Yomiuri TV has unveiled a new key visual and PV trailer for the upcoming Blue Miburo TV anime series, which will begin airing in Japan in October 2024.
A short special “concept movie” video for the series was also released, which summarizes the setting, themes, and characters for the show overall. It can be viewed on the series’ newly launched Instagram and TikTok pages.
Additional voice cast members have also been revealed for the anime, which include:
- • Kenjiro Tsuda as Nagakura Shinpachi
- • Ryota Iwasaki as Harada Sanosuke
- • Kengo Kawanishi as Yamanami Keisuke
- • Kikunosuke Toya as Todo Heisuke
- • Noriaki Sugiyama as Inoue Genzaburo
- • Yuichiro Umehara as Niimi Nishiki
- • Tomohiro Ono as Noguchi Kenji
- • Yuu Maeda as Hirama Jusuke
- • Kenji Nomura as Hirayama Goro
- • Sayuri Sadaoka as Granny
- • Yuko Natsuyoshi as Chirinu Iroha
They join a main cast that stars:
- • Shuuichiro Umeda as Nio Chirinu
- • Yohei Azakami as Toshizou Hijikata
- • Kensho Ono as Okita Souji
- • Chiaki Kobayashi as Hajime Saito
- • Shun Horie as Tarou Tanaka
Kumiko Habara (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) is directing the anime adaptation, with Kenta Ihara (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as series screenwriter, Yuuko Oba (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) as character designer, Miyako Nishida (Rainbow Days) as character designer, and Yuuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) as music composer. MAHO FILM is in charge of the animation production:
Blue Miburo is based on the manga series by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, which began serialization in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on October 13, 2021. Thirteen tankobon volumes have been released as of April 2024, with a 14th volume due out on July 17, 2024.
Kodansha USA releases the manga in English under the title The Blue Wolves of Mibu, which describes the synopsis as:
It’s 1863, the twilight of the shogunate, and Japan is on the cusp of monumental change. The streets of the nation’s capital are soaked in blood as political upheaval and rising tensions between masterless, wandering ronin and government samurai set the stage for one of the most turbulent times in Japan’s history.
Young orphan Nio is no stranger to the harsh realities of the world, and yet he can’t help but cling to his burning passion for justice and desire to change the world for the better. One day, he crosses paths with two men who will become central figures of the coming revolution: Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji, two of the founding members of a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo – who would later become known as the Shinsengumi.
Inspired by the efforts of the so-called “Blues Wolves of Mibu,” Nio decides to join the ranks to help carve a path to the world he wishes to see. But with new betrayals and reversals every day, will Nio be able to stay true to his conscience?
Yomiuri TV will also be hosting an Anime Expo panel titled “The Blue Miburo World Premiere presented by ytv animation” on July 4, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 11:20 PM in room 403AB. The event will feature a special preview of the anime series, a presentation on the production process from director Habara and animation producer Hiroya Nakata, and giveaways.
Source: The Blue Miburo Official Anime Twitter, Official Anime Website, press release
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