The Blue Wolves of Mibu Vol. 03

The Blue Wolves of Mibu Vol. 03

Nio is an orphan who can’t help dreaming of a better world. In this action-packed manga, he meets two men who show him how much a few swords can change history. This riveting samurai series from the acclaimed creator of Days shares its setting with Rurouni Kenshin and chronicles the founding of the Shinsengumi by handsome and volatile men fighting for justice…and for themselves!

It’s 1863, the twilight of the shogunate, and Japan is on the cusp of monumental change. The streets of the nation’s capital are soaked in blood as political upheaval and rising tensions between masterless, wandering ronin and government samurai set the stage for one of the most turbulent times in Japan’s history.

Danger seems to lurk around every corner in Kyoto, and a cabal of well-hidden imperial loyalists is slaying the Shogun’s supporters from the Aizu Clan. When the daimyo of Aizu contracts the Mibu Roshigumi to investigate and bring the killers to justice, it seems like the perfect opportunity for the cash-strapped group to find a powerful patron who will bring them under his wing. But how will they find an enemy hidden in plain sight, and what will the trio of boys from Kyoto–Nio, Hajime and Taro–be able to do against grown hit men?

Biographical Notes:

Tsuyoshi Yasuda is best known for his soccer sports manga DAYS (published digitally by Kodansha), which was awarded best shonen manga in the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016. The Blue Wolves of Mibu is his first series to appear in print in English.

Title Notes:

Readers who were previously fans of Rurouni Kenshin and have an interest in manga rich in Japanese culture and history will be the first to pick up The Blues Wilves of Mibu, a series which will earn its place on their bookshelves.

Tsuyoshi Yasuda has already gained a fanbase from the digital release of his soccer sports manga, DAYS, who will no doubt return to see the author’s unique take on a story rooted in Japanese history.

It is not all fiction with an ensemble cast of real-life historical figures, coupled with Yasuda’s masterful storytelling and knack for creating memorable and meaningful characters, readers will find themselves drawn to not only Nio’s story, but also with the real-life historical worlbuilding, which will be supplemented with considered localization and extensive translation notes with an English-language reader in mind.

More details on Tsuyoshi Yasuda:

Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s Twitter account

Publisher’s Twitter account