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Blue Encount, Kairi Yagi Denon Yuugi will perform new theme songs




The new anime series of Gōshō Aoyama's manga : Samurai Legend, called Shin Samurai-den YAIBA, has announced that Blue Encount will sing a new opening theme song titled "Blade Kizuna ver" and Kairi Yagi Denon Yuugi will perform a new ending theme song titled "Action!" for its second cours (quarter of a year).

The staff also revealed a new cast member. Sayaka Senbongi joins the cast as Nadeshiko Yamato.

The opening theme song of the show is sung by Blue Encount while the ending theme song is performed by singer-songwriter -otoha-.

On April 5th, at 5:30 p.m., the anime premiered in Japan across various stations including YTV, NTV, and their affiliates during the " Gōshō Aoyama Hour" block before Detective Conan at 6:00 p.m. In North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, it is available for streaming on Netflix. In the US, it is accessible through Hulu.

Viz Media has licensed the anime, and the company describes the story:

Yaiba Kurogane has spent his days training in the jungle in order to attain his goal of becoming a
real samurai. By a twist of fate, he returns to Japan and starts living with the Mine family, who
are connected to his father, Kenjuro. Yaiba constantly baffles the Mines' daughter Sayaka as she
witnesses his wild and reckless ways.

One day, Yaiba tags along with Sayaka to school and has a fateful encounter with Takeshi
Onimaru, a kendo expert. Yaiba and Onimaru repeatedly clash, and as if in response to their
search for strength, two ancient powers are unleashed: the Fujinken, the Wind God's Sword, and
the Raijinken, the Thunder God's Sword. Both supernatural blades that have jolted the world
since ancient days have reawakened...and the truth behind them is revealed!

The anime stars:

- Minami Takayama as Yaiba Kurogane
- Manaka Iwami as Sayaka Mine
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Takeshi Onimaru
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Kenjūrō Kurogane
- Junichi Suwabe as Musashi Miyamoto (Miyamoto Musashi in traditional Japanese name order)
- Isshin Chiba as Kagetora
- Kōsuke Echigoya as Shonosuke
- Atsushi Miyauchi as Raizō Mine
- Rina Satō as Shizuka Mine
- Kimiko Saitō as Fuji Mine
- Takeharu Ōnishi as Gerozaemon Geroda
- Shūhei Sakaguchi as Kumo Otoko (Mr. Spider)
- Kana Ichinose as Namako Otoko (Mr. Sea Cucumber)
- Gō Inoue as Sasaki Kojirō


Takahiro Hasui (episode director for Aikatsu Friends! , Mob Psycho 100 II ) is directing the anime at Wit Studio . Tōko Machida ( 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life , The IDOLM@STER ) is in charge or series scripts, Yoshimichi Kameda (chief animation director for INU-OH film) is the character designer and chief animation director, and Takeshi Maenami (key animator for Ni no Kuni , Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era films), is the sub-character designer and main animator. Yutaka Yamada ( Tokyo Ghoul ) and Yoshiaki Dewa ( IRODUKU: The World in Colors ) are composing the music, Haru Yamada ( IRODUKU: The World in Colors , Made in Abyss ) is the sound director, and Maiko Okada ( Great Pretender razbliuto , After the Rain ) is the animation producer.

In September 1988, Aoyama started publishing his manga series in Weekly Shonen Sunday by Shogakukan. The series ended in December 1993 after releasing 24 compiled book volumes in total.

The series inspired a 52-episode anime adaptation that ran from April 1993-April 1994.

Viz Media will also release the manga in English starting with the first volume on July 8.


Sources: Press release, : Samurai Legend anime's website ( link ) and X/Twitter account ( link )