YAIBA: Samurai Legend
Shin Samurai-den YAIBA / True Samurai Legend YaibaSummary
The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a new training ground.
Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure...!
(Source: Crunchyroll News)
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Platforms
Official and social
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 36 min (24 × 24 min)
- Season
- Spring 2025
- Start date
- April 5, 2025
- End date
- September 27, 2025
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- WIT STUDIO
- Romaji title
- Shin Samurai-den YAIBA
- English title
- YAIBA: Samurai Legend
- Native title
- 真･侍伝 YAIBA
- Other titles
- True Samurai Legend Yaiba
Relations
Suggested watch order
Based on known prequels and sequels.
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YAIBA: Samurai LegendThis page
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Shin Samurai-den YAIBA 2
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Characters 24
Main characters
- Yaiba Kurogane鉄刃Main
- Sayaka Mine峰さやかMain
- Takeshi Onimaru鬼丸猛Main
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Takeshi is the primary antagonist of Yaiba. Originally a very serious person, Onimaru could not get along with Yaiba at all and the two quickly became rivals.
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- Musashi Miyamoto宮本武蔵Supporting
- Kenjuro Kurogane鉄剣十郎Supporting
- Shounosuke庄之助Supporting
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Yaiba's pet vulture.
- Shizuka Mine峰静香Supporting
- Gerozaimon Gerodaゲロ田ゲロ左衛門,Supporting
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One of the original eight demons who closely supported the Fuujin oni, reincarnated in the body of a frog and thus took the shape of his host. The first demon sent after Yaiba, he led a few skirmishes against Yaiba's party, but was eventually defeated and captured. Shortly after, the Snakeman demon appeared to both attack Yaiba and get rid of the Frogman…
- Raizo Mine峰雷蔵Supporting
- Kumo Otokoクモ男Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
One of the original eight demons who closely supported the Fuujin oni, reincarnated in the body of a spider and thus took the shape of his host. Prefers to fight using head over brawns... but fails miserably at it: even though he is smart enough to create complex plans that actually work, his goofy nature causes them to backfire humorously most of the time…
- Fuji Mine峰ふじSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Sayaka's Grandmother
- Keiko Momoi桃井恵子Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Mutou武藤Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Kojirou Sasaki佐々木小次郎Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Namako Otokoナマコ男Supporting
- KagetoraカゲトラSupporting
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Yaiba's pet tiger.
- Anchisukiru警備員Background
- Sagyouin作業員Background
- NarratorナレーターBackground
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- AnnouncerアナウンスBackground
- Jungle no Omoジャングルの主Background
- Buin部員Background
- Doukyuusei同級生Background
- ObaasanおばあさんBackground
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Takahiro HasuiDirector
- Gosho AoyamaOriginal creator
- Touko MachidaSeries composition
- Yoshimichi KamedaCharacter design
- Yoshiaki DewaMusic
- Yutaka YamadaMusic
- Yuusuke TakedaArt director
- Haru YamadaSound director
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- Gosho AoyamaScript Supervisor
- Takeshi MaenamiMain Animator
- Takeshi MaenamiSub Character Design
- Maiko OkadaAnimation Producer
- Kazushi FujiiArt Design
- Kiyoshi HiroseEditing
- Satoshi HashimotoColor Design
- Yukinori NakamuraCG Director
- Eiko MorikawaSound Effects
- BLUE ENCOUNTTheme Song Performance (OP1, OP2)
- otohaTheme Song Performance (ED1)
- Susumu FukushiDirector of Photography
- Ikuo GesoEpisode Director (OP1, OP2)
- Ikuo GesoStoryboard (OP1, OP2)
- Yoshimichi KamedaAnimation Director (OP1, OP2, ED2, eps 1, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23)
- Hirofumi MasudaSpecial Effects Director (eps 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23)
- Yoshimichi KamedaChief Animation Director (eps 2-24)