
The air date of "Shin Samurai Den YAIBA" has been set for April 2025, immediately before "Detective Conan"! The second trailer PV was released, adding voice actors Katsuyuki Konishi and Junichi Suzube.
Let us enter the world of "YAIBA" together! This popular work was serialized in the 39th issue (1988) to the 50th issue (1993) of Shogakukan's "Weekly Shōnen SUNDAY" and will be read in April 2025 under the name "Shin Samurai Den YAIBA" It airs in the 5:30 pm slot on Saturday nights on TV and Nippon Television Network, immediately before Detective Conan.
In the newly released second trailer PV, we not only saw the protagonist Temuba (voiced by Takayama Minami), the heroine Mine Sayaka (voiced by Iwami Manaka) and Temuba’s opponent Onimaru Taro (voiced by Hosaya Yoshimasa) dubbing), as well as new characters Tekiba's father Tetsuken Juro (voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi) and swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (voiced by Junichi Suzube).
In addition, we also saw the appearance of the Thunder God Sword and Fujima Sword, as well as dynamic images of the two swordsmen holding swords.
Tekken Juro, this cold-tempered and elusive swordsman, is a mysterious man with a wandering habit.
He unexpectedly returned to Japan, but left his sword aside and wandered around the world.
His drinking capacity is unparalleled. Katsuyuki Konishi commented: "I am very happy to be able to voice Tetsuken Juro. Please look forward to the resurrection of "YAIBA"!"
The swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is famous for the "Decisive Battle of Ganryu Island".
He lives on Mount Tengu and has been waiting for four hundred years for a "legendary samurai" who can wield his magical sword "Thunder God Sword".
Suzube Junichi commented: "Although he looks like an old man and has an old man's head, he is actually a legendary swordsman.
I loved playing him because he's a character with a lot of comedy.
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The story of "Shin Samurai Den YAIBA" is about the protagonist Tetsuba receiving training in the jungle in order to become a real samurai.
He returned to Japan and took refuge in the Mine family, who was related to his father Kenjuro. Sayaka, the daughter of the Mine family, began a life of confusion under an unprecedented blade.
During his repeated collisions with Onimaru, the ancient powers "Thunder God's Sword" and "Wind God's Sword" awakened.
These two magic swords that have shaken the world since ancient times are now awakened again, and the real story begins.
The animation production team includes director Takahiro Nagai, series composition Doji Waita, character design/animation director Yoshimichi Kameda, and others. The music is provided by Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa.
At the same time, the dubbing cast is also very luxurious, including Tetsuba/Takayama Minami, Mine Sayaka/Iwami Itanaka, Onimaru Takeshi/Hosaya Yoshimasa and others.
Let's look forward to the arrival of "Shin Samurai Den YAIBA" and join them in adventure every Saturday evening at 5:30pm (*except in some areas) on Yomiuri and NTV nationwide networks!