The Blue Wolves of Mibu
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| Receiving Kamo's report that the Aizu Domain has officially entrusted them with this task, Keisuke Yamanami asks the Miburo members in Kyoto, where the storm of imperial loyalty and anti-foreigner sentiment rages if they prepared to risk their lives in this fight. |
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| I can see why the Miburo are making moves to avoid being Ronin as surely it would make more financial sense to take jobs that ensure their survival. |
| The blonde kid is suspect. I bet he had the killer come on them. |
| Blondie seems like he's with the extremists. |
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| Good to see the narrative's moving along nicely. But there was a noticeable drop in production values this episode. |
 gaki domo about to shine |
| The Aizu Domain receiving unsatisfactory reports about their own kin being killed, the Miburo can only be called upon to settle the matter. Serizawa coming in with a satisfactory face, and the time has come for the Miburo to be activated to assist the Aizu Domain. But Kyoto being still in a sonno joi settlement, this is exactly the problem, because while the Aizu is pro-Shogun, the Choshu is anti-Shogun, and will do anything to reel supporters against the Emperor. This is a tall order, but the Miburo are all united together to defend thier homeland, regardless of the jobs they get. The 3 wolves of Mibu staying in the compound instead, to find the blonde-haired Seto hititng up for a conversation, this is striking as of yet. But the fact that Kondo's enthusiastic speech to the current Lord of Matsudaira Katamori is hilariously scripted on hand, that still gains the trust of Katamori wishing the same, at least they have the camaraderie of men altogether to request hunting down the 5 Devils who gushed out the Aizu samurai's eyes for "being blind" to Heaven's justice. Nio making a trip to see Seto to gain information on the matter, him suggesting to rid Kyoto of every "stain" in the city, is suspicious enough that Hajime already knew, and Nio's confirmation that he at least can negotiate with him further. Both Hajime and Nio knowing they've invited trouble to their hands, it's not easy to evade being targeted and killed. |
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| Aizu Domain's finest are being targeted, thus they've chosen the Miburo for defence. Serizawa can't be in a better mood. They're worried what the people in Kyoto will think but the Nio, being a local, assures them they're well-liked. Yamanami explains the term Sonnou Joi to Nio. While it might be true most people in Japan would support "revering the emperor" and "keeping the foreigners" out, different factions, both pro-Shogunate like Aizu and anti-Shogunate like Choshu have different conceptions of what those mean, too. According to Yamanami, it's their view that has the strongest influence in Kyoto. They visit Matsudaira Katamori, the Commissioner of Kyoto and Aizu. If this is really 1863 then Saitou Hajime should be about 19 years old, and Okita Souji, 21 at most, yet Saitou is lumped with Nio and Tarou. They're all curious about Seto's foreign appearance but Nio's look is inconspicuous. Anyway, there is something off about him and his retainer. The room is tense and Kondo breaks into a speech (Serizawa spots the cheatsheet on his hand lol). Assassin's kill in the name of "heaven's justice"? Interesting. Matsudaira Katamori breaks the ice by telling his guests to just say what they really want to do. "Are you Aizu dogs blind? The five of us will see heaven's justice done." There were four Hitokiri during the Bakumatsu in real life, are four of the five them and one is a copycat killer? Does Seto resent his English mother or something, what's his goal? Nio and Saitou are targeted by swordsman with an umbrella on their way back from Seto's. |
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