Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s The Blue Wolves of Mibu is currently getting an anime adaptation in the form of Blue Miburo. This spring, it will also be adapted into a stage play starring UniteUp! actor Kosei Tsubokura.Tsubokura will play Nio Chirinu, the white-haired orphan who joins the group of samurai who would eventually become the Shinsengumi. A poster has been released showing the lead actor in full costume:
Also appearing in the play will be:
Soji Okita played by Hayate Iijima (SUPER★DRAGON)
Hajime Saito played by Rita Aizawa
Isami Kondo played by Naoya Iwaki
Kamo Serizawa played by Shuya Sunagawa
Sanosuke Harada played by Yuki Sakurai (Gekidan EXILE)
Taro Tanaka played by Hikaru Takihara (NORD)
Kikuchiyo played by Haruki Naruse
Seto played by Seiji Shinya
Granny played by Megumi Wakabayashi
Ayame played by Takuya Yashiro
Kyoshiro played by Daiya Hayakawa
Kyohachi Naozumi played by Masafumi Yokoyama
Daisuke Nishida writes and directs the stage adaptation, with planning and production by Kodansha, DisGOONie, Office ENDLESS and Yomiuri TV. The Blue Miburo stage play will run April 11-20, 2025 at Tokyo’s EX THEATER ROPPONGI, and April 25-27 at the Kyoto Theater.
Kodansha has serialized the original manga by Tsuyoshi Yasuda in their Weekly Shonen Magazine publication since 2021. Kodansha USA also publishes an English language version of the series under the title The Blue Wolves of Mibu.Kumiko Habara directs the TV anime at animation studio MAHO FILM. Kenta Ihara provides the series composition, Yuko Oba and Miyako Nishida provide the character designs and Yuki Hayashi provides the music.Crunchyroll describes Blue Miburo:
The Black Ships arrive in Kyoto as the shogunate stumbles toward ruin. Living amidst the chaos is Nio, a kindhearted boy on the verge of discovering his destiny. He meets two “Miburo,” Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, members of the band of Mibu ronin who will later become the famous Shinsengumi. With dreams of a better world, Nio joins their fight to defend the city.
Source: Comic Natalie
