YAIBA

For the protagonist, see **[Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane")**.
For the 1991 pilot OVA, see **[Yaiba (pilot OVA)](/wiki/Yaiba_(pilot_OVA) "Yaiba (pilot OVA)")**. For the soundtrack album of the pilot OVA, see **[Yaiba (CD album)](/wiki/Yaiba_(CD_album) "Yaiba (CD album)")**.
Yaiba Manga, Volume 1.
**YAIBA** was the second ongoing manga series created by [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"). It ran from 1988 to 1993 in *[Weekly Shonen Sunday](/wiki/Magazines#Weekly_Sh.C5.8Dnen_Sunday "Magazines")*. The manga was collected into 24 volumes originally and released three more times after that: the wide version (12 volumes), the paperback version (10 volumes), and re-release version (24 volumes). A video game for the Super Famicom, as well as a game for the Nintendo Game Boy, were also both released.
The manga was first adapted into an anime named **Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba (剣勇伝説YAIBA ,*Ken'yū Densetsu Yaiba*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"), "Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba")** which ran from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994 on TV Tokyo and TV Hokkaido. Then, on May 8, 2024, a new anime adaptation of the manga titled **Shin Samurai-den Yaiba (真･侍伝 YAIBA ,*True Samurai Legend Yaiba*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** was announced, and began airing on April 5, 2025. [Viz Media](/wiki/Viz_Media "Viz Media") has licensed the latter adaptation under the title **Yaiba: Samurai Legend**.
On October 19, 2024, Viz Media announced that they will publish the manga starting July 2025.[](#cite_note-viz-1)
The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*.
## Contents
* [1 Plot summary](#Plot_summary)
+ [1.1 Yaiba Arc](#Yaiba_Arc)
+ [1.2 Onimaru Arc](#Onimaru_Arc)
- [1.2.1 Eight Demons Arc](#Eight_Demons_Arc)
- [1.2.2 Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc](#Onimaru.27s_Four_Heavenly_Kings_Arc)
- [1.2.3 Dragon God Orb Arc](#Dragon_God_Orb_Arc)
+ [1.3 Kaguya Arc](#Kaguya_Arc)
+ [1.4 Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc](#Strong_Cat_Dokuro_VS._Yaiba_Arc)
+ [1.5 Nadeshiko Yamato Arc](#Nadeshiko_Yamato_Arc)
+ [1.6 Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc](#Musashi_VS._Kojiro_in_Edo_Arc)
+ [1.7 Chiki Chiki Grand Prix Arc](#Chiki_Chiki_Grand_Prix_Arc)
+ [1.8 Pyramid Arc](#Pyramid_Arc)
+ [1.9 Underground World Arc](#Underground_World_Arc)
+ [1.10 Yamata no Orochi Arc](#Yamata_no_Orochi_Arc)
+ [1.11 Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc](#Oda_Nobunaga_Tournament_Arc)
* [2 Characters](#Characters)
+ [2.1 Yaiba's group](#Yaiba.27s_group)
+ [2.2 Onimaru faction](#Onimaru_faction)
+ [2.3 Kaguya arc](#Kaguya_arc_2)
+ [2.4 Pyramid Arc](#Pyramid_Arc_2)
+ [2.5 Underground World Arc](#Underground_World_Arc_2)
+ [2.6 Yamata no Orochi Arc](#Yamata_no_Orochi_Arc_2)
+ [2.7 Oda Nobunaga tournament arc](#Oda_Nobunaga_tournament_arc_2)
+ [2.8 Others](#Others)
* [3 Manga](#Manga)
+ [3.1 Volume 1-10](#Volume_1-10)
+ [3.2 Volume 11-20 - Chapters 100-209](#Volume_11-20_-_Chapters_100-209)
+ [3.3 Volume 21-24 - Chapters 210-255](#Volume_21-24_-_Chapters_210-255)
+ [3.4 Story arcs](#Story_arcs)
* [4 Anime](#Anime)
+ [4.1 1991 pilot OVA](#1991_pilot_OVA)
+ [4.2 Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](#Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba)
+ [4.3 Yaiba: Samurai Legend](#Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend)
* [5 *Yaiba* in *Detective Conan*](#Yaiba_in_Detective_Conan)
* [6 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [7 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [8 References](#References)
* [9 See also](#See_also)
* [10 External links](#External_links)
## Plot summary[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Plot summary")]
Yaiba, hunting gorillas in the jungle.
### Yaiba Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Yaiba Arc")]
[Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") and his father [Kenjuro](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane") have lived in a [jungle](/wiki/index.php?title=Jungle_(Yaiba)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Jungle (Yaiba) (page does not exist)") to train Yaiba into becoming a swordsman since Yaiba was very young. One day, Yaiba, now 14 years old, and his father catch a gorilla in their jungle and prepare it as a meal, which provokes [a tiger](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora") to attack because he wants his share of it. The relatives of the gorilla appear and hunt Yaiba, his father, and the tiger down until they manage to hide in a wooden crate full of fruits, which, unfortunately, is put on a plane and transported to [Narita Airport](/wiki/index.php?title=Narita_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1 "Narita Airport (page does not exist)") in [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo"). After their arrival, the trio meets [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") and her father [Raizo](/wiki/Raizo_Mine "Raizo Mine"), an old kendo rival of Kenjuro, who tries to challenge Kenjuro to a duel as soon as he spots him, but doesn't manage to because Kenjuro spontaneously grabs all five of them and puts them in a taxi to escape the airport police. He lets it drive to the [residence](/wiki/index.php?title=Residence&action=edit&redlink=1 "Residence (page does not exist)") of the [Mine family](/wiki/Mine_family "Mine family"). Yaiba, on the other hand, wonders about Sayaka, who is the first girl he has ever seen in his life, and befriends the tiger, who gets the name Kagetora. [](#cite_note-2)
Takeshi Onimaru in his possessed form.
### Onimaru Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Onimaru Arc")]
Sayaka, who is the same age as Yaiba, is accompanied by him to [middle school](/wiki/index.php?title=Middle_school_(Yaiba)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Middle school (Yaiba) (page does not exist)") the following day, where he immediately gets into a conflict with her classroom teacher [Mr. Sudo](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Sudo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Sudo (page does not exist)") and several classmates who are familiar with kendo, including the bald swordsman [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru"). Desperate to fight him, Yaiba challenges him to a kendo duel, which Takeshi refuses, whereupon Yaiba sets up some extremely perfidious traps to convince him otherwise. As a result, the two battle each other shortly afterwards, which leads them across a large part of Tokyo, causing extensive property damage. Neither of them ultimately wins the fight, and both return home seriously injured.[](#cite_note-3)
#### Eight Demons Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Eight Demons Arc")]
While Yaiba returns to school and appreciates the company of the girls there, Onimaru withdraws and discovers a secret cellar directly under his family's house, which houses the sword of the Shinto god [Fujin](/wiki/index.php?title=Fujin&action=edit&redlink=1 "Fujin (page does not exist)"), the blade [Fujin-ken](/wiki/index.php?title=Fujin-ken&action=edit&redlink=1 "Fujin-ken (page does not exist)"), which embodies the storm and the wind. To the horror of his [grandfather](/wiki/Grandpa_Onimaru "Grandpa Onimaru") and his sister [Ayame](/wiki/Ayame_Onimaru "Ayame Onimaru"), the young man is overwhelmed by the power of the sword and possessed by Fujin, who turns him into a kind of devil who gathers a group of eight animal demons around himself he frees from their 1000 years of sleep. Onimaru then conquers all of [Japan](/wiki/Japan "Japan") and demonstrates his newfound power by first completely destroying [Tokyo Tower](/wiki/Tokyo_Tower "Tokyo Tower"). At the same time, Yaiba and his friends go on an arduous journey to track down the complement to Fujin-ken, the [sword](/wiki/index.php?title=Raijin-ken&action=edit&redlink=1 "Raijin-ken (page does not exist)") of the thunder god [Raijin](/wiki/index.php?title=Raijin&action=edit&redlink=1 "Raijin (page does not exist)"), which is watched over by [Miyamoto Musashi](/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi "Miyamoto Musashi"), to train with it and to stop the demons. However, to the initial disappointment of the protagonists, Musashi looks more like a petty thief and a pervert than the legendary swordsman he's normally known as.[](#cite_note-4)
Together with this illustrious group, which also includes the two immortal samurai [Jubei Yagyu](/wiki/Jubei_Yagyu "Jubei Yagyu") and [Kojiro Sasaki](/wiki/Kojiro_Sasaki "Kojiro Sasaki"), and later two of the animal demons - the frogman [Gerozaemon Geroda](/wiki/Gerozaemon_Geroda "Gerozaemon Geroda") and the sea cucumber [Namako-Otoko](/wiki/Namako-Otoko "Namako-Otoko"), who have switched sides, Yaiba succeeds in defeating Takeshi Onimaru several times.
#### Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc")]
#### Dragon God Orb Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Dragon God Orb Arc")]
### Kaguya Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Kaguya Arc")]
In the second part of the story, Yaiba's use of the sacred [Dragon Orbs](/wiki/index.php?title=Dragon_Orbs&action=edit&redlink=1 "Dragon Orbs (page does not exist)") to help defeat Onimaru reawakens the evil princess of the [Rabbit People](/wiki/index.php?title=Rabbit_People&action=edit&redlink=1 "Rabbit People (page does not exist)"), [Kaguya](/wiki/Kaguya "Kaguya"). Kaguya seeks out the youth of all women worldwide for herself. Ultimately, Yaiba has to join forces with Onimaru to defeat Kaguya and her strongest minion [Gekko](/wiki/index.php?title=Gekko&action=edit&redlink=1 "Gekko (page does not exist)").
Yaiba vs. Dokuro
### Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc")]
In another adventure, Yaiba and Sayaka are shrunken and help a group of rats living in the attic of the Mine residence against the nefarious cat, [Dokuro](/wiki/Dokuro "Dokuro").
### Nadeshiko Yamato Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Nadeshiko Yamato Arc")]
[Nadeshiko Yamato](/wiki/Nadeshiko_Yamato "Nadeshiko Yamato") also turns up in between to find Yaiba and challenges Sayaka as a rival.
Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescued a young Nadeshiko Yamato from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell instantly in love with him. [](#cite_note-5)
### Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc")]
### Chiki Chiki Grand Prix Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Chiki Chiki Grand Prix Arc")]
### Pyramid Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Pyramid Arc")]
### Underground World Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Underground World Arc")]
### Yamata no Orochi Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Yamata no Orochi Arc")]
During the last fight between Yaiba and Onimaru's devil form in the series, he finally cuts off the horns of the possessed young man, which drives Fujin away, restores Takeshi to his human form, and, to some extent, allows everything to return to normal.[](#cite_note-6)
Soshi Okita vs. Yaiba Kurogane
### Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc")]
Yaiba meets his younger sister Moroha Kurogane at a kendō tournament. He, Sayaka, and Musashi follow her to her [home](/wiki/index.php?title=Kurogane_Mansion&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kurogane Mansion (page does not exist)") where she reveals her true identity as his sister. They are nearly caught by their [mother](/wiki/Michiko_Kurogane "Michiko Kurogane"), who disapproves of Moroha practicing kendo.
It is revealed that years ago, Kenjuro took their very young son, Yaiba, from [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo") and moved with him to the jungle to train him as a swordsman. Michiko never forgave him for this and therefore convinced Moroha that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him.
After this, Moroha challenges him to participate in a martial arts tournament organized by multibillionaires, the "[Oda Nobunaga Tournament](/wiki/index.php?title=Oda_Nobunaga_Tournament&action=edit&redlink=1 "Oda Nobunaga Tournament (page does not exist)")", which takes place on the artificial [Yoroi Island](/wiki/index.php?title=Yoroi_Island&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yoroi Island (page does not exist)"). There he competes in the semifinals against the clearly superior boy of the same age, [Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita"), who, despite his enormous talent, no longer wants to be a kendōka or a samurai. However, he gives up his sure victory when he realizes that no matter how far he goes, Yaiba would never give up, even if it would cost him his own life. Soshi rediscovers his passion for kendō and a life as a samurai again, and the two have been rivals ever since.[](#cite_note-7) During this encounter, Soshi also falls in love with Yaiba's sister Moroha.[](#cite_note-8)
All of this culminates in final encounter between Yaiba and Onimaru, trained by Kenjuro, which Yaiba narrowly wins again, while Kenjuro himself, Michiko and Moroha meet at the sidelines of the arena where they clear up that Kenjuro is Moroha's real father and Michiko made up the story about him murdering her real father because she was in despair after he took Yaiba away. The three of them reconcile and all return to Tokyo.[](#cite_note-9)
Yaiba and Sayaka leaving Tokyo for new adventures.
After a three-year timeskip, peace has finally returned. Due to Onimaru's transformation back into a normal human and the disappearance of his magic, Gerozaemon and Namako are now regular animals living in the pond of the Mine family's backyard. Takeshi Onimaru himself is currently winning his third national title in a row during a match in [Tokyo Budokan](/wiki/index.php?title=Tokyo_Budokan&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tokyo Budokan (page does not exist)"). Sayaka Mine, now 17 years old, attends [Ekoda High School](/wiki/Ekoda_High_School "Ekoda High School"), but cannot concentrate on her lessons because she misses Yaiba, who has since left the Mine family to embark on new adventures. When she thinks about their past shared experiences, she starts to cry, and [Keiko Momoi](/wiki/Keiko_Momoi "Keiko Momoi") wants to comfort her. However, all of a sudden, the 17-year-old Yaiba, who is now much taller than her and appears much more mature than before, crashes through the classroom window. He then asks Sayaka if she would like to accompany him on his new adventure, which she happily agrees to.[](#cite_note-epilogue-10)
## Characters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Characters")]
:   *See also: [List of minor Yaiba characters](/wiki/List_of_minor_Yaiba_characters "List of minor Yaiba characters")*
Cast of Yaiba: Yaiba (foreground); Musashi, Kojiro, Sayaka, Namako-Otoko, Gerozaemon, Onimaru (background, from left to right).
### Yaiba's group[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Yaiba's group")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") | Yaiba Kurogane | Main character of the series who travels to Japan to become a samurai. |
|  | [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") | Sayaka Mine | High school student and only daughter of the Mine family. |
|  | [Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane") | Kenjuro Kurogane | Yaiba's and Moroha's father and Raizo's old rival. |
|  | [Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Musashi_Miyamoto "Musashi Miyamoto") | Musashi Miyamoto | Legendary swordsman who took it upon himself to guard the Raijin sword and acts as Yaiba's teacher after Yaiba obtains the sword. |
|  | [Kojiro Sasaki](/wiki/Kojiro_Sasaki "Kojiro Sasaki") | Kojiro Sasaki | Musashi's famous rival, revived by Onimaru to defeat Yaiba. Kojiro makes several attempts to defeat Yaiba or at least steal the Raijin sword, but ultimately he ends up joining him against Onimaru. He fights using an extendable sword and is a notorious womanizer. |
|  | [Jubei Yagyu](/wiki/Jubei_Yagyu "Jubei Yagyu") | -- | The famous historical one-eyed samurai, revived by Onimaru using a wolf as the host body. Though he usually looks like a normal human being, he becomes an uncontrollable werewolf when drunk. Because they have the same master (Musashi), he reforms and joins Yaiba after losing to him. |
|  | [Kagetora](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora") | Kagetora | Yaiba's pet tiger. In the manga, Yaiba meets Kagetora in the jungle after Kagetora attempts to eat him and vice versa. Kagetora then accompanies Yaiba on his journey to Japan. |
|  | [Shonosuke](/wiki/Shonosuke "Shonosuke") | Shonosuke | Yaiba's pet vulture. The circumstances of how and when Yaiba met Shonosuke are never explained in the manga or the anime adaptation. |
|  | [Gerozaemon Geroda](/wiki/Gerozaemon_Geroda "Gerozaemon Geroda") | Gerozaemon Geroda | A frog man, originally one of Onimaru's minions, revived by using a normal frog as the host body. After losing to Yaiba and learning from another minion that Onimaru views him as expendable, he reforms and joins Yaiba for the remainder of the series. Although mostly comical, he has been shown to be a skilled fighter, mainly using his sticky tongue and a battle axe to fight. |
|  | [Namako-Otoko](/wiki/Namako-Otoko "Namako-Otoko") | Mr. Sea Cucumber | Another one of [Onimaru's](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru") former minions who sides with Yaiba. He is mostly inactive after reforming but is usually seen on Sayaka's shoulder. His name literally means "Sea Cucumber Man". |
|  | [Moroha Kurogane](/wiki/Moroha_Kurogane "Moroha Kurogane") | -- | Yaiba's long lost little sister, raised by their mother to hate Kenjuro. She joins her brother for the final arc of the manga. |
### Onimaru faction[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Onimaru faction")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru") | Takeshi Onimaru | Main antagonist of the series and Yaiba's rival. After obtaining the Fuujin sword, he becomes a demon determined to take over Japan. |
|  | [Kumo-Otoko](/wiki/Kumo-Otoko "Kumo-Otoko") | Mr. Spider | Another of Onimaru's minions, he ends up becoming his right hand man and secretary. After his introduction, he is mostly comical and is rarely shown to be competent at anything. His name literally means "Spider Man". |
|  | [Professor Kanabo](/wiki/Professor_Kanabo "Professor Kanabo") | Dr. Kanabo | Genius professor recruited by Onimaru and Kumo-Otoko to strengthen Onimaru Castle's defenses with the Onimaru Cannon and to repair the Fuujin sword. |
### Kaguya arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Kaguya arc")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Princess Kaguya](/wiki/Princess_Kaguya "Princess Kaguya") | -- | The empress of the moon, ruler to a race of bunny people, and the second major antagonist of the series. Awakened by Yaiba using the Dragon Orb, she and her army seek to invade the earth. Her kiss can drain a person's youth. |
|  | [General Tsukikage](/wiki/index.php?title=General_Tsukikage&action=edit&redlink=1 "General Tsukikage (page does not exist)") | -- | Kaguya's right-hand man and Gekko's older brother. His name literally means "Moon Shadow". |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Gekko_60px.jpg "File:Gekko 60px.jpg") | [Gekko](/wiki/index.php?title=Gekko&action=edit&redlink=1 "Gekko (page does not exist)") | -- | Kaguya's most powerful warrior, an anthropomorphic rabbit with a scar over one eye. He is ruthless and so powerful that Yaiba and Onimaru have to team up to stop him. His name literally means "Moonlight". |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Ryujin_60px.jpg "File:Ryujin 60px.jpg") | [Ryujin](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryujin&action=edit&redlink=1 "Ryujin (page does not exist)") | -- | Legendary warrior from Earth who managed to stop Kaguya from taking over the planet before becoming dormant. |
### Pyramid Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Pyramid Arc")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Emerald_60px.jpg "File:Emerald 60px.jpg") | [Emerald](/wiki/index.php?title=Emerald&action=edit&redlink=1 "Emerald (page does not exist)") | -- | Mysterious girl who guides Yaiba in the Pyramid. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Saphir_60px.jpg "File:Saphir 60px.jpg") | [Saphir](/wiki/index.php?title=Saphir&action=edit&redlink=1 "Saphir (page does not exist)") | -- | The Saphir Soldier, soldier of techniques. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Ruby_60px.jpg "File:Ruby 60px.jpg") | [Ruby](/wiki/index.php?title=Ruby&action=edit&redlink=1 "Ruby (page does not exist)") | -- | The Ruby Soldier, soldier of strength. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Diamond_60px.jpg "File:Diamond 60px.jpg") | [Diamond](/wiki/index.php?title=Diamond&action=edit&redlink=1 "Diamond (page does not exist)") | -- | The Diamond Soldier, soldier of intelligence. Emerald's sister and one of the antagonists from the Pyramid's army. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Jewel_60px.jpg "File:Jewel 60px.jpg") | [Jewel](/wiki/index.php?title=Jewel&action=edit&redlink=1 "Jewel (page does not exist)") | -- | Ultimate antagonist of the Pyramid's army, combining all four jewel soldiers. |
### Underground World Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Underground World Arc")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Boss_of_the_Underground_World_60px.jpg "File:Boss of the Underground World 60px.jpg") | [Boss of the Underground World](/wiki/index.php?title=Boss_of_the_Underground_World&action=edit&redlink=1 "Boss of the Underground World (page does not exist)") | -- | Leader of the people of the Underground World. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Gold_60px.jpg "File:Gold 60px.jpg") | [Gold](/wiki/index.php?title=Gold&action=edit&redlink=1 "Gold (page does not exist)") | -- | Giant monster created by the people of the Underground World. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Silver_60px.jpg "File:Silver 60px.jpg") | [Silver](/wiki/index.php?title=Silver&action=edit&redlink=1 "Silver (page does not exist)") | -- | Giant monster created by the people of the Underground World. |
### Yamata no Orochi Arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Yamata no Orochi Arc")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Rain_60px.jpg "File:Rain 60px.jpg") | [Rain](/wiki/index.php?title=Rain&action=edit&redlink=1 "Rain (page does not exist)") | -- | Kishin of Water. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Burner_60px.jpg "File:Burner 60px.jpg") | [Burner](/wiki/index.php?title=Burner&action=edit&redlink=1 "Burner (page does not exist)") | -- | Kishin of Fire. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Dark_60px.jpg "File:Dark 60px.jpg") | [Dark](/wiki/index.php?title=Dark&action=edit&redlink=1 "Dark (page does not exist)") | -- | Kishin of Darkness. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Plasma_60px.jpg "File:Plasma 60px.jpg") | [Plasma](/wiki/index.php?title=Plasma&action=edit&redlink=1 "Plasma (page does not exist)") | -- | Kishin of Light. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Yamata_no_Orochi_60px.jpg "File:Yamata no Orochi 60px.jpg") | [Yamata no Orochi](/wiki/index.php?title=Yamata_no_Orochi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yamata no Orochi (page does not exist)") | -- | Legendary eight-headed serpent revived by Onimaru. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Susanoo_60px.jpg "File:Susanoo 60px.jpg") | [Susanoo](/wiki/index.php?title=Susanoo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Susanoo (page does not exist)") | -- | Legendary god who previously sealed away the eight-headed serpent. |
### Oda Nobunaga tournament arc[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Oda Nobunaga tournament arc")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita") | -- | The final antagonist of the series. |
### Others[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Others")]
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Raijin_60px.jpg "File:Raijin 60px.jpg") | [Raijin](/wiki/index.php?title=Raijin&action=edit&redlink=1 "Raijin (page does not exist)") | -- | Legendary god of thunder. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Fuujin_60px.jpg "File:Fuujin 60px.jpg") | [Fuujin](/wiki/index.php?title=Fuujin&action=edit&redlink=1 "Fuujin (page does not exist)") | -- | Legendary god of wind. |
|  | [Raizo Mine](/wiki/Raizo_Mine "Raizo Mine") | Raizo Mine | Sayaka's father and Kenjuro's old rival. A kendo master, he now runs his own dojo. |
|  | [Shizuka Mine](/wiki/Shizuka_Mine "Shizuka Mine") | Shizuka Mine | Sayaka's mother. |
|  | [Fuji Mine](/wiki/Fuji_Mine "Fuji Mine") | Fuji Mine | Raizo's mother who runs the Mine household. She is very knowledgeable in kendo and even trains Yaiba a bit before Musashi appears. She is commonly referred to as **Goinkyou** (ご隠居 ,*Retired Person*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")). |
## Manga[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: Manga")]
### Volume 1-10[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Volume 1-10")]
Main article: [Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10](/wiki/Yaiba_Manga_Volume_1-10 "Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10")
| Japanese | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vol. | Chapters | Release date | ISBN | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_1 "Yaiba Volume 1") | 1-9 | April 18, 1989   July 15, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122271-4 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_2 "Yaiba Volume 2") | 10-19 | June 17, 1989   July 15, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122272-2 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_3 "Yaiba Volume 3") | 20-29 | August 18, 1989   July 15, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122273-0 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_4 "Yaiba Volume 4") | 30-39 | October 18, 1989   August 6, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122274-9 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_5 "Yaiba Volume 5") | 40-49 | December 14, 1989   August 6, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122275-7 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_6 "Yaiba Volume 6") | 50-59 | March 17, 1990   August 6, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122276-5 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_7 "Yaiba Volume 7") | 60-69 | May 18, 1990   September 17, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122277-3 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_8 "Yaiba Volume 8") | 70-79 | July 18, 1990   September 17, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122278-1 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_9 "Yaiba Volume 9") | 80-89 | October 18, 1990   September 17, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122279-X |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_10 "Yaiba Volume 10") | 90-99 | February 18, 1991   October 18, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122280-3 |  |
| English | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vol. | Chapters | Release date | ISBN | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_1 "Yaiba Volume 1") | 1-23 | July 8, 2025 | ISBN 1-9747-5604-9 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_2 "Yaiba Volume 2") | 24-48 | October 14, 2025 | ISBN 1-9747-5876-1 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_3 "Yaiba Volume 3") | 49-73 | January 13, 2026 | ISBN 1-9747-6103-6 |  |
### Volume 11-20 - Chapters 100-209[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: Volume 11-20 - Chapters 100-209")]
Main article: [Yaiba Manga Volume 11-20](/wiki/Yaiba_Manga_Volume_11-20 "Yaiba Manga Volume 11-20")
| Japanese | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vol. | Chapters | Release date | ISBN | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_11 "Yaiba Volume 11") | 100-110 | May 18, 1991   October 18, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122561-6 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_12 "Yaiba Volume 12") | 111-121 | July 18, 1991   October 18, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122562-4 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_13 "Yaiba Volume 13") | 122-132 | September 18, 1991   November 18, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122563-2 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_14 "Yaiba Volume 14") | 133-143 | November 18, 1991   November 18, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122564-0 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_15 "Yaiba Volume 15") | 144-154 | January 18, 1992   December 16, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122565-9 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_16 "Yaiba Volume 16") | 155-165 | April 17, 1992   December 16, 2004 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122566-7 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_17 "Yaiba Volume 17") | 166-176 | June 18, 1992   January 14, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122567-5 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_18 "Yaiba Volume 18") | 177-187 | August 10, 1992   January 14, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122568-3 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_19 "Yaiba Volume 19") | 188-198 | November 18, 1992   February 18, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122569-1 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_20 "Yaiba Volume 20") | 199-209 | February 18, 1993   February 18, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-122570-5 |  |
### Volume 21-24 - Chapters 210-255[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Volume 21-24 - Chapters 210-255")]
Main article: [Yaiba Manga Volume 21-24](/wiki/Yaiba_Manga_Volume_21-24 "Yaiba Manga Volume 21-24")
| Japanese | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vol. | Chapters | Release date | ISBN | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_21 "Yaiba Volume 21") | 210-221 | May 18, 1993   March 18, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-123231-0 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_22 "Yaiba Volume 22") | 222-232 | July 17, 1993   March 18, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-123232-9 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_23 "Yaiba Volume 23") | 233-243 | October 18, 1993   April 18, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-123233-7 |  |
| (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24 "Yaiba Volume 24") | 244-255 | February 18, 1994   April 18, 2005 (reissue) | ISBN 4-09-123234-5 |  |
|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Other editions:** | [Re-release](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_manga_re-release&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yaiba manga re-release (page does not exist)") • [Paperback](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_manga_paperback_release&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yaiba manga paperback release (page does not exist)") • [Wide](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_manga_wide_release&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yaiba manga wide release (page does not exist)") |
### Story arcs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: Story arcs")]
1. Eight Demons Arc (Lightning God Sword / Wind God Sword)
2. Onimaru Castle Arc
3. Dragon Orb Arc
4. Kaguya Arc (Dragon God Sword / Demon King Sword)
* **Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba ended here**
1. Pyramid Arc (Supreme King Sword)
2. Underworld Arc
3. Great Dragon Arc
4. Nobunaga Tournament Arc (Wood Sword)
## Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=30 "Edit section: Anime")]
### 1991 pilot OVA[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=31 "Edit section: 1991 pilot OVA")]
Main article: [Yaiba (pilot OVA)](/wiki/Yaiba_(pilot_OVA) "Yaiba (pilot OVA)")
In 1991, a short pilot OVA adapting several chapter of the manga was released for a limited time through application service via Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. The OVA was animated by Pastel and produced by Shogakukan. The OVA was later included in Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba DVD Box.
### Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=32 "Edit section: Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")]
Main article: [Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](/wiki/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba "Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")
In 1993, the manga was adapted into anime series under the name **Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (剣勇伝説YAIBA ,*Swordsman Legend Yaiba*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))**. It was animated by Pastel and produced by TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, and Shogakukan Productions. The anime were broadcasted every Friday at 6.30 pm JST from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994.
Shin Samurai-den Yaiba logo
YAIBA: Samurai Legend logo
### Yaiba: Samurai Legend[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=33 "Edit section: Yaiba: Samurai Legend")]
Main article: [Yaiba: Samurai Legend](/wiki/Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend "Yaiba: Samurai Legend")
On May 8, 2024, in celebration of Detective Conan's 30th years manga serialization, a new complete anime adaptation of the Yaiba manga was announced. The script will be under supervision of Gosho Aoyama. It was announced on September 4, 2024 that the new anime is named **Shin Samurai-den Yaiba (真･侍伝 YAIBA ,*True Samurai Legend Yaiba*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))**. It is animated by [WIT Studio](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10798).
It premiered on April 5, 2025, and airs every Saturday at 5.30 pm JST (which is the same timeslot as [Magic Kaito 1412](/wiki/Magic_Kaito_1412 "Magic Kaito 1412"); before *Detective Conan*).
The show's official website is <https://www.yaiba-pr.com/>, with the English website being <https://www.yaiba-pr.com/en/index.html>.
On October 19, 2024, [Viz Media](/wiki/Viz_Media "Viz Media") announced that they had gotten the license for the anime under the name **Yaiba: Samurai Legend**, stylized as **YAIBA: Samurai Legend**.[](#cite_note-viz-1) The anime is simulcasted by Netflix in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and select regions of Asia; by Hulu in US; by ADN in France and Germany; by Bilibili in South Asia and Southeast Asia, by iQIYI in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The English dub is produced by [Bang Zoom! Entertainment](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Zoom!_Entertainment "wikipedia:Bang Zoom! Entertainment"). Dub for episodes 1-12 was released on August 15, 2025.
On September 27, 2025, a Season 2 was announced, covering the [Kaguya](/wiki/Kaguya "Kaguya") arc.[](#cite_note-11)
## *Yaiba* in *Detective Conan*[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=34 "Edit section: Yaiba in Detective Conan")]
Onimaru at the Toto Gymnasium.
Main article: [Crossover#Yaiba in Detective Conan](/wiki/Crossover#Yaiba_in_Detective_Conan "Crossover")
*[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* has consistently made numerous references to *Yaiba*, from its earliest chapters through to the present day. [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") can often be seen in televisions, video games and on book covers, both in the [manga](/wiki/Manga "Manga") and the [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime"). The superhero [Kamen Yaiba](/wiki/Kamen_Yaiba "Kamen Yaiba"), who sometimes battles against antagonists taken from *Yaiba*, such as the horned demons, is based on a scene from [chapter 184](/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_18#The_Secret_Plan_to_Strike_Back "Yaiba Volume 18") of *Yaiba*. In addition, the sea cucumber [Namako-Otoko](/wiki/Namako-Otoko "Namako-Otoko"), a friend of Yaiba and pet of the [Mine family](/wiki/Mine_family "Mine family"), is one of the mascots of the [Beika Aquarium](/wiki/Beika_Aquarium "Beika Aquarium") and regularly seen as a mobile phone strap of [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri"), which [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") bought for her. Ran also uses Namako as a wallpaper on her phone and as her profile picture in [SNS](/wiki/index.php?title=SNS&action=edit&redlink=1 "SNS (page does not exist)"). Other characters, as well as the swords [Raijin-ken](/wiki/index.php?title=Raijin-ken&action=edit&redlink=1 "Raijin-ken (page does not exist)"), [Fujin-ken](/wiki/index.php?title=Fujin-ken&action=edit&redlink=1 "Fujin-ken (page does not exist)") and the [Hao-ken](/wiki/index.php?title=Hao-ken&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hao-ken (page does not exist)") occasionally appear as fictional elements, props and merchandise in films and video games within the universe of the *Detective Conan* series.
The 14-year-old Yaiba and his friends also appeared in the [Original Video Animation 1](/wiki/Original_Video_Animation_1 "Original Video Animation 1"), which was based on the short story *[K∀ITO](/wiki/K%E2%88%80ITO "K∀ITO")* and expanded the plot to include [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") and other characters from *Detective Conan*, as well as a new framing story. Towards the end, though, the whole thing turns out to be just a dream of Conan, who had read too many [*Yaiba* manga](/wiki/Yaiba#Manga "Yaiba") before falling asleep.
Okita tells Ran about his crush Moroha and his rival Yaiba.
Haro encounters Dokuro.
It later gets revealed however that [Heiji](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori")'s mother [Shizuka Hattori](/wiki/Shizuka_Hattori "Shizuka Hattori") was actually a kendō rival of Yaiba's mother [Michiko Kurogane](/wiki/Michiko_Kurogane "Michiko Kurogane") during her middle school years, to whom she lost during a school tournament, even though she was one year above her, making her the first *Yaiba* character to [canonically](/wiki/Canon "Canon") exist in Conan's world. Heiji himself is in a rivalry with Yaiba's own rival [Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita"), who becomes a recurring character in *Detective Conan*, attends the same class as [Momiji Ooka](/wiki/Momiji_Ooka "Momiji Ooka") and always carries an omamori (talisman) with him containing a photo of Yaiba's younger sister [Moroha Kurogane](/wiki/Moroha_Kurogane "Moroha Kurogane"). He reveals to Ran Mouri that he is indeed secretly in love with Moroha, but can only confess his love to her once he has defeated her brother, who is the 17-year-old Yaiba Kurogane from the [epilogue](/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24#Are_You_Coming.3F "Yaiba Volume 24") of his own series.[](#cite_note-epilogue-10)[](#cite_note-12) [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama") afterwards said that he's been in love with her since she watched Yaiba's and Okita's first battle, making the [Oda Nobunaga Tournament](/wiki/index.php?title=Oda_Nobunaga_Tournament&action=edit&redlink=1 "Oda Nobunaga Tournament (page does not exist)") at least somewhat canonical to *Detective Conan*.[](#cite_note-13) In a similar vein to [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") in the [Bell Tree Express](/wiki/index.php?title=Bell_Tree_Express&action=edit&redlink=1 "Bell Tree Express (page does not exist)"), Okita, who resembles Shinichi, even slightly influenced the main plot by virtue of his photo getting used to deceive the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") that [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") has never been in [Kyoto](/wiki/Kyoto "Kyoto") after the media reporting about his appearance there. In addition to Heiji and Okita, *Yaiba* main antagonist [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru"), who is also met by Ran, partakes in the kendō tournament at [Toto Gymnasium](/wiki/index.php?title=Toto_Gymnasium&action=edit&redlink=1 "Toto Gymnasium (page does not exist)") in [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo").[](#cite_note-14)
There are also numerous allusions to *Yaiba* in [Yuya Kazami](/wiki/Yuya_Kazami "Yuya Kazami")'s video game in the *Detective Conan* spin-off *[Zero's Tea Time](/wiki/Zero%27s_Tea_Time "Zero's Tea Time")*. The puppy [Haro](/wiki/Haro "Haro") from that same series also encounters the street cat [Dokuro](/wiki/Dokuro "Dokuro") in an alley in Tokyo, who is a one-off adversary of Yaiba Kurogane and Sayaka Mine and scratches Haro's face open.
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba&action=edit&section=35 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Many of the same voice actors appear in *Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba* and *Detective Conan*: [Minami Takayama](/wiki/Minami_Takayama "Minami Takayama") (Yaiba and Conan), [Kotono Mitsuishi](/wiki/Kotono_Mitsuishi "Kotono Mitsuishi") (Sayaka and [Kir](/wiki/Hidemi_Hondou "Hidemi Hondou")), [Ryo Horikawa](/wiki/Ryo_Horikawa "Ryo Horikawa") (Onimaru and [Heiji](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori")), [Unsho Ishizuka](/wiki/Unsho_Ishizuka "Unsho Ishizuka") (Raizo and [Nakamori](/wiki/Ginzo_Nakamori "Ginzo Nakamori")) and [Hisao Egawa](/wiki/Hisao_Egawa "Hisao Egawa") (Kagetora, Professor Kanabo and [Osamu Kenzaki](/wiki/Osamu_Kenzaki "Osamu Kenzaki")). Other *DC* actors voiced one-time characters in *Yaiba*: [Kappei Yamaguchi](/wiki/Kappei_Yamaguchi "Kappei Yamaguchi") (Kerokichi and [Shinichi](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo")/[Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid")), [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi_(voice_actor) "Wataru Takagi (voice actor)") (Starfishman and [Genta](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima")/[Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi")), and [Fumihiko Tachiki](/wiki/Fumihiko_Tachiki "Fumihiko Tachiki") (Yakitori-kun and [Vodka](/wiki/Vodka "Vodka")).
* Takayama later reprised her role of Yaiba in Yaiba: Samurai Legend, while [Isshin Chiba](/wiki/Isshin_Chiba "Isshin Chiba"), who voices [Kazunobu Chiba](/wiki/Kazunobu_Chiba "Kazunobu Chiba") in *Detective Conan*, takes on the role of Kagetora.