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{{Hatnote|For the 1991 pilot OVA, see '''[[Yaiba (pilot OVA)]]'''. For the soundtrack album of the pilot OVA, see '''[[Yaiba (CD album)]]'''.}}
 
{{Hatnote|For the 1991 pilot OVA, see '''[[Yaiba (pilot OVA)]]'''. For the soundtrack album of the pilot OVA, see '''[[Yaiba (CD album)]]'''.}}
 
[[File:YaibaVol1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yaiba Manga, Volume 1.]]
 
[[File:YaibaVol1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yaiba Manga, Volume 1.]]
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'''YAIBA''' was the second ongoing manga series created by [[Gosho Aoyama]]. It ran from 1988 to 1993 in ''[[Magazines#Weekly Shōnen Sunday|Weekly Shonen Sunday]]'' and later had an anime known as '''{{nihongo|Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba|剣勇伝説YAIBA|Ken'yū Densetsu Yaiba|"Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba"}}''' that ran from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994 on TV Tokyo and TV Hokkaido. The manga was collected into 24 volumes originally and released three more times after that: the wide version (12 volumes), the paperback version (10 volumes), and re-release version (24 volumes). A video game for the Super Famicom, as well as a game for the Nintendo Game Boy, were also both released.
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'''YAIBA''' was the second ongoing manga series created by [[Gosho Aoyama]]. It ran from 1988 to 1993 in ''[[Magazines#Weekly Shōnen Sunday|Weekly Shonen Sunday]]''. The manga was collected into 24 volumes originally and released three more times after that: the wide version (12 volumes), the paperback version (10 volumes), and re-release version (24 volumes). A video game for the Super Famicom, as well as a game for the Nintendo Game Boy, were also both released.
  
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On October 19, 2024, [[Viz Media]] announced that they will publish the manga starting July 2025.<ref name="viz"> https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-19/viz-media-licenses-gosho-aoyama-yaiba-samurai-legend-manga-manga-upcoming-new-tv-anime/.216946</ref>
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The manga was first adapted into an anime named '''{{nihongo|Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba|剣勇伝説YAIBA|Ken'yū Densetsu Yaiba|"Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba"}}''' which ran from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994 on TV Tokyo and TV Hokkaido. Then, on May 8, 2024, a new anime adaptation of the manga titled '''{{nihongo|Shin Samurai-den Yaiba|真･侍伝 YAIBA|True Samurai Legend Yaiba}}''' was announced, and began airing on April 5, 2025. [[Viz Media]] has licensed the latter adaptation under the title '''Yaiba: Samurai Legend'''.
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On October 19, 2024, Viz Media announced that they will publish the manga starting July 2025.<ref name="viz"> https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-19/viz-media-licenses-gosho-aoyama-yaiba-samurai-legend-manga-manga-upcoming-new-tv-anime/.216946</ref>
  
 
The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
 
The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
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[[File:Yaiba Chapter 1 Cover.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Yaiba, hunting gorillas in the jungle.]]
 
[[File:Yaiba Chapter 1 Cover.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Yaiba, hunting gorillas in the jungle.]]
 
=== Yaiba Arc ===
 
=== Yaiba Arc ===
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[[Yaiba Kurogane]]'s father [[Kenjuro Kurogane|Kenjuro]] took his very young son away from their [[Kurogane Mansion|home]] in [[Tokyo]] and moved with him to a [[Jungle (Yaiba)|jungle]] to train him as a swordsman. His wife, Yaiba's mother [[Michiko Kurogane]], never forgave him for this and therefore convinced her daughter [[Moroha Kurogane|Moroha]] that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him. Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescues young [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell in love with him immediately. <ref>[[Yaiba Volume 17]], [[Chapter 168]]<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] saved [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from a jaguar in the jungle six years ago.</ref>
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[[Yaiba Kurogane]] and his father [[Kenjuro Kurogane|Kenjuro]] have lived in a [[Jungle (Yaiba)|jungle]] to train Yaiba into becoming a swordsman since Yaiba was very young. One day, Yaiba, now 14 years old, and his father catch a gorilla in their jungle and prepare it as a meal, which provokes [[Kagetora|a tiger]] to attack because he wants his share of it. The relatives of the gorilla appear and hunt Yaiba, his father, and the tiger down until they manage to hide in a wooden crate full of fruits, which, unfortunately, is put on a plane and transported to [[Narita Airport]] in [[Tokyo]]. After their arrival, the trio meets [[Sayaka Mine]] and her father [[Raizo Mine|Raizo]], an old kendo rival of Kenjuro, who tries to challenge Kenjuro to a duel as soon as he spots him, but doesn't manage to because Kenjuro spontaneously grabs all five of them and puts them in a taxi to escape the airport police. He lets it drive to the [[residence]] of the [[Mine family]]. Yaiba, on the other hand, wonders about Sayaka, who is the first girl he has ever seen in his life, and befriends the tiger, who gets the name Kagetora. <ref>[[Yaiba Volume 1]], Chapters 1-2<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] and his [[Kenjuro Kurogane|father]] arrive at [[Narita Airport]] and meet [[Sayaka Mine]] and her [[Raizo Mine|father]], moving into their house without asking.</ref>
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One day, Yaiba, now 14 years old, and his father catch a gorilla in their jungle and prepare it as a meal, which provokes [[Kagetora|a tiger]] to attack because he wants his share of it. The relatives of the gorilla appear and hunt Yaiba, his father and the tiger down until they manage to hide in a wooden crate full of fruits, which, unfortunately, is put on a plane and transported to [[Narita Airport]] in [[Tokyo]]. After their arrival, the trio meets [[Sayaka Mine]] and her father [[Raizo Mine|Raizo]], an old kendo rival of Kenjuro, who tries to challenge Kenjuro to a duel as soon as he spots him, but doesn't manage to because Kenjuro spontaneously grabs all five of them and puts them in a taxi to escape the airport police. He lets it drive to the [[residence]] of the [[Mine family]]. Yaiba, on the other hand, wonders about Sayaka, who is the first girl he has ever seen in his life, and befriends the tiger, who gets the name Kagetora. <ref>[[Yaiba Volume 1]], Chapters 1-2<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] and his [[Kenjuro Kurogane|father]] arrive at [[Narita Airport]] and meet [[Sayaka Mine]] and her [[Raizo Mine|father]], moving into their house without asking.</ref>
 
  
 
[[File:Onimaru2.png|thumb|175px|left|Takeshi Onimaru in his possessed form.]]
 
[[File:Onimaru2.png|thumb|175px|left|Takeshi Onimaru in his possessed form.]]
 
=== Onimaru Arc ===
 
=== Onimaru Arc ===
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Sayaka, who is the same age as Yaiba, is accompanied by him to [[Middle school (Yaiba)|middle school]] the following day, where he immediately gets into a conflict with her classroom teacher [[Mr. Sudo]] and several classmates who are familiar with kendo, including the bald swordsman [[Takeshi Onimaru]]. Desperate to fight him, Yaiba challenges him to a kendo duel, which Takeshi refuses, whereupon Yaiba sets up some extremely perfidious traps to convince him otherwise. As a result, the two battle each other shortly afterwards, which leads them across a large part of Tokyo and causes an extremely large amount of property damage. Neither of them really wins the fight in the end and both go home seriously injured.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 1]], Chapters 3-9<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] gets to know [[Takeshi Onimaru]], provokes him to a devastating fight, which neither really wins and which makes both of them the worst of rivals.</ref>
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Sayaka, who is the same age as Yaiba, is accompanied by him to [[Middle school (Yaiba)|middle school]] the following day, where he immediately gets into a conflict with her classroom teacher [[Mr. Sudo]] and several classmates who are familiar with kendo, including the bald swordsman [[Takeshi Onimaru]]. Desperate to fight him, Yaiba challenges him to a kendo duel, which Takeshi refuses, whereupon Yaiba sets up some extremely perfidious traps to convince him otherwise. As a result, the two battle each other shortly afterwards, which leads them across a large part of Tokyo, causing extensive property damage. Neither of them ultimately wins the fight, and both return home seriously injured.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 1]], Chapters 3-9<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] gets to know [[Takeshi Onimaru]], provokes him to a devastating fight, which neither wins.</ref>
  
 
==== Eight Demons Arc ====
 
==== Eight Demons Arc ====
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While Yaiba returns to school and appreciates the company of the girls there, Onimaru withdraws and discovers a secret cellar directly under his family's house, which houses the sword of the Shinto god [[Fujin]], the blade [[Fujin-ken]], which embodied the storm and the wind. To the horror of his [[Grandpa Onimaru|grandfather]] and his sister [[Ayame Onimaru|Ayame]], the young man is overwhelmed by the power of the sword and possessed by Fujin, who turns him into a kind of devil who gathers a group of eight animal demons around himself he frees from their 1000 years of sleep. Onimaru then conquers all of [[Japan]] and demonstrates his newfound power by first completely destroying [[Tokyo Tower]]. At the same time, Yaiba and his friends go on an arduous journey to track down the complement to Fujin-ken, the [[Raijin-ken|sword]] of the thunder god [[Raijin]], which is watched over by [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to train with it and to stop the demons. However, to the initial disappointment of the protagonists, Musashi looks more like a petty thief and a pervert than the legendary swordsman he's normally known as.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 2]], Chapters 10-14<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] finds the [[Raijin-ken|sword]] of [[Raijin]] and meets [[Musashi Miyamoto]], who becomes his mentor.</ref>
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While Yaiba returns to school and appreciates the company of the girls there, Onimaru withdraws and discovers a secret cellar directly under his family's house, which houses the sword of the Shinto god [[Fujin]], the blade [[Fujin-ken]], which embodies the storm and the wind. To the horror of his [[Grandpa Onimaru|grandfather]] and his sister [[Ayame Onimaru|Ayame]], the young man is overwhelmed by the power of the sword and possessed by Fujin, who turns him into a kind of devil who gathers a group of eight animal demons around himself he frees from their 1000 years of sleep. Onimaru then conquers all of [[Japan]] and demonstrates his newfound power by first completely destroying [[Tokyo Tower]]. At the same time, Yaiba and his friends go on an arduous journey to track down the complement to Fujin-ken, the [[Raijin-ken|sword]] of the thunder god [[Raijin]], which is watched over by [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to train with it and to stop the demons. However, to the initial disappointment of the protagonists, Musashi looks more like a petty thief and a pervert than the legendary swordsman he's normally known as.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 2]], Chapters 10-14<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] finds the [[Raijin-ken|sword]] of [[Raijin]] and meets [[Musashi Miyamoto]], who becomes his mentor.</ref>
  
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Together with this illustrious group, which also includes the two immortal samurai [[Jubei Yagyu]] and [[Kojiro Sasaki]], and later two of the animal demons - the frogman [[Gerozaimon Geroda]] and the sea cucumber [[Namako-Otoko]], who have switched sides - Yaiba succeeds in defeating Takeshi Onimaru several times.
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Together with this illustrious group, which also includes the two immortal samurai [[Jubei Yagyu]] and [[Kojiro Sasaki]], and later two of the animal demons - the frogman [[Gerozaemon Geroda]] and the sea cucumber [[Namako-Otoko]], who have switched sides, Yaiba succeeds in defeating Takeshi Onimaru several times.
  
 
==== Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc ====
 
==== Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc ====
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=== Kaguya Arc ===
 
=== Kaguya Arc ===
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In the second part of the story, Yaiba's use of the sacred [[Dragon Orbs]] to help defeat Onimaru reawakens the evil princess of the [[Rabbit People]], [[Kaguya]]. Kaguya seeks out the youth of all of the women of the world for herself. Ultimately, Yaiba has to join forces with Onimaru to defeat Kaguya and her strongest minion [[Gekko]].
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In the second part of the story, Yaiba's use of the sacred [[Dragon Orbs]] to help defeat Onimaru reawakens the evil princess of the [[Rabbit People]], [[Kaguya]]. Kaguya seeks out the youth of all women worldwide for herself. Ultimately, Yaiba has to join forces with Onimaru to defeat Kaguya and her strongest minion [[Gekko]].
  
 
[[File:Yaiba vs Dokuro.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Yaiba vs. Dokuro]]
 
[[File:Yaiba vs Dokuro.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Yaiba vs. Dokuro]]
 
=== Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc ===
 
=== Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc ===
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In another adventure, Yaiba and Sayaka get shrunken and help out a bunch of rats living in the attic of the Mine residence against the nefarious cat [[Dokuro]].
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In another adventure, Yaiba and Sayaka are shrunken and help a group of rats living in the attic of the Mine residence against the nefarious cat, [[Dokuro]].
  
 
=== Nadeshiko Yamato Arc ===
 
=== Nadeshiko Yamato Arc ===
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[[Nadeshiko Yamato]] also turns up inbetween to find Yaiba and challenges Sayaka as a rival.
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[[Nadeshiko Yamato]] also turns up in between to find Yaiba and challenges Sayaka as a rival.
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Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescued a young Nadeshiko Yamato from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell instantly in love with him. <ref>[[Yaiba Volume 17]], [[Chapter 168]]<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] saved [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from a jaguar in the jungle six years ago.</ref>
  
 
=== Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc ===
 
=== Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc ===
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=== Yamata no Orochi Arc ===
 
=== Yamata no Orochi Arc ===
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During the last fight between Yaiba and Onimaru's devil form in the series, he finally cuts off the horns of the possessed young man, which drives Fujin away, makes Takeshi a normal human student again, and more or less allows everything to return to normal.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 2-23: Chapters 11-236<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] and his friends experience a wide variety of adventures, most of them repeatedly bringing them into confrontation with [[Takeshi Onimaru]].</ref>
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During the last fight between Yaiba and Onimaru's devil form in the series, he finally cuts off the horns of the possessed young man, which drives Fujin away, restores Takeshi to his human form, and, to some extent, allows everything to return to normal.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 2-23: Chapters 11-236<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] and his friends experience a wide variety of adventures, most of them repeatedly bringing them into confrontation with [[Takeshi Onimaru]].</ref>
  
 
[[File:Yaiba Chapter 249 Yaiba vs Okita.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Soshi Okita vs. Yaiba Kurogane]]
 
[[File:Yaiba Chapter 249 Yaiba vs Okita.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Soshi Okita vs. Yaiba Kurogane]]
 
=== Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc ===
 
=== Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc ===
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Shortly afterwards, Yaiba meets his younger sister Moroha Kurogane at a kendō tournament, who takes him to their mother Michiko, before participating in a martial arts tournament organized by multibillionaires, the "[[Oda Nobunaga Tournament]]", which takes place on the artificial [[Yoroi Island]]. There he competes in the semifinals against the clearly superior boy of the same age, [[Soshi Okita]], who, despite his enormous talent, no longer wants to be a kendōka or a samurai. However, he gives up his sure victory when he realizes that no matter how far he goes, Yaiba would never give up, even if it would cost him his own life. Soshi rediscovers his passion for kendō and a life as a samurai again and the two have been rivals ever since.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 23]]-[[Yaiba Volume 24|24]], Chapters 237-250<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] meets his [[Moroha Kurogane|sister]] and his [[Michiko Kurogane|mother]] and takes part in the "Oda Nobunaga Tournament", where meets [[Soshi Okita]], among others.</ref> During this encounter, Soshi also falls in love with Yaiba's sister Moroha.<ref>[[Super Digest Books#LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book|LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book]]<br>
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Yaiba meets his younger sister Moroha Kurogane at a kendō tournament. He, Sayaka, and Musashi follow her to her [[Kurogane Mansion|home]] where she reveals her true identity as his sister. They are nearly caught by their [[Michiko Kurogane|mother]], who disapproves of Moroha practicing kendo.
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It is revealed that years ago, Kenjuro took their very young son, Yaiba, from [[Tokyo]] and moved with him to the jungle to train him as a swordsman. Michiko never forgave him for this and therefore convinced Moroha that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him.
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After this, Moroha challenges him to participate in a martial arts tournament organized by multibillionaires, the "[[Oda Nobunaga Tournament]]", which takes place on the artificial [[Yoroi Island]]. There he competes in the semifinals against the clearly superior boy of the same age, [[Soshi Okita]], who, despite his enormous talent, no longer wants to be a kendōka or a samurai. However, he gives up his sure victory when he realizes that no matter how far he goes, Yaiba would never give up, even if it would cost him his own life. Soshi rediscovers his passion for kendō and a life as a samurai again, and the two have been rivals ever since.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 23]]-[[Yaiba Volume 24|24]], Chapters 237-250<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] meets his [[Moroha Kurogane|sister]] and his [[Michiko Kurogane|mother]] and takes part in the "Oda Nobunaga Tournament", where he meets [[Soshi Okita]], among others.</ref> During this encounter, Soshi also falls in love with Yaiba's sister Moroha.<ref>[[Super Digest Books#LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book|LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book]]<br>
 
Q34: Since when Soshi Okita has feelings towards Moroha Kurogane? This has been on my mind to the point where I can’t sleep at night, so please tell us in one of the episodes.<br>
 
Q34: Since when Soshi Okita has feelings towards Moroha Kurogane? This has been on my mind to the point where I can’t sleep at night, so please tell us in one of the episodes.<br>
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A: If I wasn't mistaken, he fell in her love since the first time he saw her while he was fighting Yaiba<br>
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A: If I wasn't mistaken, he fell in love with her since the first time he saw her while he was fighting Yaiba<br>
 
Translated by: Linzz, Spimer, Manaphy, Holmes, Sen, nightbaron, Ali</ref>
 
Translated by: Linzz, Spimer, Manaphy, Holmes, Sen, nightbaron, Ali</ref>
  
 
All of this culminates in final encounter between Yaiba and Onimaru, trained by Kenjuro, which Yaiba narrowly wins again, while Kenjuro himself, Michiko and Moroha meet at the sidelines of the arena where they clear up that Kenjuro is Moroha's real father and Michiko made up the story about him murdering her real father because she was in despair after he took Yaiba away. The three of them reconcile and all return to Tokyo.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 24]], Chapters 251-254</ref>
 
All of this culminates in final encounter between Yaiba and Onimaru, trained by Kenjuro, which Yaiba narrowly wins again, while Kenjuro himself, Michiko and Moroha meet at the sidelines of the arena where they clear up that Kenjuro is Moroha's real father and Michiko made up the story about him murdering her real father because she was in despair after he took Yaiba away. The three of them reconcile and all return to Tokyo.<ref>[[Yaiba Volume 24]], Chapters 251-254</ref>
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[[File:Yaiba Chapter 255 Aerial Shot.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Yaiba and Sayaka leaving Tokyo for new adventures.]]
 
[[File:Yaiba Chapter 255 Aerial Shot.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Yaiba and Sayaka leaving Tokyo for new adventures.]]
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After a timeskip of three years, peace has finally returned. Due to Onimaru's transformation back into a normal human and the disappearance of his magic, Gerozaimon and Namako are now regular animals living in the pond of the Mine family's backyard. Takeshi Onimaru himself is currently winning his third national title in a row during a match in [[Tokyo Budokan]]. Sayaka Mine, now 17 years old, attends [[Ekoda High School]], but cannot concentrate on her lessons because she misses Yaiba, who has since left the Mine family to go on new adventures. Just when she thinks about their past shared experiences, she starts to cry and [[Keiko Momoi]] wants to comfort her, when all of a sudden, the meanwhile 17-year-old Yaiba, who is now much taller than her and appears much more mature than before, crashes through the window of the classroom. He then asks Sayaka if she would like to accompany him on his new adventure, which she happily agrees to.<ref name="epilogue">'''''Yaiba'', [[Yaiba Volume 24|Volume 24]], Chapter 255''' - After a timeskip of three years, the epilogue chapter shows what happened to the ''Yaiba'' characters in the meantime.</ref>
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After a three-year timeskip, peace has finally returned. Due to Onimaru's transformation back into a normal human and the disappearance of his magic, Gerozaemon and Namako are now regular animals living in the pond of the Mine family's backyard. Takeshi Onimaru himself is currently winning his third national title in a row during a match in [[Tokyo Budokan]]. Sayaka Mine, now 17 years old, attends [[Ekoda High School]], but cannot concentrate on her lessons because she misses Yaiba, who has since left the Mine family to embark on new adventures. When she thinks about their past shared experiences, she starts to cry, and [[Keiko Momoi]] wants to comfort her. However, all of a sudden, the 17-year-old Yaiba, who is now much taller than her and appears much more mature than before, crashes through the classroom window. He then asks Sayaka if she would like to accompany him on his new adventure, which she happily agrees to.<ref name="epilogue">'''''Yaiba'', [[Yaiba Volume 24|Volume 24]], Chapter 255''' - After a timeskip of three years, the epilogue chapter shows what happened to the ''Yaiba'' characters in the meantime.</ref>
  
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
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=== Yaiba's group ===
 
=== Yaiba's group ===
 
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{{BeginTable Char}}
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{{CharItem|Yaiba Kurogane|--|Main character of the series who travels to Japan to become a samurai.}}
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{{CharItem|Yaiba Kurogane|Yaiba Kurogane|Main character of the series who travels to Japan to become a samurai.}}
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{{CharItem|Sayaka Mine|--|High school student and only daughter of the Mine family.}}
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{{CharItem|Sayaka Mine|Sayaka Mine|High school student and only daughter of the Mine family.}}
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{{CharItem|Kenjuro Kurogane|--|Yaiba's and Moroha's father and Raizo's old rival.}}
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{{CharItem|Kenjuro Kurogane|Kenjuro Kurogane|Yaiba's and Moroha's father and Raizo's old rival.}}
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{{CharItem|Musashi Miyamoto|--|Legendary swordsman who took it upon himself to guard the Raijin sword and acts as Yaiba's teacher after Yaiba obtains the sword.}}
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{{CharItem|Musashi Miyamoto|Musashi Miyamoto|Legendary swordsman who took it upon himself to guard the Raijin sword and acts as Yaiba's teacher after Yaiba obtains the sword.}}
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{{CharItem|Kojiro Sasaki|--|Musashi's famous rival, revived by Onimaru to defeat Yaiba. Kojiro makes several attempts to defeat Yaiba or at least steal the Raijin sword, but ultimately he ends up joining him against Onimaru. He fights using an extendable sword and is a notorious womanizer.}}
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{{CharItem|Kojiro Sasaki|Kojiro Sasaki|Musashi's famous rival, revived by Onimaru to defeat Yaiba. Kojiro makes several attempts to defeat Yaiba or at least steal the Raijin sword, but ultimately he ends up joining him against Onimaru. He fights using an extendable sword and is a notorious womanizer.}}
 
{{CharItem|Jubei Yagyu|--|The famous historical one-eyed samurai, revived by Onimaru using a wolf as the host body. Though he usually looks like a normal human being, he becomes an uncontrollable werewolf when drunk. Because they have the same master (Musashi), he reforms and joins Yaiba after losing to him.}}
 
{{CharItem|Jubei Yagyu|--|The famous historical one-eyed samurai, revived by Onimaru using a wolf as the host body. Though he usually looks like a normal human being, he becomes an uncontrollable werewolf when drunk. Because they have the same master (Musashi), he reforms and joins Yaiba after losing to him.}}
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{{CharItem|Kagetora|--|Yaiba's pet tiger. In the manga, Yaiba meets Kagetora in the jungle after Kagetora attempts to eat him and vice versa. Kagetora then accompanies Yaiba on his journey to Japan.}}
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{{CharItem|Kagetora|Kagetora|Yaiba's pet tiger. In the manga, Yaiba meets Kagetora in the jungle after Kagetora attempts to eat him and vice versa. Kagetora then accompanies Yaiba on his journey to Japan.}}
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{{CharItem|Shonosuke|--|Yaiba's pet vulture. The circumstances of how and when Yaiba met Shonosuke are never explained in the manga or the anime adaptation.}}
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{{CharItem|Shonosuke|Shonosuke|Yaiba's pet vulture. The circumstances of how and when Yaiba met Shonosuke are never explained in the manga or the anime adaptation.}}
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{{CharItem|Gerozaimon Geroda|--|A frog man, originally one of Onimaru's minions, revived by using a normal frog as the host body. After losing to Yaiba and learning from another minion that Onimaru views him as expendable, he reforms and joins Yaiba for the remainder of the series. Although mostly comical, he has been shown to be a skilled fighter, mainly using his sticky tongue and a battle axe to fight.}}
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{{CharItem|Gerozaemon Geroda|Gerozaemon Geroda|A frog man, originally one of Onimaru's minions, revived by using a normal frog as the host body. After losing to Yaiba and learning from another minion that Onimaru views him as expendable, he reforms and joins Yaiba for the remainder of the series. Although mostly comical, he has been shown to be a skilled fighter, mainly using his sticky tongue and a battle axe to fight.}}
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{{CharItem|Namako-Otoko|--|Another one of [[Takeshi Onimaru|Onimaru's]] former minions who sides with Yaiba. He is mostly inactive after reforming but is usually seen on Sayaka's shoulder. His name literally means "Sea Cucumber Man".}}
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{{CharItem|Namako-Otoko|Mr. Sea Cucumber|Another one of [[Takeshi Onimaru|Onimaru's]] former minions who sides with Yaiba. He is mostly inactive after reforming but is usually seen on Sayaka's shoulder. His name literally means "Sea Cucumber Man".}}
 
{{CharItem|Moroha Kurogane|--|Yaiba's long lost little sister, raised by their mother to hate Kenjuro. She joins her brother for the final arc of the manga.}}
 
{{CharItem|Moroha Kurogane|--|Yaiba's long lost little sister, raised by their mother to hate Kenjuro. She joins her brother for the final arc of the manga.}}
 
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=== Onimaru faction ===
 
=== Onimaru faction ===
 
{{BeginTable Char}}
 
{{BeginTable Char}}
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{{CharItem|Takeshi Onimaru|--|Main antagonist of the series and Yaiba's rival. After obtaining the Fuujin sword, he becomes a demon determined to take over Japan.}}
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{{CharItem|Takeshi Onimaru|Takeshi Onimaru|Main antagonist of the series and Yaiba's rival. After obtaining the Fuujin sword, he becomes a demon determined to take over Japan.}}
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{{CharItem|Kumo-Otoko|--|Another of Onimaru's minions, he ends up becoming his right hand man and secretary. After his introduction, he is mostly comical and is rarely shown to be competent at anything. His name literally means "Spider Man".}}
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{{CharItem|Kumo-Otoko|Mr. Spider|Another of Onimaru's minions, he ends up becoming his right hand man and secretary. After his introduction, he is mostly comical and is rarely shown to be competent at anything. His name literally means "Spider Man".}}
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{{CharItem|Professor Kanabo|Dr. Kanabo|Genius professor recruited by Onimaru and Kumo-Otoko to strengthen Onimaru Castle's defenses with the Onimaru Cannon and to repair the Fuujin sword.}}
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=== Kaguya arc ===
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{{CharItem|Princess Kaguya|--|The empress of the moon, ruler to a race of bunny people, and the second major antagonist of the series. Awakened by Yaiba using the Dragon Orb, she and her army seek to invade the earth. Her kiss can drain a person's youth.}}
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{{CharItem|General Tsukikage|--|Kaguya's right-hand man and Gekko's older brother. His name literally means "Moon Shadow".}}
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{{CharItem|Gekko|--|Kaguya's most powerful warrior, an anthropomorphic rabbit with a scar over one eye. He is ruthless and so powerful that Yaiba and Onimaru have to team up to stop him. His name literally means "Moonlight".}}
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{{CharItem|Ryujin|--|Legendary warrior from Earth who managed to stop Kaguya from taking over the planet before becoming dormant.}}
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=== Pyramid Arc ===
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{{CharItem|Emerald|--|Mysterious girl who guides Yaiba in the Pyramid.}}
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{{CharItem|Saphir|--|The Saphir Soldier, soldier of techniques. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army.}}
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{{CharItem|Ruby|--|The Ruby Soldier, soldier of strength. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army.}}
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{{CharItem|Diamond|--|The Diamond Soldier, soldier of intelligence. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army.}}
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{{CharItem|Jewel|--|Ultimate antagonist of the Pyramid's army, combining all four jewel soldiers.}}
 
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=== Underground World Arc ===
 
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{{CharItem|Professor Kanabo|--|Genius professor recruited by Onimaru and Kumo-Otoko to strengthen Onimaru Castle's defenses with the Onimaru Cannon and to repair the Fuujin sword.}}
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{{CharItem|Boss of the Underground World|--|Leader of the people of the Underground World.}}
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{{CharItem|Gold|--|Giant monster created by the people of the Underground World.}}
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{{CharItem|Silver|--|Giant monster created by the people of the Underground World.}}
 
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=== Yamata no Orochi Arc ===
 
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{{CharItem|Kaguya|--|The empress of the moon, ruler to a race of bunny people living on the moon, and the second major antagonist of the series. Awakened by Yaiba using the Dragon Orb, she and her army seek to invade the earth. Her kiss can drain a person's youth.}}
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{{CharItem|Rain|--|Kishin of Water.}}
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{{CharItem|Tsukikage|--|Kaguya's right-hand man and Gekko's older brother. His name literally means "Moon Shadow".}}
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{{CharItem|Burner|--|Kishin of Fire.}}
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{{CharItem|Gekko|--|Kaguya's most powerful warrior, an anthropomorphic rabbit with a scar over one eye. He is ruthless and so powerful that Yaiba and Onimaru have to team up to stop him. His name literally means "Moonlight".}}
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{{CharItem|Dark|--|Kishin of Darkness.}}
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{{CharItem|Mangetsu|--|One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "Full Moon".}}
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{{CharItem|Plasma|--|Kishin of Light.}}
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{{CharItem|Mikazuki|--|One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "Crescent Moon".}}
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{{CharItem|Yamata no Orochi|--|Legendary eight-headed serpent revived by Onimaru.}}
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{{CharItem|Shingetsu|--|One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "New Moon".}}
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{{CharItem|Susanoo|--|Legendary god who previously sealed away the eight-headed serpent.}}
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{{CharItem|Hangetsu|--|One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "Half Moon".}}
 
 
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=== Others ===
 
=== Others ===
 
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{{CharItem|Raizo Mine|--|Sayaka's father and Kenjuro's old rival. A kendo master, he now runs his own dojo.}}
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{{CharItem|Raijin|--|Legendary god of thunder.}}
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{{CharItem|Shizuka Mine|--|Sayaka's mother.}}
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{{CharItem|Fuujin|--|Legendary god of wind.}}
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{{CharItem|Fuji Mine|--|Raizo's mother who runs the Mine household. She is very knowledgeable in kendo and even trains Yaiba a bit before Musashi appears. She is commonly referred to as {{nihongo|'''Goinkyou'''|ご隠居|Retired Person}}.}}
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{{CharItem|Raizo Mine|Raizo Mine|Sayaka's father and Kenjuro's old rival. A kendo master, he now runs his own dojo.}}
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{{CharItem|Ayame Onimaru|--|--}}
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{{CharItem|Shizuka Mine|Shizuka Mine|Sayaka's mother.}}
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{{CharItem|Takeshi's Grandfather|--|--}}
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{{CharItem|Fuji Mine|Fuji Mine|Raizo's mother who runs the Mine household. She is very knowledgeable in kendo and even trains Yaiba a bit before Musashi appears. She is commonly referred to as {{nihongo|'''Goinkyou'''|ご隠居|Retired Person}}.}}
 
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=== Story arcs ===
 
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# Dragon Orb Arc
 
# Kaguya Arc (Dragon God Sword / Demon King Sword)
 
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# Pyramid Arc (Supreme King Sword)
 
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[[File:Shin Samurai-den Yaiba logo.png|200px|thumb|right|Shin Samurai-den Yaiba logo]]
 
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=== Yaiba: Samurai Legend ===
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On May 8, 2024, in celebration of Detective Conan's 30th years manga serialization, a new complete anime adaptation of the Yaiba manga is announced. The script will be under supervision of Gosho Aoyama. It is announced on September 4, 2024 that the new anime is named '''{{nihongo|Shin Samurai-den Yaiba|真･侍伝 YAIBA|True Samurai Legend Yaiba}}'''. It is animated by [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10798 WIT Studio].
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On May 8, 2024, in celebration of Detective Conan's 30th years manga serialization, a new complete anime adaptation of the Yaiba manga was announced. The script will be under supervision of Gosho Aoyama. It was announced on September 4, 2024 that the new anime is named '''{{nihongo|Shin Samurai-den Yaiba|真･侍伝 YAIBA|True Samurai Legend Yaiba}}'''. It is animated by [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10798 WIT Studio].
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It premiered on April 5, 2025, and airs every Saturday at 5.30 pm JST (which is the same timeslot as [[Magic Kaito 1412]]; before ''Detective Conan'').
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The show's official website is [https://www.yaiba-pr.com/ https://www.yaiba-pr.com/], with the English website being [https://www.yaiba-pr.com/en/index.html https://www.yaiba-pr.com/en/index.html].
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On October 19, 2024, [[Viz Media]] announced that they had gotten the license for the anime under the name '''Yaiba: Samurai Legend''', stylized as '''YAIBA: Samurai Legend'''.<ref name="viz"> https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-19/viz-media-licenses-gosho-aoyama-yaiba-samurai-legend-manga-manga-upcoming-new-tv-anime/.216946</ref> The anime is simulcasted by Netflix in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and select regions of Asia; by Hulu in US; by ADN in France and Germany; by Bilibili in South Asia and Southeast Asia, by iQIYI in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Macau.
  
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== ''Yaiba'' in ''Detective Conan'' ==
 
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* Many of the same voice actors appear in ''Yaiba'' and ''Detective Conan'': [[Minami Takayama]] (Yaiba and Conan), [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] (Sayaka and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]), [[Ryo Horikawa]] (Onimaru and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]), and [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (Raizo and [[Ginzo Nakamori|Nakamori]]). Other ''DC'' actors voiced one-time characters in ''Yaiba'': [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Kerokichi and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]/[[Kaitou Kid]]), [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] (Starfishman and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]]/[[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]), and [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Yakitori-kun and [[Vodka]]).
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* Many of the same voice actors appear in ''Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba'' and ''Detective Conan'': [[Minami Takayama]] (Yaiba and Conan), [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] (Sayaka and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]), [[Ryo Horikawa]] (Onimaru and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]), [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (Raizo and [[Ginzo Nakamori|Nakamori]]) and [[Hisao Egawa]] (Kagetora, Professor Kanabo and [[Osamu Kenzaki]]). Other ''DC'' actors voiced one-time characters in ''Yaiba'': [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Kerokichi and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]/[[Kaitou Kid]]), [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] (Starfishman and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]]/[[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]), and [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Yakitori-kun and [[Vodka]]).
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* Takayama later reprised her role of Yaiba in Yaiba: Samurai Legend, while [[Isshin Chiba]], who voices [[Kazunobu Chiba]] in ''Detective Conan'', takes on the role of Kagetora.
  
 
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== See also ==

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For the protagonist, see Yaiba Kurogane.
For the 1991 pilot OVA, see Yaiba (pilot OVA). For the soundtrack album of the pilot OVA, see Yaiba (CD album).
Yaiba Manga, Volume 1.

YAIBA was the second ongoing manga series created by Gosho Aoyama. It ran from 1988 to 1993 in Weekly Shonen Sunday. The manga was collected into 24 volumes originally and released three more times after that: the wide version (12 volumes), the paperback version (10 volumes), and re-release version (24 volumes). A video game for the Super Famicom, as well as a game for the Nintendo Game Boy, were also both released.

The manga was first adapted into an anime named Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba (剣勇伝説YAIBA Ken'yū Densetsu Yaiba?, "Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba") which ran from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994 on TV Tokyo and TV Hokkaido. Then, on May 8, 2024, a new anime adaptation of the manga titled Shin Samurai-den Yaiba (真･侍伝 YAIBA True Samurai Legend Yaiba?) was announced, and began airing on April 5, 2025. Viz Media has licensed the latter adaptation under the title Yaiba: Samurai Legend.

On October 19, 2024, Viz Media announced that they will publish the manga starting July 2025.[1]

The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in Detective Conan.

Plot summary

Yaiba, hunting gorillas in the jungle.

Yaiba Arc

Yaiba Kurogane and his father Kenjuro have lived in a jungle to train Yaiba into becoming a swordsman since Yaiba was very young. One day, Yaiba, now 14 years old, and his father catch a gorilla in their jungle and prepare it as a meal, which provokes a tiger to attack because he wants his share of it. The relatives of the gorilla appear and hunt Yaiba, his father, and the tiger down until they manage to hide in a wooden crate full of fruits, which, unfortunately, is put on a plane and transported to Narita Airport in Tokyo. After their arrival, the trio meets Sayaka Mine and her father Raizo, an old kendo rival of Kenjuro, who tries to challenge Kenjuro to a duel as soon as he spots him, but doesn't manage to because Kenjuro spontaneously grabs all five of them and puts them in a taxi to escape the airport police. He lets it drive to the residence of the Mine family. Yaiba, on the other hand, wonders about Sayaka, who is the first girl he has ever seen in his life, and befriends the tiger, who gets the name Kagetora. [2]

Takeshi Onimaru in his possessed form.

Onimaru Arc

Sayaka, who is the same age as Yaiba, is accompanied by him to middle school the following day, where he immediately gets into a conflict with her classroom teacher Mr. Sudo and several classmates who are familiar with kendo, including the bald swordsman Takeshi Onimaru. Desperate to fight him, Yaiba challenges him to a kendo duel, which Takeshi refuses, whereupon Yaiba sets up some extremely perfidious traps to convince him otherwise. As a result, the two battle each other shortly afterwards, which leads them across a large part of Tokyo, causing extensive property damage. Neither of them ultimately wins the fight, and both return home seriously injured.[3]

Eight Demons Arc

While Yaiba returns to school and appreciates the company of the girls there, Onimaru withdraws and discovers a secret cellar directly under his family's house, which houses the sword of the Shinto god Fujin, the blade Fujin-ken, which embodies the storm and the wind. To the horror of his grandfather and his sister Ayame, the young man is overwhelmed by the power of the sword and possessed by Fujin, who turns him into a kind of devil who gathers a group of eight animal demons around himself he frees from their 1000 years of sleep. Onimaru then conquers all of Japan and demonstrates his newfound power by first completely destroying Tokyo Tower. At the same time, Yaiba and his friends go on an arduous journey to track down the complement to Fujin-ken, the sword of the thunder god Raijin, which is watched over by Miyamoto Musashi, to train with it and to stop the demons. However, to the initial disappointment of the protagonists, Musashi looks more like a petty thief and a pervert than the legendary swordsman he's normally known as.[4]

Together with this illustrious group, which also includes the two immortal samurai Jubei Yagyu and Kojiro Sasaki, and later two of the animal demons - the frogman Gerozaemon Geroda and the sea cucumber Namako-Otoko, who have switched sides, Yaiba succeeds in defeating Takeshi Onimaru several times.

Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc

Dragon God Orb Arc

Kaguya Arc

In the second part of the story, Yaiba's use of the sacred Dragon Orbs to help defeat Onimaru reawakens the evil princess of the Rabbit People, Kaguya. Kaguya seeks out the youth of all women worldwide for herself. Ultimately, Yaiba has to join forces with Onimaru to defeat Kaguya and her strongest minion Gekko.

Yaiba vs. Dokuro

Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc

In another adventure, Yaiba and Sayaka are shrunken and help a group of rats living in the attic of the Mine residence against the nefarious cat, Dokuro.

Nadeshiko Yamato Arc

Nadeshiko Yamato also turns up in between to find Yaiba and challenges Sayaka as a rival. Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescued a young Nadeshiko Yamato from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell instantly in love with him. [5]

Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc

Chiki Chiki Grand Prix Arc

Pyramid Arc

Underground World Arc

Yamata no Orochi Arc

During the last fight between Yaiba and Onimaru's devil form in the series, he finally cuts off the horns of the possessed young man, which drives Fujin away, restores Takeshi to his human form, and, to some extent, allows everything to return to normal.[6]

Soshi Okita vs. Yaiba Kurogane

Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc

Yaiba meets his younger sister Moroha Kurogane at a kendō tournament. He, Sayaka, and Musashi follow her to her home where she reveals her true identity as his sister. They are nearly caught by their mother, who disapproves of Moroha practicing kendo. It is revealed that years ago, Kenjuro took their very young son, Yaiba, from Tokyo and moved with him to the jungle to train him as a swordsman. Michiko never forgave him for this and therefore convinced Moroha that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him. After this, Moroha challenges him to participate in a martial arts tournament organized by multibillionaires, the "Oda Nobunaga Tournament", which takes place on the artificial Yoroi Island. There he competes in the semifinals against the clearly superior boy of the same age, Soshi Okita, who, despite his enormous talent, no longer wants to be a kendōka or a samurai. However, he gives up his sure victory when he realizes that no matter how far he goes, Yaiba would never give up, even if it would cost him his own life. Soshi rediscovers his passion for kendō and a life as a samurai again, and the two have been rivals ever since.[7] During this encounter, Soshi also falls in love with Yaiba's sister Moroha.[8]

All of this culminates in final encounter between Yaiba and Onimaru, trained by Kenjuro, which Yaiba narrowly wins again, while Kenjuro himself, Michiko and Moroha meet at the sidelines of the arena where they clear up that Kenjuro is Moroha's real father and Michiko made up the story about him murdering her real father because she was in despair after he took Yaiba away. The three of them reconcile and all return to Tokyo.[9]


Yaiba and Sayaka leaving Tokyo for new adventures.

After a three-year timeskip, peace has finally returned. Due to Onimaru's transformation back into a normal human and the disappearance of his magic, Gerozaemon and Namako are now regular animals living in the pond of the Mine family's backyard. Takeshi Onimaru himself is currently winning his third national title in a row during a match in Tokyo Budokan. Sayaka Mine, now 17 years old, attends Ekoda High School, but cannot concentrate on her lessons because she misses Yaiba, who has since left the Mine family to embark on new adventures. When she thinks about their past shared experiences, she starts to cry, and Keiko Momoi wants to comfort her. However, all of a sudden, the 17-year-old Yaiba, who is now much taller than her and appears much more mature than before, crashes through the classroom window. He then asks Sayaka if she would like to accompany him on his new adventure, which she happily agrees to.[10]

Characters

See also: List of minor Yaiba characters
Cast of Yaiba: Yaiba (foreground); Musashi, Kojiro, Sayaka, Namako-Otoko, Gerozaemon, Onimaru (background, from left to right).

Yaiba's group

Picture Name English Name Role
Yaiba Kurogane 60px.jpg Yaiba Kurogane Yaiba Kurogane Main character of the series who travels to Japan to become a samurai.
Sayaka Mine 60px.jpg Sayaka Mine Sayaka Mine High school student and only daughter of the Mine family.
Kenjuro Kurogane 60px.jpg Kenjuro Kurogane Kenjuro Kurogane Yaiba's and Moroha's father and Raizo's old rival.
Musashi Miyamoto 60px.jpg Musashi Miyamoto Musashi Miyamoto Legendary swordsman who took it upon himself to guard the Raijin sword and acts as Yaiba's teacher after Yaiba obtains the sword.
Kojiro Sasaki 60px.jpg Kojiro Sasaki Kojiro Sasaki Musashi's famous rival, revived by Onimaru to defeat Yaiba. Kojiro makes several attempts to defeat Yaiba or at least steal the Raijin sword, but ultimately he ends up joining him against Onimaru. He fights using an extendable sword and is a notorious womanizer.
Jubei Yagyu 60px.jpg Jubei Yagyu -- The famous historical one-eyed samurai, revived by Onimaru using a wolf as the host body. Though he usually looks like a normal human being, he becomes an uncontrollable werewolf when drunk. Because they have the same master (Musashi), he reforms and joins Yaiba after losing to him.
Kagetora 60px.jpg Kagetora Kagetora Yaiba's pet tiger. In the manga, Yaiba meets Kagetora in the jungle after Kagetora attempts to eat him and vice versa. Kagetora then accompanies Yaiba on his journey to Japan.
Shonosuke 60px.jpg Shonosuke Shonosuke Yaiba's pet vulture. The circumstances of how and when Yaiba met Shonosuke are never explained in the manga or the anime adaptation.
Gerozaemon Geroda 60px.jpg Gerozaemon Geroda Gerozaemon Geroda A frog man, originally one of Onimaru's minions, revived by using a normal frog as the host body. After losing to Yaiba and learning from another minion that Onimaru views him as expendable, he reforms and joins Yaiba for the remainder of the series. Although mostly comical, he has been shown to be a skilled fighter, mainly using his sticky tongue and a battle axe to fight.
Namako-Otoko 60px.jpg Namako-Otoko Mr. Sea Cucumber Another one of Onimaru's former minions who sides with Yaiba. He is mostly inactive after reforming but is usually seen on Sayaka's shoulder. His name literally means "Sea Cucumber Man".
Moroha Kurogane 60px.jpg Moroha Kurogane -- Yaiba's long lost little sister, raised by their mother to hate Kenjuro. She joins her brother for the final arc of the manga.


Onimaru faction

Picture Name English Name Role
Takeshi Onimaru 60px.jpg Takeshi Onimaru Takeshi Onimaru Main antagonist of the series and Yaiba's rival. After obtaining the Fuujin sword, he becomes a demon determined to take over Japan.
Kumo-Otoko 60px.jpg Kumo-Otoko Mr. Spider Another of Onimaru's minions, he ends up becoming his right hand man and secretary. After his introduction, he is mostly comical and is rarely shown to be competent at anything. His name literally means "Spider Man".
Professor Kanabo 60px.jpg Professor Kanabo Dr. Kanabo Genius professor recruited by Onimaru and Kumo-Otoko to strengthen Onimaru Castle's defenses with the Onimaru Cannon and to repair the Fuujin sword.


Kaguya arc

Picture Name English Name Role
Princess Kaguya 60px.jpg Princess Kaguya -- The empress of the moon, ruler to a race of bunny people, and the second major antagonist of the series. Awakened by Yaiba using the Dragon Orb, she and her army seek to invade the earth. Her kiss can drain a person's youth.
General Tsukikage 60px.jpg General Tsukikage -- Kaguya's right-hand man and Gekko's older brother. His name literally means "Moon Shadow".
60px Gekko -- Kaguya's most powerful warrior, an anthropomorphic rabbit with a scar over one eye. He is ruthless and so powerful that Yaiba and Onimaru have to team up to stop him. His name literally means "Moonlight".
60px Ryujin -- Legendary warrior from Earth who managed to stop Kaguya from taking over the planet before becoming dormant.


Pyramid Arc

Picture Name English Name Role
60px Emerald -- Mysterious girl who guides Yaiba in the Pyramid.
60px Saphir -- The Saphir Soldier, soldier of techniques. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army.
60px Ruby -- The Ruby Soldier, soldier of strength. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army.
60px Diamond -- The Diamond Soldier, soldier of intelligence. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army.
60px Jewel -- Ultimate antagonist of the Pyramid's army, combining all four jewel soldiers.


Underground World Arc

Picture Name English Name Role
60px Boss of the Underground World -- Leader of the people of the Underground World.
60px Gold -- Giant monster created by the people of the Underground World.
60px Silver -- Giant monster created by the people of the Underground World.


Yamata no Orochi Arc

Picture Name English Name Role
60px Rain -- Kishin of Water.
60px Burner -- Kishin of Fire.
60px Dark -- Kishin of Darkness.
60px Plasma -- Kishin of Light.
60px Yamata no Orochi -- Legendary eight-headed serpent revived by Onimaru.
60px Susanoo -- Legendary god who previously sealed away the eight-headed serpent.


Oda Nobunaga tournament arc

Picture Name English Name Role
Soshi Okita 60px.jpg Soshi Okita -- The final antagonist of the series.


Others

Picture Name English Name Role
60px Raijin -- Legendary god of thunder.
60px Fuujin -- Legendary god of wind.
Raizo Mine 60px.jpg Raizo Mine Raizo Mine Sayaka's father and Kenjuro's old rival. A kendo master, he now runs his own dojo.
Shizuka Mine 60px.jpg Shizuka Mine Shizuka Mine Sayaka's mother.
Fuji Mine 60px.jpg Fuji Mine Fuji Mine Raizo's mother who runs the Mine household. She is very knowledgeable in kendo and even trains Yaiba a bit before Musashi appears. She is commonly referred to as Goinkyou (ご隠居 Retired Person?).


Manga

Chapters

Volume 1-10

Main article: Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10
Japanese
Vol. Chapters Release date ISBN Plot
01 1-9 April 18, 1989
July 15, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122271-4
02 10-19 June 17, 1989
July 15, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122272-2
03 20-29 August 18, 1989
July 15, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122273-0
04 30-39 October 18, 1989
August 6, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122274-9
05 40-49 December 14, 1989
August 6, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122275-7
06 50-59 March 17, 1990
August 6, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122276-5
07 60-69 May 18, 1990
September 17, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122277-3
08 70-79 July 18, 1990
September 17, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122278-1
09 80-89 October 18, 1990
September 17, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122279-X
10 90-99 February 18, 1991
October 18, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122280-3


English
Vol. Chapters Release date ISBN Plot
01 1-23 July 8, 2025 ISBN 1-9747-5604-9
02 24-?? October 14, 2025 ISBN 1-9747-5876-1

Volume 11-20 - Chapters 100-209

Main article: Yaiba Manga Volume 11-20
Japanese
Vol. Chapters Release date ISBN Plot
11 100-110 May 18, 1991
October 18, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122561-6
12 111-121 July 18, 1991
October 18, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122562-4
13 122-132 September 18, 1991
November 18, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122563-2
14 133-143 November 18, 1991
November 18, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122564-0
15 144-154 January 18, 1992
December 16, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122565-9
16 155-165 April 17, 1992
December 16, 2004 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122566-7
17 166-176 June 18, 1992
January 14, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122567-5
18 177-187 August 10, 1992
January 14, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122568-3
19 188-198 November 18, 1992
February 18, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122569-1
20 199-209 February 18, 1993
February 18, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-122570-5

Volume 21-24 - Chapters 210-255

Main article: Yaiba Manga Volume 21-24
Japanese
Vol. Chapters Release date ISBN Plot
21 210-221 May 18, 1993
March 18, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-123231-0
22 222-232 July 17, 1993
March 18, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-123232-9
23 233-243 October 18, 1993
April 18, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-123233-7
24 244-255 February 18, 1994
April 18, 2005 (reissue)		 ISBN 4-09-123234-5
Other editions: Re-release • Paperback • Wide

Story arcs

  1. Eight Demons Arc (Lightning God Sword / Wind God Sword)
  2. Onimaru Castle Arc
  3. Dragon Orb Arc
  4. Kaguya Arc (Dragon God Sword / Demon King Sword)
  • Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba ended here
  1. Pyramid Arc (Supreme King Sword)
  2. Underworld Arc
  3. Great Dragon Arc
  4. Nobunaga Tournament Arc (Wood Sword)

Anime

1991 pilot OVA

Main article: Yaiba (pilot OVA)

In 1991, a short pilot OVA adapting several chapter of the manga was released for a limited time through application service via Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. The OVA was animated by Pastel and produced by Shogakukan. The OVA was later included in Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba DVD Box.

Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba

Main article: Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba

In 1993, the manga was adapted into anime series under the name Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (剣勇伝説YAIBA Swordsman Legend Yaiba?). It was animated by Pastel and produced by TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, and Shogakukan Productions. The anime were broadcasted every Friday at 6.30 pm JST from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994.

Shin Samurai-den Yaiba logo
YAIBA: Samurai Legend logo

Yaiba: Samurai Legend

Main article: Yaiba: Samurai Legend

On May 8, 2024, in celebration of Detective Conan's 30th years manga serialization, a new complete anime adaptation of the Yaiba manga was announced. The script will be under supervision of Gosho Aoyama. It was announced on September 4, 2024 that the new anime is named Shin Samurai-den Yaiba (真･侍伝 YAIBA True Samurai Legend Yaiba?). It is animated by WIT Studio.

It premiered on April 5, 2025, and airs every Saturday at 5.30 pm JST (which is the same timeslot as Magic Kaito 1412; before Detective Conan).

The show's official website is https://www.yaiba-pr.com/, with the English website being https://www.yaiba-pr.com/en/index.html.

On October 19, 2024, Viz Media announced that they had gotten the license for the anime under the name Yaiba: Samurai Legend, stylized as YAIBA: Samurai Legend.[1] The anime is simulcasted by Netflix in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and select regions of Asia; by Hulu in US; by ADN in France and Germany; by Bilibili in South Asia and Southeast Asia, by iQIYI in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Macau.

The English dub is produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Dub for episodes 1-12 was released on August 15, 2025.

On September 27, 2025, a Season 2 was announced, covering the Kaguya arc.[11]

Yaiba in Detective Conan

Onimaru at the Toto Gymnasium.
Main article: Crossover#Yaiba in Detective Conan

Detective Conan has consistently made numerous references to Yaiba, from its earliest chapters through to the present day. Yaiba Kurogane can often be seen in televisions, video games and on book covers, both in the manga and the anime. The superhero Kamen Yaiba, who sometimes battles against antagonists taken from Yaiba, such as the horned demons, is based on a scene from chapter 184 of Yaiba. In addition, the sea cucumber Namako-Otoko, a friend of Yaiba and pet of the Mine family, is one of the mascots of the Beika Aquarium and regularly seen as a mobile phone strap of Ran Mouri, which Shinichi Kudo bought for her. Ran also uses Namako as a wallpaper on her phone and as her profile picture in SNS. Other characters, as well as the swords Raijin-ken, Fujin-ken and the Hao-ken occasionally appear as fictional elements, props and merchandise in films and video games within the universe of the Detective Conan series.

The 14-year-old Yaiba and his friends also appeared in the Original Video Animation 1, which was based on the short story K∀ITO and expanded the plot to include Conan Edogawa and other characters from Detective Conan, as well as a new framing story. Towards the end, though, the whole thing turns out to be just a dream of Conan, who had read too many Yaiba manga before falling asleep.

Okita tells Ran about his crush Moroha and his rival Yaiba.
Haro encounters Dokuro.

It later gets revealed however that Heiji's mother Shizuka Hattori was actually a kendō rival of Yaiba's mother Michiko Kurogane during her middle school years, to whom she lost during a school tournament, even though she was one year above her, making her the first Yaiba character to canonically exist in Conan's world. Heiji himself is in a rivalry with Yaiba's own rival Soshi Okita, who becomes a recurring character in Detective Conan, attends the same class as Momiji Ooka and always carries an omamori (talisman) with him containing a photo of Yaiba's younger sister Moroha Kurogane. He reveals to Ran Mouri that he is indeed secretly in love with Moroha, but can only confess his love to her once he has defeated her brother, who is the 17-year-old Yaiba Kurogane from the epilogue of his own series.[10][12] Gosho Aoyama afterwards said that he's been in love with her since she watched Yaiba's and Okita's first battle, making the Oda Nobunaga Tournament at least somewhat canonical to Detective Conan.[13] In a similar vein to Kaitou Kid in the Bell Tree Express, Okita, who resembles Shinichi, even slightly influenced the main plot by virtue of his photo getting used to deceive the Black Organization that Shinichi Kudo has never been in Kyoto after the media reporting about his appearance there. In addition to Heiji and Okita, Yaiba main antagonist Takeshi Onimaru, who is also met by Ran, partakes in the kendō tournament at Toto Gymnasium in Tokyo.[14]

There are also numerous allusions to Yaiba in Yuya Kazami's video game in the Detective Conan spin-off Zero's Tea Time. The puppy Haro from that same series also encounters the street cat Dokuro in an alley in Tokyo, who is a one-off adversary of Yaiba Kurogane and Sayaka Mine and scratches Haro's face open.

Trivia

Gallery

Yaiba in Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory.
Onimaru vs. Yaiba.

References

  1. ^ a b https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-19/viz-media-licenses-gosho-aoyama-yaiba-samurai-legend-manga-manga-upcoming-new-tv-anime/.216946
  2. ^ Yaiba Volume 1, Chapters 1-2
    Yaiba Kurogane and his father arrive at Narita Airport and meet Sayaka Mine and her father, moving into their house without asking.
  3. ^ Yaiba Volume 1, Chapters 3-9
    Yaiba Kurogane gets to know Takeshi Onimaru, provokes him to a devastating fight, which neither wins.
  4. ^ Yaiba Volume 2, Chapters 10-14
    Yaiba Kurogane finds the sword of Raijin and meets Musashi Miyamoto, who becomes his mentor.
  5. ^ Yaiba Volume 17, Chapter 168
    Yaiba Kurogane saved Nadeshiko Yamato from a jaguar in the jungle six years ago.
  6. ^ [[Yaiba Volume 2-23: Chapters 11-236
    Yaiba Kurogane and his friends experience a wide variety of adventures, most of them repeatedly bringing them into confrontation with Takeshi Onimaru.
  7. ^ Yaiba Volume 23-24, Chapters 237-250
    Yaiba Kurogane meets his sister and his mother and takes part in the "Oda Nobunaga Tournament", where he meets Soshi Okita, among others.
  8. ^ LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book
    Q34: Since when Soshi Okita has feelings towards Moroha Kurogane? This has been on my mind to the point where I can’t sleep at night, so please tell us in one of the episodes.
    A: If I wasn't mistaken, he fell in love with her since the first time he saw her while he was fighting Yaiba
    Translated by: Linzz, Spimer, Manaphy, Holmes, Sen, nightbaron, Ali
  9. ^ Yaiba Volume 24, Chapters 251-254
  10. ^ a b Yaiba, Volume 24, Chapter 255 - After a timeskip of three years, the epilogue chapter shows what happened to the Yaiba characters in the meantime.
  11. ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-09-27/yaiba-samurai-legend-anime-gets-2nd-season-covering-kaguya-arc/.229360
  12. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 95, File 1005 (The Dark Crimson Omen) - Soshi Okita explains the reason for the photo of Moroha Kurogane in his lost omamori to Ran Mouri.
  13. ^ LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book
    Q34: Since when Soshi Okita has feelings towards Moroha Kurogane? This has been on my mind to the point where I can’t sleep at night, so please tell us in one of the episodes.
    A: If I wasn't mistaken, he fell in her love since the first time he saw her while he was fighting Yaiba
    (Translated by: Linzz, Spimer, Manaphy, Holmes, Sen, nightbaron, Ali)
  14. ^ Detective Conan, Volumes 93-94, Files 992-993 (Kendo Tournament Murder Case) - Takeshi Onimaru is one of the participants of the kendō tournament of high schools at Toto Gymnasium.

See also

External links

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Yaiba
Main Characters Yaiba Kurogane • Sayaka Mine • Musashi Miyamoto • Takeshi Onimaru • Kojiro Sasaki • Jubei Yagyu • Shonosuke • Kagetora • Gerozaemon Geroda • Namako-Otoko • Kaguya
Secondary Characters Kenjuro Kurogane • Raizo Mine • Shizuka Mine • Fuji Mine • Nadeshiko Yamato • Moroha Kurogane • Michiko Kurogane • Soshi Okita • Kumo-Otoko • List of minor Yaiba characters
Manga Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10 • 11-20 • 21-24 • Other volume formats
OVA adaptations Yaiba (pilot OVA) • Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!!
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba List of episodes • Staff
Yaiba: Samurai Legend List of episodes • Staff
Games Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Super Famicom) • Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Game Boy) • Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Sega Game Gear) • List of games
Crossovers The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery • The Scarlet School Trip • List of crossovers
Related Articles Swords used in Yaiba • Yaoya • Ekoda High School • Play It Again • K∀ITO • English Yaiba Manga
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