Ao no Miburo

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?

(Source: Kodansha USA, edited)

Chirinu, Nio Main

Umeda, Shuuichirou Japanese

Hijikata, Toshizou Supporting

Azakami, Youhei Japanese

Saitou, Hajime Supporting

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Hirayama, Gorou Supporting

Nomura, Kenji Japanese

Hirama, Juusuke Supporting

Maeda, Yuu Japanese

Noguchi, Kenji Supporting

Ono, Tomohiro Japanese

Granny Supporting

Sadaoka, Sayuri Japanese

Chirinu, Iroha Supporting

Natsuyoshi, Yuuko Japanese

Katamori, Matsudaira Supporting

Seto Supporting

Nakata, Hiroya Producer

Habara, Kumiko Director

Kameyama, Toshiki Sound Director

SPYAIR Theme Song Performance

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Nov 4, 2024

griddyweeb

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Preliminary (3/? eps)

3 episodes in not sure how to feel about this anime. There have been only 2 notable fight scenes, both were very underwhelming when it comes to animation. The story itself was a bit stale but at least the 3rd episode was interesting and made me decide not to drop it just yet.

The emotional monologues are so out of place and unprompted most of the time that I can't help but cringe. This anime tries to be sentimental but fails. It also has some BL vibes, but nothing outright gay or anything.

To be honest this anime failed the 3 episode test, but going into episode ... 3 I told myself that I would drop/keep the anime based on its next fight scene being well animated and choreographed or not. Since episode 3 didn't have too much action going on and no fight scene + the story became somewhat interesting I'm not dropping it just yet. But if you are already hesitant about watching this... better wait until more episodes are out and people say what it's like

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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