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Volume Info | |
Kanji | 炎炎ノ消防隊 01 |
Romaji | En En no Shōbōtai 01 |
Japanese ISBN | 978-4-06-395567-5 |
English ISBN | 978-1632363305 |
Pages | 192 |
Release Dates | |
Japan | February 17, 2016 |
North America | November 8, 2016 |
United Kingdom | November 10, 2016 |
List of Volumes |
Volume 1 (炎炎ノ消防隊 01, En En no Shōbōtai 01) is volume 1 of the Fire Force manga series.
Summary
The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: Spontaneous Human Combustion. Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The Fire Soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous "devil's footprints" (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his colleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?
Chapters
- 0. Shinra Kusakabe Joins the Force (森羅日下部入隊, Shinra Kusakabe Nyūtai)
- 1. First Run (初現場, Hatsu Genba)
- 2. The Devil, The Knight, and The Witch (悪魔と騎士と魔女, Akuma to Kishi to Majo)
- 3. The Heart of a Fire Soldier (消防官の心, Shōbōkan no Kokoro)
- 4. The Sinister Blasphemer (怪しき冒涜者, Ayashiki Bōtokusha)
- 5. The Rookie Fire Soldier Games (消防官新人大会, Shōbōkan Shinjin Taikai)
Merchandise
Below is a list of all the merchandise that was released in Japan on the same day as the volume as promotion.
Reception
- In its first week of sales in Japan, volume 1 reached 14th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and had sold an estimated amount of 42,217 copies as of February 24, 2016.[1]
- The English edition reached 9th place on the New York Times Manga Best Seller List, on the week of November 6th-12th.[2]
Trivia
- The Japanese volume also included an official character profile for Shinra Kusakabe, revealing personal information about him such as his height, weight and hobbies. In the English version of the manga, Shinra's character profile is included in Volume 2 along with Arthur's.