Yaiba Volume 5

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Volume 5
Information
Release date:	December 14, 1989 August 6, 2004 (reissue)
ISBN:	ISBN 4-09-122275-7
Publisher:	Shogakukan

Yaiba Volume 5 was released on December 14, 1989 in Japan.

Cast

Characters
Yaiba Kurogane Sayaka Mine Gerozaimon Geroda Musashi Miyamoto Kagetora Shonosuke Kojiro Sasaki Hitode-Otoko Kamakiri-Otoko Namako-Otoko Shizuka Mine Raizo Mine Sayaka's Grandmother Koro-chan Eel Fairy Mr. Onick Ana Shioji Ana Shiojis cameraman Komori-Otoko

Chapters

Who is Japan's No. 1

Characters introduced

Koro-chan
	Giant eel Eel fairy's pet

Eel Fairy
	aka Unagi-chan Koro's owner

Mr. Onick's Sorcery

Characters introduced

Mr. Onick
	Magician out for Yaiba's bounty

All Out Attack on Onimaru Castle

Characters introduced

Ana Shioji
	Bushi TV reporter

Ana Shioji's cameraman
	Bushi TV cameraman

Trivia

• If "Yaiba vs. Kaito!" (Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 5) were canon, it would chronologically be set sometime between Chapter 43 and 44 found in this volume, since this is the only time when Yaiba Kurogane and his pets move in with the Mine family in their mansion again together with Gerozaimon Geroda and Namako-Otoko after their travels, and before Kojiro Sasaki moves into it, slowly leading to the big battle against Takeshi Onimaru. This would also fit the release of the special crossover chapter in 1989, like the chapters from this volume, and a reference to Kaitou Kid later in Yaiba Volume 9.
• Ana Shioji and her absurdly loyal cameraman from "Bushi TV", who are reporting about Yaiba and his battle against Onimaru, later also appear in Chapter 16 of Magic Kaito, televising the duel between Kaitou Kid and Saguru Hakuba.
• Bushi TV also is a play on the real television station Fuji TV.
• This is the first time the fictional district the Mine family live in, Yaoya, is named - first during Musashi Miyamoto's training for Yaiba and later by Ana Shioji when she reaches the Mine residence.

Locations

Setting appearing in this volume:

• Fukuoka Prefecture (Introduction)
  • Kitakyushu (Introduction)
    • Kokurakita Ward (Introduction)
      • Kokura Station (Introduction)
• Ganryu Island
• Izu Province (Mentioned)
• Kanagawa Prefecture (Introduction)
  • Hakone Town (Introduction)
    • Lake Ashi (Introduction)
• Mount Fuji (Background)
• Wikipedia:Nagoya (Introduction)
  • Wikipedia:Nakamura-ku, Nagoya (Introduction)
    • Nagoya Station (Introduction)
• Tokyo
  • Bunkyō Ward (Introduction)
    • Koraku (Introduction)
      • Tokyo Dome (Introduction)
      • Tokyo Dome City
  • Chiyoda Ward
    • Marunouichi (Introduction)
      • Tokyo Station (Introduction)
    • Nagata Town (also mentioned)
      • Onimaru Castle
  • Unknown ward
    • Yaoya Town and surrounding area (also mentioned)
      • Mine residence
• Unknown location
  • Unnamed bamboo forest from chapter 48 (Introduction)

Location models

Kokura Station

Kokura Station, at which Yaiba Kurogane, Sayaka Mine, and their friends try to escape from Kojiro Sasaki to Tokyo in chapter 40, is a real train station in the Asano District_(jp) of Kokurakita Ward in the City of Kitakyushu, situated in the Fukuoka Prefecture.

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  Kokura Station in real life.

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  Kokura Station in chapter 40.

Tokyo Station

Sayaka Mine, Kagetora, Gerozaimon Geroda, and Namako-Otoko arrive in Tokyo at the Marunouichi Building of Tokyo Station (pre-renovation status), which is also named as such in chapter 42. Its location is the Marunouichi District in the Chiyoda Ward. They disguise themselves and instantly go to the Mine residence by foot afterwards, implying that Sayaka's home is relatively close to Marunouichi - another hint that Yaoya Town is around Chiyoda early in the series.

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  Tokyo Station in real life.

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  Tokyo Station in chapter 42.

Editions Gallery

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  Original

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  Re-release

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  Paperback release (contains chapters 24-48)

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  Paperback release (contains chapters 49-73)

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  Wide release (contains chapters from Volumes 5-6)

Cover in other countries

France

Germany

Hong Kong (JD Comics, combined volumes 5 and 6)

Italy

Spain (combined volumes 5 and 6)

Vietnam

See also

• Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10
• Yaiba