Season 1

Season 1 • 2025

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Jinta, a bodyguard to a priestess in a remote mountain village, lives during Japan's Edo period. While Jinta is an outsider to the town, he is still tasked with seeking out a demon in the forest on a quest to vanquish it. But upon meeting the demon, it instead tells Jinta of a puzzling and mysterious future. The novels' story spans 170 years from the Edo period to the Heisei period, with the protagonists traveling through space and time while seeking a meaning for why they wield the blade.

Episodes

1. Demons and Humans

It is 1840, year 1 of Japan's Tenpo era. There lies a small village known as Kadono that is home to the siblings Jinta and Suzune. Jinta is quickly dispatched to slay demons.

2025-03-31 • 54 min

2. The Demon's Daughter

Jinta changes his name to Jinya and departs Kadono. Ten years pass and he is now a ronin living in Edo, well-known by the locals as "the demon slayer."

2025-04-08 • 24 min

3. The Devourer (1)

Three years have passed from the Nihonbashi incident. Jinya hears talk of street killings occurring near a soba shop. The number of dead don't match the number of missing.

2025-04-15 • 24 min

4. The Devourer (2)

Jinya and Natsu get attacked by the slasher thought to be a demon. After Mosuke arrives to help and Jinya brandishes his blade, the demon quickly vanishes into the darkness.

2025-04-22 • 24 min

5. The Garden of Happiness (1)

In the fall of 1853, a samurai by the name of Naotsugu Miura grows concerned about his missing brother. However, everyone insists that he doesn't have a brother.

2025-04-29 • 24 min

6. The Garden of Happiness (2)

Jinya and Naotsugu witness a young girl losing her parents in a fire, which brings the unexpected truth of the mystery to light.

2025-05-06 • 24 min

7. The Cursed Night of Kudanzaka

In the winter of 1853, Jinya is hired by Jyuuzou to investigate a demonic painting known as "the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka" that's said to be cursed.

2025-05-13 • 25 min

8. Blossoming Dreams of the Kanzashi (1)

In the spring of 1854, rumors spread of a demon woman who kills men in the Yoshiwara redlight district. Jinya investigates.

2025-05-20 • 25 min

9. Blossoming Dreams of the Kanzashi (2)

A man named Somegorou Akitsu gifts Natsu a hairpin then crosses paths with Jinya. Somegorou's spirit dogs attack Jinya and he must use his demon powers to defend himself.

2025-05-27 • 25 min

10. Harlot in the Rain

In May of 1855, Naotsugu and a woman in a kimono catch sight of a man in the distance who looks different to both. Naotsugu sees his brother and the woman sees an old flame.

2025-06-03 • 24 min

11. Drunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (1)

In winter of 1856, Zenji brings a liquor to the soba shop and it becomes immensely popular. However, Jinya finds something unsavory about it.

2025-06-10 • 25 min

12. Drunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (2)

A series of violent incidents occur across Edo, all related to Yuki-no-Nagori. Worse yet, rumors of a woman with blonde hair send chills down Jinya's spine.

2025-06-17 • 25 min

13. Drunken Dreams of Lingering Snow (3)

It turns out Yuki-no-Nagori is an evil drink. Jinya finds a demon calling out the name "Jinta". As they face off, Jinya suffers from the weakness of his own heart.

2025-06-24 • 25 min

14. Embodiment of Jealousy

Back in the winter of 1839, when Jinya was still just Jinta, there were rumors of strange phenomena occurring near the Modori River. Byakuya orders Jinta to investigate.

2025-07-15 • 25 min

15. Late Night Tales of Demonic Swords ~Hijin~

The year is 1862. The arrival of the Perry Expedition in Japan brings unrest into the cities. Jinya hears about a cursed sword called the "Yatonomori Kaneomi."

2025-07-22 • 25 min

16. Logic of the Amanojaku

In July of 1863, Jinya hears rumors of a demon in Mizuho temple that devours humans. Upon visiting, Jinya comes across a silver-haired fox demon.

2025-07-29 • 25 min

17. By the Sword

In March of 1864, a job comes to Jinya to slay a demon named Okada. Okada has become a crazed murderer willing to kill anyone from fellow samurai to women and children.

2025-08-05 • 25 min

18. A Chat Over Tea

In September of 1867, Somegoro Akitsu leaves Kyoto with a tea set that he takes to Jinya. Akitsu wants to find someone who can use the set to conduct a tea ceremony.

2025-08-12 • 25 min

19. Change

Jinya and his daughter, Nomari, enjoy peaceful days staying with Naotsugu and his family. However, time changes all things and their world faces a drastic transformation.

2025-08-19 • 25 min