Kijin Gentoushou

Description

From Seven Seas:
Edo period, Japan. A young warrior, Jinta, has dedicated his life to the protection of a priestess in a remote mountain village. When demons appear and threaten the shrine, Jinta is tasked with entering the forest to hunt them down. But the mysteries he uncovers there change his fate forever and send him on a journey traversing space and time. Jinta’s dark destiny will carry him through hundreds of years of history as he struggles to answer a single question: why does he wield the sword?

Type

Manga

Related Series

Kijin Gentoushou (Novel) (Adapted From)

Associated Names

Kijin Gentosho

Kijin Gentōshō

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentoushou

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

Хроники людей и демонов

ลำนำโศกอสุรฆาต (Luckpim)

鬼人幻燈抄

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Latest Release(s)

c.29 by Reaper Scans 7 months ago

c.28 by Reaper Scans 8 months ago

c.27 by Reaper Scans 9 months ago

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Status in Country of Origin

8 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

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User Rating

Average: 6.9 / 10.0 (33 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.59 / 10.0

21%

33%

15%

Last Updated

October 3rd, 2025 3:48pm PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Action Drama Historical Seinen Supernatural
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

NAKANISHI Motoo

Artist(s)

SATOMI Yuu (II)

Year

2021

Original Publisher

Futabasha

Serialized In (magazine)

Gekkan Action (Futabasha)

Manga Action (Futabasha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Seven Seas (7 Volumes; Ongoing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #777

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Monthly Pos #1366

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3 Month Pos #1768

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6 Month Pos #1918

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Year Pos #943

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List Stats

On 227 reading lists

On 130 wish lists

On 2 completed lists

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Peak Demon Hunter Story

by AValentin
5 months ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Really well-written and illustrated. Not surprising as it was based on a great light novel. Japanese occultism with historical and supernatural elements. First few chapters were a bit rough, that's why you hear all these virgins crying about NTR, but it's ultimately inconsequential to the story. The manga adaptation kinda rushed the intro to get to the good stuff early. Just to clarify, MC's childhood friend and love interest was made to wed someone else out of "duty" and MC basically gave up on her for the same silly reason. It's a tragic situation but not unheard of in ancient times. Doesn't matter because demons get involved and finish the MC's tragic backstory by killing everyone and making MC's sister a vengeful future super demon. This ain't a romantic comedy, you bozos. So MC has to stay alive until his sister awakens in about 170 years to stop her. The story covers that 170 years of the MC wandering Japan as a demon hunter, from the late 1800s to modern times. Seriously gourmet shit for any historical/samurai fans. Doubly so for Japan occultism enthusiasts like myself. Each demon hunting case is well written and memorable, making the manga more like a compilation of short stories with connecting elements. Current manga is still an adaptation of the light novel volumes set in the Edo period (volumes 1-4). There's also arcs set in Meiji, Taisho, Showa and Heisen. MC is likable and you get to see his character development across literal eras: from a stubborn, naive and duty-obsessed kid to a vengeful, demon-hunting ronin to a pretty chill modern day high schooler.

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Needs a tragedy tag, as well as NTR.

by Gottesurteil
3 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

This.... is complicated. I also hate it, because it's stupid people doing stupid things, and NTR. And yet it's also pretty damn good quality, and there are a bunch of feels. Too bad I don't care, because it's, as mentioned, all about tragedy, nearly all of which is brought about by terrible decisions. The problem with me just giving it a 1 rating and moving on is that all the stupid decisions are at least internally consistent, with literally all the problems originating from one major manipulator who can see the future making use of everyone's lack of communication. Had that one manipulator not showed up, there would've been drama but things would've worked out ok. Instead, it turned into a massive mess with an absolutely silly bodycount.

So yeah, I can see the quality being rated as being somewhat high, but I really don't care because it's based on trash premises. Honestly if you're in the mood for melodrama and stupid people making terrible decisions and life sucking, then give it a shot, because you'll probably enjoy it. As mentioned, the quality is 'good'.

But if you don't like NTR and such, then just avoid it entirely. Not even worth starting the first few chapters because it only goes downhilll from there. Theoretically I might check out the last few chapters once it's completed to see if I read it, but frankly no way until then.

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