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“Time-traveling demon swordsman spans Edo to Heisei eras, questioning the meaning of wielding a blade.”
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentoushou
鬼人幻燈抄
7.54
3,022 rank · 5,622 readers · 38 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Time-traveling demon swordsman spans Edo to Heisei eras, questioning the meaning of wielding a blade.
In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden called "Itsukihime" in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a young man who acts as the shrine maiden's guardian despite being a stranger, encounters a mysterious demon who speaks of the far future in the forest where he went to defeat it. From Edo to the Heisei era, this huge Japanese fantasy series follows a demon man who travels through time while continuously questioning the meaning of wielding a sword. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
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9.5
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What 2 readers settled on.
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Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 9
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I don't usually write reviews, however, this manga certainly deserves more attention and so I am leaving this here. It might sound similar to a more popular and well known series, Demon Slayer....”
- 10 “I'm mostly writing this review to help me process everything i just read so it might come off as clumsy and unfiltered. This manga is one of those "what is the purpose of what i do" type of stories...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Sep 2021 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M59432 catalog