Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that they have acquired the license for Motoo Nakanishi and Yu Satomi's Kijin Gentōshō light novel and manga series.
The first volume of the light novel will be available for purchase in December 2022. The first volume of the manga will be available for purchase in January 2023.
In the Edo era, young Jinta and his sister must flee their home, finding refuge in a mountain village. Years later, Jinta has grown into a skilled swordsman, sworn to protect the priestess of the village shrine. Charged with slaying a demon that threatens the shrine, Jinta confronts the malevolent creature in the forest, only to learn a shocking truth. The demon speaks of events one hundred and seventy years hence, when Jinta must confront the demon in the future. Thus begins an epic fantasy journey that spans multiple eras as Jinta hunts a demon through time and must come to terms with his own dark nature.
The first volume of the light novel will be available for purchase in December 2022. The first volume of the manga will be available for purchase in January 2023.
In the Edo era, young Jinta and his sister must flee their home, finding refuge in a mountain village. Years later, Jinta has grown into a skilled swordsman, sworn to protect the priestess of the village shrine. Charged with slaying a demon that threatens the shrine, Jinta confronts the malevolent creature in the forest, only to learn a shocking truth. The demon speaks of events one hundred and seventy years hence, when Jinta must confront the demon in the future. Thus begins an epic fantasy journey that spans multiple eras as Jinta hunts a demon through time and must come to terms with his own dark nature.
Brand-new license announcement! KIJIN GENTŌSHŌ light novel and manga series by Motoo Nakanishi and Yu Satomi. In this time-spanning fantasy epic of humans and demons, a warrior in feudal Japan must hunt a demon through time--soon to be an anime!https://t.co/tdiMCqGq3F pic.twitter.com/ViZKS6zIHU
— Seven Seas (@gomanga) February 25, 2022