Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho
鬼人幻燈抄
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. (Source: Crunchyroll News, edited) Notes: • The first episode has a runtime of ~1 hour.
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho is a tv with 24 episodes, from Spring 2025, produced by Yokohama Animation Lab, rated 7.0/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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. (Source: Crunchyroll News, edited) Notes: • The first episode has a runtime of ~1 hour.
Main Characters
Tags
- Demons — Prominently features malevolent otherworldly creatures.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Time Skip — Features a gap in time used to advance the story.
- Rape — Features non-consensual sexual penetration.
- Shrine Maiden — Prominently features a character who is a shrine maiden.
- Arranged Marriage — Features two characters made to marry each other, usually by their family.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Incest — Features sexual or romantic relations between characters who are related by blood.