The broadcast of the YAIBA: Samurai Legend anime's finale today was followed by the announcement of a second season, which will adapt the Kaguya Arc and feature Ami Koshimizu (Pairin in The Apothecary Diaries ) as Kaguya and Koki Uchiyama (Gen in Kaiju No. 8 ) as Tsukikage. A release date was not confirmed at the time of reporting. Character designer and chief animation director Yoshimichi Kameda provided the above illustration. Kaguya / Ami Koshimizu Tsukikage / Koki Uchiyama RELATED: YAIBA: Samurai Legend Anime Releases Cour 2 Trailer, Key Visual Re-adapting the Gosho Aoyama manga that ran from 1988 to 1993, Takahiro Hasui ( Mob Psycho III ) directed YAIBA: Samurai Legend at WIT Studio, with series composition by Toko Machida ( Kemono Michi: Rise Up ), character designs and chief animation direction by Yoshimichi Kameda ( Mob Psycho 100 ) and music by Yutaka Yamada ( VINLAND SAGA ) and Yoshiaki Dewa ( Hell's Paradise ). The official website's introduction section describes the story: The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a new training ground. Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure…! Source: Comic Natalie
