is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly ShÃ
Ânen 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 aired from December 2025 to March 2026.
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 ToshizÃ
 and Okita SÃ
Âji of the Miburo, a group of hated . Moved by his pure and sincere wish to change the world, Nio joins the MiburoâÂÂan abbreviation of âÂÂone of the most dangerous groups of swordsmen, which eventually would become the .
Characters
He meets Hijikata and Okita and decides to enter Miburo. He has a strong sense of justice and is kind and honest.
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.
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.
A member of the Miburo and is one of the three wolves. He is at the same skill level of swordsmanship as Okita and is left-handed. His real name is , and he was entrusted to KondÃ
 Isami by the "first generation" SaitÃ
 Hajime who brought him up, and began to call himself "second generation SaitÃ
 Hajime".
He is the same age as Nio, and was found and brought in by Serizawa.
A member of the Miburo. He has been slaying and purging his fellow Roshigumi members.
A member of the Miburo. He has an innocent and upright character, but his swordsmanship is one of the best in the Mibu RÃ
Âshigumi.
A member of the Miburo. The narrator of the story, he is serious and polite.
A member of the Miburo. A passionate man who is better at using spears than Japanese swords.
A member of the Miburo. He has a warm personality, but when he loses his temper, he also has a terrible side.
A member of the Miburo.
A member of the Miburo.
A member of the Miburo.
A member of the Miburo.
A member of the Miburo.
A member of the Miburo.
The old woman who runs the Dango store "Chirinu".
Nio's young sister.
A kind person who thinks of others regardless of their status.
The son of the large satin shop "Nijo-dori no Tsuruya". His mother is British, so he has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Lead the samurai to Kyoto to maintain public order in Kyoto.
A samurai from the Aizu Domain.
A patriotic activist from Choshu who attempted to overthrow the shogunate. In a duel with Okita SÃ
Âji, he was killed by the opponent's lightning-fast swordsmanship.
A patriotic Satsuma warrior who attempted to overthrow the shogunate.
The eldest son of the long-standing Kyohachi swordsmanship dojo in Kyoto.
He like to wear rose colored kimono and sometimes show a cold side.
Naozumi's younger brother, the head of the KyÃ
Âhachi-ryÃ
« dojo "KyÃ
Âhachikan".
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.
A woman who is an apprentice blacksmith (bladesmith). She learned the technique of forging high-quality katana.
A tall and mysterious person who knows the secret of SaitÃ
 Hajime.
He served as Kikuchiyo (Tokugawa Iemochi)'s stand-in.
A person known in history as "SaitÃ
 Hajime of the Shinsengumi".
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, The Blue Wolves of Mibu started in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly ShÃ
Ânen Magazine on October 13, 2021. The series ended its first part on April 17, 2024, and resumed the following week with its second part, , on April 24. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes; the first part was collected in fourteen volumes, released from February 17, 2022, to July 17, 2024. The first volume of the second part was released on September 17, 2024. As of February 17, 2026, nine volumes have been released.
At Anime Expo 2023, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the series for English publication. The first volume was released on February 27, 2024.
Volumes
Anime
In September 2023, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation. It is produced by Maho Film and directed by Kumiko Habara, with series composition by Kenta Ihara, character designs handled by YÃ
«ko Ã
Âba and Miyako Nishida, and music composed by Yuki Hayashi. The series aired from October 19, 2024, to March 29, 2025, on all NNS affiliate stations, including ytv and Nippon TV, The first opening theme is , performed by Spyair, while the first ending theme is "Unbreakable", performed by The Jet Boy Bangerz. The second opening theme is "Ookami", performed by , while the second ending theme is , performed by .
Following the airing of the final episode, a second season adapting the "Serizawa Assassination" arc was announced, and aired from December 20, 2025 to March 28, 2026. The opening theme song is "Blue Noise", performed by Ryosuke Yamada, while the ending theme song is , performed by .
The series is marketed in English under the title Blue Miburo. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. OceanVeil will stream the second season alongside the first season.
Episodes
Season 1 (2024âÂÂ2025)
Season 2 (2025âÂÂ2026)
Notes
References
Further reading
External links