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| Series Information | |
| Romaji | En En no Shōbōtai |
| Kanji | 炎炎ノ消防隊 |
| Official Website | fireforce-anime.jp |
| Genre | Sci-Fi, Shōnen, Action, Supernatural, Fantasy |
| Staff | |
| Director | Yuki Yase[1] |
| Series Composition | Yamato Haijima |
| Character Design | Hideyuki Morioka |
| Music Composer | Kenichiro Suehiro |
| Studio | david production |
| Statistics | |
| Original Run | July 5, 2019-ongoing |
| Episodes |
24 |
| Streamers | Funimation (Dub), Crunchyroll (Simulcast) |
Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊, En En no Shōbōtai) is an anime produced by david production, based on the manga written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo.
Description[]
In Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, Special Fire Force's are fighting against a phenomenon called Spontaneous Human Combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called “Infernals.” While the Infernals are First Generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil’s Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shinra begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.
Overview[]
The anime was officially announced via the Fire Force twitter account, on 14th of November 2018. It was also announced via a colour page released in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on the 21st of November 2018, in its 51st issue.
On the 25th of February 2019, Funimation officially announced via their Twitter[2] that they had claimed official rights to the anime, and would be streaming it via their platform FunimationNow in the same year.
On the 17th of March 2019, the official Japanese and English Fire Force Twitter accounts released a second PV, which confirmed the air date to be July 6th, 2019, as well as for it to be broadcasted on the Japanese TV program block "Super Animeism" by television channel MBS.
Adult Swim began airing Funimation's English dub on their Toonami programming block on July 28th, 2019 in the United States.
Cast[]
- Gakuto Kajiwara (Japanese) and Derick Snow (English) as Shinra Kusakabe
- Yusuke Kobayashi (Japanese) and Eric Vale (English) as Arthur Boyle
- Mao Ichimichi (Japanese) and Alexis Tipton (English) as Iris
- Saeko Kamijou (Japanese) and Sarah Roach (English) as Maki Oze
- Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese) and Christopher Wehkamp (English) as Takehisa Hinawa
- Kazuya Nakai (Japanese) and Jeremy Inman (English) as Akitaru Ōbi
- Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese) and Sonny Strait (English) as Joker
- Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese) and Ian Sinclair (English) as Viktor Licht
- Aoi Yuki (Japanese) and Jad Saxton (English) as Tamaki Kotatsu
- Taiten Kusunoki (Japanese) and Phil Parsons (English) as Leonard Burns
- Tomokazu Seki (Japanese) and Kellen Goff (English) as Rekka Hoshimiya
- Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese) and Ricco Fajardo (English) as Karim Flam
- Satoshi Hino (Japanese) and Josh Bangle (English) as Huo Yan Li
- Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese) and Cris George (English) as Takeru Noto
- Lynn (Japanese) and Colleen Clinkenbeard (English) as Hibana
- Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese) and Kyle Philips (English) as Tōru Kishiri
- Mamoru Miyano (Japanese) and Aaron Roberts (English) as Benimaru Shinmon
- Tomoaki Maeno (Japanese) and Jeff Plunk (English) as Konro Sagamiya
- Taku Yashiro (Japanese) and Jason Liebrecht (English) as Vulcan Joseph
- Ayaka Asai (Japanese) and Elizabeth Maxwell (English) as Lisa Isaribi
- Shōya Chiba (Japanese) and Kristen McGuire (English) as Yū
Music[]
Opening Theme:[]
- Season 1:
- Inferno by Mrs. Green Apple
- MAYDAY feat. Ryo from CRYSTAL LAKE by coldrain
- Season 2
- Spark Again by Aimer - TV size Opening
- Torch of Liberty by KANA-BOON
Ending Theme:[]
- Season 1:
- veil by Keina Suda
- Nounai by Lenny code fiction
- Season 2:
- ID by Cidergirl - TV size Ending
- Desire by Pelican Fanclub
Episodes[]
The first episode aired in Japan on July 6th, 2019; with an English subbed version released by Crunchyroll an hour later, as well as an English dubbed version released by Funimation an hour after the Japan broadcast. The third episode, scheduled to air on July 20, 2019, was delayed due to an arson attack which took place at Kyoto Animation a day prior to the premiere.
The English air dates in the chart below reflect its U.S. broadcast on Adult Swim rather than its Funimation simuldub release.
A second season was announced in December 2019, and it premiered on July 4, 2020. The English dubbed version premiered on Toonami on November 8, 2020.
Season One[]
| # | Title | Japanese Air Date | English Air Date |
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| 1 | Shinra Kusakabe Enlists | July 6, 2019 | July 28, 2019 |
| 2 | The Heart of a Fire Soldier | July 13, 2019 | August 4, 2019 |
| 3 | The Rookie Fire Soldier Games | July 27, 2019 | August 11, 2019 |
| 4 | The Hero and the Princess | August 3, 2019 | August 18, 2019 |
| 5 | The Battle Begins | August 10, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| 6 | The Spark of Promise | August 17, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 7 | The Investigation of the 1st Commences | August 24, 2019 | September 8, 2019 |
| 8 | Infernal Insects | August 31, 2019 | September 15, 2019 |
| 9 | The Spreading Malice | September 7, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
| 10 | The Promise | September 14, 2019 | October 6, 2019 |
| 11 | Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 / The Mightiest Hikeshi | September 21, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
| 12 | Eve of Hostilities in Asakusa | October 12, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| 13 | The Trap is Set | October 19, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| 14 | For Whom The Flame Burns | October 26, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
| 15 | The Blacksmith's Dream | November 2, 2019 | November 10, 2019 |
| 16 | We Are Family | November 9, 2019 | November 17, 2019 |
| 17 | Black and White and Gray | November 16, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| 18 | The Secrets of Pyrokinesis | November 23, 2019 | December 8, 2019 |
| 19 | Into the Nether | November 30, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
| 20 | Wearing His Pride | December 7, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
| 21 | Those Connected | December 14, 2019 | January 12, 2020 |
| 22 | A Brother's Determination | December 21, 2019 | January 19, 2020 |
| 23 | Smile | December 28, 2019 | January 26, 2020 |
| 24 | The Burning Past | December 28, 2019 | February 2, 2020 |
Season Two[]
| # | Title | Japanese Air Date | English Air Date | |
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| 25 | A Fire Soldier's Fight / A Man's Fight | July 4, 2020 | November 8, 2020 | |
| 26 | Flames of Madness | July 11, 2020 | November 15, 2020 | |
| 27 | A New Flashpoint | July 18, 2020 | November 22, 2020 | |
| 28 | Groping Through The Fire | July 25, 2020 | December 6, 2020 | |
| 29 | Corna (Sign of The Devil) / A Secret Plan | August 1, 2020 | December 13, 2020 | |
| 30 | The Time to Choose | August 8, 2020 | January 3, 2021 | |
| 31 | Road to the Oasis | August 15, 2020 | January 10, 2021 | |
| 32 | Smoldering Malevolence | August 22, 2020 | January 17, 2021 | |
| 33 | The Core | August 29, 2020 | January 24, 2021 | |
| 34 | The Woman in Black | September 5, 2020 | January 31, 2021 | |
| 35 | Dark Hero | September 12, 2020 | February 7, 2021 | |
| 36 | Shadows Cast by Divine Light | September 19, 2020 | February 14, 2021 | |
| 37 | A Pair of One-Eyes | September 26, 2020 | February 21, 2021 | |
| 38 | The Ashen Reaper | October 3, 2020 | February 28, 2021 | |
| 39 | A Three-Way Melee | October 10, 2020 | March 7, 2021 | |
| 40 | Mind Blown | October 17, 2020 | March 14, 2021 | |
| 41 | Boys, Be Weak | October 24, 2020 | March 21, 2021 | |
| 42 | The Holy Woman's Anguish / The Man, Assault | October 31, 2020 | March 28, 2021 | |
| 43 | The Oze Family | November 7, 2020 | April 4, 2021 | |
| 44 | Weapon of Destruction | November 14, 2020 | April 11, 2021 | |
| 45 | Enemy Contact | November 21, 2020 | April 18, 2021 | |
| 46 | Plot for Extinction | November 28, 2020 | April 25, 2021 | |
| 47 | Firecat | December 5, 2020 | May 2, 2021 | |
| 48 | Signs of Upheaval | December 12, 2020 | May 9, 2021 |
Season Three[]
TBA
Promotional Material[]
Gallery[]
References[]
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| Season 1 | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 |
| Season 2 | 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 |
| Openings | 1. Inferno • 2. MAYDAY • 3. SPARK-AGAIN • 4. Torch of Liberty |
| Endings | 1. Veil • 2. Nо̄nai • 3. ID • 4. Desire |