The staff of Yaiba: Samurai Legend Season 2 confirmed the anime’s January 9, 2027 premiere on YTV, NTV and affiliate channels at a 5:30 p.m. JST timeslot. A new key visual for the season was revealed as well.
Yaiba: Samurai Legend Season 2 will focus on adapting the Kaguya Arc. The anime’s new cast members include Ami Koshimizu as Kaguya and Kōki Uchiyama as Tsukikage.
Takahiro Hasui returns to direct the anime at WIT STUDIO, with animation cooperation by Studio Kurm. Tōko Machida is in charge of the series scripts, and Yoshimichi Kameda is the character designer and chief animation director. Takeshi Maenami is the sub-character designer and main animator, and Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa are the music composers. Haru Yamada is the sound director, and Maiko Okada is the animation producer.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda (Bamboo)
- Background Art: Kazushi Fujii
- Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
- Director of Photography: Yūdai Oda (Follum)
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
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!
