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The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in ''[[Detective Conan]]''. | The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in ''[[Detective Conan]]''. | ||
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[[Yaiba Kurogane]]'s father [[Kenjuro Kurogane|Kenjuro]] took his very young son away from their [[Kurogane Mansion|home]] in [[Tokyo]] and moved with him to a [[Jungle (Yaiba)|jungle]] to train him as a swordsman. His wife, Yaiba's mother [[Michiko Kurogane]], never forgave him for this and therefore convinced her daughter [[Moroha Kurogane|Moroha]] that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him. Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescues young [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell in love with him immediately. <ref>[[Yaiba Volume 17]], [[Chapter 168]]<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] saved [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from a jaguar in the jungle six years ago.</ref> | [[Yaiba Kurogane]]'s father [[Kenjuro Kurogane|Kenjuro]] took his very young son away from their [[Kurogane Mansion|home]] in [[Tokyo]] and moved with him to a [[Jungle (Yaiba)|jungle]] to train him as a swordsman. His wife, Yaiba's mother [[Michiko Kurogane]], never forgave him for this and therefore convinced her daughter [[Moroha Kurogane|Moroha]] that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him. Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescues young [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell in love with him immediately. <ref>[[Yaiba Volume 17]], [[Chapter 168]]<br>[[Yaiba Kurogane]] saved [[Nadeshiko Yamato]] from a jaguar in the jungle six years ago.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 30 May 2021
YAIBA was the second ongoing manga series created by Gosho Aoyama. It ran from 1988 to 1993 in Shonen Sunday and later had an anime known as Kenyu Densetsu Yaiba (剣勇伝説YAIBA Ken'yū Densetsu Yaiba, "Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba") that ran from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994. The manga was collected into 24 volumes originally and released three more times after that: the wide version (12 volumes), the paperback version (10 volumes), and re-release version (24 volumes). A video game for the Super Famicom, as well as a game for the Nintendo Game Boy, were also both released.
The story was about a young samurai and his adventures in modern day Japan. There have been numerous references to it in Detective Conan.
Contents
- 1 Plot summary
- 2 Characters
- 3 Chapters
- 4 Anime
- 5 Yaiba in Detective Conan
- 6 Gallery
- 7 See also
- 8 External links
Plot summary
Yaiba Arc
Yaiba Kurogane's father Kenjuro took his very young son away from their home in Tokyo and moved with him to a jungle to train him as a swordsman. His wife, Yaiba's mother Michiko Kurogane, never forgave him for this and therefore convinced her daughter Moroha that Kenjuro was a fraud who murdered her "real" father, which is why she would have to avenge him. Six years before the series began, Yaiba rescues young Nadeshiko Yamato from being attacked by a jaguar while on safari. She fell in love with him immediately. [1]
One day, Yaiba, now 14 years old, and his father catch a gorilla in their jungle and prepare it as a meal, which provokes a tiger to attack because he wants his share of it. The relatives of the gorilla appear and hunt Yaiba, his father and the tiger down until they manage to hide in a wooden crate full of fruits, which, unfortunately, is put on a plane and transported to Narita Airport in Tokyo. After their arrival, the trio meets Sayaka Mine and her father Raizo, an old kendo rival of Kenjuro, who tries to challenge Kenjuro to a duel as soon as he spots him, but doesn't manage to because Kenjuro spontaneously grabs all five of them and puts them in a taxi to escape the airport police. He lets it drive to the residence of the Mine family. Yaiba, on the other hand, wonders about Sayaka, who is the first girl he has ever seen in his life, and befriends the tiger, who gets the name Kagetora. [2]
Onimaru Arc
Sayaka, who is the same age as Yaiba, is accompanied by him to middle school the following day, where he immediately gets into a conflict with her classroom teacher Mr. Sudo and several classmates who are familiar with kendo, including the bald swordsman Takeshi Onimaru. Desperate to fight him, Yaiba challenges him to a kendo duel, which Takeshi refuses, whereupon Yaiba sets up some extremely perfidious traps to convince him otherwise. As a result, the two battle each other shortly afterwards, which leads them across a large part of Tokyo and causes an extremely large amount of property damage. Neither of them really wins the fight in the end and both go home seriously injured.[3]
Eight Demons Arc
While Yaiba returns to school and appreciates the company of the girls there, Onimaru withdraws and discovers a secret cellar directly under his family's house, which houses the sword of the Shinto god Fujin, the blade Fujin-ken, which embodied the storm and the wind. To the horror of his grandfather and his sister Ayame, the young man is overwhelmed by the power of the sword and possessed by Fujin, who turns him into a kind of devil who gathers a group of eight animal demons around himself he frees from their 1000 years of sleep. Onimaru then conquers all of Japan and demonstrates his newfound power by first completely destroying Tokyo Tower. At the same time, Yaiba and his friends go on an arduous journey to track down the complement to Fujin-ken, the sword of the thunder god Raijin, which is watched over by Miyamoto Musashi, to train with it and to stop the demons. However, to the initial disappointment of the protagonists, Musashi looks more like a petty thief and a pervert than the legendary swordsman he's normally known as.[4]
Together with this illustrious group, which also includes the two immortal samurai Jubei Yagyu and Kojiro Sasaki, and later two of the animal demons - the frogman Gerozaimon Geroda and the sea cucumber Namako-Otoko, who have switched sides - Yaiba succeeds in defeating Takeshi Onimaru several times.
Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Arc
Dragon God Orb Arc
Kaguya Arc
In the second part of the story, Yaiba's use of the sacred Dragon Orbs to help defeat Onimaru reawakens the evil princess of the Rabbit People, Kaguya. Kaguya seeks out the youth of all of the women of the world for herself. Ultimately, Yaiba has to join forces with Onimaru to defeat Kaguya and her strongest minion Gekko.
Strong Cat Dokuro VS. Yaiba Arc
In another adventure, Yaiba and Sayaka get shrunken and help out a bunch of rats living in the attic of the Mine residence against the nefarious cat Dokuro.
Nadeshiko Yamato Arc
Nadeshiko Yamato also turns up inbetween to find Yaiba and challenges Sayaka as a rival.
Musashi VS. Kojiro in Edo Arc
Chiki Chiki Grand Prix Arc
Pyramid Arc
Underground World Arc
Yamata no Orochi Arc
During the last fight between Yaiba and Onimaru's devil form in the series, he finally cuts off the horns of the possessed young man, which drives Fujin away, makes Takeshi a normal human student again, and more or less allows everything to return to normal.[5]
Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc
Shortly afterwards, Yaiba meets his younger sister Moroha Kurogane at a kendō tournament, who takes him to their mother Michiko, before participating in a martial arts tournament organized by multibillionaires, the "Oda Nobunaga Tournament", which takes place on the artificial Yoroi Island. There he competes in the semifinals against the clearly superior boy of the same age, Soshi Okita, who, despite his enormous talent, no longer wants to be a kendōka or a samurai. However, he gives up his sure victory when he realizes that no matter how far he goes, Yaiba would never give up, even if it would cost him his own life. Soshi rediscovers his passion for kendō and a life as a samurai again and the two have been rivals ever since.[6] During this encounter, Soshi also falls in love with Yaiba's sister Moroha.[7]
All of this culminates in final encounter between Yaiba and Onimaru, trained by Kenjuro, which Yaiba narrowly wins again, while Kenjuro himself, Michiko and Moroha meet at the sidelines of the arena where they clear up that Kenjuro is Moroha's real father and Michiko made up the story about him murdering her real father because she was in despair after he took Yaiba away. The three of them reconcile and all return to Tokyo.[8]
After a timeskip of three years, peace has finally returned. Due to Onimaru's transformation back into a normal human and the disappearance of his magic, Gerozaimon and Namako are now regular animals living in the pond of the Mine family's backyard. Takeshi Onimaru himself is currently winning his third national title in a row during a match in Tokyo Budokan. Sayaka Mine, now 17 years old, attends Ekoda High School, but cannot concentrate on her lessons because she misses Yaiba, who has since left the Mine family to go on new adventures. Just when she thinks about their past shared experiences, she starts to cry and Keiko Momoi wants to comfort her, when all of a sudden, the meanwhile 17-year-old Yaiba, who is now much taller than her and appears much more mature than before, crashes through the window of the classroom. He then asks Sayaka if she would like to accompany him on his new adventure, which she happily agrees to.[9]
Characters
- See also: List of minor Yaiba characters
Yaiba's group
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Yaiba Kurogane | -- | Main character of the series who travels to Japan to become a samurai. |
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Sayaka Mine | -- | High school student and only daughter of the Mine family. |
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Kenjuro Kurogane | -- | Yaiba's and Moroha's father and Raizo's old rival. |
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Musashi Miyamoto | -- | Legendary swordsman who took it upon himself to guard the Raijin sword and acts as Yaiba's teacher after Yaiba obtains the sword. |
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Kojiro Sasaki | -- | Musashi's famous rival, revived by Onimaru to defeat Yaiba. Kojiro makes several attempts to defeat Yaiba or at least steal the Raijin sword, but ultimately he ends up joining him against Onimaru. He fights using an extendable sword and is a notorious womanizer. |
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Jubei Yagyu | -- | The famous historical one-eyed samurai, revived by Onimaru using a wolf as the host body. Though he usually looks like a normal human being, he becomes an uncontrollable werewolf when drunk. Because they have the same master (Musashi), he reforms and joins Yaiba after losing to him. |
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Kagetora | -- | Yaiba's pet tiger. In the manga, Yaiba meets Kagetora in the jungle after Kagetora attempts to eat him and vice versa. Kagetora then accompanies Yaiba on his journey to Japan. |
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Shonosuke | -- | Yaiba's pet vulture. The circumstances of how and when Yaiba met Shonosuke are never explained in the manga or the anime adaptation. |
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Gerozaimon Geroda | -- | A frog man, originally one of Onimaru's minions, revived by using a normal frog as the host body. After losing to Yaiba and learning from another minion that Onimaru views him as expendable, he reforms and joins Yaiba for the remainder of the series. Although mostly comical, he has been shown to be a skilled fighter, mainly using his sticky tongue and a battle axe to fight. |
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Namako-Otoko | -- | Another one of Onimaru's former minions who sides with Yaiba. He is mostly inactive after reforming but is usually seen on Sayaka's shoulder. His name literally means "Sea Cucumber Man". |
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Moroha Kurogane | -- | Yaiba's long lost little sister, raised by their mother to hate Kenjuro. She joins her brother for the final arc of the manga. |
Onimaru faction
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Takeshi Onimaru | -- | Main antagonist of the series and Yaiba's rival. After obtaining the Fuujin sword, he becomes a demon determined to take over Japan. |
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Kumo-Otoko | -- | Another of Onimaru's minions, he ends up becoming his right hand man and secretary. After his introduction, he is mostly comical and is rarely shown to be competent at anything. His name literally means "Spider Man". |
Dragon God Orbs arc
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Professor Kanabo | -- | Genius professor recruited by Onimaru and Kumo-Otoko to strengthen Onimaru Castle's defenses with the Onimaru Cannon and to repair the Fuujin sword. |
Kaguya arc
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60px | Kaguya | -- | The empress of the moon, ruler to a race of bunny people living on the moon, and the second major antagonist of the series. Awakened by Yaiba using the Dragon Orb, she and her army seek to invade the earth. Her kiss can drain a person's youth. |
| 60px | Tsukikage | -- | Kaguya's right-hand man and Gekko's older brother. His name literally means "Moon Shadow". |
| 60px | Gekko | -- | Kaguya's most powerful warrior, an anthropomorphic rabbit with a scar over one eye. He is ruthless and so powerful that Yaiba and Onimaru have to team up to stop him. His name literally means "Moonlight". |
| 60px | Mangetsu | -- | One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "Full Moon". |
| 60px | Mikazuki | -- | One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "Crescent Moon". |
| 60px | Shingetsu | -- | One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "New Moon". |
| 60px | Hangetsu | -- | One of Kaguya's generals. His name literally means "Half Moon". |
Oda Nobunaga tournament arc
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Soshi Okita | -- | The final antagonist of the series. |
Others
| Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Raizo Mine | -- | Sayaka's father and Kenjuro's old rival. A kendo master, he now runs his own dojo. |
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Shizuka Mine | -- | Sayaka's mother. |
| 60px | Sayaka's Grandmother | -- | Raizo's mother who runs the Mine household. She is very knowledgeable in kendo and even trains Yaiba a bit before Musashi appears. She is commonly referred to as Goinkyou (ご隠居 Retired Person). |
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Ayame Onimaru | -- | -- |
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Takeshi's Grandfather | -- | -- |
Chapters
Volume 1-10 - Chapters 001-099
| Vol. | Chapters | Japanese | English | Plot | ||
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| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |||
| 01 | 1-9 | April 18, 1989 July 15, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122271-4 | |||
| 02 | 10-19 | June 17, 1989 July 15, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122272-2 | |||
| 03 | 20-29 | August 18, 1989 July 15, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122273-0 | |||
| 04 | 30-39 | October 18, 1989 August 6, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122274-9 | |||
| 05 | 40-49 | December 14, 1989 August 6, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122275-7 | |||
| 06 | 50-59 | March 17, 1990 August 6, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122276-5 | |||
| 07 | 60-69 | May 18, 1990 September 17, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122277-3 | |||
| 08 | 70-79 | July 18, 1990 September 17, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122278-1 | |||
| 09 | 80-89 | October 18, 1990 September 17, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122279-X | |||
| 10 | 90-99 | February 18, 1991 October 18, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122280-3 | |||
Volume 11-20 - Chapters 100-209
| Vol. | Chapters | Japanese | English | Plot | ||
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| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |||
| 11 | 100-110 | May 18, 1991 October 18, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122561-6 | |||
| 12 | 111-121 | July 18, 1991 October 18, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122562-4 | |||
| 13 | 122-132 | September 18, 1991 November 18, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122563-2 | |||
| 14 | 133-143 | November 18, 1991 November 18, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122564-0 | |||
| 15 | 144-154 | January 18, 1992 December 16, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122565-9 | |||
| 16 | 155-165 | April 17, 1992 December 16, 2004 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122566-7 | |||
| 17 | 166-176 | June 18, 1992 January 14, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122567-5 | |||
| 18 | 177-187 | August 10, 1992 January 14, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122568-3 | |||
| 19 | 188-198 | November 18, 1992 February 18, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122569-1 | |||
| 20 | 199-209 | February 18, 1993 February 18, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-122570-5 | |||
Volume 21-24 - Chapters 210-255
| Vol. | Chapters | Japanese | English | Plot | ||
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| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |||
| 21 | 210-221 | May 18, 1993 March 18, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-123231-0 | |||
| 22 | 222-232 | July 17, 1993 March 18, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-123232-9 | |||
| 23 | 233-243 | October 18, 1993 April 18, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-123233-7 | |||
| 24 | 244-255 | February 18, 1994 April 18, 2005 (reissue) |
ISBN 4-09-123234-5 | |||
Story arcs
- Eight Demons Arc (Lightning God Sword / Wind God Sword)
- Onimaru Castle Arc
- Dragon Orb Arc
- Kaguya Arc (Dragon God Sword / Demon King Sword)
- Anime ended here
- Pyramid Arc (Supreme King Sword)
- Underworld Arc
- Great Dragon Arc
- Nobunaga Tournament Arc (Wood Sword)
Anime
Yaiba in Detective Conan
- In volume 2 of Detective Conan, Yaiba is seen playing on a TV. Likewise, in the last episode of the Yaiba anime, Conan and Ran are seen on a TV.
- The characer Kamen Yaiba is a parody of Kamen Rider, using "Yaiba" instead of "Rider".
- In Conan vs Kid vs Yaiba - The Decisive Battle Over the Treasured Sword!, Mitsuhiko lends Conan all 24 volumes of Yaiba. Also, various characters in the Yaiba series play a major role in the OVA.
- Ran's cell-phone strap has a key-chain figure of Namako-Otoko attached to it.
- At the Halloween Party Murder Case, people dressed as Onimaru, Gerozaemon, Kumo-Otoko, the kappa Kerokichi (a one-time character) can be seen.
- The names of the characters in the movie Star Blade VI are rearranged versions of the historical names in Yaiba and have similarities to each character: Dark Sashim (ダーク・サシム) is Musashi (ムサシ) and uses two swords, Bay Jew (ベイ・ジュウ) is Jubei (十兵衛) and has an eyepatch, Kisasa (キササ) is Sasaki (Kojiro) (佐々木) and uses a long sword, and Dark Takio (ダーク・タキオ) is Okita (沖田) and resembles and evil god.
- In the Onsen Murder Case, Professor Agasa invents a device for testing onsen temperatures and quality that is designed to look like Ishikawa Goemon, but rather than a traditional Goemon design it resembles the revived Goemon from the Dragon Orbs Arc.
- Many of the same voice actors appear in Yaiba and Detective Conan: Minami Takayama (Yaiba and Conan), Kotono Mitsuishi (Sayaka and Kir), Ryo Horikawa (Onimaru and Heiji), and Unsho Ishizuka (Raizo and Nakamori). Other DC actors voiced one-time characters in Yaiba: Kappei Yamaguchi (Kerokichi and Shinichi/Kaitou Kid), Wataru Takagi (Starfishman and Genta/Takagi), and Fumihiko Tachiki (Yakitori-kun and Vodka).
Yaiba in Magic Kaito
- In chapter 18 of Magic Kaito (which the first Detective Conan OVA is based on), Kid attempts to steal a sacred sword from the Mine house and ends up fighting Yaiba. Also, Kuroba and Nakamori are mentioned in the the final chapter of Yaiba.
Gallery
See also
External links
| Yaiba | ||
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| Main Characters | Yaiba Kurogane • Sayaka Mine • Musashi Miyamoto • Takeshi Onimaru • Kojiro Sasaki • Jubei Yagyu • Shonosuke • Kagetora • Gerozaimon Geroda • Namako-Otoko | |
| Secondary Characters | Kenjuro Kurogane • Raizo Mine • Shizuka Mine • Grandma Mine • Moroha Kurogane • Michiko Kurogane • Soshi Okita • Kumo-Otoko • List of minor Yaiba characters | |
| Manga | Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10 • 11-20 • 21-24 • Volume 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | |
| OVA adaptations | Yaiba (pilot OVA) • Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! | |
| Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba | List of episodes • Staff | |
| Games | Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Super Famicom) • Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Game Boy) • Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Sega Game Gear) • List of games | |
| Crossovers | The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery • The Scarlet School Trip • List of crossovers | |
| Related Articles | Swords used in Yaiba • Yaoya • Ekoda High School • Play It Again • K∀ITO | |
- ^ Yaiba Volume 17, Chapter 168
Yaiba Kurogane saved Nadeshiko Yamato from a jaguar in the jungle six years ago. - ^ Yaiba Volume 1, Chapters 1-2
Yaiba Kurogane and his father arrive at Narita Airport and meet Sayaka Mine and her father, moving into their house without asking. - ^ Yaiba Volume 1, Chapters 3-9
Yaiba Kurogane gets to know Takeshi Onimaru, provokes him to a devastating fight, which neither really wins and which makes both of them the worst of rivals. - ^ Yaiba Volume 2, Chapters 10-14
Yaiba Kurogane finds the sword of Raijin and meets Musashi Miyamoto, who becomes his mentor. - ^ [[Yaiba Volume 2-23: Chapters 11-236
Yaiba Kurogane and his friends experience a wide variety of adventures, most of them repeatedly bringing them into confrontation with Takeshi Onimaru. - ^ Yaiba Volume 23-24, Chapters 237-250
Yaiba Kurogane meets his sister and his mother and takes part in the "Oda Nobunaga Tournament", where meets Soshi Okita, among others. - ^ LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book
Q34: Since when Soshi Okita has feelings towards Moroha Kurogane? This has been on my mind to the point where I can’t sleep at night, so please tell us in one of the episodes.
A: If I wasn't mistaken, he fell in her love since the first time he saw her while he was fighting Yaiba
Translated by: Linzz, Spimer, Manaphy, Holmes, Sen, nightbaron, Ali - ^ Yaiba Volume 24, Chapters 251-254
- ^ Yaiba Volume 24, Chapter 255
After a timeskip of three years, the epilogue chapter shows what happened to the Yaiba characters in the meantime.
