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Blue Miburo

Blue Miburo

20247.62 Seasons38 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

The year is 1863, with the story being based in Kyoto. We follow a youth named Nio who is an honest and kind soul who's considerate of his family, yet he also has a hidden burning passion for seeking justice. From the time he came across Toshizou Hijikata and Souji Okita, members from a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo, his life then takes a turn to a bluer, and clearer path. Nio, alongside the other men whose hearts burn bravely and true, step forth towards an honest path with their blue wills adorned on their hearts!

Created by Tsuyoshi Yasuda
Written by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, Kenta Ihara
NetworksNippon TVYTVFBSChukyo TVRNBHTVFCTSTVKNBYBSKTKNKTRABTVIMMTABSJRTYBCTSBTeNYRNCNIBKKTDaiichi-TVFBCRKCKYTKRY

Top Cast

Shuichiro Umeda

Shuichiro Umeda

Nio Chirinu (voice)

Chiaki Kobayashi

Chiaki Kobayashi

Hajime Saito (voice)

Shun Horie

Shun Horie

Taro Tanaka (voice)

Yohei Azakami

Yohei Azakami

Toshizo Hijikata (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Soji Okita (voice)

Ryota Takeuchi

Ryota Takeuchi

Kamo Serizawa (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Isami Kondo (voice)

Themes & Keywords

samuraibased on mangahistoricalkyoto, japanedo periodshinsengumishounenanimebakumatsu

About Blue Miburo

Blue Miburo is a animation, action & adventure series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of samurai, based on manga, historical, kyoto, japan, edo period, shinsengumi. Created by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, it stars Shuichiro Umeda, Chiaki Kobayashi, Shun Horie. The year is 1863, with the story being based in Kyoto. We follow a youth named Nio who is an honest and kind soul who's considerate of his family, yet he also has a hidden burning passion for seeking justice. From the time he came across Toshizou Hijikata and Souji Okita, members from a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo, his life then takes a turn to a bluer, and clearer path. Nio, alongside the other men whose hearts burn bravely and true, step forth towards an honest path with their blue wills adorned on their hearts!

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