Sword of the Demon Hunter

Mar 31, 2025 (ja) Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Mar 31, 2025
  • Production
    Yokohama Animation Laboratory, Bit grooove promotion, MBS
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    鬼人幻燈抄
  • Release
    Mar 31, 2025
  • ja
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Taku Yashiro

    Jinta (voice)

  2. Saori Hayami

    Shirayuki (voice)

  3. Reina Ueda

    Suzune (voice)

  4. Hiroshi Shirokuma

    Assimilation Demon (voice)

  5. Yui Kondou

    Clairvoyant Demon (voice)

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 5 / Crews : 8

Season 1 ( 2025-03-31)

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.

Episode 1

Episode: 1
Mar 31, 2025 (ja)
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Mar 31, 2025
  • Production
    Yokohama Animation Laboratory, Bit grooove promotion, MBS
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title 鬼人幻燈抄
ja

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer