On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the official website and X (formerly Twitter) account for the Sword of the Demon Hunter anime announced that the series will premiere on June 27, 2024, with a one-hour special episode. Along with this announcement, the staff revealed the names of more cast members and unveiled a new key visual.
The anime Sword of the Demon Hunter, produced by Yokohama Animation Lab, is based on the historical fantasy light novel series of the same name, which was written and illustrated by Moto’o Nakanishi and Tamaki. The light novel series was serialized by Futabasha from 2019 to 2023, with a total of 14 volumes published.
The first hour of the Sword of the Demon Hunter anime will air on June 27, 2024.
The Sword of the Demon Hunter anime official crew said on Thursday, as previously reported, that the historical fantasy anime would premiere with an hour-long premiere episode on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS-Fuji TV on June 27, 2024. The anime’s premiere time and total number of episodes are still unknown.The main character, Jinta, is shown brandishing a sword in this new key visual for the anime, which was released by the official team along with this news. Alongside him are Shirayuki, the Assimilation Demon, the Clairvoyant Demon, and his sister Suzune.
The anime’s cast and crew
The Sword of the Demon Hunter anime crew revealed two new cast members in addition to the new visual and the release date. The famous voice actor Hiroshi Shirokuma plays Doga no Oni, often known as the Assimilation Demon. The character is described as a strong demon with two horns on the official anime website. Yui Kondo, who portrays Tomi no Kijo or the Clairvoyant Demon, joins Hiroshi-san. She is a demon with the ability to see far into the future.
Hiroshi-san and Yui-san will be joining the previously revealed cast members, who include Reina Ueda as Suzune, Taku Yashiro as Jinta, and Saori Hayami as Shirayuki. It’s conceivable that more cast members will be disclosed later. Regarding the personnel, Taro Ikegami is creating the character designs for Kazuya Aiura’s Sword of the Demon Hunter anime at the Yokohama Animation Lab. MONACA’s Keiichi Hirokawa, Ryuichi Takada, and Kuniyuki Takahashi are the composers of the soundtrack, while Deko Akao is hired as the script supervisor.
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The anime’s storyline
Sword of the Demon Hunter, an anime based on Moto’o Nakanishi’s light book series, takes place in the Edo era, when Jinta and his sister Suzune flee their home and take sanctuary in a village in the mountains. Later, after becoming into a skilled swordsman, Jinta vows to keep Shirayuki, the village priestess, safe. But he discovers a terrible truth about himself as he faces a demon in a jungle. In order to save his loved ones, Jinta has to go after demons in this epic fantasy journey shown in the anime.