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Kijin Gentoushou
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 News, edited) Notes: • The first episode has a runtime of ~1 hour.
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Motoo NakanishiOriginal StoryKazuya AiuraDirector
Hitomi MienoSeries Composition
Tarou IkegamiCharacter DesignSayuri SakimotoSub Character DesignTomokazu SugimuraProp DesignMasayuki NiizumaArt DesignTomokazu SugimuraArt DesignYui IsobeArt DesignYui IsobeArt BoardMineyo OonishiColor DesignRyouhei MiyasakaDirector of Photography
Douka no OniHiroshi Shirokuma
YotakaHitomi Nabatame
Naotsugu MiuraSeiichirou Yamashita
JuuzouMasaki Aizawa
Naotsugu no HahaMiki Itou
OufuAi Kayano
NomariShion Wakayama
NatsuSaya Aizawa
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Upon first watching *Kijin Gentosho*, it's easy to be misled by the dense plot of the opening 50 minutes and the "Demon Slayer" label. However, if you calm down and overcome the initial setup, you'll discover that this work possesses a subtlety and depth far exceeding that of ordinary battle anime.…
Read full review on AniList →TL;DR: A brilliant seinen anime: serious, thoughtful, and with exceptional writing. Its greatest strength lies in how it tells its story and the stories it chooses to tell. Highly recommended. Let me start by saying this: if you go into Kijin Gentosho expecting something like Demon Slayer, you’re…
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