Viz Media has officially acquired the license for the upcoming YAIBA: Samurai Legend anime. The announcement comes courtesy of a recent New York Comic-Con 2024 panel. Additionally, they also announced that they will release the original Yaiba manga next year. The release date for the anime adaptation is currently unknown. Check out the trailer for the YAIBA: Samurai Legend anime below:
The staff of the anime includes the following:
- Director: Takahiro Hasui
- Studio: Wit Studio
- Series Scripts: Touko Machida
- Chief Designer and Animation Director: Yoshimichi Kameda
- Sub-Character Designer and Main Animator: Takeshi Maenami
- Composers: Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa
- Animation Producer: Maiko Okada
- Special Effects Director: Hirofumi Masuda
- Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
- Art Designer: Kazushi Fujii
- Color Designer: Satoshi Hashimoto
- 3DCG Director: Yukinori Nakamura
- Director of Photography: Toru Fukushi
- Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
- Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
The official website’s introduction section describes the story of Yaiba:
Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure…!
Lastly, Viz Media will release the upcoming YAIBA: Samurai Legend anime at some point in the coming months. Additionally, the original manga will start releasing in July 2025. Viz will likely confirm more details about the series soon.
