It has been announced that the second season of the new TV anime "Shin Samurai Den YAIBA", based on the manga "YAIBA" by Gosho Aoyama , who is known for " Detective Conan " and other works, will begin airing on June 28. Additional cast members have also been announced, revealing that Sayaka Sembongi will play Nadeshiko.
Nadeko is a woman whom Nadeko met in the jungle when she was a child. She believed in Yaiba's words, "I'll take her when you get strong," and trained hard. She came to the Mine family after learning that Yaiba was staying with them. She is also a skilled naginata practitioner. Senbongi commented, "I never thought I would be able to participate in 'YAIBA,' one of Gosho Aoyama's works, and I remember being really happy when I was accepted! Although my role only appears in one episode in the original work, I always tried to remember Nadeko's strong feelings for Yaiba during the dubbing! I hope you will look forward to seeing Nadeko in action in the anime!"
Information on the theme songs for the second season was also announced. Following on from the first season, the opening theme (OP) will be "BLADE" by the band "BLUE ENCOUNT." The second verse of the song will be used, and it will be an OP with a new message. The ending theme (ED) will be "ACTION!" by the music group "Kairi Yagi Denon Yuugi."
Shunichi Tanabe of "BLUE ENCOUNT" commented, "It has been announced! Our song "BLADE" will continue to be the opening theme. The first season depicts the growth of Blade, who transforms from an innocent boy into a strong samurai. For the opening theme of the first season, I focused on his feelings and wrote the lyrics. The second verse of this song, "BLADE -Kizuna ver-", will be played for the opening theme of the second season. The theme is the bond with friends. "It's important to become strong alone, but you can become the strongest with friends." I wove words based on my own answer that I was able to find because I have been a band called BLUE ENCOUNT for over 20 years, in the world of "YAIBA". I hope our music can become a companion to you as well. In the second season as well, I will sing straight to your heart with all my might."
Kairi Yagi of "Kairi Yagi Denon Yuugi" said, "'ACTION!' is a song we created by superimposing our own feelings onto Yaiba's passionate and dazzling adventure and his honest heart. I would be happy if it could give those who listen to it a little push in the back so that they can find the courage to take a step towards the future."
"YAIBA" is a swordplay action manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan) from 1988 to 1993, before Aoyama began serializing "Detective Conan". It depicts the exploits of Yaiba Kurogane, an unconventional young swordsman who trains in the jungle with his father. The story follows Tsubasa, who returns to Japan by chance and strives to become even stronger in his new training ground... This is the story. A total of 24 volumes of the comic have been released, with a total circulation of about 17 million copies.
The new anime will be fully supervised by the original author, Aoyama, and will be fully animated after about 30 years since the series was completed. Following on from the TV anime "Yaiba: The Legend of Swordsman" that aired from 1993 to 1994, Minami Takayama will play the main character, Yaiba. It will be produced by WIT STUDIO, known for "Attack on Titan" and "SPY×FAMILY." It is currently airing every Saturday at 5:30 pm on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.
