# YAIBA: Samurai Legend (2025)

> A young swordsman leaves his forest home to become a true samurai amid rivals, friends and ancient powers in a bustling city.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/168953

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: animation, action, adventure, fantasy
- Network: Nippon TV, YTV
- Cast: Minami Takayama, Manaka Iwami, Katsuyuki Konishi, Atsushi Miyauchi, Kimiko Saito, Rina Sato, Isshin Chiba, Kosuke Echigoya
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33332400/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, energetic, spirited, action packed

## Synopsis

YAIBA: Samurai Legend (2025) is a Japanese animated shonen action series created for Nippon TV and YTV, produced by WIT STUDIO. Its protagonist Yaiba Kurogane, voiced by Minami Takayama, leaves a quiet forest home for a bustling city full of rivals, friends and ancient powers, driven by the goal of becoming a true samurai. Sayaka Mine, voiced by Manaka Iwami, is among the principal characters who shape his path, and Kagetora, voiced by Isshin Chiba, and Shonosuke, voiced by Kosuke Echigoya, appear across many episodes. The series runs as one continuing story across twenty-four episodes, with each stretch built from duels, rivalries and supernatural confrontations in a modern-leaning urban setting that still carries feudal samurai codes. Its tone is earnest, spirited and energetic, with a coming-of-age heart beneath the spectacle. Fans of Yu Yu Hakusho, Samurai Champloo and Hunter x Hunter will find familiar resonance in its shonen rivalry, sword action and supernatural stakes, all set against a backdrop of samurai tradition reimagined for a new generation of viewers.

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