The Birth of the Lightning Slash

Ana Shioji
	Bushi TV reporter;

Mr. Onick
	Magician out for Yaiba's bounty;

	Episode 12
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	Information
Title:	The Birth of the Lightning Slash
Japanese Title:	秘技カミナリ斬り誕生 ; (Higi Kaminari kiri tanjō)
Original airdate:	June 25, 1993
Manga source:	Volume 5: Files 7-9 (046-048)
	Story
Cast:	Yaiba Kurogane ; Sayaka Mine ; Takeshi Onimaru ; Shonosuke ; Kagetora ; Musashi Miyamoto ; Gerozaimon Geroda ; Kojiro Sasaki ; Kumo-Otoko ; Shizuka Mine ; Sayaka's Grandmother ; Mr. Onick ; Ana Shioji ; Ana Shioji's pilot
	Staff
Director:	Kunihiko Yuyama (chief) ; Norihiko Sudo
Screenplay:	Kenji Terada
Storyboard:	Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
Episode director:	Shunji Yoshida ; Kazuya Murata (asst.)
Animation director:	Kenichi Ishimaru
Voice Cast:
	Minami Takayama as Yaiba Kurogane ; Kotono Mitsuishi as Sayaka Mine ; Ryo Horikawa as Takeshi Onimaru ; Masaharu Sato as Musashi Miyamoto ; Reiko Suzuki as Sayaka's Grandmother ; Jurota Kosugi as Kojiro Sasaki ; Kyoko Terase as Shizuka Mine ; Tetsuo Sakaguchi as Kumo-Otoko ; Kazunari Tanaka as Gerozaimon Geroda ; Banjo Ginga as Mr. Onick ; Mami Matsui as Ana Shioji (uncredited)
	Music
Opening song:	Yūki ga Areba
Closing song:	Shinchigakunaki Tatakai