Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba

Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (剣勇伝説YAIBA ,Swordsman Legend Yaiba) is the animated adaptation of Gosho Aoyama's second manga work Yaiba. It was animated by Pastel and produced by TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, and Shogakukan Productions. The anime were broadcasted every Friday at 6.30 pm JST from April 9, 1993 to April 1, 1994.

Episodes

Jpn#	Eng#	Episode title	Original airdate	English airdate	Plot	Manga source
1	1	Heisei's Samurai Yaiba Appears	April 9, 1993			V1 - F1~8 (001-008)
No summary yet First appearance of Yaiba Kurogane, Kenjuro Kurogane, Kagetora, Shonosuke, Sayaka Mine, Raizo Mine, Shizuka Mine, Sayaka's Grandmother, and Takeshi Onimaru.
2	2	The Revived Sword of Fuujin	April 16, 1993			V1 - F9 ~ V2 - F3 (009-012)
No summary yet First appearance of Musashi Miyamoto, Raijin, and Fuujin. Onimaru obtains the Fuujin Sword and becomes possessed by Fuujin, turning into an oni.
3	3	Sword of Raijin/Sword of Fuujin	April 23, 1993			V2 - F4~5 (013-014)
No summary yet First appearance of Eight Demons.
4	4	The Eight Demons: Frog Man's Assault	April 30, 1993			V2 - F6 ~ V3 - F1 (015-020)
No summary yet First appearance of Gerozaimon Geroda.
5	5	Special Attack Whirlwind Sword	May 7, 1993			V3 - F2~5 (021-024)
No summary yet First appearance of Hebi-Otoko.
6	6	Frightening Slug Man Appears	May 14, 1993			V3 - F6, 10 ~ V4 - F1 (025, 029, 030)
No summary yet First appearance of Namekuji-Otoko.
7	7	The Eight Demons: Spider Man's Weakness!?	May 21, 1993			V3 - F7~9 (026-028)
No summary yet First appearance of Kumo-Otoko.
8	8	Vampire: Bat Guy!	May 28, 1993			V4 - F2~5 (031-034)
No summary yet First appearance of Komori-Otoko.
9	9	The Secret of the Onimaru Manjuu	June 4, 1993			V4 - F6~9 (035-038) (h.a.)
No summary yet First appearance of Kamakiri-Otoko, Namako-Otoko and Hitode-Otoko.
10	10	The Revival of the Master Swordsman, Kojiro	June 11, 1993			V4 - F9~10 ~ V5 - F1~3 (038-042)
No summary yet First appearance of Kojiro Sasaki.
11	11	Who Is the Strongest Swordsman!?	June 18, 1993			V5 - F4~6 (043-045)
No summary yet
12	12	The Birth of the Lightning Slash	June 25, 1993			V5 - F7~9 (046-048)
No summary yet First appearance of Ana Shioji, Ana Shioji's Pilot.
13	13	Gigantic Anglerfish!? Infiltrate Onimaru Castle	July 2, 1993			V5 - F10 ~ V6 - F1~4 (049-053)
No summary yet First appearance of Yakitori-kun, Ana Shioji's Cameraman.
14	14	Vanished? The Enemy Chameleon	July 9, 1993			V6 - F4~6 (053-055)
No summary yet First appearance of Chameleon Bonaparte, Dorai Dorai.
15	15	Kojiro's Betrayal!?	July 16, 1993			V6 - F6~8 (055-057)
No summary yet First appearance of Tortoise Europa.
16	16	The Strongest Machine of the Four Guardians Attacks!	July 23, 1993			V6 - F8~10 (057-059)
No summary yet
17	17	Wind and Thunder Clash! Yaiba vs. Onimaru	July 30, 1993			V6 - F10 ~ V7 - F1~4 (059-063)
No summary yet First appearance of Professor Kanabo.
18	18	Searching for the Legendary Orb	August 6, 1993			V7 - F5~9 (064-068)
No summary yet First appearance of Miyoshi Seikai.
19	19	What Kind of an Orb is the Golden Orb?	August 13, 1993			V7 - F10 ~ V8 - F1~4 (069-073)
No summary yet First appearance of Fuma Kotaro.
20	20	Legend of the Red Dragon!! Shiro Amakusa Appears!	August 20, 1993			V8 - F4~7 (073-076)
No summary yet First appearance of Shiro Amakusa.
21	21	Feverish Hell! Steal the Flame Orb!!	August 27, 1993			V8 - F7~10 ~ V9 - F1 (076-080)
No summary yet
22	22	The World Renowned Thief, Goemon	September 3, 1993			V9 - F2~4 (081-083)
No summary yet First appearance of Ishikawa Goemon.
23	23	Huge Battle! Buddha vs. Osaka Onimaru Castle	September 10, 1993			V9 - F5~8 (084-087)
No summary yet
24	24	Friend or Foe? The Revival of Jubei Yagyu!	September 17, 1993			V9 - F9~10 ~ V10 - F1~3 (088-092)
No summary yet First appearance of Jubei Yagyu.
25	25	The Waiting Trap!? The Decisive Battle of Kawanakajima	September 24, 1993			V10 - F3~6 (092-095)
No summary yet
26	26	The Darkness Orb is the Entrance to the Dark World	October 1, 1993			V10 - F4, 6~8 (093, 095-097)
No summary yet First appearance of Kerokichi, Kerosuke.
27	27	Throw Away Your Dream! Special Training Deadly Sword	October 8, 1993			V10 - F8~10 ~ V11 - F1 (097-100)
No summary yet First appearance of Musashibo Benkei.
28	28	Fast Ball Match! Strike Out Benkei	October 15, 1993			V11 - F1~4 (100-103)
No summary yet
29	29	What!? 100,000 Legendary Orbs	October 22, 1993			V11 - F4~6 (103-105)
No summary yet First appearance of Matsuo Basho.
30	30	Stinger of Petrification! Monkey Basho	October 29, 1993			V11 - F6~9 (105-108)
No summary yet
31	31	Aim for the Ryuujin Orb on Mount Fuji!	November 5, 1993			V11 - F9~11 (108-110)
No summary yet First appearance of the Orb of Victory.
32	32	Yaiba Loses the Seven Orbs!?	November 12, 1993			V11 - F11 ~ V12 - F1~2 (110-112)
No summary yet
33	33	Ryuujin's Ruthless Test	November 19, 1993			V12 - F2~5 (112-115)
No summary yet First appearance of Ryujin.
34	34	Disappearing Companions	November 26, 1993			V12 - F5~7 (115-117)
No summary yet
35	35	The Strongest in History! The Ryuujin Sword!!	December 3, 1993			V12 - F7~11 ~ V13 - F1 (117-122)
No summary yet First appearance of Princess Kaguya, General Tsukikage.
36	36	Invaders From the Moon - The Empress Kaguya	December 10, 1993			V13 - F2~4 (123-125)
No summary yet
37	37	Large Sinking! Onimaru's Floating Castle	December 17, 1993			V13 - F4~6 (125-127)
No summary yet
38	38	Tokyo Flooding Strategy!	December 24, 1993			V13 - F7~9 (128-130)
No summary yet First appearance of Mangetsu.
39	39	The Moon Alien Merged with the Gas Tank!?	December 27, 1993			V13 - F10~11 ~ V14 - F1 (131-133)
No summary yet
40	40	Birth of the New Ryuujin Legend!!	January 7, 1994			V14 - F2 (134), Summary of V1~V14 (h.a.)
No summary yet
41	41	Carry Out the Women Rescue Mission	January 14, 1994			V14 - F2~4 (134-136)
No summary yet First appearance of Mikazuki, Shingetsu, Hangetsu, Unnamed Rabbit General.
42	42	Jubei Loses His Body!?	January 21, 1994			V14 - F4~7 (136-139)
No summary yet
43	43	Sayaka's In Trouble! Hurry, Yaiba	January 28, 1994			V14 - F7~9 (139-141)
No summary yet
44	44	The Targeted Dragon Priestess - Sayaka	February 4, 1994			V14 - F10~11 ~ V15 - F1 (142-144)
No summary yet First appearance of Gekko.
45	45	Gekko's Return! The Demon King's Sword	February 11, 1994			V15 - F1~5 (144-148)
No summary yet
46	46	Yaiba, Defeated By the Demon King's Sword	February 18, 1994			V15 - F5~8 (148-151)
No summary yet
47	47	Onimaru Returns! Save Sayaka!!	February 25, 1994			V15 - F8~11 ~ V16 - F1 (151-155)
No summary yet
48	48	Take That! Combined Technique Wave of Wind Thunder	March 4, 1994			V16 - F1~3 (155-157)
No summary yet
49	49	The Terrible True Figure of Kaguya!	March 11, 1994			V16 - F4~5 (158-159)
No summary yet
50	50	Desperate Situation! Yaiba Loses His Sword	March 18, 1994			V16 - F5~6 (159-160)
No summary yet
51	51	The White Ryuujin Appears!!	March 25, 1994			V16 - F7~8 (161-162)
No summary yet
52	52	I'm Yaiba Kurogane, a Samurai!	April 1, 1994			V16 - F8~9 (162-163) (h.a.)
No summary yet First appearance of Conan Edogawa and Ran Mouri.

Music

Opening themes

#	Episodes	Song name	Artist	Release date	Oricon chart peak
1	1~52	Yūki ga Areba	Kabuki Rocks	May 7, 1993

Closing themes

#	Episodes	Song name	Artist	Release date	Oricon chart peak
1	1~52	Shinchigakunaki Tatakai	Kabuki Rocks	May 7, 1993

Insert Songs

Song name	Artist
Moroha no Yaiba	Minami Takayama, Ichiban Ujigami
Atatakai Ame	Lisa Ooki

Soundtracks

Title	Release date	Original cost	CD Number	Record label
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Original Soundtrack 1	June 23, 1993	3,000円	TYCY-5309	EMI Music Japan
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Original Soundtrack 2	September 29, 1993	3,000円	TYCY-5330	EMI Music Japan
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Vocal Collection	December 15, 1993	3,000円	TYCY-5368	EMI Music Japan
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Original Soundtrack 3	March 23, 1994	2,500円	TYCY-5388	EMI Music Japan

See also

• Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Staff Listing
• Yaiba