Ao no Miburo: Serizawa Ansatsu-hen • Blue Miburo Season 2 - Episode 6 discussion

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Huh so Serizawa was on to something and saw the "bigger picture" by deciding to burn down The Yamatoya, since they were funding an "*an anti-shogunate group of "divine avengers"* ".

But based on next week's preview, I'm guessing they were a bit too late in doing so anyway. Since we seem an armed group surrounding the palace.

"*Our Supreme Commander Serizawa is regrettably confined, but this is an emergency.*".
Hopefully this means The Two Strongest and their respective factions can put a stop to it before things get out of hand.

I'm guessing Serizawa's past actions are going to get forgiven / pardoned since it seems like he did have the "best" intentions in mind. But I wonder, if the rift growing in the Miburo is going to get resolved or if tensions will still remain.

Just a regular Miburo patrol! With maybe just a wee bit too enthusiasm for Masa! But nothing seems amiss, just a cute, bespectaled, young lady all by herself! Totally nothing to worry about!

Thank goodness for Hijikata's instincts and the 'ol "Okita Soji right behind you" play or else that girl may very well have killed herself. Turns out she was a failed courtesan who was taken in by Anegakoji, the only person who believed in and saved her, so his death basically robbed her of all reason to live. Hijikata desperately implores her to not give up on tomorrow, and manages to get the knife from her, but she's just another victim of the world of samurai.

That's no fire...that's arson. Set off by none other than Serizawa and his men, while Serizawa sits on the burning building cackling like a madman. He's finally gone too far, both by Hajime and Hijikata's estimation. Even the next morning, after the dust is settled, Nio can't think of a positive spin on this and has no idea what to do about Serizawa.

Although, in fairness, the merchant he targetted was aiding anti-Shogunate rebels and choking out the common people, so it's not like he was innocent either. Well, and he also owed the Miburo money, but that's beside the point. Even so...Serizawa is really not handling things well and giving the Miburo a bad rep in the process.

You know it's gotten bad when the Aizu are summoning all the core Miburo to "take care of Serizawa" and most of them assume it's basically an order to kill him. I mean, what else can you do? Exile him? Expect him to improve? This is Serizawa we're talking about. Though shockingly he DOES agree to confine himself.

Hajime definitely wants to kill him, Kondo wants to suspiciously wait a whole month before doing anything, and Hijikata also seems resolved to do something about Serizawa...and Soji, Hijikata's most fervent supporter who wants to see the kind of world one created by Hijikata might create, is willing to back Hijikata up. And Soji can also really turn up the assassin vibes when he wants to.

How would Nio have reacted if the fire had spread to where Iroha lives? Though frankly I have to wonder what happened to Nio after his conversation with Serizawa. He looks like his entire world was turned on its head.

Even amidst all this drama, Hajime and Iroha's friendship and connection is adorable. Also Hajime knows better than sticking around the granny before she can make him work.

Hajime confronts Taro about Serizawa and Taro seems committed to believing in Serizawa despite everything. Is this going to drive the two boys apart? Before Hajime can even apologize...drama kicks up near the Imperial Retinue.

- [Oh dang Hijikata was right to stay.](https://i.imgur.com/pbZbFDw.png) [](#gasp)

- [That makes sense…](https://i.imgur.com/wX3Tg1A.png) [](#harukathink)

- [Damn…](https://i.imgur.com/TJUeQUC.png) [](#makicry)

- [Oh lol Okita actually *was* there.](https://i.imgur.com/QIlHro7.png) [](#kotohoops)

- […well shit.](https://i.imgur.com/Vm5Vnbl.png) [](#emiliaohdear)

- [Oh boy, things are moving…](https://i.imgur.com/71kGUUj.png) [](#popcorn2)

- [Yeah, Harada’s not wrong to suggest this…](https://i.imgur.com/cgSemr8.png) [](#mug1)

- [Hooboy, Saito does look *mighty* pissed.](https://i.imgur.com/fxHidFm.png) [](#seasonaldisdain)

- [Damn, Nio.](https://i.imgur.com/YvV6FCJ.png) [](#sakuraconcern)

- [Haha, I like how they made it look like Iroha popped out of the page at Saito.](https://i.imgur.com/jzbmA7h.png) [](#kukuku2)

- [Yeah… no he doesn’t…](https://i.imgur.com/5NyoBRO.png)

- [Uh-oh.](https://i.imgur.com/UU8L7xp.png) [](#hahahawhat)

Glad Kondo finally wised up and realized Serizawa needs to be killed. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they do it but it looks like they have to fight whatever is going on outside the palace at first.

When they showed Serizawa on top of the burning building laughing, I thought he was on top of that building but I guess he was on a nearby one. Him killing himself by fire doesn't seem out of character for him, especially since he seemed almost suicidal after the little girl died. They didn't really address their findings that Serizawa was at the place where the girl was found in this episode; the last episode it made me think they thought he killed her.

Nio's sister lives in the palace? I don't even remember that happening, I thought she lived at the shop with their grandma. That was interesting that she wrote to Hajime instead of Nio though. Other than Kondo and the purple haired guy, we only saw Hajime's thoughts to Serizawa starting that fire it remains to be seen how many people who were with him or at least not actively against him want him gone now.

There's method in Serizawa's madness but how anachronistic is it if people around him will use that as reason to kill him? This will not go well obviously, but the bigger picture is the shifts in society that no one man can stand against.