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| japanese-name      = 仮面ヤイバー <br> (Kamen Yaibā)
 
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{{nihongo|'''Kamen Yaiba'''|仮面ヤイバー|Kamen Yaibā|litt. "Masked Sword"}} is a children's television show inside the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' universe that falls into the genera of ''[[Wikipedia: Tokusatsu|tokusatsu]]'', live action special effects. It is a parody of the ''[[Wikipedia: Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' franchise, created by [[Wikipedia: Shotaro Ishinomori|Shotaro Ishinomori]] in the 1970s.  
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{{nihongo|'''Kamen Yaiba'''|仮面ヤイバー|Kamen Yaibā|litt. "Masked Sword"}} is a children's television show inside the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' universe that falls into the genre of ''[[Wikipedia: Tokusatsu|tokusatsu]]'', live action special effects. It is a parody of the ''[[Wikipedia: Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' franchise, created by [[Wikipedia: Shotaro Ishinomori|Shotaro Ishinomori]] in the 1970s.  
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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Kamen Yaiba is a fictional character in the series and a superhero that often appears on TV as a kids' show. Many relics have been made about him as publicity and marketing, including trading cards, posters, DVDs, and figurines. He is most liked by elementary schoolers like [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and many movies of the franchise have been produced. The plot is about a hero wanting to save the world from the Jocker's alien boss and his henchmen, and to conquer a young lady who is his first love. On the way to defeat his arch-enemy, Yaiba also has to fight other villains that come in the way.
  
 
== Production ==
 
== Production ==
Kamen Yaiba is one of the most viewed shows in Japan in the Detective Conan world and is produced by Nichiuri TV based in Tokyo. The show's episodes sytem is based on the Detective Conan one with episodes and seasons and also has a certain Boss' second-in-command arc just like the Rum-arc in Conan. It has a wide range of TV producers and ADs having two main actors: The one acting Kamen Yaiba and the one acting as Yaiba's girlfriend. The costume designs company used is Kitagawa Costumes (北川衣装 - Kitagawa Ishō) and the Nakamura Clothing Store (中村洋品店 - Nakamura yōhin-ten). The show disposes of a wide range of animated presentations to children most often in parks and public areas like the [[Wikipedia:Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse|Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse]]. The lighting and illumination is done by {{nihongo|Ken Abe|阿部建|Abe Ken}}, {{nihongo|Eizo Mizuguchi|水口栄三|Mizuguchi Eizō}} and {{nihongo|Nao Omura|大村直|Ōmura Nao}}. The recording staff team is made of {{nihongo|Emiko Akahori|赤堀栄美子|Akahori Emiko}} and {{nihongo|Kenji Matoyama|的山健二|Matoyama Kenji}}. The visual effects team has only 2 members: {{nihongo|Masahiko Abe|阿部真彦|Abe Masahiko}} and {{nihongo|Masahiro Isobe|磯部昌広|Isobe Masahiro}}. The show has also been cooperated with Tohto University's Tama Campus (玉キャンパス 東都大学 - ama kyanpasu Tōto daigaku), a visual arts department of the fictitious university, Iwakuma Sightseeing (岩隈観光 - Iwakuma kankō), a tourism agency promoting the show, Koyama Buses (光山バス - Kōyama basu), bus transports for the staff and Nagasaka's Everyone Kindergarten (みなよん長坂幼稚園の - Mina yon Nagasaka yōchien no) as a promoter for children's shows <ref>Semi credits on a TV of Episode 390.</ref>. The show appears in a weekly basis and mainly targets a young audience range although some fans are really older.
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Kamen Yaiba is one of the most viewed shows in Japan in the series world and is produced by Nichiuri TV, based in Tokyo. The show's episodes sytem is based on the series one with episodes and seasons. It has a wide range of TV producers and ADs having two main actors: the one acting Kamen Yaiba and the one acting as Yaiba's girlfriend. The costume designs company used is Kitagawa Costumes and Nakamura Clothing Store. The show disposes of a wide range of animated presentations to children, most often in parks and public areas like the [[Wikipedia: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse|Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse]]. The lighting and illumination is done by Ken Abe, Eizo Mizuguchi, and Nao Omura. The recording staff team is made by Emiko Akahori and Kenji Matoyama. The visual effects team has only two members: Masahiko Abe and Masahiro Isobe. The show has also been cooperated with Tohto University's Tama Campus, a visual arts department of the fictitious university, Iwakuma Sightseeing, a tourism agency promoting the show, Koyama Buses, bus transports for the staff, and Nagasaka's Everyone Kindergarten, as a promoter for children's shows.<ref>Semi credits on a TV in episode 391.</ref> The show appears in a weekly basis and mainly targets a young audience range, although some fans are really older.
  
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
Kamen Yaiba is a tall and handsome superhero wearing a colored suit that distinguishes him from others when seen on TV. he has a helmet fully covering his head which has green laser eyes and the Kamen Yaiba logo (Big yellow "Y"). He has a red scarf and a metallic plastron with the big Y. He has white long gloves and a blue jumpsuit under. He also has a belt with the same logo and white cowboy boots. He has a red motorcycle that can overrun high obstacles and a cape his scarf can become a cape separated into two red stripes.  
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Kamen Yaiba is a tall and handsome superhero, wearing a colored suit that distinguishes him from others when seen on TV. He has a helmet fully covering his head, which has green laser eyes and the Kamen Yaiba logo, a big yellow "Y". He has a red scarf and a metallic plastron with the big Y, white long gloves and a blue jumpsuit under, a belt with the same logo and white cowboy boots. He has a red motorcycle, that can overrun high obstacles, and a cape his scarf can become a cape separated into two red stripes.
The original Kamen Yaiba was more robotic and seemed like a strong boxer with the abdominals visible and his metallic helmet.  
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His powers gives him the ability to jump high and to avoid ennemies easily and to shoot lasers on ennemies.
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The original Kamen Yaiba was more robotic and seemed like a strong boxer, with the abdominals visible and his metallic helmet. His powers gives him the ability to jump high and to avoid ennemies easily, and to shoot lasers on them.
The actor himself is not has powerful and strong has his character since he is skinny, has black hair and doesn't have any strength.
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The actor himself is not as powerful and strong as his character, since he is skinny, has black hair, and doesn't have any strength.
  
 
== Appellations ==
 
== Appellations ==
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=== Code Sheet Case (Manga: [[Volume 4#File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained.21.21|036-039]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|005]]) ===
 
=== Code Sheet Case (Manga: [[Volume 4#File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained.21.21|036-039]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|005]]) ===
 
[[File:Kamen Yaiba first appearance manga.jpg|thumb|left|200px|First appearance.]]
 
[[File:Kamen Yaiba first appearance manga.jpg|thumb|left|200px|First appearance.]]
Introduction to Kamen Yaiba through a special event at Tohto Tower. Conan begins to tell Ran who he is, but stops himself and announces his identity as Kamen Yaiba. The scene where Conan's identity was questioned was removed from the anime version of the Code Sheet Case and then added back in to The Shinkansen Bomb Case.
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Introduction to Kamen Yaiba through a special event at Tohto Tower. Conan begins to tell [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] who he is, but stops himself and announces his identity as Kamen Yaiba. The scene where Conan's identity was questioned was removed from the anime version of the [[The Coded Map of the City Case|Code Sheet Case]] and then added back in to The Shinkansen Bomb Case.
  
 
=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 24#Innocent Suspect Case|231]]-[[Volume 25#Innocent Suspect Case|233]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===
 
=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 24#Innocent Suspect Case|231]]-[[Volume 25#Innocent Suspect Case|233]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===
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=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44#Takagi's Last Case|450-452]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===
 
=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44#Takagi's Last Case|450-452]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===
 
[[File:Original Kamen Yaiba manga.jpg|thumb|200px|The Original Kamen Yaiba.]]
 
[[File:Original Kamen Yaiba manga.jpg|thumb|200px|The Original Kamen Yaiba.]]
The Detective Boys witness a suspicious man and the clues lead to [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]]'s roommate. While in Chiba's apartment the Detective Boys watch the first six episodes of the Original Kamen Yaiba. The fourth episode, "The Intrigues of Baron Potato!!", features him fighting his alien arch-enemy, the Potato Baron.
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The [[Detective Boys]] witness a suspicious man and the clues lead to [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]]'s roommate. While in Chiba's apartment the Detective Boys watch the first six episodes of the Original Kamen Yaiba. The fourth episode, "The Intrigues of Baron Potato!!", features him fighting his alien arch-enemy, the Potato Baron.
  
 
=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Group Date Kidnapping Case|511-514]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===
 
=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Group Date Kidnapping Case|511-514]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===
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=== The VHS Tape of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]], Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]]) ===
 
=== The VHS Tape of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]], Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]]) ===
Kazunobu Chiba reveals that he made made a knock-off Tokusatsu tape as a kid titled "Kamen Baiya" thirteenth years ago, due to him being a fan of Kamen Yaiba. Which means that Kamen Yaiba has existed for at least that long.
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Chiba reveals that he made made a knock-off Tokusatsu tape as a kid titled "Kamen Baiya" thirteenth years ago, due to him being a fan of Kamen Yaiba. Which means that Kamen Yaiba has existed for at least that long.
  
 
=== A Missing Item Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 82#A Missing Item|869-871]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|748-749]]) ===
 
=== A Missing Item Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 82#A Missing Item|869-871]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|748-749]]) ===
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=== Haibara's Lost Phone Charm (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|997-999]], Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|925-926]]) ===
 
=== Haibara's Lost Phone Charm (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|997-999]], Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|925-926]]) ===
A father described the length of travel time between two train stations as the same length as a Kamen Yaiba episode, 30 minutes.
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A father described the length of travel time between two train stations as the same length as a Kamen Yaiba episode, 30 minutes.
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
 
== Non-canon plot overview ==
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=== The Mysterious Mole Alien Case (Anime: [[The Mysterious Mole Alien Case|107-108]]) ===
 
=== The Mysterious Mole Alien Case (Anime: [[The Mysterious Mole Alien Case|107-108]]) ===
According to the Detective Boys, Masao Kouda, a Kogoro's client, looks exactly like the Mole Alien, who shakes off his comrades and tricks Kamen Yaiba. Like a mole, he suddenly comes out of the earth.
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According to the Detective Boys, Masao Kouda, a [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s client, looks exactly like the Mole Alien, who shakes off his comrades and tricks Kamen Yaiba. Like a mole, he suddenly comes out of the earth.
  
 
=== The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case (Anime: [[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case|119]]) ===
 
=== The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case (Anime: [[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case|119]]) ===
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=== The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Anime: [[The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case|603-605]]) ===
 
=== The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Anime: [[The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case|603-605]]) ===
Kamen Yaiba is used on posters that Takagi and Chiba borrowed from [[Co-Investigating with a First Love|Chiba's friend]] to recreate one of the murder tricks.
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Kamen Yaiba is used on posters that [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] and Chiba borrowed from [[Co-Investigating with a First Love|Chiba's friend]] to recreate one of the murder tricks.
  
 
=== Kaitou Kid's Busy Date (Anime Special: [[Kaitou Kid's Busy Date]]) ===
 
=== Kaitou Kid's Busy Date (Anime Special: [[Kaitou Kid's Busy Date]]) ===
In the manga, the 3-D movie that Kaito and Aoko go to is titled ''Captain E.T.''; in the special anime version, it is a ''Kamen Yaiba'' movie. The original Magic Kaito manga predates the existence of both Kamen Yaiba and [[Yaiba]], another one of Gosho Aoyama's manga.
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In the manga, the 3-D movie that [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]] and [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]] go to is titled ''Captain E.T.''; in the special anime version, it is a ''Kamen Yaiba'' movie. The original Magic Kaito manga predates the existence of both Kamen Yaiba and [[Yaiba]], another one of Gosho Aoyama's manga.
  
 
=== The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa (Anime Special: [[The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History]]) ===
 
=== The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa (Anime Special: [[The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History]]) ===
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=== Meitantei Conan: Nazo no Suisei Kaijuu o Oe! ===
 
=== Meitantei Conan: Nazo no Suisei Kaijuu o Oe! ===
 
== Kamen Yaiba villians ==
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 38.jpg|thumb|200px|Original Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker Aliens]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 1.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 39.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 2.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 22.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 3.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker Aliens]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 32.jpg|thumb|200px|Jocker Aliens]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 4.jpg|thumb|200px|Jocker Aliens]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 20.jpg|200px|thumb|Monster]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 15.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker Mole Alien]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 5.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 6.jpg|200px|thumb|Jocker monkey mushroom alien]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 7.jpg|200px|thumb|The Jocker pighead alien]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 33.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 34.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 8.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 37.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 9.jpg|200px|thumb|Black Planet Man]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 10.jpg|200px|thumb|Black Planet Man]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiber game.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 16.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 28.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP431-1.jpg|200px|thumb|Potato Queen]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 11.jpg|200px|thumb|Jocker monster]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 30.jpg|200px|thumb|Jocker's boss]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 11-2.jpg|200px|thumb|Jocker's boss]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP520-monster.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP520-Yaiber.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 27.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 24.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker Aliens]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 25.jpg|thumb|200px|Jocker monster with scales]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 29.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP625-Jocker.jpg|200px|thumb|Jocker Aliens]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 14.jpg|200px|thumb|The movie]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 21.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 26.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker Aliens]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba Villian 23.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker monster with scales]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP922 Aliens Jc.png|200px|thumb|Kamen Yaiba vs. Jocker Aliens]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
  
 
== Name origin ==
 
== Name origin ==
 
[[File:Kamen Rider and Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kamen Yaiba is a parody of Kamen Rider.]]
 
[[File:Kamen Rider and Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kamen Yaiba is a parody of Kamen Rider.]]
The name Kamen Yaiba is a combination of a parody of the Tokusatsu tv show Kamen Rider, as well as [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s previous manga and anime ''[[Yaiba]]''. The ''Kamen Rider'' franchise itself has had screenplays done by [[Toshiki Inoue]].  Several ''Detective Conan'' actors have appeared on ''Kamen Rider'', including: [[Tori Matsuzaka]], [[Seizo Kato]], [[Rikiya Koyama]], [[Takanori Jinnai]].
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The name Kamen Yaiba is a combination of a parody of the Tokusatsu tv show ''Kamen Rider'', as well as [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s previous manga and anime ''[[Yaiba]]''. That franchise itself has had screenplays done by [[Toshiki Inoue]].  Several ''Detective Conan'' actors have appeared on ''Kamen Rider'', including: [[Tori Matsuzaka]], [[Seizo Kato]], [[Rikiya Koyama]], [[Takanori Jinnai]].
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The characters in the series are often compared to those in ''Detective Conan'':
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* The characters in the series are often compared with those in ''Detective Conan'':
** Kamen Yaiba: [[Shinichi Kudo]]/[[Conan Edogawa]]<ref name=ep119>Episode 119</ref><ref name=v23f10>Manga Volume 23, File 10; anime episode 156.</ref>
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** Kamen Yaiba: [[Shinichi Kudo]]/[[Conan Edogawa]]<ref name=ep119>Episode 119</ref><ref name=v23f10>Manga volume 23, file 10; anime episode 156.</ref>
 
** Rei Natsume/The Original Kamen Yaiba's love interest: [[Ran Mouri]]<ref name=ep119/>
 
** Rei Natsume/The Original Kamen Yaiba's love interest: [[Ran Mouri]]<ref name=ep119/>
 
** The female spy who's betrayed the evil organization Jocker and confessed her love to Kamen Yaiba: [[Ai Haibara]]<ref name=v23f10/>
 
** The female spy who's betrayed the evil organization Jocker and confessed her love to Kamen Yaiba: [[Ai Haibara]]<ref name=v23f10/>
 
** Laser Police: [[Law Enforcement]]
 
** Laser Police: [[Law Enforcement]]
** Jocker's boss: [[The Boss]]<ref name=v92f7>Manga Volume 92, File 7; anime episode 895.</ref>
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** Jocker's boss: [[The Boss]]<ref name=v92f7>Manga volume 92, file 7; anime episode 895.</ref>
 
** Second-in-command of the boss: [[Rum]]<ref name=v92f7/>
 
** Second-in-command of the boss: [[Rum]]<ref name=v92f7/>
 
** The evil organization Jocker: [[Black Organization]]
 
** The evil organization Jocker: [[Black Organization]]
 
* Kamen Yaiba is the cell phone background of Mitsuhiko's phone in [[Emergency Situation 252]].
 
* Kamen Yaiba is the cell phone background of Mitsuhiko's phone in [[Emergency Situation 252]].
* He's been referred to as [[Samurai Kid]] since around volume 30 of the English translation, which is what the translation used to call Yaiba whenever elements of that series made a cameo. This is an obvious translation error: they have similar names.
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* He's been referred to as [[Samurai Kid]] since around [[volume 30]] of the English translation, which is what the translation used to call Yaiba whenever elements of that series made a cameo. This is an obvious translation error: they have similar names.
  
 
== In other languages ==
 
== In other languages ==
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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{{main gallery}}
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba toys.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Original Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|200px|The Original Kamen Yaiba.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Original Kamen Yaiba suit.jpg|thumb|200px|The full Original Kamen Yaiba suit.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba suit.jpg|thumb|200px|The full Kamen Yaiba suit.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba and kid.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba with a kid.]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba cycle.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba on his motorcycle.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba helmet.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba's helmet close up.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba woman.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Original Kamen Yaibas love intrest.jpg|200px|thumb|The Original Kamen Yaiba's love interest.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba Motorcycle.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba actor 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba's actor.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP488-Kamen Yaiba.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kamen Yaiba Production.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba face 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba's true face.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Laser police.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba and Laser Police.]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
{|
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba poster.jpg|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba's poster.]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yaiba TV.png|thumb|200px|Kamen Yaiba on TV.]]
 
|}{{clear}}
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* [[Characters]]
 
* [[Characters]]
 
* [[Culture]]
 
* [[Culture]]
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{{Characters}}
  
 
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Kamen Yaiba

Kamen Yaiba profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 仮面ヤイバー
(Kamen Yaibā)
English name: Masked Yaiba
Age: unknown
Gender: unknown
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 036
Anime: Episode 005
Appearances: Chapters: 18
Chapters: 2
Episodes: 47
Episodes: 1
Movies: 4
Specials: 2
Chapters: 1
Actors
Japanese voice: Isshin Chiba
Wataru Takagi

Kamen Yaiba (仮面ヤイバー Kamen Yaibā?, litt. "Masked Sword") is a children's television show inside the Detective Conan universe that falls into the genre of tokusatsu, live action special effects. It is a parody of the Kamen Rider franchise, created by Shotaro Ishinomori in the 1970s.

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Background

Kamen Yaiba is a fictional character in the series and a superhero that often appears on TV as a kids' show. Many relics have been made about him as publicity and marketing, including trading cards, posters, DVDs, and figurines. He is most liked by elementary schoolers like Conan, Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko, and many movies of the franchise have been produced. The plot is about a hero wanting to save the world from the Jocker's alien boss and his henchmen, and to conquer a young lady who is his first love. On the way to defeat his arch-enemy, Yaiba also has to fight other villains that come in the way.

Production

Kamen Yaiba is one of the most viewed shows in Japan in the series world and is produced by Nichiuri TV, based in Tokyo. The show's episodes sytem is based on the series one with episodes and seasons. It has a wide range of TV producers and ADs having two main actors: the one acting Kamen Yaiba and the one acting as Yaiba's girlfriend. The costume designs company used is Kitagawa Costumes and Nakamura Clothing Store. The show disposes of a wide range of animated presentations to children, most often in parks and public areas like the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. The lighting and illumination is done by Ken Abe, Eizo Mizuguchi, and Nao Omura. The recording staff team is made by Emiko Akahori and Kenji Matoyama. The visual effects team has only two members: Masahiko Abe and Masahiro Isobe. The show has also been cooperated with Tohto University's Tama Campus, a visual arts department of the fictitious university, Iwakuma Sightseeing, a tourism agency promoting the show, Koyama Buses, bus transports for the staff, and Nagasaka's Everyone Kindergarten, as a promoter for children's shows.[1] The show appears in a weekly basis and mainly targets a young audience range, although some fans are really older.

Appearance

Kamen Yaiba is a tall and handsome superhero, wearing a colored suit that distinguishes him from others when seen on TV. He has a helmet fully covering his head, which has green laser eyes and the Kamen Yaiba logo, a big yellow "Y". He has a red scarf and a metallic plastron with the big Y, white long gloves and a blue jumpsuit under, a belt with the same logo and white cowboy boots. He has a red motorcycle, that can overrun high obstacles, and a cape his scarf can become a cape separated into two red stripes.

The original Kamen Yaiba was more robotic and seemed like a strong boxer, with the abdominals visible and his metallic helmet. His powers gives him the ability to jump high and to avoid ennemies easily, and to shoot lasers on them.

The actor himself is not as powerful and strong as his character, since he is skinny, has black hair, and doesn't have any strength.

Appellations

Plot overview

Code Sheet Case (Manga: 036-039, Anime: 005)

First appearance.

Introduction to Kamen Yaiba through a special event at Tohto Tower. Conan begins to tell Ran who he is, but stops himself and announces his identity as Kamen Yaiba. The scene where Conan's identity was questioned was removed from the anime version of the Code Sheet Case and then added back in to The Shinkansen Bomb Case.

Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: 231-233, Anime: 156-157)

Dark and Clutered Room Case (Manga: 417-419, Anime: 335-336)

Conan's mother takes the Detective Boys to the studio where Kamen Yaiba is produced, Tohto Studio, for a sneak peak at Kamen Yaiba's second movie.

Takagi's Last Case (Manga: 450-452, Anime: 390-391)

The Original Kamen Yaiba.

The Detective Boys witness a suspicious man and the clues lead to Chiba's roommate. While in Chiba's apartment the Detective Boys watch the first six episodes of the Original Kamen Yaiba. The fourth episode, "The Intrigues of Baron Potato!!", features him fighting his alien arch-enemy, the Potato Baron.

Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: 511-514, Anime: 431-432)

A mysterious stranger gives a small kid a rare Kamen Yaiba battle card worth 3,000 yen, featuring a look at the cybernetics inside of Yaiba's head. During the case it is mentioned that one of the suspects bought two limited edition event Kamen Yabia battle card bags, and send one to a friend. Neither of the two got the legendary Potato Queen platinum card, who is the queen of the Potato Baron and his aliens. Seven cards come to a bag, and some of the cards are worth up to 800,000 yen.

Mysterious Job Case (Manga: 554, Anime: 465)

Onsen Murder Case (Manga: 722-724, Anime: 597-598)

The Original Kamen Yaiba's love interest.

The Detective Boys run into Mishio Natori, the 28-year-old actress who played the Original Kamen Yaiba's love interest.

The VHS Tape of Memories (Manga: 741-742, Anime: 624)

Chiba reveals that he made made a knock-off Tokusatsu tape as a kid titled "Kamen Baiya" thirteenth years ago, due to him being a fan of Kamen Yaiba. Which means that Kamen Yaiba has existed for at least that long.

A Missing Item Murder Case (Manga: 869-871, Anime: 748-749)

The Kamen Yaiba movie.

A Kamen Yaiba movie was used as a trick to commit murder.

The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 966-968, Anime: 889-890)

Mitsuhiko mentions that the next episode of Kamen Yaiba will feature a mysterious female Yaiba.

Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: 975-977, Anime: 894-895)

It is mentioned that an episode featuring the second-in-command of the enemy boss in the Yaiba tv show will air that night.

Haibara's Lost Phone Charm (Manga: 997-999, Anime: 925-926)

A father described the length of travel time between two train stations as the same length as a Kamen Yaiba episode, 30 minutes.

Non-canon plot overview

Hijacked Department Store Case (Anime: 017)

Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case (Anime: 036)

According to Genta, that night's Masked Yaiber was very interesting, and for Mitsuhiko especially the final fight with Batora ("Butler"), a Green Alien.

The Third Fingerprint Murder Case (Anime: 064)

The Mysterious Mole Alien Case (Anime: 107-108)

According to the Detective Boys, Masao Kouda, a Kogoro's client, looks exactly like the Mole Alien, who shakes off his comrades and tricks Kamen Yaiba. Like a mole, he suddenly comes out of the earth.

The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case (Anime: 119)

This is Kamen Yaiba TV show. Kamen Yaiba is a normal young and good looking person who's always in the park with his childhood friend Rei Natsume selling hot dogs. But if something happens, he immediately drives to the scene and begin to battle the evil people or aliens. But, Rei does not know that he really is Kamen Yaiba. She only knows that her boyfriend often finds excuses to stop work, and ride away somewhere on his motorcycle. But every time, Rei forgives Kamen Yaiba with forgiving eyes. Ran can kinda relate to how she feels, and according to Conan that's almost how it works between Ran and him.

When the author was planning the story for Kamen Yaiba he made a scenario where his younger sister got killed. But, Kamen Yaiba doesn't fight for vengeance. He fights to maintain justice.

The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case (Anime: 149)

Moon, Star, and Sun Case (Anime: 163-164)

While this case is canon to the manga, it replaces the Voice-Changing Pen with a non-canon Kamen Yaiba Voice Changer.

The Small Eye-Witnesses (Anime: 281)

That night airing "The End of the Fake Yaiba", the last episode of the Fake Yaiba series. The Fake Yaiba is dangerously closing in on Shunsuke. The true name of Kamen Yaiba is probably Satoshi.

The Birthday Wine Mystery (Anime: 328)

The Car Stunt's Utmost Limit (Anime: 440)

During a stunt show, it's revealed Kamen Yaiba's actor face.

Red Wine Indictment (Anime: 520)

The Alibi of the Fall (Anime: 596)

A broadcast of the show of Kamen Yaiba was shown and we could see the hero fighting two ennemies as Kogoro, Ran, and Conan had to meet the organizer of the Kamen Yaiba programs for a case. The company called Orion Planning produced this show. Conan also remembers him and the Detective Boys seeing one of his live action shows. When Yaiba's ally, Laser Police, fired his laser gun, the Jocker monster with scales went "pushuu" and fell all flat.

The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Anime: 603-605)

Kamen Yaiba is used on posters that Takagi and Chiba borrowed from Chiba's friend to recreate one of the murder tricks.

Kaitou Kid's Busy Date (Anime Special: Kaitou Kid's Busy Date)

In the manga, the 3-D movie that Kaito and Aoko go to is titled Captain E.T.; in the special anime version, it is a Kamen Yaiba movie. The original Magic Kaito manga predates the existence of both Kamen Yaiba and Yaiba, another one of Gosho Aoyama's manga.

The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa (Anime Special: The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History)

A Kamen Yaiba festival is used as a backdrop for an assassination plot. Statues of Kamen Yaiba are placed around and a theme tune plays in the background.

The Man Who Died Twice (Anime: 834-835)

The suspect recalls there being a show of Kamen Yaiba on a local park where he had to meet with another man which established his alibi.

The Disappeared Detective Boys (Anime: 922)

Kamen Yaiba appear in the docks for a kids' show and jumps from a container to another before knocking out some Jocker Aliens and making his iconic pose. A lots of people attend the show, including the Detective Boys, and the Animation director in charge of the direct filming is introduced.

Meitantei Conan: Nazo no Suisei Kaijuu o Oe!

Name origin

Kamen Yaiba is a parody of Kamen Rider.

The name Kamen Yaiba is a combination of a parody of the Tokusatsu tv show Kamen Rider, as well as Gosho Aoyama's previous manga and anime Yaiba. That franchise itself has had screenplays done by Toshiki Inoue. Several Detective Conan actors have appeared on Kamen Rider, including: Tori Matsuzaka, Seizo Kato, Rikiya Koyama, Takanori Jinnai.

Trivia

  • The characters in the series are often compared with those in Detective Conan:
  • Kamen Yaiba is the cell phone background of Mitsuhiko's phone in Emergency Situation 252.
  • He's been referred to as Samurai Kid since around volume 30 of the English translation, which is what the translation used to call Yaiba whenever elements of that series made a cameo. This is an obvious translation error: they have similar names.

In other languages

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 仮面 Kamen ヤイバー Yaibā
Flag of US English Masked Yaiba

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References

  1. ^ Semi credits on a TV in episode 391.
  2. ^ a b Episode 119
  3. ^ a b Manga volume 23, file 10; anime episode 156.
  4. ^ a b Manga volume 92, file 7; anime episode 895.

See also

Main Characters
Protagonists Shinichi KudoConan EdogawaRan MouriKogoro Mouri
Detective Boys Ai HaibaraAyumi YoshidaMitsuhiko TsuburayaGenta Kojima
Family & Friends Hiroshi AgasaSonoko SuzukiEri KisakiYusaku KudoYukiko KudoHeiji HattoriKazuha ToyamaYoko OkinoSumiko KobayashiTomoaki AraideMakoto KyogokuShizuka HattoriJirokichi SuzukiEisuke HondouAzusa EnomotoSubaru OkiyaMasumi SeraShukichi HanedaSakurako YoneharaRumi WakasaMomiji OokaMuga Iori
Tokyo Metropolitan Police District Juzo MegureWataru TakagiMiwako SatoNinzaburo ShiratoriYumi MiyamotoKazunobu ChibaNaeko MiikeKiyonaga MatsumotoInspector YuminagaShintaro ChakiHyoue KurodaKenji HagiwaraJinpei MatsudaWataru Date
Osaka Police District Heizo HattoriGinshiro ToyamaGoro Otaki
Nagano Police District Kansuke YamatoYui UeharaTaka'aki Morofushi
Other police districts Sango YokomizoMisao YamamuraJugo YokomizoFumimaro Ayanokoji
NPA and Public Security Bureau Rei Furuya (Bourbon)Hiromitsu MorofushiYuya Kazami
FBI Shuichi AkaiJodie StarlingJames BlackAndre Camel
CIA Hidemi Hondou (Kir)Ethan Hondou
MI6 Mary SeraTsutomu Akai
Black Organization The BossRumGinVodkaVermouthChiantiKornShiho MiyanoAkemi MiyanoElena MiyanoAtsushi MiyanoTequilaPiscoCalvadosRikumichi KusudaKi'ichiro Numabuchi
Magic Kaito Kaito KurobaKaitou KidAoko NakamoriGinzo NakamoriToichi KurobaChikage KurobaKonosuke JiiKeiko MomoiAkako KoizumiSaguru HakubaSnakeRose (OVA only) • Saguru's HousekeeperSpider (TV special only)
Others "The Criminal"Hideo AkagiRyusuke HigoTakahiro SanadaScar AkaiKohji HanedaKamen YaibaAmanda Hughes