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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Nov 26, 2024

RellyRel90

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (6/24 eps)

For all the reasons the anime gets a bad rep are what also makes it enjoyable to watch. There are quite a lot of monologues and self declarations by the MC that come off cheesy and cliché but that’s also what makes him so endearing.

You have our MC who is setting out for the first time and is tired and confused by all the violence and fear around him. He gets recruited to be a member of the local Shinsengumi faction and from there hopes to create a not so distant future where children are able to grow up free from oppression. It’s your typical ... historical drama with attractive male characters who charm and cut shit up.

Overall the anime is cliche and you’ve seen this done a million times but for some reason it works for this show. The characters are charismatic the MC is a child so it doesn’t come off pretentious when he monologues as it would in other shows.

If you want something easy to watch with that historical feel then you shouldn’t have a problem with this. It’s not terrible it’s not amazing, it’s simple easy to understand.

The music was great and the animations were gorgeous. You have nothing to lose by watch this anime, but you may just find yourself enjoying it more than you'd thought

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 14, 2024

2flare

Not Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (4/24 eps)

very childish writing. the story has an acceptable premise but the narrative writing is like its made for children. One dude finds out his teammate betrayed him and kills him but tells everyone he was just drunk...why? because he felt like doing so. the writer just wanted to impress the viewer that hes just a badass. the show does alot of really stupid storylines like this, its perfectly written to impress 11 year olds.
Every episode has something corny like this. The writing insults your intelligence constantly and you get the sense you are a baby watching lol....

honestly, unless you enjoy very childishly written ... narratives , i would skip. if you are mature and want something that will stimulate your intelligence and bring you to the edge of your seat, go watch something else.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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