Based on the supernatural adventure manga by Atsushi Ohkubo (大久保篤), TV anime Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊) recently reveals key visuals and voice cast updates. The anime is set to air on 5th July.
Produced by David Production, the TV anime is directed by Yuki Yase (八瀬祐樹), who is also episode director of “Durarara!!”. Hideyuki Morioka (守岡 英行) is designing the characters.
▍About Fire Force
Terror has paralyzed Tokyo due to a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos. A special firefighting department, the Fire Force, is thus set for the urging situation.
Shinra Kusakabe (森羅日下部), a young boy who gained the nickname Devil’s Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force, which is composed of other flames users as they work to extinguish any supernatural fire they encounter. As the story goes, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.
The manga series is written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo, who is known for his Soul Eater manga series. It is published by Kodansha and has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since September 2015, with the chapters collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of April 2019.
▍Characters and Voice Casts
Shinra Kusakabe (森羅日下部) – CV: Gakuto Kajiwara (梶原岳人)
Arthur Boyle (アーサー・ボイル) – CV: Yusuke Kobayashi (小林裕介)
Iris (アイリス) – CV: M. A. O
Maki Oze (茉希尾瀨) – CV: Saeko Kamijou (上條沙惠子)
Takehisa Hinawa (武久火繩) – CV: Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村健一)
Akitaru Ōbi (秋樽櫻備) – CV: Kazuya Nakai (中井和哉)
Joker (ジョーカー) – CV: Kenjiro Tsuda (津田健次郎)
Victor (ヴィクトル) – CV: Daisuke Sakaguchi (阪口大助)
Tamaki Kotatsu (環古達) – CV: Aoi Yuki (悠木碧)
Leonard Burns (レオナルド・バーンズ) – CV: Taiten Kusunoki (楠大典)
Rekka Hoshimiya(烈火星宮) – CV: Tomokazu Seki (關智一)
Karim Fulham (カリム・フラム) – CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu (興津和幸)
Foien Li (フォイェン・リィ) – CV: Satoshi Hino (日野聰)
Takeru Noto (武能登) – CV: Katsuyuki Konishi (小西克幸)
Princess Hibana (プリンセス 火華) – CV:Lynn
Tooru Kishiri (透流岸理) – CV: Kengo Kawanishi(河西健吾)
Benimaru Shinmon (新門紅丸) – CV: Mamoru Miyano (宮野真守)
Konro Sagamiya (相模屋紺爐) – CV: Tomoaki Maeno (前野智昭)
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