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2nd part begins on Saturday




Gōshō Aoyama, the creator of Detective Conan, has released a new promotional video and visual on the official website of Yaiba: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA) for its second quarter of television anime.

The website also streamed a recap video for the first cours :





The second cours begins on Saturday. Sayaka Senbongi joins the cast as Nadeshiko Yamato.

For the second season of Blue Encount, the opening theme song is "Blade Kizuna ver" performed by Blue Encount while the ending theme song is "Action!" by Kairi Yagi Denon Yuugi.

On April 5th, the anime was first shown in Japan at 5:30 p.m., just before Detective Conan at 6:00 p.m., during the " Gōshō Aoyama Hour" block on YTV, NTV, and their affiliates. In North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, the anime is available for streaming on Netflix. In the United States, it can be found streaming on 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 Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday. 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: Yaiba: Samurai Legend anime's website ( link ) , Comic Natalie ( link )