Sword of the Demon Hunter (2025) Season 1

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.

Title: Sword of the Demon Hunter / (鬼人幻燈抄)

Air Date: 2025-03-31

Director/Creator:

Cast: Taku Yashiro, Reina Ueda, Saori Hayami, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Yui Kondo

Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi , Fantasy

Rating: ★★★★☆ • 8.4 / 10

Season: 1

Episodes: 24 (complete)

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese