Tetsu Inada and Yuto Uemura are joining the voice cast of the ongoing Blue Miburo TV anime series. The anime first premiered in Japan on October 19, 2024 and will air for two consecutive cours.
The two newly added voice cast members are joining the anime series as antagonists for the new “Kikuchiyo Escort” story arc, which will begin with the 10th episode on December 21, 2024.
Inada is voicing Naozumi Kyohachi, who is a master swordsman who wields a long blade, while Uemura is voicing Ayame, a young man wearing a rose-patterned kimono.
They join a main voice cast that includes:
- • Shuichiro Umeda as Nio Chirinu
- • Yohei Azakami as Toshizo Hijikata
- • Kensho Ono as Okita Souji
- • Chiaki Kobayashi as Hajime Saito
- • Shun Horie as Taro Tanaka
Kumiko Habara (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) is directing the anime, with Kenta Ihara (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as series screenwriter, Yuko Oba (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) as character designer, Miyako Nishida (Rainbow Days) as character designer, and Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) as music composer. MAHO FILM is handling the animation production.
The anime is based on the historical samurai manga by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, which was launched in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on October 13, 2021. Sixteen tankobon volumes have been released as of November 2024, with a 17th volume set for release on January 17, 2025. The 15th and 16th volumes make up the manga’s second part, the “Shinsengumi Arc.” Kodansha USA releases the manga in English under the title The Blue Wolves of Mibu.
Crunchyroll is currently streaming the Blue Miburo anime series worldwide, outside of Japan. It describes the synopsis as:
The Black Ships arrive in Kyoto as the shogunate stumbles toward ruin. Living amidst the chaos is Nio, a kindhearted boy on the verge of discovering his destiny. He meets two “Miburo,” Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, members of the band of Mibu ronin who will later become the famous Shinsengumi. With dreams of a better world, Nio joins their fight to defend the city.
Source: Blue Miburo Official Anime Twitter, Anime News Network
