

Shin Samurai-den YAIBA
The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a new training ground.
Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure...!
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Rankings
#68 highest rated of 2025
#96 most popular of 2025
#18 highest rated of SPRING 2025
#27 most popular of SPRING 2025
Data
Format
TV
Episodes
24
Episode Duration
24 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Mon May 05 2025
End Date
Mon Oct 27 2025
Season
SPRING 2025
Average Score
71%
Mean Score
71%
Popularity
19246
Favourites
280
Studios
Producers
Shogakukan
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Yomiuri TV
Aniplex
Source
MANGA
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, FantasyRomaji
Shin Samurai-den YAIBA
English
YAIBA: Samurai Legend
Native
真・侍伝 YAIBA
Synonyms
True Samurai Legend Yaiba
External & Streaming links
Relations




SOURCE
YAIBA
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters

Yaiba Kurogane
MAIN
Minami Takayama
JAPANESE


Sayaka Mine
MAIN
Manaka Iwami
JAPANESE


Takeshi Onimaru
MAIN
Yoshimasa Hosoya
JAPANESE


Shizuka Mine
SUPPORTING
Rina Satou
JAPANESE


Julius Zuppoppotamus III
SUPPORTING
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
JAPANESE


Gerozaimon Geroda
SUPPORTING
Takeharu Onishi
JAPANESE


Namekuji Otoko
SUPPORTING
Shinya Takahashi
JAPANESE


Kumo Otoko
SUPPORTING
Shuuhei Sakaguchi
JAPANESE


Musashi Miyamoto
SUPPORTING
Junichi Suwabe
JAPANESE


Mutou
SUPPORTING
Hiroo Sasaki
JAPANESE

Staff

Steve Staley
ADR Director (English)

Gosho Aoyama
Original Creator

Gosho Aoyama
Script Supervisor

Yuusuke Takeda
Art Director

Hiro Kaburagi
Storyboard (ep 21)

Hironori Tanaka
Key Animation (ep 19)

Kenichi Umemoto
Key Animation (eps 18, 21)

Rei Nakahara
Assistant Episode Director (eps 15, 20)

Rei Nakahara
Episode Director (ep 19)

Touko Machida
Series Composition
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
5530 Users
- PLANNING
7664 Users
- COMPLETED
3173 Users
- DROPPED
1797 Users
- PAUSED
1082 Users
























