YAIBA: Samurai Legend S1E9 — Dawn of the Lightning Slash
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YAIBA: Samurai Legend•Season 1•Episode 9

Dawn of the Lightning Slash

8.4/10 · 76 votesMay 31, 202524 min

Ranked #6 of 24 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Needing to develop a new sword technique that can counter Onimaru, Yaiba undergoes further grueling training with Musashi — and a scheming Kojiro.

Directed byHiroyuki Tanaka
Written byTomomi Kawaguchi
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Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Yaiba Kurogane (voice)

Manaka Iwami

Manaka Iwami

Sayaka Mine (voice)

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G

Gen Manabe

Key Animation

H

Hiroyuki Tanaka

Director

M

Maki Kawake

Animation Director

K

Kozue

Key Animation

Tomomi Kawaguchi

Tomomi Kawaguchi

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F

FunDo

Key Animation

C

Claire Launay

Animation Director

S

Shouichi Funaki

Key Animation

K

Kaori Ikeda

Key Animation

Y

Yoshimi Imagawa

Key Animation

H

Hiroaki Shimura

Storyboard Artist

Maho Ishikawa

Maho Ishikawa

Assistant Director

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Episode Summary

"Dawn of the Lightning Slash" is episode 9 of YAIBA: Samurai Legend season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 76 votes, ranking #6 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka and written by Tomomi Kawaguchi, it aired on May 31, 2025.

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