The BEST episodes of Blue Miburo season 1
Every episode of Blue Miburo season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Blue Miburo season 1!
Nio is an orphan who can't help dreaming of a better world. In this action-packed anime, he meets two men who show him how much a few swords can change history.
#1 - True Strength
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/28/2024
Nio's plan sends most of the attackers on a wild goose chase. But the strongest assassin remains, and only a lone boy stands between him and the Shogun. Can Nio outmaneuver an opponent who has him so outmatched?
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#2 - The Name of the Enemy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/2024
Swordsmanship isn't Nio's strong suit. He's determined to train with the Miburo regardless, but his clumsy efforts annoy another young recuit: the talented Saito Haijme.
#4 - A Place to Belong
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/2025
The Miburo's battle against the Blood Risshidan begins! Serizawa faces off against Naozumi.
#6 - Like a River's Flow
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2025
Hajime visits the Snake in search of work, but how far will he go for money? Meanwhile, Nio and Taro meet a woman named Nagi and her husband, Yotaro.
#7 - Man of the Soil
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/2025
The Hound falls, stabbed in the back by a comrade. Meanwhile, Hijikata faces an enemy of his own.
#8 - Successor
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/2025
Ayame's strange confidence worries Hajime. Amid a tense battle, the boy's thoughts turn to the past.
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#9 - Pride
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2024
Nio confronts Seto about the men who attack him and Hajime, and he won't rest until he gets the truth. What drives the young merchant? And can the Miburo stop their first official targets before the assassins claim a fifth victim?
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#10 - A World Where It's Okay to Cry
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2024
The Miburo's headquarters doesn't make the best first impression. Nio quails in the face of a pack of rowdy samurai, not all of whom welcome a kid in their ranks.
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#11 - The Race to Raise Money
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2025
The Miburo set out to earn the small fortune their uniform coats will cost. While they each rack their brains and try their luck, a woman approaches Hijikata, offering a tempting new sword.
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#12 - Crime and Fortune
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/8/2025
With Nagi about to give birth, Yotaro becomes painfully aware that Kondo has something he lacks.
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#13 - Where the Soul Dwells
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2024
Nio meets another boy Miburo: Tanaka Taro. Despite Hijikata's warnings, he tries to start a friendship. But when Serizawa kills a fellow ronin, Taro gets orders to dispose of the evidence.
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#14 - The Weakest Shogun
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/2024
A well-dressed young man staggers into the Chirinuya. Nio, Taro, and Hajime struggle with his demands, but things take a turn for the serious when a swordsman comes for the problem customer's head. Who is this young man, and what makes him a target?
#15 - To Battle
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2025
Kondo's sparring match with Yotaro, master of the Kyohachi School, takes a shocking turn! Who will triumph?
#16 - Sharing the Same Dream
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2025
A wounded Nio wakes up in a luxurious sickbed in Nijo Castle. After a night of unsettling experiences, Kikuchiyo makes him a startling offer: leave the Miburo to serve the Shogun directly. Where do Nio's loyalties lie, and what has he learned from his encounter with the Blood Risshidan?
#17 - Those Who Struggle
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/15/2025
Flames rise from the Kyohachi Dojo as the battle between Naozumi and Serizawa draws to a close.
#18 - Eight Heads
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2025
Nio risks his life in a desperate bid to buy time for Iemochi's escape, but the Shogun can't bring himself to abandon a child. When all seems lost, Hijikata joins the battle. But can even he defeat the white-clad assassin?
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#19 - Treasure
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2024
The Miburo celebrate their new status with the ultimate test of strength: a drinking competition. While inebriated swordsmen drop like flies, Serizawa confronts Hijikata with a question that shakes Nio's confidence.
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#20 - The Wolves of Mibu and a Boy
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2024
Nio and his sister meet a pair of charming swordsmen in their grandmother's Kyoto eatery. Despite unsavory rumors, the children befriend the ronin from the east. How will these "wolves of Mibu" change their destinies?
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#21 - The Blue Oath
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/29/2025
Hajime guards a nobleman while Nio lies in bed. Both struggle with the lives they've failed to save.
#22 - Palm of the Hand
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2024
Two of the remaining assassins target Serizawa and Hajime while the rest of the Miburo hunt down the final culprit. Can they take the whole gang alive? And how will a lord's patronage change the ragtag group?
#23 - Prepared for What Comes
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/2025
Kondo duels Yotaro. Meanwhile, Nio confronts Nagi, but the pregnant woman's resolve shakes his own.
#24 - Ties
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/22/2025
Nagi endures a grueling labor, desperate to leave proof of her ties to the Kyohachi family.