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

Saitou, Hajime Supporting

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Kyoushirou Supporting

Sakurai, Tooru Japanese

Kimura, Jutarou Supporting

Miyamoto, Mitsuru Japanese

Katamori, Matsudaira Supporting

Ishii, Makoto Japanese

Kikuchiyo Supporting

Ogata, Megumi Japanese

Fujita Supporting

Hamada, Kenji Japanese

Seto Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Ayame Supporting

Uemura, Yuuto Japanese

Nakata, Hiroya Producer

Kawasumi, Mayuka Producer, Planning Producer

Habara, Kumiko Director

Kameyama, Toshiki Sound Director

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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 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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Nov 23, 2024

griddyweeb

Not Recommended

Preliminary (6/24 eps)

Absolute trash. There are like 3-4 fight scenes across 6 episodes and they're all underwhelming in every way possible. It's absolutely unacceptable to have a SAMURAI anime tagged as ACTION with barely any fighting scenes, and the few fights we have are on par with blue lock's animation. Also constant talk no jutsu, at least in naruto there was a balance between talking and fighting.

The story itself is a bit stale, there's barely any progression. The emotional monologues by the MC 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.

Originally I reviewed this anime after 3 episodes, it had the same issues early on but I had a bit of hope because the story was finally going somewhere and I was really hoping the "action" part of the anime will eventually come to life, but it didn't.

Do NOT watch this anime, it's a waste of your time

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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