In a surprising press release, the production of the
anime adaptation of the novels written by Motoo Nakanishi ,
“ Sword of the
Demon Hunter ( Kijin Gentoushou )”, reported
that the premiere has been postponed until 2025 due to production
problems. .
According to the statement, the anime is now
intended to have a duration of two arcs (i.e. six months of broadcast) that
will air consecutively in 2025 . More details will be announced soon
once they are decided.
It should be noted that the studio in
charge is Yokohama Animation Lab , the same one
that was recently involved in the production disaster that affected the yuri
anime “ Whisper Me a Love Song ( Sasayaku You ni Koi
wo Utau )”.
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: Official Site
(c) Nakanishi Toyo/Futabasha・"Kijin
Slideshow" Production Committee
