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.
StatusReturning Series
TypeScripted
Original LanguageJapanese
Network
Season 1 of Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho premiered on March 31, 2025
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.
八代拓
Jinta (voice)
早見沙織
Shirayuki (voice)
上田麗奈
Suzune (voice)
白熊寛嗣
Assimilation Demon (voice)
Yui Kondou
Clairvoyant Demon (voice)