A new visual has been revealed for the upcoming second season of Blue Miburo, which will premiere in Japan on December 20, 2025. The new visual features several key members of the Miburo, with season two expected to adapt the “Serizawa Assassination” arc.
The 24-episode first season aired in Japan on October 19, 2024 and concluded on March 29, 2025.
Kumiko Habara (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) directed the first season, with Kenta Ihara (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as series screenwriter, Yuko Oba (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) and Miyako Nishida (Rainbow Days) as character designers, and Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) as music composer. MAHO FILM is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars:
- • 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
The original historical samurai manga by Tsuyoshi Yasuda debuted in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on October 13, 2021. Twenty tankobon volumes have been released as of July 2025, with the manga’s second part, the “Shinsengumi Arc,” beginning from the 15th volume. Kodansha USA releases the manga in English under the title The Blue Wolves of Mibu.
Crunchyroll is streaming the first season of Blue Miburo worldwide, outside of Japan, and describes the main 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.
Sources: Blue Miburo Official Twitter, Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
