The official website for the anime series adaptation of the manga The Blue Wolves of Mibu (Ao no Miburo) by Tsuyoshi Yasuda began showing this teaser trailer where the main characters are highlighted.
With animation by the studio Maho Film (A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life), directed by Kumiko Habara (I’m Standing on 1,000,000 Lives., I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss, Surgeon Elise), the argument is Kenta Ihara (Gamera -Rebirth-, I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss, Uncle From Another World) and the character design is by Miyako Nishida (My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1, If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord). Music is the responsibility of Yuki Hayashi.
In the cast we have:
- Shūichirō Umeda like Nio.
- Yōhei Azakami as Hijikata Toshizō,
- Kensho Ono like Okita Sōji,
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Saitō Hajime,
- Shun Horie like Tanaka Tarō,
- Ryōta Takeuchi as Serizawa Kamo.
The Blue Wolves of Mibu began publication in October 2021 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine.
Synopsis of The Blue Wolves of Mibu
Nio is an orphan who can’t stop dreaming of a better world. In this action-packed manga, he meets two men who show him how much a few swords can change history.
This riveting samurai series from the acclaimed creator of DAYS shares its setting with Rurouni Kenshin and chronicles the founding of the Shinsengumi by handsome, volatile men who fight for justice… and for themselves!
The football manga DAYS in Yasuda it also inspired an anime series in 2016 and five OVA episodes from 2017 to 2018.
