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The Blue Wolves of Mibu
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The Blue Wolves of Mibu (Japanese: 青のミブロ, Hepburn: Ao no Miburo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine since October 2021; its first part finished in April 2024 and the second part, Shinsengumi Arc, started in the same month.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film, marketed in English under the title Blue Miburo, aired from October 2024 to March 2025. A second season is set to premiere in Q1 2026.
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Plot
The story starts in 1863, in Kyoto. Chirinu Nio is a docile and kind boy, devoted to his family, but deep down inside he burns with a fervent desire for justice. His turbulent "blue spring" (a Japanese idiom referring to one's adolescence) begins when he meets Hijikata Toshizō and Okita Sōji of the Miburo, a group of hated rōnin. Moved by his pure and sincere wish to change the world, Nio joins the Miburo—abbreviation of Mibu Rōshigumi (壬生浪士組)—one of the most dangerous group of swordsmen, which eventually would become the Shinsengumi.
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Characters
- Chirinu Nio (ちりぬ にお)
- Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[4]
- He meets Hijikata and Okita and decides to enter Miburo. He has a strong sense of justice and is kind and honest.
- Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三)
- Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami[5]
- A member of the Miburo and the person who invited Nio to join them. Rigorous expression, quite handsome appearance. Skilled in swordsmanship and scheming, he is a skilled swordsman and strategist.
- Okita Sōji (沖田 総司)
- Voiced by: Kensho Ono[6]
- A member of the Miburo and is a skilled in swordsmanship. Extremely delicate and handsome in appearance. A friendly and gentle warrior who always smiles and only wants to fight against the strong.
- Saitō Hajime (斎藤 はじめ)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[7]
- A member of the Miburo and is one of the three wolves. He is good at swordsmanship and is left-handed. His real name is Jiro (次郎), and he was entrusted to Kondō Isami by the "first generation" Saitō Hajime who brought him up, and began to call himself "second generation Saitō Hajime".
- Tanaka Tarō (田中 太郎)
- Voiced by: Shun Horie[8]
- He is the same age as Nio, and was found and brought in by Serizawa.
- Serizawa Kamo (芹沢 鴨)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi[9]
- A member of the Miburo. He has been slaying and purging his fellow Roshigumi members.
- Kondō Isami (近藤 勇)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[10]
- A member of the Miburo. He has an innocent and upright character, but his swordsmanship is one of the best in the Mibu Rōshigumi.
- Nagakura Shinpachi (永倉 新八)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[11]
- A member of the Miburo. The narrator of the story, he is serious and polite.
- Harada Sanosuke (原田 左之助)
- Voiced by: Ryota Iwasaki[11]
- A member of the Miburo. A passionate man who is better at using spears than Japanese swords.
- Yamanami Keisuke (山南 敬助)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[11]
- A member of the Miburo. He has a warm personality, but when he loses his temper, he also has a terrible side.
- Todo Heisuke (藤堂 平助)
- Voiced by: Kikunosuke Toya[11]
- A member of the Miburo.
- Inoue Genzaburo (井上 源三郎)
- Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[11]
- A member of the Miburo.
- Niimi Nishiki (新見 錦)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[11]
- A member of the Miburo.
- Noguchi Kenji (野口 健司)
- Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[11]
- A member of the Miburo.
- Hirama Jusuke (平間 重助)
- Voiced by: Yū Maeda[11]
- A member of the Miburo.
- Hirayama Gorō (平山 五郎)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nomura[11]
- A member of the Miburo.
- Granny (婆ちゃん, Bāchan)
- Voiced by: Sayuri Sadaoka[11]
- The old woman who runs the Dango store "Chirinu".
- Chirinu Iroha (ちりぬ いろは)
- Voiced by: Yūko Natsuyoshi[11]
- Nio's young sister.
- Kikuchiyo (菊千代) / Tokugawa Iemochi (徳川 家茂)
- Voiced by: Megumi Ogata[12]
- A kind person who thinks of others regardless of their status.
- Seto (世都)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[13]
- The son of the large satin shop "Nijo-dori no Tsuruya". His mother is British, so he has blonde hair and blue eyes.
- Matsudaira Katamori (松平容保)
- Voiced by: Makoto Ishii[13]
- Lead the samurai to Kyoto to maintain public order in Kyoto.
- Fujita (藤田)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada[13]
- A samurai from the Aizu Domain.
- Kimura Jutarō (木村寿太郎)
- Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto[13]
- A patriotic activist from Choshu who attempted to overthrow the shogunate. In a duel with Okita Sōji, he was killed by the opponent's lightning-fast swordsmanship.
- Kyōshirō (京四郎)
- Voiced by: Tōru Sakurai[13]
- A patriotic Satsuma warrior who attempted to overthrow the shogunate.
- Naozumi Kyohachi (京八直純)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[14]
- The eldest son of the long-standing Kyohachi swordsmanship dojo in Kyoto.
- Ayame (彩芽)
- Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[14]
- He like to wear rose colored kimono and sometimes show a cold side.
- Kyōhachi Yōtarō (京八 陽太郎)
- Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[15]
- Naozumi's younger brother, the head of the Kyōhachi-ryū dojo "Kyōhachikan".
- Kyōhachi Nagi (京八 ナギ)
- Voiced by: Chika Anzai[15]
- Naozumi's sister-in-law, Yotaro's wife. She became pregnant with Yotaro's child and gave birth, but died for the sake of the child's birth.
- Sakura (さくら)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[15]
- A woman who is an apprentice blacksmith (bladesmith). She learned the technique of forging high-quality katana.
- Hebi (蛇)
- Voiced by: Kujira[15]
- A tall and mysterious person who knows the secret of Saitō Hajime.
- Kagemaru (影丸)
- Voiced by: Takuto Yoshinaga[16]
- He served as Kikuchiyo (Tokugawa Iemochi)'s stand-in.
- Yaksha (夜叉, Yasha)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[17]
- Sendō (扇動)
- Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima[17]
- Ryōken (猟犬)
- Voiced by: Yoku Shioya[17]
- Hanabishi (花火師)
- Voiced by: Masashi Yamane[17]
- Anegakōji Kintomo (姉小路公知)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[17]
- Saitō Hajime (斎藤 一)
- Voiced by: Masahiko Tanaka[17]
- A person known in history as "Saitō Hajime of the Shinsengumi".
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, The Blue Wolves of Mibu started in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on October 13, 2021.[18][19] The series ended its first part on April 17, 2024, and resumed the following week with its second part, Shinsengumi Arc (新選組編, Shinsengumi-hen), on April 24.[20] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes; the first part was collected in fourteen volumes, released from February 17, 2022,[3] to July 17, 2024.[21] The first volume of the second part was released on September 17, 2024.[22] As of July 16, 2025, six volumes have been released.[23]
At Anime Expo 2023, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.[24] The first volume was released on February 27, 2024.[25]
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Anime
In September 2023, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[51] It is produced by Maho Film and directed by Kumiko Habara, with scripts written by Kenta Ihara, character designs handled by Yūko Ōba and Miyako Nishida, and music composed by Yuki Hayashi.[52][53] The series aired from October 19, 2024, to March 29, 2025, on all NNS affiliate stations, including ytv and Nippon TV,[10][54][11][55] The first opening theme is "Ao" (青; 'Blue'), performed by Spyair,[56] while the first ending theme is "Unbreakable", performed by The Jet Boy Bangerz.[57] The second opening theme is "Ookami", performed by Umeda Cypher, while the second ending theme is "Fragment" (フラグメント, Furagumento), performed by Osage.[15]
Following the airing of the final episode, a second season adapting the "Serizawa Assassination" arc was announced. It is set to premiere in Q1 2026.[58]
The series is marketed in English under the title Blue Miburo.[59] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[60]
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