During AnimeJapan2026, the staff of the Yaiba: Samurai Legend anime revealed a new teaser visual for the upcoming second season. Yaiba: Samurai Legend Season 2 will focus on adapting the Kaguya Arc.
The Yaiba: Samurai Legend anime is currently streaming on Netflix.
The cast of the anime includes:
- Minami Takayama as Yaiba Kurogane
- Manaka Iwami as Sayaka Mine
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Takeshi Onimaru
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Kenjūrō Kurogane
- Junichi Suwabe as Musashi Miyamoto
- Isshin Chiba as Kagetora
- Kōsuke Echigoya as Shonosuke
- Atsushi Miyauchi as Raizō Mine
- Rina Satō as Shizuka Mine
- Kimiko Saitō as Fuji Mine
- Takeharu Ōnishi as Gerozaemon Geroda
- Shūhei Sakaguchi as Kumo Otoko (Mr. Spider)
- Kana Ichinose as Namako Otoko (Mr. Sea Cucumber)
- Gō Inoue as Sasaki Kojirō
Gōshō Aoyama’s hit manga made its debut in September 1988 on Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday. The series finished in December 1993 with 24 compiled book volumes.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga via VIZ Media:
Upon enrolling in school, Yaiba quickly crosses swords with his soon-to-be rival, Onimaru. When Onimaru is transformed into a demon by the cursed power of Fujinken, the Wind God’s Sword, Yaiba embarks on a quest to Mount Tengu to find his own enchanted sword. But Yaiba lacks the skill and knowledge to use such a powerful weapon. If he can’t control himself, it will control him!
