix over and over.

Last note: This is a harem with a group of very attractive women, but it’s not an adult book or a steamy romance, so he has sex, but it happens off page.

I really enjoyed the show so I was excited about hearing the story in more detail and it did not disappoint 100 % satisfied

I really love this story I purchased the next 2 volumes already before I finished this one I can't wait to see what happens next thanks to everyone who made this possible

its a really good story

the story itself is good, the only problem is the narrator. its not that bad but, the narration is nearly void of all emotions, really monotone, and is a bit robotic. so much so that i had to look up if the narration was AI or not.

Great performance and faithful story adaptation.

I recently had the pleasure of listening to the audiobook of "The Last Summoner" and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. The performance by the narrator was excellent and really brought the story to life. The pacing was spot on and I never found myself bored or disengaged.

As a fan of the series, I was pleased to see that the audiobook followed the story faithfully. It was great to revisit the world and characters that I had grown to love through the anime and manga. The plot was engaging and kept me hooked from start to finish.

Overall, I would highly recommend "The Last Summoner" audiobook to anyone who enjoys fantasy and adventure. The combination of a well-written story and a great performance makes for an enjoyable listening experience. Whether you are a fan of the series or new to it, this audiobook is definitely worth checking out.

Good story that will keep you entertained.

The hero of the story is an overpowered battle junkie that plows through his enemies! When you finish the story you are ready for the next chapter!

Fun Isekai story

the reader could use some better range in hid voice, but it's still an enjoyable listen.

Good story, but monotone

The story is fine. It's (so far) 1 to 1 LN to anime, so if you watched the anime, it'll help. The draw back is that the narrator gives the main character a serious monotone. As well as some of the characters. Sometimes hard to tell that there's people actually talking. It's a fine listen and worth a credit, but I don't think I'll continue with the other books, if it continues down this monotonous path.

Really good.

I enjoyed the story from beginning to end, but i kinda dislike the hero and his mc syndrome, but I will definitely check out the next book