The BEST episodes of YAIBA: Samurai Legend season 1
Every episode of YAIBA: Samurai Legend season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of YAIBA: Samurai Legend season 1!
Yaiba is a young boy living in the jungle who his father prepares to become a samurai. One day, after angering a horde of giant gorillas, Yaiba unfortunately finds himself heading for Tokyo, accompanied by his father and their new friend, an unusual tiger. Then begins fantastic adventures…
#1 - The Dragon God Orb Resurrected!
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/20/2025
At the trial to end all trials, the Dragon God desires decisiveness through an impossible choice.
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#2 - Crisis on Kawanaka-Jima
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/9/2025
Jubei's giving Yaiba and team a fighting chance, but that's before they meet the ninja army.
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#4 - Crossroads of the Soul
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/13/2025
Yaiba arrives at the crater of Mt. Fuji only to be faced with a dilemma he could've never imagined.
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#5 - Fujinken Reborn
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2025
Yaiba has come up with a plan and is willing to do nearly anything to provoke Onimaru to a duel.
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#6 - Another Maken
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2025
Onimaru now wants to fight Yaiba, but something's off, not least the horns sprouting from his head.
#7 - The Unexpected Mr. Bat
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2025
Yaiba and crew are back on track but stop in Nagoya where there's more in store than great food.
#8 - The Lunar Invaders
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/27/2025
With the ultimate orb and new maken, Yaiba is victorious. But a new battle unfolds over the Pacific.
#9 - A Battle of Giants
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/26/2025
Troupe Yaiba traipses to Nara for a pivotal tip-off, but it's an odd traveling warrior who shows up.
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#10 - The Duel at Ganryu Island
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2025
Musashi and Kojiro's duel must proceed as recorded so Yaiba can return to his original time, but Yaiba's careless comment threatens to change history.
#11 - Twilight Orb Escape Training
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/16/2025
Yaiba et al. unmask the nature of Goemon's orb, and it's unlike anything they've encountered before.
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#12 - Attack of the Eight Ogres
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2025
Yaiba has the Raijinken but it's the Thunder God that turns the tables on him. Then there's Onimaru.
#13 - Find the Dragon God Orb
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2025
Yaiba and his friends seek the Dragon God Orb at Lake Biwa, unaware that Onimaru has summoned a legendary swordsman from the past to attack them.
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#15 - Raijinken vs. Fujinken
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2025
While Yaiba rides high, Onimaru tempts the young hero. And in pure Yaiba fashion, eyebrows rise.
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#16 - Kojiro Resurrected
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2025
Yaiba and his companions finally reach Ganryujima, where they encounter Mr. Spider — and a resurrected, but somewhat peeved, Sasaki Kojiro.
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#17 - Showdown! Magician vs. Yaiba
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/19/2025
Team Yaiba may have secured the Gold Orb on Shikoku, but it's on to Kyushu, and on Yaiba's back.
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#18 - Nadeshiko Yamato Is Calling
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2025
A showdown's heating up between Yaiba and Onimaru, but the neighborhood rumor mill is even hotter.
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#19 - The Ruse of Basho the Monkey
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/23/2025
The team is eager to grab the illusive final prize, but a decrepit temple and old man stand defiant.
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#20 - The Rise of Ninja Kotaro!
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/12/2025
Lake Biwa's orb surprises, but it's Shikoku's Mt. Tsurugi that hides a shadowy and dangerous threat.
#21 - Onsen Fun
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2025
Yaiba et al. head to Ganryu Island to learn about an arcane maken but end up at a shady hot spring.
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#22 - Dawn of the Lightning Slash
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2025
Needing to develop a new sword technique that can counter Onimaru, Yaiba undergoes further grueling training with Musashi — and a scheming Kojiro.
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#23 - Onimaru's Devil Kings
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2025
Yaiba and his companions storm Onimaru Castle, but they fall through a trap into the depths of the stronghold and face Onimaru's new henchmen.
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#24 - The Man of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/2/2025
Yaiba battles Goemon using the Orb of Giants only to lose two of the spheres to the villain's guile.
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