The Secret of the Onimaru Manjuu

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| **Episode 9** | |
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| **Information** | |
| Title: | The Secret of the Onimaru Manjuu |
| Japanese Title: | 鬼丸まんじゅうの秘密   (Onimaru manjū no himitsu) |
| Original airdate: | June 4, 1993 |
| Broadcast rating: | 9.8% |
| Manga source: | [Volume 4: Files 6-9 (035-038)](/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_4 "Yaiba Volume 4") (**[h.a.](/wiki/Manga_Legend "Manga Legend")**) |
| **Story** | |
| Cast: | [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane")   [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine")   [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru")   [Shonosuke](/wiki/Shonosuke "Shonosuke")   [Kagetora](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora")   [Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Musashi_Miyamoto "Musashi Miyamoto")   [Gerozaemon Geroda](/wiki/Gerozaemon_Geroda "Gerozaemon Geroda")   [Kumo-Otoko](/wiki/Kumo-Otoko "Kumo-Otoko")   [Kamakiri-Otoko](/wiki/Kamakiri-Otoko "Kamakiri-Otoko")   [Namako-Otoko](/wiki/Namako-Otoko "Namako-Otoko")   [Hitode-Otoko](/wiki/Hitode-Otoko "Hitode-Otoko") |
| **Staff** | |
| Director: | [Kunihiko Yuyama](/wiki/index.php?title=Kunihiko_Yuyama&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kunihiko Yuyama (page does not exist)") (chief)   [Norihiko Sudo](/wiki/index.php?title=Norihiko_Sudo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Norihiko Sudo (page does not exist)") |
| Screenplay: | [Isao Shizuya](/wiki/index.php?title=Isao_Shizuya&action=edit&redlink=1 "Isao Shizuya (page does not exist)") |
| Storyboard: | [Osamu Sekita](/wiki/index.php?title=Osamu_Sekita&action=edit&redlink=1 "Osamu Sekita (page does not exist)") |
| Episode director: | [Osamu Sekita](/wiki/index.php?title=Osamu_Sekita&action=edit&redlink=1 "Osamu Sekita (page does not exist)")   [Kazuya Murata](/wiki/index.php?title=Kazuya_Murata&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kazuya Murata (page does not exist)") (asst.) |
| Animation director: | [Eiichi Endo](/wiki/index.php?title=Eiichi_Endo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eiichi Endo (page does not exist)") |
| | Voice Cast: | | --- | | [Minami Takayama](/wiki/Minami_Takayama "Minami Takayama") as [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane")   [Kotono Mitsuishi](/wiki/Kotono_Mitsuishi "Kotono Mitsuishi") as [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine")   [Ryo Horikawa](/wiki/Ryo_Horikawa "Ryo Horikawa") as [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru")   [Masaharu Sato](/wiki/Masaharu_Sato "Masaharu Sato") as [Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Musashi_Miyamoto "Musashi Miyamoto")   [Kazunari Tanaka](/wiki/Kazunari_Tanaka "Kazunari Tanaka") as [Gerozaemon Geroda](/wiki/Gerozaemon_Geroda "Gerozaemon Geroda")   [Tetsuo Sakaguchi](/wiki/index.php?title=Tetsuo_Sakaguchi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tetsuo Sakaguchi (page does not exist)") as [Kumo-Otoko](/wiki/Kumo-Otoko "Kumo-Otoko")   [Tsutomu Kashiwakura](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Kashiwakura&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tsutomu Kashiwakura (page does not exist)") as [Namako-Otoko](/wiki/Namako-Otoko "Namako-Otoko")   [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi_(voice_actor) "Wataru Takagi (voice actor)") as [Hitode-Otoko](/wiki/Hitode-Otoko "Hitode-Otoko")   [Michio Nakao](/wiki/index.php?title=Michio_Nakao&action=edit&redlink=1 "Michio Nakao (page does not exist)") as [Kamakiri-Otoko](/wiki/Kamakiri-Otoko "Kamakiri-Otoko")   [Kozo Shioya](/wiki/index.php?title=Kozo_Shioya&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kozo Shioya (page does not exist)") as Factory owner | | |
| **Music** | |
| Opening song: | [Yūki ga Areba](/wiki/Y%C5%ABki_ga_Areba "Yūki ga Areba") |
| Closing song: | [Shinchigakunaki Tatakai](/wiki/Shinchigakunaki_Tatakai "Shinchigakunaki Tatakai") |
***The Secret of the Onimaru Manjuu*** (鬼丸まんじゅうの秘密 ,*Onimaru manjū no himitsu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is the 9th episode of *[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](/wiki/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba "Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")* anime. It aired on June 4, 1993.
## Contents
* [1 Characters introduced](#Characters_introduced)
* [2 Cast](#Cast)
* [3 Plot](#Plot)
+ [3.1 Story](#Story)
+ [3.2 People](#People)
+ [3.3 Resolution](#Resolution)
* [4 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
## Characters introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Secret_of_the_Onimaru_Manjuu&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Characters introduced")]
- | [Kamakiri-Otoko](/wiki/Kamakiri-Otoko "Kamakiri-Otoko") | |
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|  | * Humanoid praying mantis * Sixth of the [Eight Demons](/wiki/index.php?title=Eight_Demons&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eight Demons (page does not exist)") |
- | [Namako-Otoko](/wiki/Namako-Otoko "Namako-Otoko") | |
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|  | * Humanoid sea cucumber * Seventh of the [Eight Demons](/wiki/index.php?title=Eight_Demons&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eight Demons (page does not exist)") |
- | [Hitode-Otoko](/wiki/Hitode-Otoko "Hitode-Otoko") | |
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|  | * Humanoid starfish * Last of the [Eight Demons](/wiki/index.php?title=Eight_Demons&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eight Demons (page does not exist)") |