YAIBA anime by WIT Studio has revealed a second trailer and an April 2025 release date, along with two new cast members. Katsuyuki Konishi is joining the cast as Yaiba’s father Kenjuro Kurogane, with Junichi Suwabe joining as Musashi Miyamoto. The project was previously announced as a full adaptation, and you can watch the new trailer below.
The voice cast for the YAIBA anime by WIT Studio now includes:
- Minami Takayama as Yaiba Kurogane
- Manaka Iwami as Sayaka Mine
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Takeshi Onimaru
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Kenjuro Kurogane
- Junichi Suwabe as Musashi Miyamoto
The anime staff for the adaptation consists of:
- Director: Takahiro Hasui
- Series Composition: Toko Machida
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yoshimichi Kameda
- Sub-character Design / Main Animator: Takeshi Maenami
- Special Skill Direction: Hirofumi Masuda
- Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
- Art Design: Kazushi Fujii
- Colour Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
- 3D Director: Yukinori Nakamura
- Photographic Direction: Susumu Fukushi
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
- Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
- Music: Yutaka Yamada, Yoshiaki Dewa
- Animation Producer: Maiko Okada
YAIBA (stylized as Y∀IBA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the veteran Gosho Aoyama, who is also known as the creator of Magic Kaito and Case Closed/Detective Conan. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday from September 1988 to December 1993. Its first anime adaptation was animated by studio Pastel and ran for 52 episodes from April 1993 to April 1994.
The story follows Yaiba Kurogane, a young man who unexpectedly returns to Japan after training in the jungle to become a true samurai. He begins living with the Mine family, and an ancient power awakens following his clash with a skilled kendo practictioner, Takeshi Onimaru.
Source: Official Website
© Gosho Aoyama / Shogakukan / New Samurai Legend YAIBA Production Committee
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