Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho, an upcoming TV anime based on the series of supernatural historical fantasy novels, has revealed a new key visual (below) and two new cast members. The series begins broadcasting in Japan with an hour-long special episode on TOKYO MX, Mainichi Broadcasting System and BS Fuji on June 27, 2024. The new cast members include:
Douka no Oni (“Assimilation Demon”) voiced by Hiroshi Shirokuma (Rokon in Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master)
Douka no Oni character visual
Tohmi no Kijo (“Demoness of the Distant View”) voiced by Yui Kondo (Karen Shinomiya in THE IDOLM@STER Million Live!)
Tohmi no Kijo character visual
The original Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho novels are written by Motoo Nakanishi, illustrated by Tamaki, and published in Japan by Futabasha. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes an English language version of the novels as well as the manga adaptation with artwork by Yu Satomi. Kazuya Aiura directs the TV anime at Yokohama Animation Laboratory.
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho key visual
Seven Seas Entertainment describes Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho:
For generations, a shrine has stood in the mountain village of Kadono, and for each generation the shrine has had an Itsukihime—its shrine maiden—and the maiden has had her guardian. During the Edo period, a young man named Jinta protects the town and the Itsukihime. When he confronts a strange demon in the nearby forest, it tells him that in the distant future a Demon God will threaten all people, everywhere, and it claims that the the Demon God’s rise to power springs from this very time and place, in the village of Kadono. So begins the centuries-spanning journey of a man tainted by demons, hunting through time to seek justice for what he’s lost, and to find a reason to keep on fighting.
Source: Comic Natalie
