The main visual and promotional video for the TV anime YAIBA: Samurai Legend, created by Gosho Aoyama, have been unveiled. Alongside this, additional characters, their voice actors, and the opening theme artist have been announced. The anime is set to premiere on April 5.
The opening theme is “BLADE” a new song by BLUE ENCOUNT. The main PV featured a snippet of the song along with the introduction of additional characters.
BLUE ENCOUNT artist photo:
Main Trailer:
Main Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Takeharu Onishi as Gerozaemon Geroda
Shuhei Sakaguchi as Mr. Spider
Kana Ichinose as Mr. Sea Cucumber
Go Inoue as Kojiro Sasaki
STAFF:
Director: Takahiro Hasui
Series Scripts: Touko Machida
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director: Yoshimichi Kameda
Sub-Character Designer/ Main Animator: Takeshi Maenami
Music: Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa
Sound Director: Haru Yamada
Animation Producer: Maiko Okada
Animation Production: WIT STUDIO
Aoyama debuted the series in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday in September 1988, wrapping it up in December 1993 with 24 compiled book volumes. This success led to a 52-episode anime adaptation airing from April 1993 to April 1994.
The series centers on Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai boy influenced by Miyamoto Musashi, the historical swordsman known for developing the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū style of dual-wielding and authoring the classic military strategy text, The Book of Five Rings.
Source: Comic Natalie
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