A second new trailer, main theme songs, and additional cast members have been revealed for the upcoming second season of Blue Miburo. The second season will begin broadcasting in Japan on December 20, 2025 and will adapt the “Serizawa Assassination” story arc.
The newest trailer previews season two’s main theme songs, which consist of the opening theme “Blue Noise” by Ryosuke Yamada and “Houmatsu” by Soushi Sakiyama.
Meanwhile, the six additional new cast joining the series include:
- • Kazuki Ura as Hayashi Shintaro
- • Rikuya Yasuda as Asano Totaro
- • Kosuke Takaguchi as Ozeki Yashiro
- • Ryo Sugisaki as Ozeki Masajiro
- • Mitsuki Saiga as Katsura Kogoro
- • Junya Enoki as Sakamoto Ryoma
They join a voice cast that stars:
- • Shuichiro Umeda as Nio Chirinu
- • Yohei Azakami as Toshizo Hijikata
- • Kensho Ono as Okita Soji
- • Chiaki Kobayashi as Hajime Saito
- • Shun Horie as Taro Tanaka
- • Ryota Takeuchi as Serizawa Kamo
The 24-episode first season premiered in Japan on October 19, 2024, and ended on March 29, 2025. OceanVeil announced that it will simulcast the second season and that it will be released “an hour following the Japanese broadcast.” The streaming service will also release the first season “in bulk over the next couple of weeks.”
Kumiko Habara (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp) is directing the second season, with Kenta Ihara (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as series composer, Yuko Oba (Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp), Miyako Nishida (Rainbow Days), and Manami Inose as character designers, and Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) as music composer. MAHO FILM is in charge of the animation production.
The anime is based on the historical samurai manga series by Tsuyoshi Yasuda, which began serialization in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on October 13, 2021. Twenty-one tankobon volumes have been released as of October 2025. The manga’s second part, the “Shinsengumi Arc,” began from the 15th volume onwards. Kodansha USA licensed the manga for English release under the title The Blue Wolves of Mibu.
Crunchyroll is streaming Blue Miburo Season 1 in select countries and territories worldwide, describing the main synopsis as:
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.
Sources: Blue Miburo Official Twitter, Anime News Network, Comic Natalie