The main promotional video and key visuals for 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, have been released. The second season will see the "Searching for the Jewel" arc, in which Blade and his friends once again embark on an adventure to obtain the Dragon God's Jewel, and the promotional video shows Blade facing off against the overwhelming power of his arch rival Onimaru, as well as the swordsmen who have been resurrected by Onimaru's power.
The key visual for the second season features new characters such as Yagi and his friends, Nadeshiko, Yagyu Jubei Sangen, Miyoshi Seikai Nyudo, Fuuma Kotaro, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, Ishikawa Goemon, Benkei, and Matsuo Basho. A digest PV looking back on the first season has also been released on YouTube.
"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.
