Studio WIT is back with another electrifying project, this time a brand fresh anime adaptation Yaiba.
While a slightly newer studio compared to some of the more established franchises, WIT Studio has certainly proven its worth with larger projects like Spy x Family and Suicide Squad Isekai, not to mention the opening and 2D cinematics of Persona 3 Reload. Now they’re back with another classic, Yaiba, a series that follows the titular character Yaiba Kurogane, a teenage samurai who draws inspiration from real-life samurai Miyamoto Musashi. If you look at the trailer below and think “hey, I vaguely recognize that style,” that’s because the manga the anime is based on comes from Gosho Aoyama, best known for the long-running Cased Closed series (also known as Detective Conan).
The first trailer is brief, about 30 seconds long, but honestly, it looks really fun and expressive in the brief time it lasts. The series is directed by Takahiro Hasui, who previously served as episode director for Mob Psycho 100 and Bungo Stray Dogs, with Inu-Oh chief animation director Yoshimichi Kameda serving as character designer and chief animation director.
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This isn’t the first time a manga has received an anime adaptation. It first aired in 1993, spanning 52 episodes, and nearly every Pokemon movie has been directed by Kunnihiko Yuyama. Cast-wise, Conan Edogawa voices the main character Yaiba, reprising her role from the original series (she was also married to Aoyama for several years, though their relationship is apparently still good even after the divorce). Manaka Iwami (Oshi no Ko) will play Sayaka Mine in this version, while Yoshimasa Hosoya (My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100) will play Takeshi Onimaru.
As of right now, we don’t have a release date for the fresh version of Yaiba, so if you’re interested, you’ll just have to keep your eyes peeled.
This is not the only anime remake that WIT Studio is working on, as they are also working on one of the iconic series One Piece.
