Sword of the Demon Hunter Prepares for Premiere with Extended Episode

On the official website for the anime adaptation of the novels written by Motoo Nakanishi, "Sword of the Demon Hunter (Kijin Gentoushou)," a new promotional image for the project was revealed. The press release listed that the premiere has been scheduled for June 27 with a one-hour special.

Two new voice cast members were also announced, including:

Hiroshi Shirokuma as Douga no Oni (Demon of Assimilation), a two-horned, muscular demon.
Yui Kondou as Toumi no Kijo (Demoness of the Watchtower), a demon who can see far distances and into the future.

Motoo Nakanishi began publishing the novels through Futabasha Publishing House in Japan in June 2019, and finished it in November 2023 with a total of fourteen volumes. The manga adaptation is by Yuu Satomi (Kekkai no Noah, Mushihime, Yakedo Shoujo) and has been published since September 2021.

Voice Cast

Taku Yashiro as Jinta
Reina Ueda as Suzune
Saori Hayami as Shirayuki

Production Equipment

Kazuya Aiura (Assassin's Pride, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun: Shingakki, Miru Tights) is directing the anime at Yokohama Animation Lab.
Deko Akao (Noragami, Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu., Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Vanitas no Carte) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Tarou Ikegami (Bakukyuu Renpatsu!! Super B-Daman, Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana – The Teardrop Crystal, Lapis Re:LiGHTs) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Ryuuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi of MONACA are in charge of composing the soundtrack.

Synopsis of Sword of the Demon Hunter

In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden named "Itsukihime" in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a young man who acts as the guardian of the shrine maiden despite being an outsider, encounters a mysterious demon that speaks of the distant future in the forest where he went to defeat it. From Edo to the Heisei era, this massive Japanese fantasy series follows a demon man who travels through time while continually questioning the meaning of wielding a sword.

Source: Comic Natalie

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