Yaiba Volume 23

Chronology
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Volume 23
Information
Release date:	October 18, 1993 April 18, 2005 (reissue)
ISBN:	ISBN 4-09-123233-7
Publisher:	Shogakukan

Yaiba Volume 23 was released on October 18, 1993 in Japan.

Cast

Characters
Yaiba Kurogane Takeshi Onimaru 100px Yamata no Orochi Musashi Miyamoto 100px Underworld Boss 100px Susanoo Sayaka Mine 100px Kaguya Kojiro Sasaki Jubei Yagyu Kagetora 100px Gekko 100px Tsukikage Shonosuke Moroha Kurogane Michiko Kurogane 100px Gakuso Shirogane

True Samurai

Characters introduced

Gonzo Torikabuto
100px	Member of the Tokyo MPD 7th dan in kendo

Moroha Kurogane
	Yaiba Kurogane's sister

Tanaka
100px	Servant of the Kurogane family

The Girl's Identity

Characters introduced

Michiko Kurogane
	Yaiba's and Moroha's mother

No Need for Mercy!

Characters introduced

Gakuso Shirogane
100px	Multi-billionaire head of Platina Corporation Organizer of the Nobunaga Oda Tournament

Samurai VS Knight

Characters introduced

Frederick Luther III
100px	Knight from Europe

Trivia

• The Nobunaga Oda Tournament starting in this volume was indirectly referenced during the "Kendo Tournament Murder" in Detective Conan, where Soshi Okita and Takeshi Onimaru reappear.

Character popularity poll

The results of a character popularity poll held in the May 1993 issue of Shounen Sunday where 7924 persons participated, were presented on three bonus pages attached to this volume, including some comments by the characters in question, which are as follows:

1. Yaiba Kurogane (4893 votes)
   Yaiba Kurogane: "I got this!"
2. Sayaka Mine (2788 votes)
3. Emerald (2127 votes)
   Emerald: "Thanks..."
4. Jubei Yagyu (1211 votes)
   Jubei Yagyu: "It's a great honor..."
5. Takeshi Onimaru (1080 votes)
   Takeshi Onimaru: "I'll get you, Yaiba..."
6. Kojiro Sasaki (1023 votes)
   Kojiro Sasaki: "Why am I on a lower place than Jubei...?"
7. Musashi Miyamoto (843 votes)
   Musashi Miyamoto: "We can do nothing against the young generation..."
8. Namako-Otoko (766 votes)
   Sayaka Mine: "That's great, isn't it, Namako-Otoko?"
   Namako-Otoko: "Zura! ♥"
9. Ryujin (605 votes)
   Ryujin: "If that is my destiny..."
10. Nadeshiko Yamato (564 votes)
    Nadeshiko Yamato: "Mister Yaiba..."
11. Kaguya (502 votes)
12. Kagetora (465 votes)
13. Yamata no Orochi (346 votes)
14. Jewel (333 votes)
15. Gosho Aoyama (314 votes)
16. Shonosuke (259 votes)
17. Gekko (252 votes)
18. Kumo-Otoko (241 votes)
19. Kenjuro Kurogane (236 votes)
20. Saphir (190 votes)

And just behind them...
Ruby (184 votes)

Editions Gallery

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  Original

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  Re-release

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  Paperback release (contains chapters 231-255)

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  Wide release (contains chapters from Volumes 23-24)

Cover in other countries

France

Hong Kong (JD Comics, combined volumes 23 and 24)

Italy

Spain (combined volumes 23 and 24)

Vietnam

See also

• Yaiba Manga Volume 21-24
• Yaiba