Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho

Overview

In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden called "Itsukihime" in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a young man who acts as the shrine maiden's guardian despite being a stranger, encounters a mysterious demon who speaks of the far future in the forest where he went to defeat it. From Edo to the Heisei era, this huge Japanese fantasy series follows a demon man who travels through time while continuously questioning the meaning of wielding a sword.

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Cast

Taku Yashiro

Jinta (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Saori Hayami

Shirayuki (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Reina Ueda

Suzune (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Hiroshi Shirokuma

Assimilation Demon (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Yui Kondou

Clairvoyant Demon (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Taku Yashiro

Jinta (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Saori Hayami

Shirayuki (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Reina Ueda

Suzune (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Hiroshi Shirokuma

Assimilation Demon (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Yui Kondou

Clairvoyant Demon (voice)

Total episodes: 24

Extra

Release Date

March 31, 2025

Last air Date

May 6, 2025

Status

Returning Series

Original Language

Japanese

Networks

Available On

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seasons

Season 1

Aired on: 2025 | 24 Episodes

Jinta, a bodyguard to a priestess in a remote mountain village, lives during Japan's Edo period. While Jinta is an outsider to the town, he is still tasked with seeking out a demon in the forest on a quest to vanquish it. But upon meeting the demon, it instead tells Jinta of a puzzling and mysterious future. The novels' story spans 170 years from the Edo period to the Heisei period, with the protagonists traveling through space and time while seeking a meaning for why they wield the blade.