Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (2025)★ 7.2/10

Kijin Gentoushou

JP · 25 min · March 31, 2025 · 1 seasons

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • History

Directed by: Shannon Reed, Kazuya Aiura

Written by: Hitomi Mieno, Motoo Nakanishi

Kadono village's shrine maiden has a guardian every generation. During Edo period, guardian Jinta confronts a demon foretelling a future Demon God's rise tied to their era. His quest to prevent this spans centuries.

Original title
Kijin Gentoushou
Storyline
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.
Rating
7.2 / 10 · 1,453
Companies
Yokohama Animation Lab, Bit Grooove Promotion, Futabasha, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, Hidive, Netflix, Sentai Filmworks
Release dates
  • DE March 31, 2025
  • FR March 31, 2025
  • IN March 31, 2025
  • JP March 31, 2025
  • TW March 31, 2025