Ao no Miburo

Though he grew up as an orphan, Nio Chirinu finds a place to belong: being a waiter at his adoptive grandmother's restaurant. But this peace does not last long; Nio and his sister Iroha are used as bait to arrest child abductors by Toshizou Hijikata and Souji Okita—two members of an infamous ronin group called Miburo. After the ordeal, Toshizou proposes that Nio join the ranks of Miburo and protect the people of Kyoto.

Frustrated by his own weakness, Nio trains to match the swordsmanship of his new comrades. Even so, he struggles to be accepted by Tarou Tanaka and Hajime Saitou, the other Miburo members of his age. Determined to befriend them, Nio must discover his own sense of justice and become strong enough to prevail against all his enemies.

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Chirinu, Nio Main

Umeda, Shuuichirou Japanese

Hijikata, Toshizou Supporting

Azakami, Youhei Japanese

Kyouhachi, Naozumi Supporting

Inada, Tetsu Japanese

Saitou, Hajime Supporting

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Ayame Supporting

Uemura, Yuuto Japanese

Fujita Supporting

Hamada, Kenji Japanese

Kyoushirou Supporting

Sakurai, Tooru Japanese

Katamori, Matsudaira Supporting

Ishii, Makoto Japanese

Kyouhachi, Youtarou Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Kimura, Jutarou Supporting

Miyamoto, Mitsuru Japanese

Nakata, Hiroya Producer

Kawasumi, Mayuka Producer, Planning Producer

Habara, Kumiko Director

Kameyama, Toshiki Sound Director

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Jan 30, 2025

Ariwin45

Recommended

Preliminary (14/24 eps)

I usually don’t write recommendations but this time I felt I needed to fix a wrong from what I saw this series has gotten an unfair judgment, as most viewers expected a Naruto-style anime, with tons of fights. However, this is a historical anime that might be better placed in the “slice-of-life” category with some action on the side - the action you do get is quite interesting. This series is more character-driven, and it has a philosophical approach to many Japanese ideas, which for me, as a foreigner is quite refreshing. The animation is good, the characters are diverse, funny, and sometimes quite profound. ... It was easy for me to connect to most of the leading heroes. Later into the series, the plot keeps you on your toes and you have cliffhangers between the chapters. The bottom line – it’s a severely underrated anime. I liked it and gave it an 8/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 22, 2024

FujoshiGreekcook

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (10/24 eps)

I'll be honest: At first, I thought Ao no Miburo would contain some great fights in samurai period, something that i really enjoy watching at times. However, I got a bit disappointed. Why? Because this show is literally 90% monologues or conversations and 10% fighting. Or to say it more correctly, it starts with fight and I'm like "Ohhh that's cool! What'll happrn next?" . And then...blah blah blah for the biggest part of the episode.

Why? Just...WHY? And when I decide to skip it because I'm bored...BOOM! A fight out of nowhere! And I'm like:"Well, I'll give it one more chance". Honestly, I don't ... know what to feel about Ao no Miburo.

But of course it has its good stuff too: The art style is not that bad, the characters are well written in my opinion and it has both the comedy and the action element when needed. Even if it's more like a slice of life with a bit of action (If you've watched Powerpuff girls you'll understand the joke). And of course let's not forget the music! SPYAIR is a great band and the opening song is something else. But still, that's not enough to convince you to watch it,right?

To make things short, if you want to watch an anime that has to do with samurai period,but with not too much bloody fights and violence, Ao no Miburo is good for you. But if you prefer to watch fight,sorry, you came to the wrong place.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jan 18, 2025

IndianNinja1

Not Recommended

Preliminary (14/24 eps)

I find it hard, almost impossible, to believe that this is a "historical" samurai anime, as it's living in some fairy world where being the MC and saying some clique emotional lip-service at any time can make a man abandon his desire to kill. Do they really expect us to believe that historical samurai japan was all sunshine and rainbows, with everyone diplomatically talking to each other?

If you want a historical samurai show, watch Ruroni Kenshin/Elusive Samurai, which create fictional worlds based on history without spitting in the face of the actual events that happened. Only pick this up if you wanna watch with ... your 8 year old lol.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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