A new key visual and trailer have been revealed for the ongoing Yaiba: Samurai Legend TV anime series, which highlights the show’s upcoming second cour. The series first broadcast in Japan on April 5, 2025 and is also streaming on Netflix and Hulu worldwide.
A recap video for the anime’s first cour was also released on the official website and SHOPRO YouTube channel.
Takahiro Hasui (Mob Psycho 100 III director) is directing the 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 in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • 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
- • Isshin Chiba as Kagetora
- • Kosuke Echigoya as Shonosuke
- • Sayaka Senbongi as Nadeshiko Yamato
Gosho Aoyama’s original Yaiba manga series was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday from September 7, 1988 to December 1, 1993, with 24 total tankobon volumes being released. The manga won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children’s category. VIZ Media licensed the manga series for release in English and will release the first volume in print on July 8, 2025.
The manga previously inspired a 52-episode TV anime series from Pastel that ran from 1993 to 1994. The new anime will have Aoyama’s full supervision.
VIZ also licensed the new anime adaptation for release in North America, describing the main synopsis as:
Yaiba Kurogane is an energetic young swordsman who’s grown up training to be a samurai in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro. When they return to Japan, chaos seems to follow wherever Yaiba goes! Destined to be a legendary hero, Yaiba must learn to be a true samurai and save the world!
Sources: Yaiba Official Twitter, Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
