Format: TV
Episodes: 24
Episode length: 24 min
Status: Finished
Aired from: Apr 5, 2025
Until: Sep 27, 2025
Season: Spring 2025
Source: Manga
Average score: 70%
Mean score: 71%
Popularity: 22,406
Favorites: 298
Producers: WIT STUDIO, Aniplex, Yomiuri TV, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Shogakukan
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Hashtag: #YAIBA
Romaji: Shin Samurai-den YAIBA
English: YAIBA: Samurai Legend
Native: 真･侍伝 YAIBA
Synonyms: True Samurai Legend Yaiba

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YAIBA: Samurai Legend

★ 7.0 22,406 members

The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a new training ground.

Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure...!

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