Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho Anime Reveals New Theme Song Artists, Visual and More Cast

The Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho anime kicks off the Bakumatsu arc with episode 14, and with that comes new characters, theme songs and a fresh visual. The new themes include [Alexandros] on opening song “Ash,” while FAKE TYPE will close episodes out with ending song “Enrin.” New cast members include Toshihiko Seki (Mousse in Ranma 1/2 ) as Yasuhide Hatakeyama, Kenichiro Matsuda (Batou in Ghost in the Shell: Arise ) as Tsuchiura and Kazuya Nakai (Ryuji Suguro in Blue Exorcist ) as Kiichi Okada, pictured respectively below. Yasuhide Hatakeyama Tsuchiura Kiichi Okada Here’s the new visual: RELATED: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho Anime Casts Kentaro Kumagai, Haruka Shamoto Motoo Nakanishi writes and Tamaki illustrates the original  Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho novels, with Futabasha publishing in Japan. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes an English language version of the novels as well as the manga adaptation with Yu Satomi’s artwork. Kazuya Aiura directs the TV anime at Yokohama Animation Laboratory. Deko Akao provides the series composition and Taro Ikegami provides the character designs. Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho  premiered on March 31, with HIDIVE simulcasting Here’s the official synopsis: In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden called “Itskihime” in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a wandering orphan who, along with his younger sister Suzune, drifted into the village and grew up to become the shrine maiden’s guardian, ventures into the forest to defeat a mysterious demon who speaks to him of the far future and the threat of a Demon God. So begins this epic supernatural historical fantasy series that follows a demon hunter through his century-spanning journey from the Edo to Heisei periods—all-the-while questioning his wielding of a sword. Source: Comic Natalie

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