テレビ朝日開局40周年記念ドラマとして、1998年10月8日から12月30日まで毎週木曜日20:00 - 20:54に、テレビ朝日系で放送された。全10話。主演は渡哲也。 渡が演じる近藤勇が主人公でストーリー構成の中心となっており、土方と沖田がストーリーの中心だった原作とは雰囲気が違う。近藤の人物像も文武を共にわきまえた完璧な君子像で、大器だが間の抜けたところや俗物的な性格がある原作の近藤像とはかなり異なる。 初回は2時間スペシャルで池田屋事件（ただし山崎烝の出自にまつわるエピソードではない）。原作からは「芹沢鴨の暗殺」「沖田総司の恋」「鴨川銭取橋」「長州の間者」「油小路の決闘」などがドラマ化された。芹沢は主題歌を歌った松山千春が演じている。男色を扱った「前髪の惣三郎」もドラマ化された。最終回は年末の12月30日に2時間30分拡大スペシャルで放送されたが、ドラマとしては条件が良くない昼間（15:00 - 17:30）の放送だった。最終回の時間の半分は総集編で、最後のエピソードは沖田の死を暗示する「菊一文字」。新選組の没落と近藤、土方の死まで描かれたが、この部分は非常に駆け足で5分程度だった。
新選組血風録 (シーズン 1)
Attack on Ikedaya - The Great Duel at the Bakamatsu (エピソード 1)
放送日: 1998-10-08
上映時間: 54 min
概要: A two-part special. Okiyo and Otaka meet Kondo Isamu, little realizing that he would play a big part in their lives in the coming years. The Shinsengumi grows to 40 members and their reputation grows.
Attack in the Rain - To Kamo Serizawa (エピソード 2)
放送日: 1998-10-15
上映時間: 54 min
概要: The Shinsengumi is split into two factions. One is led by Kondo Isamu and includes Hijikata and other swordsmen from Edo, the other by Arasawa, a former Mito clansman. Together with the Aizu Clan, they share the duty of protecting Kyoto city.
Soji Okita - Love and Sword (エピソード 3)
放送日: 1998-10-22
上映時間: 54 min
概要: As Kotsuru and Shinakai's love grows, Kondo worries about their relationship. Inoue Genzaburo is humiliated by a clansmen from Higo and they decide have a duel. Kondo, realizing their danger, rushes to intervene.
Shinsengumi's Announcement (エピソード 4)
放送日: 1998-10-29
上映時間: 54 min
概要: A new member joins the Shinsengumi. Kano Sozaburo is extremely handsome and skilled in the martial arts. But his popularity creates jealousy among some members. Meanwhile, Yuzawa is slain by an unknown assailant. However, Kondo determines that Tashiro is Yuzawa's killer and orders Kano to take revenge.
The Moving Sozaburo with the Bangs (エピソード 5)
放送日: 1998-11-05
上映時間: 54 min
概要: Ito Koshitaro plans an invasion on the Shinsengumi headquarters by taking advantage of a Shinsengumi member. Nagasaka has an encounter with Mito clansmen. Fearing reprisal, Kondo secretly orders Nagasaka out of the city.
A Premeditated Attack, Yamanami's Desertion (エピソード 6)
放送日: 1998-11-12
上映時間: 54 min
概要: Hijikata and Yamanami are at odds over the mission of the Shinsengumi. Ito Koshitaro becomes the catalyst that causes the members to break up into factions. And Yamanami bids a final farewell to his lover Akisato.
Infiltration, Choshu's Spy (エピソード 7)
放送日: 1998-11-19
上映時間: 54 min
概要: Fukamachi Shinsaku from Choshu infiltrates the Shinsengumi. Three members are later executed as spies from Choshu and orders are given to find one remaining spy. Shinsaku, fearing for his own life, flees. But during his escape, he meets up with Matsunaga who reveals that he is also an infiltrator from Choshu.
The Woman Who Followed Isami Kondo (エピソード 8)
放送日: 1998-11-26
上映時間: 54 min
概要: Suspected of killing a Shinsengumi member, Takeda Kanryusai seeks help from the Satsuma Clan. In return, he is told to deliver a letter to Kondo Isamu. It is a formal challenge from a woman seeking revenge for her husband's death. When he arrives at the site, Satsuma clansmen surround him. But Okita and others arrive to help their leader.
Internal Division, the Duel of Aburanokoji (エピソード 9)
放送日: 1998-12-03
上映時間: 54 min
概要: Ito Koshitaro and his men resign en masse from the Shinsengumi putting the future of the group into danger. Kondo and Hijikata decide that Koshitaro and his group must deal with and devise a plan to eliminate them.
The Last Farewell From Kondo, Hijikata and Okita (エピソード 10)
放送日: 1998-12-10
上映時間: 54 min
概要: The shogunate army is routed by the imperial forces and forced to flee the city. Shogun Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Katamori, Lord Protector of Kyoto, take flight as well, abandoning the Shinsengumi. In the final days of the shogunate, Okita succumbs to illness, Hijikata dies in the battle at Toba-Fushimi and Kondo Isamu is executed as a shogunate rebel, striving to the very end to uphold the honor of the Tokugawa samurai.
シーズン
エピソード 12