The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s The Blue Wolves of Mibu (Ao no Miburo) manga announced on Friday that Shun Horie will play Tanaka Tarō of the Shinsengumi.
Yasuda’s DAYS soccer manga also inspired a television anime in 2016 and five original video anime episodes from 2017 to 2018.
The character is an original character not based on a historical figure.
Yōhei Azakami plays Hijikata Toshizō, Kensho Ono plays Okita Sōji of the Shinsengumi, and Chiaki Kobayashi plays Saitō Hajime.