While the 12-episode first season is now reaching its climax, the official website for the TV anime adaptation of Tetsuto Uesu's fantasy light novel series Shinmai Maou no Testament/The Testament of Sister New Devil today announced that the second season titled The Testament of Sister New Devil BURST is already in the works for this October.

The first season premiered in Japan on January 7, and the last 12th episode is scheduled to be aired next week. A Blu-ray of the unaired 13th episode will be bundled with the limited edition of the upcoming 8th volume of the novel to be published on June 22. As of early this year, the novel series has 1.5 million copies in print in Japan.

In addition, it is announced today that the 7th volume of the manga adaptation illustrated by Miyako Kashiwa

will also come with another original anime episode. The volume will be published on January 26, 2016, and

pre-orders for it will be accepted till November 17, 2015.

【新妹魔王の契約者】TVアニメもいよいよクライマックスな「新妹魔王」ですが、 第二期の制作が決定いたしました!!　2015年10月より「新妹魔王の契約者BURST」というかたちで放送開始予定です。皆様引き続きよろしくお願いいたします！ pic.twitter.com/4DVK92HKZX

— スニーカー文庫＠新妹魔王ＴＶアニメ放送中 (@kadokawasneaker) March 19, 2015

TV anime 1st season key visual

Novel 8th volume visual

Manga 1st volume cover

Source: "The Testament of Sister New Devil" TV anime official website, Twitter

© Tetsuto Uesu, Nekosuke Okuma, KADOKAWA/"The Testament of Sister New Devil" Production Committee