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©青山剛昌／小学館／真･侍伝YAIBA製作委員会 A fresh key visual and trailer have been unveiled for the current Yaiba: Samurai Legend TV anime series, showcasing the upcoming second cour. The series premiered in Japan on April 5, 2025, and is also available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu globally.
Takahiro Hasui (Mob Psycho 100 III director) is leading the anime series, with Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100) serving 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 primary voice cast features:
Gosho Aoyama’s original Yaiba manga series was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday from September 7, 1988, to December 1, 1993, with a total of 24 tankobon volumes released. The manga received the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children’s category. VIZ Media acquired the manga series for publication in English and plans to release the first volume in print on July 8, 2025.
The manga had previously inspired a 52-episode TV anime series from Pastel that aired from 1993 to 1994. The new anime will have Aoyama’s complete supervision.
