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==== Voiced by: [[Minami Takayama]] ====

 

 

The young protagonist, Yaiba is a strong-willed, easy-going but often cocky kid who was trained by his father Kenjuuro in order to become a great Samurai. After leavng the jungle and returning to Japan, he starts his adventures and the struggle against the wicked Onimaru. Apparently, Yaiba is the chosen warrior able to wield the Raijin Sword without being [[Bolt of Divine Retribution|zapped]]. Trained by [[Miyamoto Musashi]] and with the help of his friends and various magical powers, he fight off the menaces that threat the Earth. As the series proceed, he slowly matures.

==== voiced by: Masaharu Sato ====

 

 

[[Miyamoto Musashi]] is a 400 years old man who lived as a hermit on Mount Tengu, where the Raijin Sword is kept. After witnessing [[The Chosen One|Yaiba pulling the sword out of the ground]] he agreed to become his master and teach him the way of the sword. Despite the age he's still a powerful warrior and more than capable of kicking some ass. He also know a lot of techniques and strategies, and he can be very wise.

==== voiced by: [[Jurota Kosugi]] ====

 

 

Musashi's old rival, this master swordsman was resurrected by the Spiderman in order to become Onimaru's servant. Bent on taking revenge on Musashi, he later sees a new rival in Yaiba who manage to beat him with the power of Raijin. He the decide to follow Yaiba in order to steal his magical sword, but ends up as a stationary member of the group. He wields a magical Katana named Monohoshizao (lit. Laundry Pole), and its blade can stretch at will on command. He joins the Oda Nobunaga Tournament in the last arc but is defeated along the way by {{spoiler|Onimaru}}.

==== voiced by: [[Ryo Horikawa]] ====

 

 

The [[Big Bad]] of the series, Onimaru was just a student and a really skilled and no-nonsense kendoka. Eventually, Yaiba manage to humiliate him in an attempt to challenge him and eventually they become bitter rivals. Obsessed with beating Yaiba, Onimaru discovers in a secret cellar of his house the Legendary Fujin Sword, and attempt to master it, turning himself into a powerful and large Oni bent on killing Yaiba and conquering the whole World. He has displayed many powers, and has attempted many plots to [[Take Over the World]]. During the Kaguya arc he was forced to [[Enemy Mine|join forces with Yaiba]]. {{spoiler|After getting the Devil King Sword he starts his plans of destruction by tricking the Underworld people and awakening the legendary dragon Orochi but eventually is vanquished once and for all by Yaiba who cut off his horns}}. He was then [[Put On a Bus]], {{spoiler|that came back just in time to put him as [[Final Boss]] of the Oda Nobunaga Tournament.}}

==== voiced by: [[Rika Fukami]] ====

 

 

The Moon empress and evil counterpart of Ryujin. Unlike her subjects, she appears as a [[Evil Is Sexy|beautyful woman]] with a [[Playboy Bunny]] -like outfit and wielding a small fan. She's really powerful, and can erase mountains from existance with her Ki-blasts. Furthermore, in order to stay young and powerful she must drain the [[Life Force|"Essence of Youth"]] out of [[Les Yay|young women]]. Her goal is to conquer Earth and rule the planet forever. It's revealed that a thousand years ago, she invaded Japan but was defeated by Ryujin and was sealed inside the body of the Dragon Maiden, and in order to return to her [[Eldritch Abomination|original form]] she needs the essence of Sayaka, the descendant of the Dragon Maiden. {{spoiler|She eventually managed to absorb Sayaka's energy and turned into her gargantuan, multiheaded true form, and after a long battle she [[Fusion Dance|merged with]] Earth bu was sealed away by Yaiba's Ultimate attack. She's awakened during the Orochi saga and is sealed in Sayaka's body, who compels her to aid Yaiba against Onimaru. She managed to stop the Leviathan's heart in order to allow Yaiba to beat Onimaru and cut his horn. After Orochi's fall, she leaves Sayaka's body, return to her spaceship and order his subject to return on the moon.}}

==== voiced by: [[Kazuki Yao]] ====

 

 

The only Black [[Moon Rabbit]], Gekko is an insanly powerful warrior who was imprisoned for trying to overtake the Moon. Kaguya free him in order to have him fight Yaiba and kidnap Sayaka. After his first failure, he decide to violate the cell [[Number of the Beast|"666"]] and take the [[Evil Weapon|Devil King Sword]], which uses to utterly best Yaiba. Eventually, the combined forces of Yaiba and Onimaru manage to defeat Gekko's Sword. {{spoiler|After the Orochi Arc he appears along with Tsukikage and the other Moon People when Kaguya "de-merge" herself and return to her "human" form}}. In the Anime is revealed that Gekko was mistreated and bullied as a child because of his black fur, and only Tsukikage was close to him.