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Sword of the Demon Hunter

TV anime20251 season24 episodesOriginal: light novelMotoo Nakanishi

Jinta journeys through a 170-year epic, questioning why he wields a sword.

After Season 1, continue with Vol. 5

Where Season 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed, so this starting point is an estimate.

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Sword of the Demon Hunter Season 1 anime poster

Season 1

Low confidence

24 episodesMar 2025 – Sep 2025

Anime ends at
Ep 24

This volume includes the Meiji-era Kyoto stories seen at the end of the anime, so it overlaps with the final episodes.

Provisional start: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel) Vol. 5

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Where it stops:

1 side entryRecapreading notes
  1. Kaiko YobanashiRecap2 episodesJul 2025These two specials revisit Jinya’s earlier journey between the anime’s two cours, rather than adapting later events from the novels.

Original · Light novel

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho

鬼人幻燈抄

Motoo NakanishiFutabashaCompleted14 volumes

  • JapaneseFutabasha14 volumesJun 2019 – Nov 2023
  • EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment14 volumesDec 2022 – Aug 2026

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  • AdaptationmangaFutabasha

Before you read

Suggested reading (English · Seven Seas Entertainment): Where Season 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed. Reports point to Vol. 5. Reading notes: This volume includes the Meiji-era Kyoto stories seen at the end of the anime, so it overlaps with the final episodes.

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