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Sword of the Demon Hunter (2025)

Poster for Sword of the Demon Hunter

Jinta journeys through a century-spanning epic, all while questioning why he wields a sword.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Taku Yashiro
    Jinta (voice) Taku Yashiro
  • Profile picture of Saori Hayami
    Shirayuki (voice) Saori Hayami
  • Profile picture of Reina Ueda
    Suzune (voice) Reina Ueda
  • Profile picture of Hiroshi Shirokuma
    Assimilation Demon (voice) Hiroshi Shirokuma
  • Profile picture of Yui Kondou
    Clairvoyant Demon (voice) Yui Kondou

Videos

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2025

24 episodes

Season 1 of Sword of the Demon Hunter 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.

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • samurai
  • time travel
  • supernatural
  • historical
  • mourning
  • edo period
  • curious
  • 19th century
  • anime
  • psychological
  • time manipulation
  • based on web novel
  • shrine maiden