Yaiba Volume 23

Moroha Kurogane
	Yaiba Kurogane's sister;

Gonzo Torikabuto
100px	Member of the Tokyo MPD; 7th dan in kendo;

	Volume 23
	Information
Release date:	October 18, 1993 ; April 18, 2005 (reissue)
ISBN:	ISBN 4-09-123233-7
Publisher:	Shogakukan

Chronology
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Yaiba Volume 23 was released on October 18, 1993 in Japan.

Cast

Characters

Yaiba Kurogane

Takeshi Onimaru

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Yamata no Orochi

Musashi Miyamoto

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Underworld Boss

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Gakuso Shirogane

The Holy Sword of Light

Chapter 233

Long Time Battle

Chapter 234

End of the Clash

Chapter 235

The Coming of Peace

Chapter 236

True Samurai

Characters introduced

Tanaka
100px	Servant of the Kurogane family

Chapter 237

The Girl's Identity

Characters introduced

Michiko Kurogane
	Yaiba's and Moroha's mother

Chapter 238

The Hated Samurai

Chapter 239

Stop It, Yaiba!

Chapter 240

Father's Keepsake?

Chapter 241

No Need for Mercy!

Characters introduced

Gakuso Shirogane
100px	Multi-billionaire head of Platina Corporation Organizer of the Nobunaga Oda Tournament

Chapter 242

Samurai VS Knight

Characters introduced

Frederick Luther III
100px	Knight from Europe

Chapter 243

Trivia

The Nobunaga Oda Tournament starting in this volume was indirectly referenced during the "Kendo Tournament Murder" in Detective Conan, where Soshi Okita and Takeshi Onimaru reappear.

Character popularity poll

The results of a character popularity poll held in the May 1993 issue of Shounen Sunday where 7924 persons participated, were presented on three bonus pages attached to this volume, including some comments by the characters in question, which are as follows:

Yaiba Kurogane (4893 votes)
Yaiba Kurogane: "I got this!"
Sayaka Mine (2788 votes)
Emerald (2127 votes)
Emerald: "Thanks..."
Jubei Yagyu (1211 votes)
Jubei Yagyu: "It's a great honor..."
Takeshi Onimaru (1080 votes)
Takeshi Onimaru: "I'll get you, Yaiba..."
Kojiro Sasaki (1023 votes)
Kojiro Sasaki: "Why am I on a lower place than Jubei...?"
Musashi Miyamoto (843 votes)
Musashi Miyamoto: "We can do nothing against the young generation..."
Namako-Otoko (766 votes)
Sayaka Mine: "That's great, isn't it, Namako-Otoko?"
Namako-Otoko: "Zura! ♥"
Ryujin (605 votes)
Ryujin: "If that is my destiny..."
Nadeshiko Yamato (564 votes)
Nadeshiko Yamato: "Mister Yaiba..."
Kaguya (502 votes)
Kagetora (465 votes)
Yamata no Orochi (346 votes)
Jewel (333 votes)
Gosho Aoyama (314 votes)
Shonosuke (259 votes)
Gekko (252 votes)
Kumo-Otoko (241 votes)
Kenjuro Kurogane (236 votes)
Saphir (190 votes)