Yaiba Volume 1

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| **Volume 1** | |
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| **Information** | |
| Release date: | April 18, 1989   July 15, 2004 (reissue) |
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-122271-4 |
| Publisher: | [Shogakukan](/wiki/Shogakukan "Shogakukan") |
Yaiba Volume 1 was released on April 18, 1989 in Japan.
## Contents
* [1 Chapters](#Chapters)
+ [1.1 Yaiba Appears](#Yaiba_Appears)
- [1.1.1 Characters introduced](#Characters_introduced)
- [1.1.2 Chapter 1](#Chapter_1)
+ [1.2 You'll Be Taking Care of Me](#You.27ll_Be_Taking_Care_of_Me)
- [1.2.1 Characters introduced](#Characters_introduced_2)
- [1.2.2 Chapter 2](#Chapter_2)
+ [1.3 What's "School"?](#What.27s_.22School.22.3F)
- [1.3.1 Characters introduced](#Characters_introduced_3)
- [1.3.2 Chapter 3](#Chapter_3)
+ [1.4 Lots of Samurai](#Lots_of_Samurai)
- [1.4.1 Characters introduced](#Characters_introduced_4)
- [1.4.2 Chapter 4](#Chapter_4)
+ [1.5 No Need For Mercy](#No_Need_For_Mercy)
- [1.5.1 Chapter 5](#Chapter_5)
+ [1.6 Stupid Onimaru](#Stupid_Onimaru)
- [1.6.1 Chapter 6](#Chapter_6)
- [1.6.2 People](#People)
+ [1.7 I'll Be Your Opponent](#I.27ll_Be_Your_Opponent)
- [1.7.1 Characters introduced](#Characters_introduced_5)
- [1.7.2 Chapter 7](#Chapter_7)
+ [1.8 Great Clash](#Great_Clash)
- [1.8.1 Chapter 8](#Chapter_8)
+ [1.9 Training!](#Training.21)
- [1.9.1 Characters Introduced](#Characters_Introduced_6)
- [1.9.2 Chapter 9](#Chapter_9)
* [2 Trivia](#Trivia)
+ [2.1 Locations](#Locations)
- [2.1.1 Bali](#Bali)
- [2.1.2 Japan](#Japan)
- [2.1.3 Unknown continent/country](#Unknown_continent.2Fcountry)
+ [2.2 Models](#Models)
- [2.2.1 Narita Airport](#Narita_Airport)
- [2.2.2 Yaiba's jungle](#Yaiba.27s_jungle)
+ [2.3 Crossover](#Crossover)
- [2.3.1 *Magic Kaito*](#Magic_Kaito)
* [3 Editions Gallery](#Editions_Gallery)
* [4 Cover in other countries](#Cover_in_other_countries)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
# Chapters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Chapters")]
## Yaiba Appears[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Yaiba Appears")]
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Episode 1: [Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Heisei%27s_Samurai_Yaiba_Appears "Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears")
YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 1: [Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears_(Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend_episode) "Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)")
### Characters introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Characters introduced")]
- | [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") | |
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|  | * Samurai |
- | [Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane") | |
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|  | * Yaiba's father * Samurai |
- | [Kagetora](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora") | |
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|  | * Tiger |
- | [Shonosuke](/wiki/Shonosuke "Shonosuke") | |
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|  | * Yaiba's pet vulture |
- | [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") | |
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|  | * Junior high school student * Mine household daughter |
- | [Raizo Mine](/wiki/Raizo_Mine "Raizo Mine") | |
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|  | * Mine household head |
### Chapter 1[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Chapter 1")]
Main article: [Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears "Yaiba Appears")
[Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") is a young boy living in an unnamed jungle, together with his father [Kenjuro](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane"), who instructs him about things like survival training and martial arts - especially Kendo. One day they kill and eat a Gorilla, with a [tiger](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora") trying to steal a bit of the grilled goods, but the Gorilla's next of kin try to retaliate - so Yaiba, his father and the tiger have to flee. They hide in a wooden box, which unfortunately gets closed that very moment and loaded onto a plane to be sent to [Narita Airport](/wiki/index.php?title=Narita_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1 "Narita Airport (page does not exist)") near [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo").
After their arrival, Kenjuro meets an old rival of his, [Raizo Mine](/wiki/Raizo_Mine "Raizo Mine"), and his daughter, [Sayaka](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") - who completely fascinates Yaiba, never having seen a girl before. But they are still on the run: Kenjuro grabs Raizo, Sayaka, his son and the tiger to flee again - this time from the airport police - and dumps this group in a taxi, asking the driver to bring them to the [Mine residence](/wiki/Mine_residence "Mine residence")...
## You'll Be Taking Care of Me[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: You'll Be Taking Care of Me")]
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Episode 1: [Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Heisei%27s_Samurai_Yaiba_Appears "Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears")
YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 1: [Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears_(Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend_episode) "Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)")
### Characters introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Characters introduced")]
- | [Sayaka's Grandmother](/wiki/Sayaka%27s_Grandmother "Sayaka's Grandmother") | |
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|  | * Raizo's mother |
- | [Mutou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mutou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mutou (page does not exist)") | |
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|  | * Student at the Mine dojo |
### Chapter 2[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Chapter 2")]
Main article: [You'll Be Taking Care of Me](/wiki/You%27ll_Be_Taking_Care_of_Me "You'll Be Taking Care of Me")
After succesfully escaping the airport police by pineapple means, [Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane") unsolicitedly moves [his son](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") into the [Mine residence](/wiki/Mine_residence "Mine residence"), against the wishes of its owners, [Raizo](/wiki/Raizo_Mine "Raizo Mine") and his daughter, [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine"). Yaiba takes a stroll through the house and encounters [Grandma Mine](/wiki/Grandma_Mine "Grandma Mine"), who he thinks is an underfed baboon. Fed up with *him*, she takes him into the Dojo of the house and, after learning about him being Kenjuro's son, offers a challenge: If Yaiba can beat [Mutou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mutou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mutou (page does not exist)"), the strongest fighter in the Mine Dojo, Yaiba can stay in their house. And at first, her expectation of him losing this battle seems to come true...
## What's "School"?[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: What's \"School\"?")]
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Episode 1: [Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Heisei%27s_Samurai_Yaiba_Appears "Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears")
YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 1: [Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears_(Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend_episode) "Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)")
### Characters introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Characters introduced")]
- | [Shizuka Mine](/wiki/Shizuka_Mine "Shizuka Mine") | |
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|  | * Raizo's wife * Sayaka's mother |
- | [Keiko Momoi](/wiki/Keiko_Momoi "Keiko Momoi") | |
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|  | * Junior high school student |
- | [Keiko's friend](/wiki/index.php?title=Keiko%27s_friend&action=edit&redlink=1 "Keiko's friend (page does not exist)") | |
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|  | * Junior high school student |
- | [Sudou](/wiki/index.php?title=Sudou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Sudou (page does not exist)") | |
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|  | * Junior high school teacher * 5th Dan in Kendo |
### Chapter 3[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Chapter 3")]
Main article: [What's "School"?](/wiki/What%27s_%22School%22%3F "What's \"School\"?")
A brand new day at the [Mine residence](/wiki/Mine_residence "Mine residence") and [Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane") is already leaving again, making [Raizo](/wiki/Raizo_Mine "Raizo Mine") and [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") celebrate that the two troublemakers are gone. But just like he announced the day before, he left his son with the [Mine family](/wiki/Mine_family "Mine family"). [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") follows Sayaka to school, wanting to know what it is. While her classmates are fascinated by the spikey-haired young boy, flooding him with questions, he quickly finds himself in his second battle since his arrival in [Japan](/wiki/Japan "Japan") - against the choleric teacher [Mr. Sudou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Sudou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Sudou (page does not exist)"), a 7th Dan in Kendo...
## Lots of Samurai[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Lots of Samurai")]
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Episode 1: [Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Heisei%27s_Samurai_Yaiba_Appears "Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears")
YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 1: [Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears_(Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend_episode) "Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)")
### Characters introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Characters introduced")]
- | Principal | |
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|  | * Junior high school principal |
- | [Kumazawa](/wiki/index.php?title=Kumazawa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kumazawa (page does not exist)") | |
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|  | * Kendo club captain |
- | [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru") | |
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|  | * Junior high school student * Kendo club member * Yaiba's rival |
### Chapter 4[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Chapter 4")]
After losing against [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane"), [Mr. Sudou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Sudou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Sudou (page does not exist)") wants him off the school as soon as possible. Following his traces into the School Dojo together with the [Principal](/wiki/index.php?title=Middle_School_Principal_(Yaiba)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Middle School Principal (Yaiba) (page does not exist)") and [Grandma Mine](/wiki/Grandma_Mine "Grandma Mine"), Sudou offers a second challenge - that Yaiba has to beat [Kumazawa](/wiki/index.php?title=Kumazawa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kumazawa (page does not exist)"), captain of the Kendo club, who's extremely skilled and was a finalist at the previous Fall Tournament...
## No Need For Mercy[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: No Need For Mercy")]
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Episode 1: [Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Heisei%27s_Samurai_Yaiba_Appears "Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears")
YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 1: [Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)](/wiki/Yaiba_Appears_(Yaiba:_Samurai_Legend_episode) "Yaiba Appears (Yaiba: Samurai Legend episode)")
### Chapter 5[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Chapter 5")]
[Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") is on the verge of losing his battle against [Kumazawa](/wiki/index.php?title=Kumazawa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kumazawa (page does not exist)"), as [Mr. Sudou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Sudou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Sudou (page does not exist)") hoped for. [Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane") appears during the fight and gives Yaiba the advice to use the "Dance of the Wild Animal", which he does, allowing him to win the challenge - and with the side effect that it drives Kumazawa crazy, trying to kill Yaiba. The latter gets saved just in time - by [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru"), of all people.
## Stupid Onimaru[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Stupid Onimaru")]
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Episode 1: [Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears](/wiki/Heisei%27s_Samurai_Yaiba_Appears "Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears")
YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 2: [Sword of Fujin, Reborn](/wiki/Sword_of_Fujin,_Reborn "Sword of Fujin, Reborn")
### Chapter 6[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yaiba_Volume_1&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Chapter 6")]
[Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") wants to battle [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru") at all costs, but he denies, thinking of Yaiba as a weakling who would just taint his technique. Following this, Yaiba sets up several, partly lethal, traps around the school to convince Onimaru to fight against him, which he continues to vehemently deny, which causes him to get buried alive. Yaiba celebrates his "victory" that evening, howling at the moon, while Onimaru digs himself out of the pit, swearing revenge...
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