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Yaiba: Samurai Legend#1
Cover: Gosho Aoyama

Yaiba: Samurai Legend #1

Jul 2025 · Viz · 16.99 USD; 22.99 CAD;13.99 GBP
“Yaiba Appears”

"Yaiba Appears" kicks off a wild new chapter in the Yaiba: Samurai Legend series, introducing Yaiba Kurogane as he trains in the South Pacific jungle with his father. When a run-in with angry gorillas leads to an accidental trip to Tokyo packed inside a shipment of pineapples, Yaiba and his father find themselves in the heart of the city—where a reunion with an old friend sets the stage for an unexpected new chapter. Written by Gosho Aoyama and Andria McKnight, with art and inks by Gosho Aoyama, and lettered by John Hunt, the issue features a striking cover by Gosho Aoyama.

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writer, artist, inker Gosho Aoyama · writer Andria McKnight · letterer John Hunt · cover Gosho Aoyama

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writer, artist, inker Gosho Aoyama
letterer John Hunt
cover pencils, inks Gosho Aoyama

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Yaiba Kurogane is training with his father in the South Pacific jungle to be a samurai. Taking refuge from a band of angry gorillas, they are accidentally boxed up with a shipment of pineapples and transported to Tokyo. Kenjuro looks up an old acquaintance and invites himself, his son and the tiger who has adopted him to live with them.

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