Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (TV Series 2025- )

Production companies : Yokohama Animation Laboratory / MBS / Asmik Ace / Futabasha / movic / Tamakoshi / Bandai Namco Filmworks / Tokyo MX /

March 31, 2025 Japan Animation Japanese More

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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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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.

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title：Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho
status：Returning Series
Release date： 2025
Genres： Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama ·
Countries of origin： Japan ·
Original Language： Japanese ·
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Production companies： Yokohama Animation Laboratory · MBS · Asmik Ace · Futabasha · movic · Tamakoshi · Bandai Namco Filmworks · Tokyo MX ·
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.