The HIDIVE platform
surprised fans this Sunday by airing an incomplete version of episode
21 of Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho, the
animated adaptation of the novels by Moto'o Nakanishi. According to
the company, this situation was due to limitations in the simulcast
programming, which forced the release of a provisional cut of the chapter
that featured missing frames, absence of filters and incomplete graphic
effects.
HIDIVE's
official response
The
following day, HIDIVE issued an official statement explaining that the licensor
provided an interim version to comply with the scheduled issuance on
September 1. The platform reaffirmed its commitment to subscribers,
ensuring that the final version of the episode will premiere as soon as
possible and keeping its promise to offer high-quality content.
Anime
broadcast details
The Bakumatsu arc
began on July 14. The series had its initial premiere on March
3 in Tokyo MX with a one-hour special, and
subsequently arrived on BS Fuji and MBS on April
1. Since the second episode, it moved to its usual slot on Tokyo MX on April
7 at midnight (April 8 JST), continuing on the other networks that
same day.
The anime
is broadcast in two consecutive cours, and in Spain the new
episodes arrive every Monday at 5:00 p.m. through HIDIVE.
Production
and cast
The series
is directed by Kazuya Aiura (Assassins Pride) at Yokohama
Animation Lab, with Deko Akao (Noragami, Arakawa
Under the Bridge) in charge of the scripts. Character design is in the
hands of Tarō Ikegami, while music is provided by MONACA with
Ryuuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi. The closing
theme, "Sen-ya Ichi-ya feat. Izumi Nakasone (HY)", is
performed by Hilcrhyme.
The main
cast features the well-known Taku Yashiro as Jinta, Reina
Ueda as Suzune and Saori Hayami as Shirayuki.
Origins
of history
Sword of
the Demon Hunter is
based on the novels published by Nakanishi, whose first volume appeared
in June 2019 with illustrations by Tamaki, and
which concluded in November 2023 with a total of 14
volumes. The work also has a manga adaptation by Yu Satomi,
serialized in Monthly Action, whose eighth volume went on
sale on March 19.
The plot
places us in the Edo era, where Jinta and her sister must flee
their home and end up in a mountain village. There, over the years, Jinta
becomes a swordsman in the service of a priestess of the local shrine. His
mission to eliminate a demon triggers an unexpected journey: the creature speaks
of a destiny that will connect him to the future, starting an adventure that
spans different eras as Jinta fights not only against the demonic threat, but
also against his own dark nature.
