Rave Master
is the first Rave Master. He acknowledged Haru as the second Rave Master when Rave chose Haru and tasked Haru with the responsibility of bringing peace to the world by gathering all the Raves. As a final test to see if Haru is worthy of being the Rave Master, Shiba challenges him to a battle, reverting to his younger, more powerful self after drinking a special elixir. Only being able to sustain his younger body for 15 minutes, Shiba fought knowing that if he drank the elixir, he'd surely parish. Shiba, however, died happy in Elie's arms having recognized her as Resha, his "lost" and only love. In the battle, Shiba said that he's devoted himself to the world for over 50 years which amazemened Haru, who had only been the Rave Master for 2 years. In his time as Rave Master, he was known as the "Sword Saint" for his mastery of the sword. He is the original wielder and true master of the TCM, hence he could use all ten swords, including the self-harming ninth sword without succumbing to it as well as the original tenth sword "Star Raver", while Haru couldn't even master the ninth and needed a new sword as his tenth sword.