List of Fire Force episodes
The anime television series Fire Force is based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. The adaptation by studio David Production was announced on November 14, 2018.[1] The series is directed by Yuki Yase, with Yamato Haijima handling the series' scripts, Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.[2] The first season aired from July 6 to December 28, 2019 on Japan News Network stations MBS and TBS as part of the Super Animeism block.[3][4][5] It ran for 24 episodes.[6] Funimation has licensed the series for streaming on FunimationNow.[7] Due to the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 19, 2019, Episode 3, which was originally scheduled to air on July 20, 2019, was postponed to July 27, 2019.[8][9]
On July 19, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami block on July 27, 2019.[10]
A second season aired from July 4 to December 12, 2020.[5][11]
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 24 | July 6, 2019 | December 28, 2019 | ||
2 | 24 | July 4, 2020 | December 12, 2020 |
Episode list
Season 1 (2019)
Story | Episode | Title [12] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | English air date |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5 | 5 | "The Battle Begins" Transcription: "Kaisen" (Japanese: 開戦) | Yūji Tokuno | Yoriko Tomita | August 10, 2019 | August 24, 2019 |
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 |
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 |
8 | 8 | "Infernal Insects" Transcription: "Homura no Mushi" (Japanese: 焰の蟲) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | August 31, 2019 | September 14, 2019 |
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 |
10 | 10 | "The Promise" Transcription: "Yakusoku" (Japanese: 約束) | Shūji Miyazaki | Yamato Haijima | September 14, 2019 | October 5, 2019 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
19 | 19 | "Into the Nether" Transcription: "Nezā he no" (Japanese: 地下への) | Daisuke Chiba | Yoriko Tomita | November 30, 2019 | December 14, 2019 |
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 |
21 | 21 | "Those Connected" Transcription: "Tisunagaru Mono" (Japanese: 繋がる者) | Aya Kobayashi | Yoriko Tomita | December 14, 2019 | January 11, 2020 |
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 |
23 | 23 | "Smiles" Transcription: "Egao" (Japanese: 笑顔) | Shuntarō Tozawa Shō Sugawara | Yoriko Tomita | December 28, 2019[lower-alpha 1] | January 25, 2020 |
24 | 24 | "The Burning Past" Transcription: "Moyuru Kako" (Japanese: 燃ゆる過去) | Yuki Yase | Yamato Haijima | December 28, 2019 | February 1, 2020 |
Season 2 (2020)
Story | Episode | Title [14] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | English air date [15] |
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25 | 1 | "A Fire Soldier's Fight" Transcription: "Shōbōkan no Tatakai" (Japanese: 消防官の戦い) "A Man's Fight" Transcription: "Otoko no Tatakai" (Japanese: 男の戦い) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Kenichirō Yano | July 4, 2020 | November 7, 2020 |
26 | 2 | "Flames of Madness" Transcription: "Kyōki no Honō" (Japanese: 狂気の炎) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | July 11, 2020 | November 14, 2020 |
27 | 3 | "A New Flashpoint" Transcription: "Aratana Hidane" (Japanese: 新たな火種) | Shō Sugawara | Yoriko Tomita | July 18, 2020 | November 21, 2020 |
28 | 4 | "Groping Through the Fire" Transcription: "Kachū Mosaku" (Japanese: 火中模索) | Tetsuji Nakamura | Yoriko Tomita | July 25, 2020 | December 5, 2020 |
29 | 5 | "Corna (Sign of the Devil)" Transcription: "Koruna" (Japanese: "A Secret Plan" Transcription: "Hisaku" (Japanese: 秘策) | Kyōhei Suzuki | Kenichirō Yano | August 1, 2020 | December 12, 2020 |
30 | 6 | "The Time to Choose" Transcription: "Sentaku no Toki" (Japanese: 選択の時) | Daishi Katō | Kenichirō Yano | August 8, 2020 | January 2, 2021 |
31 | 7 | "Road to the Oasis" Transcription: "Oashisu e no Michi" (Japanese: | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | August 15, 2020 | January 9, 2021 |
32 | 8 | "Smoldering Malevolence" Transcription: "Moe Hisomu Akui" (Japanese: 燃え潜む悪意) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | August 22, 2020 | January 16, 2021 |
33 | 9 | "The Core" Transcription: "Kakushin" (Japanese: 核心) | Yūya Horiuchi | Yoriko Tomita | August 29, 2020 | January 23, 2021 |
34 | 10 | "The Woman in Black" Transcription: "Kuro no On'na" (Japanese: 黒の女) | Tetsuji Nakamura | Kenichirō Yano | September 5, 2020 | January 30, 2021 |
35 | 11 | "Dark Hero" Transcription: "Dāku Hīrō" (Japanese: ダークヒーロー) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | Kenichirō Yano | September 12, 2020 | February 6, 2021 |
36 | 12 | "Shadows Cast by Divine Light" Transcription: "Shinkō ga Umu Kage" (Japanese: 神光が生む影) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | September 19, 2020 | February 13, 2021 |
37 | 13 | "A Pair of One-Eyes" Transcription: "Tsui no Sekigan" (Japanese: 対の隻眼) | Daisuke Chiba | Yoriko Tomita | September 26, 2020 | TBA |
38 | 14 | "The Ashen Reaper" Transcription: "Hai no Shinigami" (Japanese: 灰の死神) | Daishi Kato | Kenichirō Yano | October 3, 2020 | TBA |
39 | 15 | "A Three-Way Melee" Transcription: "Sanshoku Konsen" (Japanese: 三色混戦) | Shō Sugawara | Kenichirō Yano | October 10, 2020 | TBA |
40 | 16 | "Mind Blown" Transcription: "Bakuhatsu Suru Kokoro" (Japanese: 爆発する心) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | Kenichirō Yano | October 17, 2020 | TBA |
41 | 17 | "Boys, Be Weak" Transcription: "Shōnen'yo, Yowaku Are" (Japanese: 少年よ、弱くあれ) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | October 24, 2020 | TBA |
42 | 18 | "The Holy Woman's Anguish" Transcription: "Seijo no Kunō" (Japanese: 聖女の苦悩) "The Man, Assault" Transcription: "Otoko, Asaruto" (Japanese: 男、突撃) | Makoto Katō | Yoriko Tomita | October 31, 2020 | TBA |
43 | 19 | "The Oze Family" Transcription: "Oze Ichimon" (Japanese: 尾瀬一門) | Tetsuji Nakamura | Kenichirō Yano | November 7, 2020 | TBA |
44 | 20 | "Weapons of Destruction" Transcription: "Hakai Heiki" (Japanese: 破壊兵器) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | Kenichirō Yano | November 14, 2020 | TBA |
45 | 21 | "Enemy Contact" Transcription: "Setteki" (Japanese: 接敵) | Shō Sugawara | Yoriko Tomita | November 21, 2020 | TBA |
46 | 22 | "Plot for Extinction" Transcription: "Metsubō no Takurami" (Japanese: 滅亡の企み) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | November 28, 2020 | TBA |
47 | 23 | "Firecat" Transcription: "Enbyō" (Japanese: 炎猫) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Kenichirō Yano | December 5, 2020 | TBA |
48 | 24 | "Signs of Upheaval" Transcription: "Gekidō no Kizashi" (Japanese: 激動の兆し) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Kenichirō Yano | December 12, 2020 | TBA |
Notes
- Episodes 23 and 24 received a one-hour broadcast special.[13]
References
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 13, 2018). "Fire Force Manga by Soul Eater's Atsushi Ohkubo Gets TV Anime by David Production". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- Loo, Egan (December 25, 2018). "Fire Force TV Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- Mateo, Alex (January 8, 2019). "Fire Force Anime Slated for This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- Loo, Egan (March 17, 2019). "Fire Force TV Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals July 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- Sherman, Jennifer (December 27, 2019). "Fire Force Anime Gets 2nd Season, Stage Play in Summer 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 7, 2019). "Fire Force Anime to Have 24 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- Ressler, Karen (February 26, 2019). "Funimation to Stream Fire Force Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 19, 2019). "Fire Force Anime Halts Friday's Planned Airing, Streaming of 3rd Episode". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 25, 2019). "Fire Force Anime Resumes Broadcast With 3rd Episode on Friday". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- Sherman, Jennifer (July 19, 2019). "Fire Force TV Anime Debuts on Toonami on July 27". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- Frye, Patrick (June 16, 2020). "Fire Force Season 2 release date set for July 2020: Enen no Shouboutai Season 2 and the manga's ending by Atsushi Ohkubo". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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