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Motoo Nakanishi

Blade of the Guardian

For generations, a shrine has stood in the mountain village of Kadono, and for each generation the shrine has had an Itsukihime--its shrine maiden--and the maiden has had her guardian. During the Edo period, a young man named Jinta protects the town and the Itsukihime. When he confronts a strange demon in the nearby forest, it tells him that in the distant future a Demon God will threaten all people, everywhere, and it claims that the Demon God's rise to power springs from this very time and place, in the village of Kadono. So begins the centuries-spanning journey of a man tainted by demons, hunting through time to seek justice for what he's lost, and to find a reason to keep on fighting.

Paul Dateh

Seven Seas Siren

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel)

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel) Vol. 1

STALKING SPIRITS IN THE RESTLESS CITY

Jinta's path is set: in one hundred and seventy years, he will face the Demon God and attempt to prevent a catastrophe. He has changed his name to Jinya and left his adopted home behind. It is the Bakumatsu period, and the city of Edo is bristling with unease. As a demon hunter in the city, Jinya encounters a warrior in search of his missing brother and finds demons hiding among the people. Among these meetings and partings, he seeks a reason to wield his blade.

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel) Vol. 2

HAZY DREAMS, HONEYED SNOW

Edo, the winter of 1856. The city is abuzz over a liquor known as Snow's Memory. The craze sparks an incident, and demon hunter Jinya finds himself embroiled in intoxicating affairs. Amid the intrigue and rumor, he uncovers signs that point to his long-lost younger sister. But does Jinya want to find her, when their future looms and their past is inescapable?

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel) Vol. 3

AN UNLIKELY PACT

It is year two of the Bunkyu era. Six years have passed since the alcohol craze that stole yet more loved ones from Jinya's life, but as time marches forward, so must he. The new era keeps Edo on edge as the anti-shogunate movement gains momentum with each passing day. Meanwhile, Jinya investigates rumors of a demonic sword and meets Hatakeyama Yasuhide--a samurai who serves the feudal lord of Aizu and has sworn loyalty to the shogunate. But just how far will this samurai go to prevent the shogunate from becoming just another relic of the past?

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel) Vol. 4

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?

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Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho (Light Novel) - The book series

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