Fire Force (manga)

is a weekly manga series, written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. It is published by Kodansha and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Overview
From the creator of Soul Eater comes a brand new "blazing" manga, set in a world where humans spontaneously ignite and turn into flaming demon-like creatures, a disease most feared and known by the name "Human Body Ignition Phenomenon". Enter Shinra Kusakabe, a boy with the ability to ignite at his own will, who joins the 8th Special Fire Brigade of Tokyo to fight the Flame Humans, achieve his goal of becoming a hero, and to uncover the truth behind his family's supposed death.

Reception

 * Volume 1 reached the 14th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and has sold an estimated amount of 42,217 copies as of February 24, 2016.

Trivia

 * The series features details that closely resemble or allude to elements from Atsushi Ōkubo's previous series, Soul Eater.