After more than three years since its announcement, a
promotional video for the project was revealed on the official site for
the anime adaptation of the novels written by Motoo Nakanishi ,
“ Sword of the
Demon Hunter ( Kijin Gentoushou )”. The video
confirms production details and the voice cast, and lists that the
premiere is scheduled for the Summer-2024 season (July-September) in Japan .
Motoo Nakanishi began
publishing the novels through the 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.
Synopsis of Sword of the Demon Hunter
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 guardian of the shrine maiden despite being a stranger, encounters
a mysterious demon who 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
(c) Nakanishi Toyo/Futabasha・"Kijin Slideshow"
Production Committee
