, known as Yahiko Myojin in the Media Blasters English-language dub and Yoshi Myojin in the English Sony "Samurai X" dub, is a fictional character from the "Rurouni Kenshin" manga and anime series authored by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The character of Yahiko is based on the author's childhood experiences practicing kendo; since Watsuki's experienced frustration during kendo classes, the author wrote Yahiko as experiencing frustration with his kendo skills. Watsuki liked Yahiko, and while writing the manga, he began to develop the character so that readers would enjoy him.