Fire Force (season 1)

Fire Force is an anime series based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. The series is animated by David Production and directed by Yuki Yase, with Yamato Haijima handling the series' scripts, Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters, and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.[1]

Fire Force
Season 1
Cover art of the first Blu-ray compilation.
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	MBS, TBS
Original release	July 6 – December 28, 2019
Season chronology

The first opening theme is "Inferno" by Mrs. Green Apple and the first ending theme is "veil" by Keina Suda.[2][3] The second opening theme is "MAYDAY feat. Ryo from Crystal Lake" by Coldrain and the second ending is "Nо̄nai" by Lenny code fiction.[4][5]

Episode list

Story	Episode	Title [6]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	English air date
1	1	"Shinra Kusakabe Enlists" Transcription: "Shinra Kusakabe, Nyūtai" (Japanese: 森羅 日下部、入隊)	Yuki Yase	Yamato Haijima	July 6, 2019	July 27, 2019
Shinra Kusakabe, a youth dubbed "Devil's Footprints" due to his power to ignite his feet at will, joins Special Fire Force Company 8, a specialized fire brigade of pyrokinetics which destroys Infernals, sympathetically described as putting their human souls to rest. Shinra is quickly dispatched on his first mission to save the wife of a factory owner that has become an Infernal. In the midst of the emergency, he recalls accidentally burning down his house and killing his family with his powers as a child, causing him to be feared and neglected, as well as leaving him with the desire to become a hero and save people. Shinra successfully destroys the Infernal and the factory owner thanks Shinra profusely for laying his wife to rest.
2	2	"The Heart of a Fire Soldier" Transcription: "Shōbōkan no Kokoro" (Japanese: 消防官の心)	Shuntarō Tozawa	Yoriko Tomita Yamato Haijima	July 13, 2019	August 3, 2019
Shinra is told about the upcoming Rookie Fire Soldier Games and how he and the new recruit, Arthur Boyle, will represent Special Fire Force Company 8. Lieutenant Hinawa orders Maki to test their abilities before the games, and she easily defeats them because of their overconfidence as third-generation pyrokinetics. Suddenly, the company receives an emergency call of an Infernal in a detached house in the Iriya District. When they arrive, Arthur and Shinra both draw their weapons in public against the Captain's orders, an act he says can distress the next of kin. The team enter the house and Arthur easily dispatches the Infernal, but it is a trap, and a mysterious character causes the house to burst into flames and collapse. The Captain consoles Mikako, the young girl whose parents have both become Infernals, causing Arthur and Shinra to learn more about the responsibilities of being in the Special Fire Force.
3	3	"The Rookie Fire Soldier Games" Transcription: "Shōbōkan Shinjin Taikai" (Japanese: 消防官新人大会)	Hideya Itō	Yoriko Tomita Yamato Haijima	July 27, 2019	August 10, 2019
At the Rookie Fire Soldier games, Shinra recognizes Leonard Burns, who denies recalling the fire which destroyed Shinra's home and family twelve years ago. The games involve entering a booby-trapped building and reaching a crewman posing as an Infernal. Shinra uses his ability to fly to the top, where he encounters a mysterious man who promises to reveal information about the fire twelve years ago. He releases ash from a vial which causes a series of mini-explosions to defeat Shinra, then reveals that Shinra's younger brother Sho is still alive, and asks Shinra to join him. When Arthur and Tamaki arrive, the man calls himself Joker, and he makes a last offer for Shinra to join him and learn the truth about the Fire Force. Later, Shinra asks his Captain about the Fire Force, and Akitaru responds that the force could not operate without Hajima. He explains that the different Fire Force companies operate independently and do not share information about human combustion, and Company 8 was formed to investigate companies 1 through 7.
4	4	"The Hero and the Princess" Transcription: "Hīrō to Hime" (Japanese: ヒーローと姫)	Shuntarō Tozawa	Yamato Haijima	August 3, 2019	August 17, 2019
At Company 8, an analysis of Joker's exploding ashes reveals that they are Infernal Ashes, made from the remains of dead Infernals. Maki sends Shinra and Arthur to rescue a dog in a tree, and they find that it is one of their mascots, Mamoru, who was "Hoorayed" by local youths. He says that since the fire fighter Setsuo Miyamoto killed four people on a spree, fire fighters have been unpopular with the citizenry. Later that day, after Miyamoto is found not guilty at his court case, he bursts into flames and becomes an Infernal. He goes on a rampage and Company 8 is called into action. Shinra and Arthur rush on ahead and arrive at the courthouse first. They confront Miyamoto and discover that the Infernal is self-aware and scheming, instead of the usual situation of mindlessly running amok. When he escapes, Shinra is sent in pursuit. Meanwhile, Princess Hibana and Company 5 have been observing the events and decide to capture the Infernal for their own purposes. Company 8 arrives, but this results in a tense stand-off over jurisdiction. Hibana promises to share the results of their research of the Infernal, and Captain Obi reluctantly allows Hibana to leave with him, although he mistrusts their motives.
5	5	"The Battle Begins" Transcription: "Kaisen" (Japanese: 開戦)	Yūji Tokuno	Yoriko Tomita	August 10, 2019	August 24, 2019
Shinra finds Iris praying in the chapel, but she denies anything is troubling her. During training Captain Obi warns the rookies about the second generation cases who cannot start fires but can control them, which also makes them formidable opponents, especially as he proposes that Company 8 will be using force to get information about Infernals from Princess Hibana and Company 5. Meanwhile, Iris visits Princess Hibana to reduce tensions between the companies, but Hibana plans to use her as bait to attract Company 8. Shinra arrives and issues a challenge to rescue Iris, followed shortly by Lieutenant Takehisa, Maki and Arthur. They subdue most of Company 5, but then face Toru Kishiri's highly explosive Backdraft Bubblish Gum. Takehisa hits him with multiple ricocheting bullets, and Takehisa and Maki are confronted by the Angels Three while Arthur faces Conehead accompanied by the captured Infernal, which has been chemically enhanced. Company 8 slowly gains the upper hand while Shinra gains entry and prepares to rescue Iris from Princess Hibana.
6	6	"The Spark of Promise" Transcription: "Yakusoku no Hibana" (Japanese: 約束の火華)	Kazuomi Koga	Yamato Haijima	August 17, 2019	August 31, 2019
Hibana reminds Iris of the time when the nuns and children at their orphanage were engulfed in flames and Hibana's third-generation powers manifested themselves. Shinra attacks her, but Hibana uses her heat syncope power to lower his blood pressure, incapacitating him. By strength of will alone Shinra stands, but he is still light-headed and no match for Hibana's abilities, and she creates a flaming sakura whose falling petals burn him and then engulf him in flames. However, Shinra still resists and attacks her again, knocking her unconscious. Lying on the floor, Hibana's mind drifts back to her time at the orphanage and how she eventually collaborated with Haijma Industries to become a captain and enable her to pursue her experiments with controlling fire. Hibana regains consciousness, and Shinra offers to protect her but she declines, although she says she will no longer oppose him. She also fulfills her promise to Iris to create flowers from flames and creates an array of colorful irises.
7	7	"The Investigation of the 1st Commences" Transcription: "Dai Ichi Chōsa Kaishi" (Japanese: 第1調査開始)	Masaru Kitamura	Yoriko Tomita	August 24, 2019	September 7, 2019
Captain Leonard Burns of Company 1 gathers his Lieutenant priests Huo Yan Li, Hoshimiya Rekka and Flam Karim in Special Fire Grand Cathedral 1, suspecting that Captain Obi is making his move. Meanwhile, following the so-called joint exercise with companies 5 and 8, the company members hold a joint BBQ. Later, Captain Obi confers with Hibana who confirms that someone is creating Infernals around the Shinjuku District which comes under the jurisdiction of Company 1, and they agree to cooperate in investigating them. Obi uses the rookie training reassignment system to embed Shinra and Arthur with Maki Oze and Takeru Noto from Company 2 in Company 1. When they arrive, Shinra asks for a sparring match to which Burns agrees. Firstly, Takeru Noto competes against Rekka, and during the bout, Karim extinguishes stray fireballs with his ability to create ice from sound. Lieutenants Li and Karim withdraw from the contest and Burns takes on Shinra and Arthur himself. Burns easily defeats Arthur and deflects Shinra's strongest attacks, and following their defeat they are placed under the care of Lieutenant Karim.
8	8	"Infernal Insects" Transcription: "Homura no Mushi" (Japanese: 焰の蟲)	Shuntarō Tozawa	Yoriko Tomita	August 31, 2019	September 14, 2019
Captain Obi examines Hibana's research which indicates some kind of insect has been introduced into a human's core to create Infernals. At Company 1, life seems normal, but then a group of Infernals are detected and the company is mobilized. Shinra and Arthur are ordered to stand aside, however, they see someone use an insect to turn a human into an Infernal and they go in pursuit, only to encounter Lieutenant priests Flam Karim and Hoshimiya Rekka in the shadows. Shinra and Arthur search Karim's room and find an insect in a glass vial, but Karim claims that he is also investigating which indicates that Rekka is the culprit. Meanwhile, Rekka gets Tamaki to gather some children, promising to protect them from becoming Infernals. Under the pretext of hugging her, he renders her unconscious and turns the children's carer into an Infernal with an insect then slays her. Tamaki awakens and Rekka says that he is creating Infernals for the Evangelist, searching for the one who will become the "pilot light". He infects a child who bursts into fire, but the boy manages to extinguish the flames himself and Rekka declares that he is compatible. Tamaki tries to flame up and Rekka prepares to beat her to death, but Shinra had seen her flame and bursts in to attack Rekka.
9	9	"The Spreading Malice" Transcription: "Moehirogaru Akui" (Japanese: 燃え拡がる悪意)	Yūji Tokuno	Yamato Haijima	September 7, 2019	September 21, 2019
Shinra saves Tamaki from Lieutenant Rekka, and then engages him in a violent battle. They use all of their pyrokinesis abilities, but fight to a standstill. Shinra uses his extra mobility to attack Rekka again while Tamaki keeps the children away from harm. Shinra almost exhausts the oxygen in his body, but he leaves Rekka heavily damaged. Rekka admits that he has been searching for children who have latent pyrokinesis abilities, creating many Infernals in the process and arousing Shinra's suspicions about the abduction of his brother. Rekka says he is working for the Evangelist whose mission is to engulf the Earth in flame and turn it into a second sun. Rekka begins to create an inferno with his flaming arms but his flames are shut down by Flam Karim who arrives and seals him in ice. Suddenly, two white-cloaked figures kill Rekka from some distance away to silence him. The assassin then fires at Karim and Huo Yan Li, and Li loses part of his arm protecting Karim. Shinra creates a smokescreen, and with their targets obscured, the cloaked figures retreat. Karim then offers to work with Company 8 to find the mysterious Evangelist. After being suspended by Company 1, Tamaki is transferred to Captain Obi's Company 8.
10	10	"The Promise" Transcription: "Yakusoku" (Japanese: 約束)	Shūji Miyazaki	Yamato Haijima	September 14, 2019	October 5, 2019
The Company captains are called to the Imperial Throne Room for an emergency conference to discuss the Evangelist, and on the way they pass Amaterasu, the perpetual thermal energy plant. Raffles III, the Tokyo Imperial Emperor, suggests that the Evangelist seeks to possess the Adolla Burst as displayed by Shinra in his battle with Rekka. Company 3's Captain, Dr. Giovanni, suggests that the Evangelist will be coming for Shinra and he should be protected. Later, Shinra visits Amaterasu and encounters the Joker who reveals that Shinra's younger brother, Sho Kusakabe, is working for the Evangelist as leader of the Knights of the Ashen Flame. Over dinner, Shinra shares this information with Company 8. Meanwhile, Sho prepares to carry out the Evangelist's orders.
11	11	"Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 - The Mightiest Hikeshi" Transcription: "Dai Hachi Tokushu Shōbōtai Kessei - Saikyō no Hikeshi" (Japanese: 第8特殊消防隊結成 - 最強の火消し)	Yūshi Ibe	Yoriko Tomita	September 21, 2019	October 12, 2019
Lieutenant Takehisa Hinawa tells Company 8 about its formation: How he was unable to kill his friend and fellow army officer Tojo who became an Infernal, how he met fire officer Akitaru Obi who had decided to form his own Special Fire Force company, and how later they recruited Maki. Later, Company 8 arrives unannounced at the headquarters of Company 7 in the Asakusa district. Commander Shinnmon Benimaru takes offence and insults Shinra, so Shinra challenges him to a duel, however they are interrupted by a fire alarm. A local man Kantaro has become an Infernal. Benimaru, regarded as a hero by the local population and the most powerful local fireman (火消し, hikeshi), assaults him with a flaming matoi, but destroys a number of houses in the process. Benimaru eventually kills Kantaro by thrusting his hand through the victim's body.
12	12	"Eve of Hostilities in Asakusa" Transcription: "Asakusa Kaisen Zenya" (Japanese: 浅草開戦前夜)	Tatsuma Minamikawa	Yoriko Tomita	October 12, 2019	October 19, 2019
The fire fighters, including Company 8, commence reconstruction of Asakusa following the destruction by Benimaru, and relations improve between the two companies. However, the White Hoods dupe Benimaru into believing that Obi and Hinawa are creating Infernals and he attacks them. Obi and Benimaru fight each other to a standstill, and Konro risks his life to stop Benimaru and forces him to listen to reason. As Konro recovers from his injuries, he tells the 8th the story of his injuries. He suffers from tephrosis, permanent damage inflicted his body, after he exceeded the limit of his pyrokinesis when he saved Benimaru from a powerful Infernal.
13	13	"The Trap Is Set" Transcription: "Shikumareta Wana" (Japanese: 仕組まれた罠)	Ryōta Aikei	Yoriko Tomita	October 19, 2019	October 26, 2019
Konro concludes his story and tells that after destroying the powerful Infernal, Soichiro Hague Captain of Company 4 offered Konro and Benimaru the opportunity to form their own Company, number 7. Back in the present, Konro and the others emerge to find the Asakusa townspeople people involved in arguments caused by multiple cases of mistaken identity. It is revealed that Yona, a Knight of the Ashen Flame, is using his powers to alter the appearance of Evangelist followers to cause chaos in Asakusa. The White Hoods then create a number of Infernals and use the ensuing confusion to attack Company 8. Shinra and Arthur pursue two of the White Hoods, Haran and Arrow, but have trouble cooperating and fail to coordinate their attacks. Eventually, they gain the upper hand over the White Hoods, and in desperation, Haran swallows an Infernal Bug. Meanwhile, Konro tries to get Benimaru's attention to manage the evacuation of the townspeople, but Benimaru is still preoccupied with disposing of Infernals.
14	14	"For Whom The Flame Burns" Transcription: "Da ga Tame no Honō" (Japanese: 誰が為の炎)	Yūji Tokuno	Yamato Haijima	October 26, 2019	November 2, 2019
While chaos reigns in Asakusa with Infernals appearing and people's appearance being changed at random, Konro and Benimaru argue over who should take charge. Benimaru eventually defers and gains everyone's attention. He explains what's happening, then goes after the Infernals while Konro and Company 7 attend to the fires. Meanwhile, Shinra and Arthur face Haran who has become a horned Infernal after swallowing an Infernal Bug. However, Benimaru intervenes and attacks Haran with his Ignition ability. Benimaru launches Haran into the air with his matoi to spare the town, but Arrow fires a flaming arrow towards them. Shinra uses all of his speed to intercept and deflect the arrow, allowing Benimaru to take the opportunity to use his Crimson Moon (紅月, Akatsuki) ability to create a massive explosion which destroys Haran. Shinra catches Benimaru as he falls from the sky, completely spent from the confrontation. Later, Benimaru and Obi share some sake, sealing the friendship between Companies 7 and 8.
15	15	"The Blacksmith's Dream" Transcription: "Kajiya no Yume" (Japanese: 鍛冶屋の夢)	Shuntarō Tozawa	Yoriko Tomita	November 2, 2019	November 9, 2019
Knights of the Ashen Flame, Yona and Arrow, report Shinra's Adolla burst to their commander, Sho Kusakabe, Shinra's brother. Meanwhile, forensic scientist, Viktor Licht, is assigned to Company 8 and Shinra is selected to take Arthur and Iris to recruit the crackerjack engineer, Vulcan. He has an intense dislike for Haijima and the Fire Force, but at his junkyard workshop, they meet Vulcan's apprentice, Yu, who agrees to take them inside. Vulcan explains his a dream of recreating animal life on the planet. While there, Captain Dr. Giovanni from Company 3 arrives to ask Vulcan to join him, but he refuses even though Giovanni has stopped supplies getting through to Vulcan's workshop. Vulcan's assistants, Lisa and Yu, explain that Giovanni was one of Vulcan's grandfather's two apprentices, who joined Haijima after the other two died suspiciously. Meanwhile nearby, Giovanni prepares to kill Vulcan, however, Shinra detects his presence.
16	16	"We Are Family" Transcription: "Ore-tachi wa Kazoku" (Japanese: 俺たちは家族)	Takahiro Kamei	Mamoru Kurosawa	November 9, 2019	November 16, 2019
Giovanni sends the two Knights of the Ashen Flame, Flail and Mirage, to kill everyone at Vulcan's workshop. He then finds and attacks Shinra who is on lookout in the forest. Giovanni immobilizes Shinra with a massive electric shock and arranges to have him evacuated. Outside the workshop, Arthur takes on his knightly persona and destroys the multitude of Knights of the Ashen Flame but they are illusions created by Mirage. However, when faced with an illusion of himself, Arthur becomes transfixed and is beaten by Flail. Vulcan tells Sister to leave with Lisa and Yu, however, Lisa suddenly reveals that she has been working for the Evangelist to find the key to Amaterasu which was created by Vulcan's family. Meanwhile, Giovanni bypasses Arthur and enters the workshop where he demands the key from Vulcan and critically wounds Yu to force him to talk. However, Vulcan denies any knowledge of the key and Giovanni loses his temper, repeatedly bashing Vulcan's equipment.
17	17	"Black and White and Gray" Transcription: "Kuro to Shiro to Haiiro" (Japanese: 黒と白と灰色)	Aya Kobayashi	Yamato Haijima	November 16, 2019	November 23, 2019
Hibana rescues Shinra who immediately sheds his bindings and flies back to the workshop. He crashes into Giovanni who has accidentally found the key to Amaterasu after smashing Vulcan's projector. Lisa uses her magnetic pyrokinesis to subdue Shinra, but Vulcan tells Iris to press random buttons that eject magnetized metal toy animals which nullify Lisa's powers. Shinra knocks Giovanni outside the workshop, but Shinra then meets Sho and is overjoyed to be reunited with him. However, Sho uses his incredible speed and sword to subdue Shinra and seriously injures Arthur. Fortunately, Victor Licht arrives with a truck and picks up Shinra, Arthur, Iris, Vulcan, Yu and Hibana although Hibana accuses Victor of leading the Knights to the workshop. Just as Sho catches up with the group, Joker intervenes. He and Sho are evenly matched for speed and power, but Joker enables Shinra and the others to escape. He then withdraws, leaving Sho with his sword damaged. Yu and Arthur are treated for their injuries while Shinra reports the events to Obi. He then convinces Vulcan to take refuge with Company 8 and Vulcan is surprised to find that the Fire Force members are quite normal and not how he imagined them. The next day, Vulcan returns to the workshop to visit his father and grandfather's graves and explains to them that he will have to break his promise and join the Fire Force to help rebuild the world.
18	18	"The Secrets of Pyrokinesis" Transcription: "Hakka no Gokui" (Japanese: 発火の極意)	Yūji Tokuno	Yoriko Tomita	November 23, 2019	December 7, 2019
Karim and Konro visit Company 8's firehouse to share information with Obi and Hibana about the Knights of the Ashen Flame whome they call White-Clad. Meanwhile, Victor Licht encounters Joker while gathering evidence from around Vulcan's workshop following the fight against Sho, and they discuss Shinra's fire powers. Licht discloses to Company 8 the clues he found to White-Clad's possible location but Hibana is still wary of his true intentions. Meanwhile, Shinmon Benimaru begins training Shinra and Arthur, and puts them through rigorous training to improve their raw combat skills. Following advice from Licht and Benimaru, Shinra begins to efficiently control his flying abilities and develops hand signs, which can focus his blasts into a fast, concentrated burst.
19	19	"Into the Nether" Transcription: "Nezā he no" (Japanese: 地下への)	Daisuke Chiba	Yoriko Tomita	November 30, 2019	December 14, 2019
Licht explains to Company 8 that he believes that the White-Clad are hiding in the Nether, a forbidden area of abandoned subway tunnels beneath the Tokyo Empire. The next day, the company enters the Nether, the place which is seen as a place of dread. As they walk into the darkness, they are enveloped in a mysterious fog and encounter impostors created by Yona and Mirage and become separated. Sho sends in Assault the Slaughterer, to eliminate Company 8, meanwhile, Maki encounters Flail and a group of White-Clad alone. She defeats the White-Clad and faces Flail whom she attacks and defeats with her two fireballs, Splutter and Flare, which are encased in devices created by Vulcan which concentrates their power. Elsewhere in the tunnels, Assault finds Iris and Tamaki and attacks them with his flaming missiles. Tamaki withstands his attacks, and gets close enough to disable him when her uniform falls open. Before he can react, Iris pummels him to the ground with a metal pipe and they go in search of the others.
20	20	"Wearing His Pride" Transcription: "Hokori wo Matotte" (Japanese: 誇りを纏って)	Shuntarō Tozawa	Mamoru Kurosawa	December 7, 2019	January 4, 2020
Lieutenant Hinawa searches the tunnels for Shinra. He encounters Arrow and they immediately fire at each other. Shinra finds Licht, but a White-Clad holds a knife at his throat. Shinra uses his tiger hand sign to fire a focused blast to disable the White-Clad, calling the new technique "Shinrabansho". Meanwhile, Hinawa and Arrow use their long-range weapons to attack each other. Hinawa is badly hit, but he fires one last shell which finally defeats Arrow. bystanders, Yona and Mirage, approach the wounded Hinawa to kill him, but Arthur drops down from above. Mirage creates a multitude of illusions of himself to confuse Arthur, however, he uses his new training to detect the real Mirage, ignoring attack from the duplicates. He kills Mirage who is hiding in the darkness and Yona flees for his life. Elsewhere in the tunnels, Maki finds Iris and Tamaki, while Giovanni and Lisa find Vulcan and Obi. Lisa reveals that she is a Knights of the Ashen Flame and her real name is Feeler. Giovanni praises the power and knowledge of his great leader, the Evangelist, and he orders Lisa to defend him and destroy Vulcan and Obi.
21	21	"Those Connected" Transcription: "Tisunagaru Mono" (Japanese: 繋がる者)	Aya Kobayashi	Yoriko Tomita	December 14, 2019	January 11, 2020
Obi breaks Vulcan and himself free from the grip of Lisa's flaming tentacles. While talking to her, he inserts extinguishing grenades in the tips of the tentacles. They explode, extinguishing her flames and Vulcan catches her as she falls. However, Giovanni grabs Lisa and threatens to kill her if Vulcan does not shoot Obi. Vulcan shoots Obi, so Giovanni releases Lisa. However, Obi is uninjured due to his protective armor. He attacks Giovanni but he is able to fend off Obi's strikes. Meanwhile, Shinra has a series of visions of the past and detects the presence of Sho through his Adolla Burst ability. They meet, but Sho is in no mood for reconciliation, and they engage in a fiery battle. Sho appears to stop time which Licht believes is linked to the Adolla Burst. Sho then hits Shinra with a punishing blow.
22	22	"A Brother's Determination" Transcription: "Ani no Iji" (Japanese: 兄の意地)	Shinji Nagata	Yamato Haijima	December 21, 2019	January 18, 2020
Knights of the Ashen Flame, Yana and Haumea, meet up and watch the confrontation between Sho and Shinra. Shinra finds himself in a colorless land with black flames rising from the ground and an Infernal with horns over its eyes reaching for him, Sho explaining that this place once called "Hell" is the source of the Adolla Burst. Shinra then sees the Evangelist appear behind his brother. Sho and Shinra return to the real world and Licht explains that Sho can affect the thermal expansion of the universe, appearing to alter the passage of time. Sho mounts a number of lightning-fast attacks against Shinra who appears helpless against them, but Shinra nevertheless keeps trying to reach Sho. Eventually, Shinra moves fast enough by utilizing the Adolla Burst to break into Sho's "motionless world" and strike him. However, it takes a heavy physical toll and Shinra begins to dangerously overheat. Licht warns Shinra that at the speed of light, Shinra's body breaks apart and reassembles itself risking atomizing himself and dying, but Shinra insists that he will reconnect with his little brother and ignores the warning.
23	23	"Smiles" Transcription: "Egao" (Japanese: 笑顔)	Shuntarō Tozawa Shō Sugawara	Yoriko Tomita	December 28, 2019[lower-alpha 1]	January 25, 2020
Shinra again uses his Adolla Burst jump to light speed, causing his childhood memories to be shared with Sho. While initially rejecting memories from their youth, scenes with Shinra caring for him and their mother's love overwhelm Sho, causing him to break down in tears. As Shinra embraces his younger brother, he realizes his uncontrolled speed has resulted in Sho's sword piercing his body. Haumea appears and reveals that they are collecting Adolla Bursts for the Evangelist who wants to kick-start the Great Cataclysm again. Haumea attempts to apprehend Shinra, but Arthur and the rest of Company 8 arrive to rescue him. The Evangelist causes the tunnel to collapse, enabling Haumea and Yana escape with Sho, while Company 8 exits with the severely injured Shinra. At Special Fire Hospital 6, Director Kayoko Huang uses her serpent-like flaming Rod of Ascepius to heal Shinra. He awakens three days later and is greeted by Company 1 commander Captain Leonard Burns who reveals that he knew everything about the Kusakabe house fire and how Sho had been indoctrinated by the Evangelist. Furious, Shinra demands an explanation but Burns challenges him to see if Shinra's resolve is strong enough.
24	24	"The Burning Past" Transcription: "Moyuru Kako" (Japanese: 燃ゆる過去)	Yuki Yase	Yamato Haijima	December 28, 2019	February 1, 2020
Shinra commences his duel with Commander Burns, whose explosive pyrokinetic ability initially overwhelms Shinra although the youth proves his resolve. Burns then tells Shinra that the Evangelist was active 12 years earlier and knew that the Kusakabe brothers possessed Adolla Burst abilities. When the Evangelist sent the White Clad Haumea to capture Sho, the child's power caused the house to burst into flames. To protect her son, Shinra's mother became the horned Infernal which Shinra believed was the cause of the fire. Burns arrived at the scene and his team saved Shinra, but the boy's demonized mother took Sho and delivered him to the Evangelist. Burns realized the Adolla Link had been awakened in Shinra, but to conceal him from the White Clad, he told Shinra that his family was dead. Burns concludes the story by revealing that he lost his right eye upon looking upon the Evangelist, but gained the use of the Adolla Link. He tells Shinra that his demonized mother may still be alive within the Adolla Link, so Shinra arranges to meet Captain Soichiro Hague of Company 4, hoping to utilize his connection to the Link to make his Infernalized mother human again. A few weeks later, Shinra is discharged from Company 6 and is welcomed home with a party organized by Company 8, including Hibana, Benimaru, Konro, and Karim.

Home media

DMM (Region 2 – Japan)

Vol.		Episodes	Artwork	Release date	Ref.
	1	1–2	Shinra Kusakabe & Arthur Boyle	September 27, 2019	[8]
	2	3–6	Akitaru Ōbi & Takehisa Hinawa	October 25, 2019	[8]
	3	7–10	Hibana & Iris	November 29, 2019	[8]
	4	11–14	Benimaru Shinmon & Konro Sagamiya	December 27, 2019	[8]
	5	15–17	Tamaki Kotatsu & Maki Oze	January 31, 2020	[8]
	6	18–20	Vulcan Joseph & Viktor Licht	February 28, 2020	[8]
	7	21–24	Shinra Kusakabe & Shō Kusakabe	March 27, 2020	[8]

Funimation (Region 1 – North America)

Vol.		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	1	1–12	March 31, 2020	[9]
	2	13–24	September 29, 2020	[10]

Notes

1. Episodes 23 and 24 received a one-hour broadcast special.[7]

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10. "Fire Force: Season 1 - Part 2 [Blu-ray]". Amazon. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Fire Force (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia