Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō (鬼人幻燈抄) is a Japanese historical fantasy light novel series written by Moto'o Nakanishi and illustrated by Tamaki. It was serialized online between January 2013 and May 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Arcadia, and it later moved to the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, where it was serialized between December 2015 and October 2016. It was later acquired by Futabasha, who have published fourteen volumes from June 2019 to November 2023. A manga adaptation with art by Yū Satomi is published by Futabasha since September 2021 and has been collected in six volumes. Both the original light novel series and manga adaptation are licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory is set to premiere in 2025.

Characters

 * Jinta (甚太)


 * Suzune (鈴音)


 * Shirayuki (白雪)


 * Dōga no Oni (同化の鬼)


 * Tōmi no Kijo (遠見の鬼女)

Anime
An anime adaptation was announced by Futabasha on September 9, 2021. It was later revealed in February 2024 to be a television series produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and directed by Kazuya Aiura, with Deko Akao overseeing series scripts, Taro Ikegami designing the characters and Ryuuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa, and Kuniyuki Takahashi composing the music. The series was originally scheduled for June 27, 2024, but was later delayed due to production delays. It is set to premiere in 2025 on Tokyo MX and other networks, and will run for two consecutive cours.

Reception
The novel series has over 230,000 copies in circulation.