Takeshi is the primary antagonist of Yaiba. Originally a very serious person, Onimaru could not get along with Yaiba at all and the two quickly became rivals.

Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve. 
(Source: Anime News Network)
 
Note: 
- Includes Keisatsu Gakkou-hen - Wild Police Story in episodes 1029, 1038, 1042, 1061 
- Episodes 11, 52, 76, 118, 162, 184, 208, 342, 356, 449, 452, 487, 488, 489, 490, 515, 516, 521, 522, 651, 734, 804, 805, 927, 928 aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode. 
- Episodes 96, 129, 174, 219, 263, 304, 383, 479 aired with a runtime of ~90 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode. 
- Episode 345, 425 aired with a runtime of ~115 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.

__Height:__ 170 cm (5'7")
__Hobbies:__ Taking Pictures, Biking
__Skills:__ Osaka dialect
__Alma Mater:__ Meiji University
__Agency:__ Amuleto (1995-2021), ANDSTIR (2021-present)

[Website](https://tsudaken.jp/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/tsuda_ken) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/2_da_ken/) | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_EGdEIJrwsOTxucjF3xU8Q)

He likes 50mm single focus cameras and old motorcycles. He grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is married with a woman from outside the entertainment industry and has two children.

__Non-anime roles:__
- Dainsleif - Genshin Impact (VG)

The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a new training ground.
 
Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure...! 

(Source: Crunchyroll News)

__Skills & Abilities:__ shooting a firearm

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A Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator. He graduated from Tokyo Announce Gakuin Performing Arts College, then joined Mausu Promotion Actor Training Center in 2002, and signed on with Mausu Promotion in 2006. He is currently a freelancer.

__Awards:__
- 8th Seiyuu Awards - Best Supporting Voice Actor for his role as [Yuusuke Asahina](https://anilist.co/character/47223/)
- 10th Seiyuu Awards - Best Supporting Voice Actor for his roles as [Orga Itsuka](https://anilist.co/character/89235/) and [Ginti](https://anilist.co/character/88683/)

__Non-Anime Roles:__
- Welt in "Honkai Star Rail" (VG)
- Gaius Worzel in "The Legend of Heroes" series (VG)
- Basilio Lupus Magnus in "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (VG)

The 27th Detective Conan movie. 

A message has arrived from Kid the Phantom Thief, that he will steal a Japanese sword belonging to the wealthy Onoe Family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Conan and Heiji Hattori, who happened to be in Hakodate, are on the case to capture Kid. Onoe Family's collections are associated with Toshizo Hijikata, a historic figure who perished in Hakodate. Why is Kid, who specializes in jewels, going after a Japanese sword?
 
Coincidentally the family lawyer of Onoe is found murdered in the warehouse district, apparently slaughtered by a Japanese sword. The suspect is an investor/arms dealer who is said to be after Onoe family's hidden treasure.
 
The grandfather of Onoe family's patriarch was deeply involved with the army industry during wartime, and it was rumored he hid some powerful weapon that could “change the course of war” somewhere in Hakodate. Is Kid after that weapon? Meanwhile, Heiji is trying to find a perfect viewpoint to declare his love to Kazuha…
 
In the North among cherry blossoms, the exciting hunt for treasure begins! 
(Source: TMS Entertainment USA)

Kurogane Yaiba is a boy who doesn't want to become what any regular kid would: He wants to be a samurai. That's why he undergoes a hard training with his father, knowing only the forest as his world. Then, one day, he is sent to Japan, where he has to deal with a whole new civilized reality, meeting the Mine family, the evil Onimaru and even the legendary Musashi, having lots of dangerous adventures, becoming stronger everyday.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Husband of voice actress [Hitomi Oikawa](https://anilist.co/staff/101922)  

__Non-anime roles:__
~!Amy in "Kyuuketsuhime Miyu Seiyou Shinma-hen" (drama CD) (Japanese)
Andromeda Shun in "Saint Seiya Meiou Hades Hen" (drama cd)
Andromeda Shun in "Saint Seiya Sanctuary Chapter" (VG) (Japanese)
Bowman Jean in "Star Ocean: The Second Story" (VG) (Japanese)
Captain Falcon in "Super Smash Bros. Melee" (VG)
Dias Flac in "Star Ocean: The Second Story" (VG) (Japanese)
Dunban in "Xenoblade" (VG) (Japanese)
Geist in "Astal" (Sega Saturn Game)
Gogeta in "Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!" (VG) (Japanese)
Gogeta in "Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22" (VG)
Heiji Hattori in "Detective Conan: Treasure of the British Empire" (VG)
Kou Uraki in "Mobile Suit Gundam: Climax U.C." (VG)
Kouji Tamura in "Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song" (VG) (Japanese)
Kunio in "Super Dodge Ball" (Neo-Geo) (VG) (Japanese)
Mictlan in "Tales of Destiny 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Percy Howard in "Sakura Wars 2" (VG/multisystem) (Japanese)
Ragnadarm III in "Shining Force EXA" (VG) (Japanese)
Robin/Dick Grayson in "Batman" (animated TV series Filmation version) (NTV version) (Japanese)
Shinichi Samesuga in "Tsuyokiss" (VG)
Tomite in "Fushigi Yuugi" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Battle Stadium D.O.N" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Final Bout" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Z Budokai" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta in "Dragonball Z Ultimate Battle 22" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegeta/Gogeta/Vegetto in " Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai" (VG,PSP)
Vegetto in "Dragon Ball Final Bout" (VG) (Japanese)
Vegetto in "Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!" (VG) (Japanese)
Yutaka Shinkawa in "CROSS†CHANNEL ~To all people~" (VG) (Japanese)!~

He's Korean.  He played dubbing voices for   Shiro from "Fate/Stay Night",  Sasuke Uchiha from "Naruto",  and etcetera.    He played the voices of characters in video games.  One of the famous roles he played was the protagonist called Calintz in the video game called Magna Carta  

The light-hearted manga is about an adventuring samurai named Yaiba Kurogane (&#37444; &#20995;, Kurogane Yaiba?) who knows how to be a samurai, and little else. Yaiba lives with his father, Kenjurou, in the forest. One day, while Yaiba was eating, a troop of gorillas came to attack. Yaiba and his father escaped and hid inside a box, but they didn't know that the box was full of pineapples and was going to be transported into the city. In the city, Yaiba finds out that he is a legendary warrior and has to fight the evil of a demonic looking high-school student named Takeshi. 
Yaiba adapted as an anime series that ran over 50 episodes, and encompassed the adventures Yaiba had in the first few runs of the manga. The show begins with Yaiba training to become a samurai in the jungle with his father and his two animal friends, Kagetora and Shonosuke. At a pivotal point, Yaiba's father announces that he is ready to return to Japan, and instructs him to find his old friend and rival, who just happens to be Sayaka's father. 
The people that Yaiba meets along his journey to become a true samurai encourage him, train him, or inspire him to greatness, though at heart he is still a child, and his incredible skill with a sword is matched only by his kindness towards his friends. Though, he tends to leap before he looks, and his thick-headedness tends to turn potential allies into enemies, though his friends soon clobber him, and salvage the situation. This unlikely group embarks on a host of incredible adventures where they meet legendary figures from Japanese history, and finally overcome impossible odds, and put everything on the line, to save the entire planet from a threat not of this world. It's a story of love, friendship, hard work, and never giving up.

Conan borrows a large amount of manga from Mitsuhiko and crazy things begin to happen around Beika City. Things aren't always the way they appear to be. A family asks Kogoro to help them protect a special sword in their dojo since Kaitou KID has sent word he's going to steal it. However Kaitou KID will have to steal the sword while Conan and Yaiba are after him.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

An unaired pilot episode of Kenyuu Densetsu YAIBA produced in 1991 for Sunday magazine, re-released in the 2004 DVD-BOX set.