According to an official statement by the production committee, the broadcast of Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho, an upcoming TV anime based on the series of supernatural historical fantasy novels, has been postponed until 2025.
The series was originally scheduled to debut on June 27, 2024. The production committee cites “production delays” as the cause of the postponement, notes that the series will broadcast for 2 consecutive cours in 2025, and apologizes to the fans and thanks them for their understanding.
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: ORICON NEWS
