Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Novel) Vol. 05

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Novel) Vol. 05

In this time-spanning fantasy epic of humans and demons, a warrior in feudal Japan must hunt a demon through time–a tale soon to be an anime! And don’t miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!

MODERN WORLD, ANCIENT PROBLEMS

It’s 1872, year five of the Meiji era, and the world is rapidly changing, long leaving the samurai behind—but some things aren’t content to remain a memory of the past. Now in Kyoto with his daughter Nomari, Jinya runs a soba restaurant by day and patrols the streets at night hunting demons, which have strangely been increasing in number.

As Jinya investigates the cause, it seems someone known as Magatsume is secretly responsible, but who could they be? And what do they want?

Biographical Notes:

Motoo Nakanishi is a Japanese author best known for Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō.

Title Notes:

ANIME SERIES: currently in production.

MULTIMEDIA TIE-IN, SIMULTANEOUS PUBLISHING: Seven Seas is putting out both the light novel version and the manga version.

FOR FANS OF: Demon Slayer, Rurouni Kenshin, Inuyasha, Thunderbolt Fantasy, MARS RED, The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru, The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary, Planet of the Orcs

POPULAR GENRES: supernatural, fantasy, action, historical dramas/period pieces

LIGHT NOVEL: Color inserts and roughly a dozen black-and-white manga-style illustrations complement 250-350 pages of prose. NOTE: This particular novel series does not have illustrations.

AGE RANGE: This Adult title has crossover appeal with YA audiences (rated Teen 13+).

SERIES INFO: Series is ongoing in Japan (8 volumes and counting) and will have a planned pub every 4-6 months or whenever a new volume is released.

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