The official website for the upcoming Shin Samurai-den YAIBA has announced the addition of two new cast members for the TV anime series. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM JST before the broadcast of new Detective Conan episodes.
The two new cast members include Isshin Chiba as Kagetora and Kosuke Echigoya as Shonosuke.
Chiba also voices Kazunobu Chiba in Detective Conan, and is featured in a new promotional crossover video between the two characters. Another promo video featuring Sayaka Mike and Ran Mouri was also released last weekend.
Takahiro Hasui (Mob Psycho 100 III director) is directing the new anime series, with Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100) as character designer and chief animation director, Takeshi Maenami (Brave Bang Bravern mechanical designer) as sub-character designer and main animator, Hirofumi Masuda as special effects director, Bamboo’s Yusuke Takeda (Komada – A Whisky Family) as background art director, Satoshi Hashimoto (Ranking of Kings) as color designer, Toru Fukushi (The Imaginary) as compositing director, Maiko Okada (Ranking of Kings) as animation producer, and Yutaka Yamada (Vinland Saga) and Yoshiaki Dewa (Hell’s Paradise) as music composers. WIT Studio is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast 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
Gosho Aoyama’s Yaiba manga series was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday from September 7, 1988 to December 1, 1993 and has released 24 total tankobon volumes. The manga won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children’s category.
The manga, which has been licensed in English by VIZ Media, previously inspired a TV anime series from Pastel that ran from 1993 to 1994. The new anime will have Aoyama’s full supervision. VIZ also licensed the anime series in English under the unconfirmed title Yaiba: Samurai Legend.
Shin Samurai-den YAIBA follows the journey of an aspiring young samurai named Yaiba Kurogane, who trains to be the best swordsman after being inspired by Miyamoto Musashi.
