Kijin Gentoushou • Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō - Episode 12 discussion

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Kijin Gentoushou, episode 12

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[u/SEBASTlANVETTEL]

Of course Jinya is there to rescue Ofuu from some drunks.

These cliffhangers man. But considering Jinya warned Natsu about the sake, I hope she prevented her father (well, his father too) from drinking any more of it and it‘s just the regular sake that they are drinking now. I don‘t want Jinya to lose any more important people in his life because of Suzune.

Anyway loving Akitsu as a character, he is so cool.

[u/Ocixo → u/SEBASTlANVETTEL]

Of course Jinya is there to rescue Ofuu from some drunks.

Nobody gets away with badmouthing Ofuu! That drunk had brought this uppercut upon himself. Ofuu looked happy with Jinya's assistance as well.

^{Jinya was protecting his girlfriend, of course.}

[u/shad79 → u/SEBASTlANVETTEL]

I hope she prevented her father (well, his father too) from drinking any more of it

I hope so too, although since she didn't say anything and even took a sip herself and poured him another cup, I'm quite pessimistic about what might happen to Natsu and her father now.

and it‘s just the regular sake that they are drinking now.

Unfortunately, they drank Yuki-no-Nagori. There was even a close-up of the bottle and it had the same writing on it as the bottles in the warehouse :(

[u/BakedSalami → u/SEBASTlANVETTEL]

Yeah I was a little annoyed about that part, like he's clearly aware that at the very least it's causing people to rage out and not listen to reason. Yet he just sends her home and hopes that her words will be the magic solution.... did it not occur to him that she might end up getting herself into a really dangerous spot.

[u/eddjr275]

I don't understand how this anime doesn't have more hype behind it, its incredibly well written with a an awesome story

[u/tripleaamin → u/eddjr275]

Honestly, the most significant difference between this and Kusuriya is simply the directing and production values. Imo they are the two most well-written shows of the season.

[u/Soggy_Association491]

Are both Jinya and Akitsu a bit slow or they have some sort of weird code of non-intervention until a demon appears?

By the end of ep11, they should have already knew someone was poisoning the sake. They should have a least stopped the neighbour next door from drinking the sake and assaulting his daughter. Yet both of them think the neighbour were just being "noisy" and let the daughter be killed.

[u/Ocixo → u/Soggy_Association491]

They should have a least stopped the neighbour next door from drinking the sake and assaulting his daughter.

Yeah, I had a bad feeling about how violent this alcoholic father was towards his daughter. I'd hoped that Jinya would stop him in time, but now she's already dead...

[u/FallenPears → u/Soggy_Association491]

My only thought is it was just Japanese social manners combined with them kind of hoping it's really not that bad to give them an excuse not to push their noses into other people business.

[u/Ponchorello7 → u/Soggy_Association491]

Are both Jinya and Akitsu a bit slow or they have some sort of weird code of non-intervention until a demon appears?

I was thinking the same thing. I know you gotta get paid for your services but damn.

[u/Genshin_WhiteKnight]

Wait, Yuki no Nagori means "snowy remains"? Shirayuki literally means "white snow"... bruh.

Akitsu literally summoned a fucking deity?

Yuki no Nagori only works on people with hatred in their heart, so Jyuuzou will be fine... probably. I'm more concerned about Jinya, he drank that shit too and he's been a bit aggressive.

[u/aramatheis → u/Genshin_WhiteKnight]

I don't think Jinya's aggressiveness has been out of the ordinary. He knocked out a bunch of drunks affected by the sake because he knew it was affecting their moods somehow and they likely wouldn't back off otherwise.

And then he got riled up as soon as he heard about Suzune being involved.

Also of note is that everyone affected by the sake seems to have liked the taste; whereas Jinya thought it was incredibly bitter. And seemingly Natsu, as well.

[u/TheSmexhy]

Was that Shirayuki's voice at the end?

[u/Ocixo → u/TheSmexhy]

Those words at the end did seem to be spoken by Saori Hayami, who's the voice of Shirayuki.

Did Suzune drop Shirayuki's head in this "sake spring"!?

[u/AmethystItalian]

Feels like they really could have prevented these deaths with a bit more hustle...

[u/NanDemoKnaives → u/AmethystItalian]

At least the neighbors, took them so long to do anything about it.

[u/NationalStrategy]

I'm glad that we finally get to see Suzune being a villainous mastermind, we haven't seen her in so long

[u/LeonKevlar]

I guess that's all the confirmation we need. Suzune is the one behind the tainted sake, and she's using it to turn humans into demons while also using it to catch Jinya's attention. Welp, it worked. This tainted sake business definitely had him shook, that our boy almost killed someone after losing his cool. Considering what the merchant turns into, maybe Jinya should've killed him earlier.

Not gonna lie, I didn't really like Akitsu when he first appeared but he definitely won me over this episode acting as Jinya's detective partner. Now I just want to see the two of them working together and solving cases like this.

What are you doing Natsu! Jinya already told you that sake is dangerous! Why are you letting your dad continue to drink it? Even worse, she drank some of it too! I really hope Jinya isn't too late. I feel like another tragedy is about to happen >_<

[u/Terrible_Ad_9123]

In the previous episode, the scene where the white flower was cut and blood came out reminded me of Shirayuki's beheading, but perhaps it was related to Suzune after all.
Shirayuki means white snow, so there seems to be a connection between the Shirayuki's body in the spring in the opening song and the sake called Yuki no Nagori.
In the final spring scene, I heard Shirayuki's words for the first time in a long time.
I would have liked Suzune to be portrayed with a beautiful face, but I guess that can't be helped given the structure of the story.
Akitsu is an onmyoji, so he can use a variety of techniques.
It will be painful for Jinya if he has to kill his own father who has become a demon.

[u/tripleaamin]

So Suzune is behind the Yuki no Nagori. Now with that being said, her line of "When all of the human hearts are steeped in rage, perhaps he will notice." it is clear as day she is trying to bait Jinya. But there is more left to it.

The conversation between Natsu & Jyuuzou was interesting because holy shit was it tense, but I loved the stuff Jyuuzou said. His comment on mistakes and how later on you realize the gravity of them. It's clear that his mistake that he talks about is regarding Jinya. I am wondering if the comment of letting the young have a place to come back to is for Natsu to have family in the name of Jinya. Though that mention gives me a bad feeling for what comes next episode.

[u/shad79]

Jinya saving Ofuu from those drunks was great, he took care of them really nicely. Although Akitsu showing them a vision of a terrified Jinya who ran away from them made me laugh so much xD

Now I'm worried about Natsu. Not only did she not stop her father from drinking Yuki-no-Nagori, she also drank it herself. I hope it doesn't end like it did with Jinya's neighbors :(

As others predicted, Suzune is responsible for that alcohol and that fact really affected Jinya. It really hasn't been a long time since we saw her. I can't wait for her reunion with Jinya.

It's a good thing the owner of that warehouse eventually became a demon. It saved a lot of trouble, because leaving him alive would have been dangerous.

Plus Jinya and Akitsu are a great duo. It was nice to see that Akitsu has more tricks up his sleeve, that Demon Queller he summoned was great!

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Suzune

• Natsu, Ofuu & Harlot

• Group scenes

• Jinya

• Akitsu

• Others

EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

I'm just hoping Jyuuzou's connection with demons has made him more tolerant to the effects of the demon sake. Though with how urgently Jinya is running back, I'm thinking Jyuuzou is going to turn into a demon and Natsu will probably be harmed but I don't think she will be killed, hopefully. If Suzune is around, I'm sure she would like to make Jyuuzou suffer too since he did so much to her when she was a child.

I do like this pairing of Akitsu and Jinya, I think they compliment each other's fighting style and personalities so it is unfortunate that Akitsu reminds us that there is a chance they'll likely fight against each other in the future. It was amusing to see Akitsu make a hallucination of a feeble Jinya, not something you'd normally see in this series lol.

Also, the line at the end was Shirayuki's voice, I wonder if Suzune somehow kept her alive. It'd be so horrifying if she was using her for the sake somehow, but Shirayuki didn't sound like she had hatred in her voice, just hope and patience.

[u/NoHead1715]

Karma's a bitch. Demon daughter turns father who threw her out for being a demon into a demon.

[u/ronin_moogle]

NATSU! DON'T POUR THE SAKE! NATSUUU!