Yaiba Volume 6

Chronology
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Volume 6
Information
Release date:	March 17, 1990 August 6, 2004 (reissue)
ISBN:	ISBN 4-09-122276-5
Publisher:	Shogakukan

Yaiba Volume 6 was released on March 17, 1990 in Japan.

Cast

Characters
Yaiba Kurogane Sayaka Mine Musashi Miyamoto Shonosuke 100px Oni Minions Ana Shiojis cameraman Ana Shioji Kagetora Kojiro Sasaki Gerozaimon Geroda Takeshi Onimaru Kumo-Otoko Komori-Otoko Namako-Otoko 100px Yakitori-kun Hiroshi Kome Raizo Mine Shizuka Mine Sayaka's Grandmother 100px Chameleon Bonaparte 100px Dorai Dorai 100px Tortoise Europa

Intruder, Onimaru Castle

Characters introduced

Yakitori-kun
100px	Giant angler fish First of the Four Heavenly Kings

Chapter 50

Yaiba Kurogane and his friends finally start the attack on Onimaru Castle, but after a rather short skirmish with the Oni Minions fall into a trap leading them deep into the building, straight into a well where they are supposed to drown. Kojiro Sasaki can free everyone by opening a flow with the help of his Monohoshizao sword, flushing them into a small cave where Sayaka Mine ends up unconscious. Yaiba wants to bring her back with a kiss...

Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings Appear

Characters introduced

Hiroshi Kome
	Moderator on Bushi TV

Chapter 51

Yaiba Kurogane continues his try to kiss Sayaka Mine, but when he gets his face really close, she just spits a fountain of water in his face. The ensuing commotion causes the giant angler fish Yakitori-kun - the first of Takeshi Onimaru's Four Heavenly Kings - to rise up and attack the group, managing to lure most of them into his stomach by making them watch television in his intestines. They are soon joined by Ana Shioji and her cameraman, still reporting live from the battle and Yaiba's so far unsuccessful attempts from outside Yakitori-kun to free his friends.

Great Underwater Battle

Chapter 52

After getting provoked by Yaiba Kurogane, Yakitori-kun spits water after him, making him lose his paper lantern after Musashi Miyamoto slips off his lantern to which he held onto. Yaiba and Yakitori start to imitate a football game, with Ana Shioji providing the fitting commentary and Yaiba handling the paper lantern like a ball, tricking Yakitori to ram right into a rocky wall, knocking him out. This enables Yaiba's friends to flee and creates a hole that leads straight into the basements of Onimaru Castle. Yaiba uses his Kaminari Giri to hit Yakitori and transform him back into a regular angler fish - unfortunately causing him to flood the basements, since Yakitori's giant body was keeping back the water from the cave. The group runs upstairs and continue their way back up to Takeshi Onimaru...

Invisible Strong Enemy

Characters introduced

Chameleon Bonaparte
100px	Chameleon dressing like Napoleon Second of the Four Heavenly Kings

Suspiciously Strong Super Gorilla

Characters introduced

Dorai Dorai
100px	aka "Super Gorilla" Gorilla with super powers Third of the Four Heavenly Kings

Negligent Large Enemy

Characters introduced

Tortoise Europa
100px	aka Kumonga Z Mecha Turtle operated by Kumo-Otoko Fourth of the Four Heavenly Kings

Trivia

• For some reason, one of the Oni Minions in the first chapter is wearing a turban and using an épée, while the one next to him wields a saber instead of a club.
• Yakitori-kun's angler fish lantern is an actual Japanese paper lantern.
• Dorai Dorai is a parody of the Japanese Musical Jolly Chimp as well as Clark Kent/Superman.
• Studio ALTA appears as one of the monitors people are watching Yaiba Kurogane's battle against Takeshi Onimaru and his army, this time with its real name.
• A "Yamagishi Electronics Store" (山岸電気) appears, with Gosho Aoyama and Yutaka Tani being two of the people in front of the display window watching Yaiba's battle on the monitors. A previous chapter already featured a "Yamagishi Store" and a similar store is seen in Magic Kaito, too.
• Kojiro Sasaki and Yaiba opening a box and aging instantly is an allusion to the Japanese tale of Tarō Urashima.
• The name of Kumo-Otoko's mecha, the "Kumongā Z", on the other hand, is an allusion to Mazinger Z (Majingā Z).

Editions Gallery

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  Original

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  Re-release

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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

Italy

Vietnam

See also

• Yaiba Manga Volume 1-10
• Yaiba