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Yaiba (manga)

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Alternative title:
Yaiba: Samurai Legend
城市風雲兒 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: action, adventure, comedy
Themes: samurai
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Yaiba's whole life has been spent training to be a samurai and he doesn't know about anything else, not even girls. When he returns to Japan, a pair of cursed swords makes life even more exciting...... and hilarious.
User Ratings: 30 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (edit.dub:1, sub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (dub:1, Eng:1)
 Very good: 5 votes (Eng:4, sub:1)
 Good: 8 votes (Eng:1, raw:1, raw:1, ?:1, dub:1, sub:1, others:2
1 Indonesian
1 Spanish
)
 Decent: 8 votes (Eng:7, others:1
1 French
)
 So-so: 2 votes (?:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Eng:1, sub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 81 users, rank: #1028 (of 7023)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.767 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.6265, rank: #3973 (of 7891)
Weighted mean: 6.637 (Good−), rank: #4613 (of 7891) (seen all: 7.17 / seen some: 6.35 / won't finish: 6.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.760 (Good−), rank: #2937 (of 3554)
Number of tankoubon: 24
Vintage: 1988 to 1993
Release dates: We have 132
Official website:
Sunday Masterpiece Museum - No.10 YAIBA Ep 1 (Japanese)
Links: We have 1
Review:
Yaiba Omnibus 1 Manga Review (Jul 26, 2025)
News: Show:
Viz Media Licenses Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba: Samurai Legend Manga, Manga's Upcoming New TV Anime (Oct 19, 2024)
Detective Conan Author Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba Manga Gets New Anime (May 7, 2024)
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai English Trailer Posted (Mar 18, 2009)
Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Teaser Streamed (Dec 12, 2008)
Oshii Develops, Writes Musashi Miyamoto Samurai Film (Update 2) (Oct 14, 2008)
Conan's Voice Actress, Conan's Manga Creator Divorce (Dec 10, 2007)
Museum Dedicated to Case Closed Author Opens in March (Jan 23, 2007)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Gōshō Aoyama
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shogakukan
English staff
English cast
Translation: Andria McKnight

Adaptation: Andria McKnight
Design: Paul Padurariu
Editing: Mike Montesa
Touch-up Art & Lettering: John Hunt
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Soleil
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation:
Ayumi Fumoto (Spain)
Nacha Medrano (Spain)

Assistant: Tamara Rodriguez (Spain)
Cover Design: Sam Garcia (Spain)
Editing:
Annabel Espada (Spain)
Cristina De Avilés (Spain)
David Hernando (Spain, Vol. 6-12)
Encarna Castillo (Spain)
Editorial Director: Jaime Rodriguez (Spain)
Graphics: Rosa Rigau (Spain)
Lettering: Albert Agut (Spain)
(none)
Spanish companies
Design: Estudi d'Art-Tres (Spain)
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Italian cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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