The Blue Wolves of Mibu

The Blue Wolves of Mibu
First tankōbon volume cover
青のミブロ
(Ao no Miburo)
Genre
Manga
Written byTsuyoshi Yasuda
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 13, 2021 – present
Volumes16
Series titles
  1. The Blue Wolves of Mibu (2021–2024, 14 volumes)
  2. The Blue Wolves of Mibu: Shinsengumi Arc (2024–present, 2 volumes)
Anime television series
Blue Miburo
Directed byKumiko Habara
Written byKenta Ihara
Music byYuki Hayashi
StudioMaho Film
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNNS (YTV, NTV)
Original run October 19, 2024 – present
Episodes8
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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, premiered in October 2024.

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.

Characters

Chirinu Nio (ちりぬ にお)
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[4]
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三)
Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami[5]
Okita Sōji (沖田 総司)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono[6]
Saitō Hajime (斎藤 はじめ)
Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[7]
Tanaka Tarō (田中 太郎)
Voiced by: Shun Horie[8]
Serizawa Kamo (芹沢 鴨)
Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi[9]
Kondō Isami (近藤 勇)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[10]
Nagakura Shinpachi (永倉 新八)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[11]
Harada Sanosuke (原田 左之助)
Voiced by: Ryota Iwasaki[11]
Yamanami Keisuke (山南 敬助)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[11]
Todo Heisuke (藤堂 平助)
Voiced by: Kikunosuke Toya[11]
Inoue Genzaburo (井上 源三郎)
Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[11]
Niimi Nishiki (新見 錦)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[11]
Noguchi Kenji (野口 健司)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[11]
Hirama Jusuke (平間 重助)
Voiced by: Yū Maeda[11]
Hirayama Gorō (平山 五郎)
Voiced by: Kenji Nomura[11]
Granny (婆ちゃん, Bāchan)
Voiced by: Sayuri Sadaoka[11]
Chirinu Iroha (ちりぬ いろは)
Voiced by: Yūko Natsuyoshi[11]
Kikuchiyo (菊千代) / Tokugawa Iemochi (徳川 家茂)
Voiced by: Megumi Ogata[12]
Seto (世都)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[13]
Matsudaira Katamori (松平容保)
Voiced by: Makoto Ishii[13]
Fujita (藤田)
Voiced by: Kenji Hamada[13]
Kimura Jutarō (木村寿太郎)
Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto[13]
Kyōshirō (京四郎)
Voiced by: Tōru Sakurai[13]
Naozumi Kyohachi (京八直純)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[14]
Ayame (彩芽)
Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[14]

Media

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.[15][16] 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.[17] 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.[18] The first volume of the second part was released on September 17, 2024.[19] As of November 15, 2024, two volumes have been released.[20]

At Anime Expo 2023, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.[21] The first volume was released on February 27, 2024.[22]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
Part 1
1 February 17, 2022[23]978-4-06-526646-5February 27, 2024[22]979-8-88-877083-2
  • 01. "The Miburo and the Boy"
  • 02. "Wavering Shades of Gray"
  • 03. "A World That Accepts Tears"
  • 04. "Friends"
  • 05. "Whereabouts of the Soul"
2 April 15, 2022[24]978-4-06-527527-6May 28, 2024[25]979-8-88-877084-9
  • 06. "Face-Off"
  • 07. "The Devil's Proof"
  • 08. "Out of Place"
  • 09. "Iai"
  • 10. "The Name of Our Enemy"
  • 11. "For Certain"
  • 12. "Our Hearts as One"
  • 13. "Honesty"
  • 14. "Outsider"
3 June 17, 2022[26]978-4-06-528177-2August 27, 2024[27]979-8-88-877085-6
  • 15. "Each One's Creed"
  • 16. "Youthful Fury"
  • 17. "Small World"
  • 18. "The Weight of a Katana"
  • 19. "Strange Things"
  • 20. "Promise"
  • 21. "Evil and Pride"
  • 22. "Palms"
  • 23. "A Smile"
4 August 17, 2022[28]978-4-06-528655-5February 25, 2025[29]979-8-88-877086-3
5 October 17, 2022[30]978-4-06-529485-7April 22, 2025[31]979-8-88-877087-0
6 December 16, 2022[32]978-4-06-529940-1July 15, 2025[33]979-8-88-877088-7
7 February 17, 2023[34]978-4-06-530525-6——
8 April 17, 2023[35]978-4-06-531237-7——
9 June 15, 2023[36]978-4-06-531891-1——
10 September 14, 2023[37]978-4-06-532889-7——
11 November 16, 2023[38]978-4-06-533546-8——
12 February 16, 2024[39]978-4-06-534557-3——
13 April 17, 2024[40]978-4-06-535178-9——
14 July 17, 2024[18]978-4-06-536160-3——
Part 2: Shinsengumi Arc
1 (15) September 17, 2024[41]978-4-06-536761-2——
2 (16) November 15, 2024[20]978-4-06-537425-2——
3 (17) January 17, 2025978-4-06-538074-1——

Anime

In September 2023, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[42] 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.[43][44] The series premiered on October 19, 2024, on Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV, and other NNS affiliate stations.[10][45][11] It is set to run for two consecutive cours for a half-year run.[46] The opening theme is "Ao" (青, "Blue"), performed by Spyair,[47] while the ending theme is "Unbreakable", performed by The Jet Boy Bangerz.[48]

The series is marketed in English under the title Blue Miburo.[49] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[50]

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