Sword of the Demon Hunter

Name: Sword of the Demon Hunter
Director: Kazuya Aiura
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
Released: 2025-03-31
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Taku Yashiro, Reina Ueda, Saori Hayami, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Yui Kondo

鬼人幻燈抄

AnimeJapanese anime

Year: 2025
Country: JP
Language: ja
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
Rating: 7.4/10
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Specials: 2
Director: Kazuya Aiura

Plot Overview

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

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Director

KAKazuya Aiura

Cast & Key Characters

Taku Yashiro in Sword of the Demon Hunter

Taku YashiroJinta (voice)

Reina UedaSuzune (voice)

Saori Hayami in Sword of the Demon Hunter

Saori HayamiShirayuki (voice)

Hiroshi Shirokuma in Sword of the Demon Hunter

Hiroshi ShirokumaAssimilation Demon (voice)

Yui KondoClairvoyant Demon (voice)

Writers

MNMotoo Nakanishi

Production

Yokohama Animation Laboratory MBS Asmik Ace movic Futabasha Tokyo MX

Season & Episode Breakdown

Specials 2 episodes

1 Episode 1 2025-07-01
2 Episode 2 2025-07-08

Season 1 24 episodes

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.

1 Demons and Humans 2025-03-31
2 The Demon's Daughter 2025-04-08
3 The Devourer (1) 2025-04-15
4 The Devourer (2) 2025-04-22
5 The Garden of Happiness (1) 2025-04-29
6 The Garden of Happiness (2) 2025-05-06
7 The Cursed Night of Kudanzaka 2025-05-13
8 Blossoming Dreams of the Kanzashi (1) 2025-05-20
9 Blossoming Dreams of the Kanzashi (2) 2025-05-27
10 Harlot in the Rain 2025-06-03
11 Drunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (1) 2025-06-10
12 Drunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (2) 2025-06-17
13 Drunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (3) 2025-06-24
14 Embodiment of Jealousy 2025-07-15
15 Late Night Tales of Demonic Swords ~Hijin~ 2025-07-22
16 Logic of the Amanojaku 2025-07-29
17 By the Sword 2025-08-05
18 A Chat Over Tea 2025-08-12
19 Change 2025-08-19
20 Wish (Part 1) 2025-08-26
21 Wish (Part 2) 2025-09-02
22 Twin Shizuka 2025-09-09
23 A Tale of Candy Apples and the Heavenly Maiden (Part 1) 2025-09-23
24 A Tale of Candy Apples and the Celestial Maiden (Part 2) 2025-09-30

Critical Reception & Ratings

Sword of the Demon Hunter is rated 7.4 out of 10 by viewers — 35 votes.

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