BLADE

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YAIBA: Samurai Legend Opening 1

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Information
Original title: BLADE
Artist: BLUE ENCOUNT
Episodes: 1~24
Official Video
CD Info
Release date: July 16, 2025
CDs: 1
Tracks: 4
Original Cost: 1,200円
3,800円 (limited ed.)
CD Number: SECL-3218
SECL-3216~7 (limited ed.)
Record Label: SME Records / Sony Music Labels Inc.
Oricon chart peak: #33 (Weekly)

BLADE is a song by BLUE ENCOUNT that was released in CD single on July 16, 2025. The titular song is the 1st opening of Yaiba: Samurai Legend.

YAIBA: Samurai Legend opening info

From episode 1 until 12, the opening used the first verse of the song, named BLADE -Fate ver.- . From episode 13 until 24, the opening used the second verse of the song, named BLADE -Bonds ver.-. In episode 24, sound effects are added during the orb and fight sequences.

Cast

Episodes 1-12

Episodes 13-24

Artists

  • Performer / Arrangement: BLUE ENCOUNT
  • Lyrics / Composition: Shunichi Tanabe

Staff

Episodes 1-12

  • Storyboard / Unit Director / Editing: Ikuo Geso
  • Animation Director: Yoshimichi Kameda
  • Key Animation: Kozue, Aito Ohashi, Kosuke Kato, Yuki Hayashi, Shotaro Tamemizu, Naoki Miyajima, Toshizumi Murakami, Shosuke Ishibashi, Hirofumi Masuda, Mana Uetake, Osamu Murata, Wan Yi, Takayuki Hamada, Maki Kawake, Tsuroru, Shu Sugita, Ayaka Ofusa, Yuki Sato, Hiroshi Shinomoto, Q Kawa, Toshiyuki Sato, Yuichi Fujimaki, Yooto, Takeshi Maenami
  • In-Between Check: Eri Okada
  • In-Between Animation: WIT STUDIO (Chieko Ichimanda, Sawako Ishido, Futaba Tomuro, Ai Sakuta, Yuka Otsuji, Hiroshi Honsako)
  • Color Coordination / Check: Makiho Kondo, Hanami Tanaka
  • Finish Animation: Anitus-Kobe (Reiya Honda, Aika Tokio, Yohei Nishiwaki), DR MOVIE, BEEP, WUXI HUAXIAN ANIMATION PRODUCTION
  • Special Effects: Seina Kinomura
  • 3D Director: Yukinori Nakamura
  • 3D: IG3D (Hiroto Takakamo, Masaya Shimizu, Shunta Arai, Hiroshi Soma (Episodes 1-3))
  • Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
  • Background Art: Bamboo (Takayuki Nagashima, Chika Hirabuki, Hiromu Ishida, Yumiko Sudo)
  • Director of Photography: Toru Fukushi
  • Assistant Director of Photography: Hiroshi Oizumi
  • Photography: T2studio (Yasuyuki Iwamoto, Tomohiro Takahashi, Teruyuki Kawase, Yan Hao)
  • Production Assistance: Nao Sato
  • Production Assistant: Ai Sudo

Episodes 13-24

  • Storyboard / Unit Director / Editing: Ikuo Geso
  • Animation Director: Yoshimichi Kameda
  • Key Animation: Kozue, Ikuo Geso, Aito Ohashi, Yuki Hayashi, Shotaro Tamemizu, Naoki Miyajima, Toshizumi Murakami, Kosuke Kato, Shosuke Ishibashi, Hirofumi Masuda, Mana Uetake, Osamu Murata, Wan Yi, Tomomi Kawata, Takayuki Hamada, Kyoko Shimai, Simon Caubel, Tsuroru, Shu Sugita, Ayaka Ofusa, Q Kawa, Hiroshi Shinomoto, Yooto, Toshiyuki Sato, Yuichi Fujimaki, Takeshi Maenami
  • In-Between Check: Eri Okada
  • In-Between Animation: WIT STUDIO (Hiroshi Honsako, Kana Kawamura, Aya Oda, Taiko Suzuki), Studio Giga, Lu Laforte
  • Color Coordination / Check: Makiho Kondo
  • Finish Animation: Studio Giga, Lu Laforte
  • Special Effects: Ryoko Mita
  • 3D Director: Yukinori Nakamura
  • 3D: IG3D (Hiroto Takakamo, Masaya Shimizu, Shunta Arai, Hiroshi Soma)
  • Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
  • Background Art: Bamboo (Takayuki Nagashima, Chika Hirabuki, Hiromu Ishida)
  • Director of Photography: Toru Fukushi
  • Assistant Director of Photography: Hiroshi Oizumi
  • Photography: T2studio (Yasuyuki Iwamoto, Emi Akao, Yan Hao)
  • Production Assistance: Ai Sudo
  • Production Assistant: Rikuo Yokota

Song info

Lyrics


CD info

Normal edition CD track listing

YaibaOpening1.jpg
# Song Title Romaji Translation Length
1 BLADE BLADE BLADE
2 GET BACK GET BACK GET BACK
3 BLADE -運命ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Unmei ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Fate ver.-(TV size)
4 BLADE -絆ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Kizuna ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Bonds ver.-(TV size)

First press limited edition CD+Blu-ray track listing

YaibaOpening1le.jpg
# Song Title Romaji Translation Length
1 BLADE BLADE BLADE
2 GET BACK GET BACK GET BACK
3 BLADE -運命ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Unmei ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Fate ver.-(TV size)
4 BLADE -絆ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Kizuna ver.-(TV size) BLADE -Bonds ver.-(TV size)

Blu-ray: BLUE ENCOUNT 20th anniversary tour 2024-2025 「to B.E. continued」


Gallery

Cover

TV

Episodes 1-12

Episodes 13-24

References

See also

Yaiba: Samurai Legend Music
Opening Themes 1
Closing Themes 12
Original Soundtracks OST