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Sword of the Demon Hunter — Season 1
- Mar 31, 2025First aired
- 24 episodesin this season
- 26mavg. runtime
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
01
54mDemons and HumansThe year is 1840, the first year of the Tenpo era in Japan. Nestled within the landscape lies the small village of Kadono, home to the siblings Jinta and Suzune. Jinta, it is quickly decided, is destined for a perilous task: the slaying of demons.Mar 31, 20256.8Mar 31, 202554m6.802
24mThe Demon's DaughterLeaving Kadono behind, Jinta took the name Jinya and set out into the world. A decade drifted by, and he found himself a ronin in Edo, his reputation among the townsfolk firmly established as "the Demon Slayer."Apr 8, 20256.0Apr 8, 202524m6.003
24mThe Devourer (1)Three years have now passed since the events at Nihonbashi. Jinya receives unsettling reports of killings in the streets, clustered around a particular soba shop. The deceased, it seems, outnumber those who have vanished.Apr 15, 20255.2Apr 15, 202524m5.204
24mThe Devourer (2)Jinya and Natsu were ambushed by the slasher, a figure whispered to be demonic in nature. Just as Mosuke arrived to offer assistance, Jinya drew his blade, and the entity dissolved into the shadows with startling speed.Apr 22, 20255.0Apr 22, 202524m5.005
24mThe Garden of Happiness (1)The autumn of 1853 found Naotsugu Miura, a samurai, increasingly troubled by the absence of his brother. Yet, each inquiry met with the same firm denial: he possessed no sibling.Apr 29, 20256.0Apr 29, 202524m6.006
24mThe Garden of Happiness (2)The sight of a young girl orphaned by the blaze—her parents consumed by the flames—revealed an unforeseen truth to Jinya and Naotsugu, casting a new light on the perplexing mystery.May 6, 20255.5May 6, 202524m5.507
25mThe Cursed Night of KudanzakaThe winter of 1853 found Jinya engaged by Jyuuzou to examine a painting rumored to be afflicted by a curse: the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka. He was tasked with uncovering the truth behind its ominous reputation.May 13, 20254.0May 13, 202525m4.008
25mBlossoming Dreams of the Kanzashi (1)Spring arrived in 1854 accompanied by whispers – chilling tales of a woman, touched by darkness, who preyed upon men within the shadowed pleasure district of Yoshiwara. Drawn by these unsettling reports, Jinya begins his inquiry.May 20, 20254.0May 20, 202525m4.009
25mBlossoming Dreams of the Kanzashi (2)Somegorou Akitsu presented Natsu with a hairpin, a small gesture that set him on a path to encounter Jinya. The meeting was abrupt, marred by the sudden assault of Somegorou’s spirit hounds. Jinya found himself forced to draw upon his own powers, the arcane energies that defined him, in order to repel the creatures.May 27, 20254.5May 27, 202525m4.510
24mHarlot in the RainIn May of 1855, Naotsugu and the woman beside him, veiled in a kimono, noticed a figure in the distance who seemed unlike anyone they knew. For Naotsugu, it was his brother he saw; for the woman, a ghost of a past affection.Jun 3, 20253.5Jun 3, 202524m3.511
25mDrunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (1)The winter of 1856 brought with it a new offering to the soba shop: a liquor brought by Zenji that quickly gained considerable favor. Yet, Jinya perceived something disquieting about it.Jun 10, 20256.5Jun 10, 202525m6.512
25mDrunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (2)Violence is erupting throughout Edo, each incident linked to the legend of Yuki-no-Nagori. Adding to the unease, whispers of a woman with golden hair stir a deep disquiet within Jinya.Jun 17, 20256.0Jun 17, 202525m6.013
25mDrunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (3)The truth of Yuki-no-Nagori is a bitter one. Jinya encounters a demon uttering the name "Jinta." As they confront each other, Jinya is afflicted by the vulnerability of his own spirit.Jun 24, 20256.5Jun 24, 202525m6.514
25mEmbodiment of JealousyThe winter of 1839 held whispers of unusual occurrences near the Modori River, a time when Jinta was yet known as Jinya. Consequently, Byakuya tasked him with an investigation.Jul 15, 20257.0Jul 15, 202525m7.015
25mLate Night Tales of Demonic Swords ~Hijin~It is the year of our Lord 1862. The arrival of Commodore Perry and his fleet in Japan has stirred disquiet within the urban centers. At the Jinya, word reaches him of a blade steeped in legend – the Yatonomori Kaneomi, said to be cursed.Jul 22, 20256.5Jul 22, 202525m6.516
25mLogic of the AmanojakuThe summer of 1863 brought with it whispers to Jinya of a malevolent presence within Mizuho temple – a creature said to consume men. Driven by these unsettling reports, Jinya journeyed to the temple and there encountered a fox demon, distinguished by a coat of silver fur.Jul 29, 20257.0Jul 29, 202525m7.017
25mBy the SwordThe month of March, 1864, brought Jinya a commission of a grim sort: the slaying of a demon named Okada. Okada had descended into a frenzy of violence, a murderer who showed no mercy, taking lives indiscriminately – samurai and commoners alike, women and children were not spared his wrath.Aug 5, 20256.0Aug 5, 202525m6.018
25mA Chat Over TeaIn September of 1867, Akitsu Somegoro departed Kyoto, carrying with him a tea set intended for the Jinya. His purpose was to locate someone capable of performing a tea ceremony with the implements.Aug 12, 20256.5Aug 12, 202525m6.519
25mChangeJinya and his daughter, Nomari, found quiet contentment in their visits to Naotsugu and his family. Yet, as time inevitably does, a profound shift loomed, threatening to alter the very fabric of their lives.Aug 19, 20257.0Aug 19, 202525m7.020
25mWish (Part 1)In the heat of combat against Tsuchiura, Jinya was compelled to unleash his demonic transformation, a sight beheld by both Naotsugu and Nomari.Aug 26, 20257.0Aug 26, 202525m7.021
25mWish (Part 2)Rain lashed down as Jinya and Tsuchiura confronted one another. A throbbing began in Jinya’s demon arm, a pulse that ignited a strange connection. In that shared moment of pain, they were drawn into the echoes of each other’s histories.Sep 2, 20256.5Sep 2, 202525m6.522
24mTwin ShizukaApril of 1872 found Jinya having left Edo for Kyoto, where he now eked out a living running a soba shop on Sanjyo Street. It was late one night that he witnessed a scene of terrible urgency: a girl named Himawari, beset by demons, and he found himself compelled to intervene.Sep 9, 20257.0Sep 9, 202524m7.023
24mA Tale of Candy Apples and the Heavenly Maiden (Part 1)Akitsu recounted the tale of a goddess linked to the Aragi Inari Shrine to Jinya. Intrigued, Jinya journeyed to the shrine itself, where he encountered a woman who greeted him with a knowing smile and a simple phrase: "We finally meet."Sep 23, 20256.5Sep 23, 202524m6.524
24mA Tale of Candy Apples and the Celestial Maiden (Part 2)Jinya and Asagao sought out the head priest of the Aragi Inari Shrine, where he detailed the means of returning Asagao to the time and place of her choosing. Yet, a shadow of uncertainty crossed her face; she remained hesitant, unsure whether to embrace the prospect of going back or to remain where she was.Sep 30, 20256.0Sep 30, 202524m6.0
