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YAIBA is a Japanese manga series created by Gosho Aoyama which serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from September 1988 to December 1993. 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). The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. It eventually received the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen category, while selling over 17 million copies in circulation by May 2024 and adapted into the following media.
- A TV animated series produced by Pastel entitled YAIBA Swordsman Legend (剣勇伝説YAIBA, Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba) aired on TV Tokyo and Television Hokkaido from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994..
- A 2nd anime series reboot by Wit Studio entitled Yaiba: Samurai Legend (真・侍伝YAIBA, Shin Samurai-den Yaiba; lit. 'True Samurai Legend Yaiba) premiered on April 5, 2025, on all NNS affiliate stations, including ytv and Nippon TV, airing in tandem with Aoyama's other anime series adaptation, Detective Conan, as part of the "Gosho Aoyama Hour" block. The series is licensed for North American release by Viz Media, while simulcasting on Netflix in North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, and on Hulu in the United States.
Plot[]
The story follows Yaiba Kurogane, a samurai boy raised in the forest by his father who ends up returning to city life in Japan. Yaiba encounters a rival swordsman, Takeshi Onimaru, but when the battle just so happens to end in a stalemate, a humiliated Onimaru is lured into malevolence upon stumbling across a magical katana, culminating in his plans to take over the world with an army of demons. This forces Yaiba and his allies to go on a quest to defeat the newly transformed demon lord, while also encountering several figures from Japanese history and mythology along the way.
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Other Wikis[]
- Yaiba in Detective Conan Wiki
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