List of Fire Force episodes
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Fire Force is an anime television series based on the manga series Fire Force by Atsushi Ohkubo. An anime series adaptation produced by David Production was announced in November 2018.[1] The first season is directed by Yuki Yase, with Yamato Haijima handling scripts, Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.[2] The season aired from July 6 to December 28, 2019, on the Super Animeism programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS, and ran for 24 episodes.[3][4][a] Crunchyroll licensed the series for streaming.[5] Due to the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 19, 2019, the third episode, which was originally scheduled to air on July 20, was postponed and aired a week later on July 27.[6][7] In July 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on July 28 of the same year.[8]
A second season, directed and written by Tatsuma Minamikawa, aired from July 4 to December 12, 2020.[9][b]
A third season was announced in May 2022.[10] In July 2024 at Anime Expo, it was announced that the third season would also be its final and run in two split cours. The first cours aired from April 5 to June 21, 2025,[11][c] while the second cours aired from January 10 to April 4, 2026.[13][14][d] Sei Tsuguta replaces Tatsuma Minamikawa as series composition writer for the season, while the latter returns as series director.[11]
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [15][16] | Directed by [15] | Written by [15] | Storyboarded by [15] | Original release date [a] | English air date [17] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Shinra Kusakabe Enlists" Transliteration: "Shinra Kusakabe, Nyūtai" (Japanese: 森羅 日下部、入隊) | Yuki Yase | Yamato Haijima | Yuki Yase | July 6, 2019 | July 28, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Heart of a Fire Soldier" Transliteration: "Shōbō-kan no Kokoro" (Japanese: 消防官の心) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita & Yamato Haijima | Hiroko Kazui | July 13, 2019 | August 4, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Rookie Fire Soldier Games" Transliteration: "Shōbō-kan Shinjin Taikai" (Japanese: 消防官新人大会) | Hideya Itō | Yoriko Tomita & Yamato Haijima | Katsumi Terahigashi | July 27, 2019[e] | August 11, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Hero and the Princess" Transliteration: "Hīrō to Hime" (Japanese: ヒーローと姫) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yamato Haijima | Shuntarō Tozawa & Mamoru Kurosawa | August 3, 2019 | August 18, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Battle Begins" Transliteration: "Kaisen" (Japanese: 開戦) | Yūji Tokuno | Yoriko Tomita | Yūji Tokuno | August 10, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Spark of Promise" Transliteration: "Yakusoku no Hibana" (Japanese: 約束の火華) | Kazuomi Koga | Yamato Haijima | Mamoru Kurosawa | August 17, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Investigation of the 1st Commences" Transliteration: "Dai Ichi Chōsa Kaishi" (Japanese: 第1調査開始) | Masaru Kitamura | Yoriko Tomita | Takashi Kawabata | August 24, 2019 | September 8, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "Infernal Insects" Transliteration: "Homura no Mushi" (Japanese: 焰の蟲) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | Hiroko Kazui | August 31, 2019 | September 15, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Spreading Malice" Transliteration: "Moehirogaru Akui" (Japanese: 燃え拡がる悪意) | Yūji Tokuno | Yamato Haijima | Katsumi Terahigashi | September 7, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Promise" Transliteration: "Yakusoku" (Japanese: 約束) | Shūji Miyazaki | Yamato Haijima | Yūji Tokuno | September 14, 2019 | October 6, 2019 |
| 11 | 11 | "Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8" Transliteration: "Dai Hachi Tokushu Shōbō-tai Kessei" (Japanese: 第8特殊消防隊結成) | Yūshi Ibe | Yoriko Tomita | Akitoshi Yokoyama | September 21, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
| "The Mightiest Hikeshi" Transliteration: "Saikyō no Hikeshi" (Japanese: 最強の火消し) | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Eve of Hostilities in Asakusa" Transliteration: "Asakusa Kaisen Zen'ya" (Japanese: 浅草開戦前夜) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Yoriko Tomita | Satoshi Nakagawa | October 12, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Trap Is Set" Transliteration: "Shikumareta Wana" (Japanese: 仕組まれた罠) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | Mamoru Kurosawa | October 19, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| 14 | 14 | "For Whom the Flames Burn" Transliteration: "Dare ga Tame no Honō" (Japanese: 誰が為の炎) | Yūji Tokuno | Yamato Haijima | Katsumi Terahigashi | October 26, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Blacksmith's Dream" Transliteration: "Kajiya no Yume" (Japanese: 鍛冶屋の夢) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | Mamoru Kurosawa & Shuntarō Tozawa | November 2, 2019 | November 10, 2019 |
| 16 | 16 | "We Are Family" Transliteration: "Ore-tachi wa Kazoku" (Japanese: 俺たちは家族) | Takahiro Kamei | Mamoru Kurosawa | Mamoru Kurosawa | November 9, 2019 | November 17, 2019 |
| 17 | 17 | "Black and White and Gray" Transliteration: "Kuro to Shiro to Haiiro" (Japanese: 黒と白と灰色) | Aya Kobayashi | Yamato Haijima | Hiroko Kazui | November 16, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Secrets of Pyrokinesis" Transliteration: "Hakka no Gokui" (Japanese: 発火の極意) | Yūji Tokuno | Yoriko Tomita | Katsumi Terahigashi | November 23, 2019 | December 8, 2019 |
| 19 | 19 | "Into the Nether" Transliteration: "Chika e no" (Japanese: 地下への) | Daisuke Chiba | Yoriko Tomita | Tomohiro Furukawa | November 30, 2019 | December 15, 2019 |
| 20 | 20 | "Wearing His Pride" Transliteration: "Hokori o Matotte" (Japanese: 誇りを纏って) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Mamoru Kurosawa | Mamoru Kurosawa | December 7, 2019 | January 5, 2020 |
| 21 | 21 | "Those Connected" Transliteration: "Tsunagaru Mono" (Japanese: 繋がる者) | Aya Kobayashi | Yoriko Tomita | Yuki Yase | December 14, 2019 | January 12, 2020 |
| 22 | 22 | "A Brother's Determination" Transliteration: "Ani no Iji" (Japanese: 兄の意地) | Shinji Osada | Yamato Haijima | Katsumi Terahigashi | December 21, 2019 | January 19, 2020 |
| 23 | 23 | "Smile" Transliteration: "Egao" (Japanese: 笑顔) | Shuntarō Tozawa & Shō Sugawara | Yoriko Tomita | Mamoru Kurosawa | December 28, 2019[f] | January 26, 2020 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Burning Past" Transliteration: "Moyuru Kako" (Japanese: 燃ゆる過去) | Yuki Yase | Yamato Haijima | Mamoru Kurosawa & Yuki Yase | December 28, 2019[f] | February 2, 2020 |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [21][16] | Directed by [g] | Written by [g] | Storyboarded by [g] | Original release date [b] | English air date [22] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "A Fire Soldier's Fight" Transliteration: "Shōbō-kan no Tatakai" (Japanese: 消防官の戦い) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Ken'ichirō Yano | Tatsuma Minamikawa | July 4, 2020 | November 8, 2020 |
| "A Man's Fight" Transliteration: "Otoko no Tatakai" (Japanese: 男の戦い) | |||||||
| 26 | 2 | "Flames of Madness" Transliteration: "Kyōki no Honō" (Japanese: 狂気の炎) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | Mamoru Kurosawa | July 11, 2020 | November 15, 2020 |
| 27 | 3 | "A New Flashpoint" Transliteration: "Aratana Hidane" (Japanese: 新たな火種) | Shō Sugawara | Yoriko Tomita | Jirō Fujimoto | July 18, 2020 | November 22, 2020 |
| 28 | 4 | "Groping Through the Fire" Transliteration: "Kachū Mosaku" (Japanese: 火中模索) | Tetsuji Nakamura | Yoriko Tomita | Tetsuji Nakamura | July 25, 2020 | December 6, 2020 |
| 29 | 5 | "Corna (Sign of the Devil)" Transliteration: "Koruna (Akuma no Kata)" (Japanese: 悪魔の型) | Kyōhei Suzuki | Ken'ichirō Yano | Toshiyuki Katō | August 1, 2020 | December 13, 2020 |
| "A Secret Plan" Transliteration: "Hisaku" (Japanese: 秘策) | |||||||
| 30 | 6 | "The Time to Choose" Transliteration: "Sentaku no Toki" (Japanese: 選択の時) | Daishi Katō | Ken'ichirō Yano | Shinji Itadaki | August 8, 2020 | January 3, 2021 |
| 31 | 7 | "Road to the Oasis" Transliteration: "Rakuen e no Michi" (Japanese: 楽園への道) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | Mamoru Kurosawa | August 15, 2020 | January 10, 2021 |
| 32 | 8 | "Smoldering Malevolence" Transliteration: "Moe Hisomu Akui" (Japanese: 燃え潜む悪意) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | Ryōta Aikei | August 22, 2020 | January 17, 2021 |
| 33 | 9 | "The Core" Transliteration: "Kakushin" (Japanese: 核心) | Yūya Horiuchi | Yoriko Tomita | Hiroko Kazui | August 29, 2020 | January 24, 2021 |
| 34 | 10 | "The Woman in Black" Transliteration: "Kuro no On'na" (Japanese: 黒の女) | Tetsuji Nakamura | Ken'ichirō Yano | Tetsuji Nakamura | September 5, 2020 | January 31, 2021 |
| 35 | 11 | "Dark Hero" Transliteration: "Dāku Hīrō" (Japanese: ダークヒーロー) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | Ken'ichirō Yano | Katsumi Terahigashi | September 12, 2020 | February 7, 2021 |
| 36 | 12 | "Shadows Cast by Divine Light" Transliteration: "Shinkō ga Umu Kage" (Japanese: 神光が生む影) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Yoriko Tomita | Yasufumi Soejima | September 19, 2020 | February 14, 2021 |
| 37 | 13 | "A Pair of One-Eyes" Transliteration: "Tai no Sekigan" (Japanese: 対の隻眼) | Daisuke Chiba | Yoriko Tomita | Jirō Fujimoto | September 26, 2020 | February 21, 2021 |
| 38 | 14 | "The Ashen Reaper" Transliteration: "Hai no Shinigami" (Japanese: 灰の死神) | Daishi Katō | Ken'ichirō Yano | Shinji Itadaki | October 3, 2020 | February 28, 2021 |
| 39 | 15 | "A Three-Way Melee" Transliteration: "San-Shoku Konsen" (Japanese: 三色混戦) | Shō Sugawara | Ken'ichirō Yano | Mamoru Kurosawa | October 10, 2020 | March 7, 2021 |
| 40 | 16 | "Mind Blown" Transliteration: "Bakuhatsu Suru Kokoro" (Japanese: 爆発する心) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | Ken'ichirō Yano | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | October 17, 2020 | March 14, 2021 |
| 41 | 17 | "Boys, Be Weak" Transliteration: "Shōnen'yo, Yowaku Are" (Japanese: 少年よ、弱くあれ) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | Ryōta Aikei | October 24, 2020 | March 21, 2021 |
| 42 | 18 | "The Holy Woman's Anguish" Transliteration: "Seijo no Kunō" (Japanese: 聖女の苦悩) | Makoto Katō | Yoriko Tomita | Makoto Katō | October 31, 2020 | March 28, 2021 |
| "The Man, Assault" Transliteration: "Otoko, Asaruto" (Japanese: 男、突撃) | |||||||
| 43 | 19 | "The Oze Family" Transliteration: "Oze Ichimon" (Japanese: 尾瀬一門) | Tetsuji Nakamura | Ken'ichirō Yano | Tetsuji Nakamura | November 7, 2020 | April 4, 2021 |
| 44 | 20 | "Weapon of Destruction" Transliteration: "Hakai Heiki" (Japanese: 破壊兵器) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | Ken'ichirō Yano | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | November 14, 2020 | April 11, 2021 |
| 45 | 21 | "Enemy Contact" Transliteration: "Setteki" (Japanese: 接敵) | Shō Sugawara | Yoriko Tomita | Katsumi Terahigashi | November 21, 2020 | April 18, 2021 |
| 46 | 22 | "Plot for Extinction" Transliteration: "Metsubō no Takurami" (Japanese: 滅亡の企み) | Ryōta Aikei | Yoriko Tomita | Yasufumi Soejima | November 28, 2020 | April 25, 2021 |
| 47 | 23 | "Firecat" Transliteration: "En'byō" (Japanese: 炎猫) | Shuntarō Tozawa | Ken'ichirō Yano | Mamoru Kurosawa | December 5, 2020 | May 2, 2021 |
| 48 | 24 | "Signs of Upheaval" Transliteration: "Gekidō no Kizashi" (Japanese: 激動の兆し) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Ken'ichirō Yano | Tatsuma Minamikawa | December 12, 2020 | May 9, 2021 |
Season 3 (2025–2026)
Note: All episodes from this season were written by Sei Tsuguta.
Part 1
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [23][16] | Directed by [g] | Storyboarded by [g] | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Indomitable Resolve" Transliteration: "Futaiten" (Japanese: 不退転) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Tatsuma Minamikawa | April 5, 2025[c] |
| 50 | 2 | "Prisoner" Transliteration: "Toraware no Mi" (Japanese: 囚われの身) | Eiichi Kuboyama | Eiichi Kuboyama | April 12, 2025 |
| 51 | 3 | "Incarnation of Flame" Transliteration: "Honō no Keshin" (Japanese: 炎の化身) | Daisuke Chiba | Jirō Fujimoto | April 19, 2025 |
| 52 | 4 | "Golden Secret" Transliteration: "Ōgon no Himitsu" (Japanese: 黄金の秘密) | Fumihiro Ueno | Shinji Itadaki | April 26, 2025 |
| 53 | 5 | "Chance Meeting with an Arch-Enemy" Transliteration: "Shūteki Kaikō" (Japanese: 宿敵邂逅) | Ling Shi Sheng | Kōji Iwai | May 3, 2025 |
| 54 | 6 | "Beyond Prayer's End" Transliteration: "Inori no Hate" (Japanese: 祈りの果て) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Tatsuma Minamikawa | May 10, 2025 |
| 55 | 7 | "Sleeping Truth" Transliteration: "Nemuru Shinjitsu" (Japanese: 眠る真実) | Yuki Iwasaki | Naoki Kotani | May 17, 2025 |
| 56 | 8 | "Holy Mother of Darkness" Transliteration: "Yami no Seibo" (Japanese: 闇の聖母) | Eiichi Kuboyama | Eiichi Kuboyama | May 24, 2025 |
| "The Knight King's Great Adventure" Transliteration: "Kishi-Ō no Daibōken" (Japanese: 騎士王の大冒険) | |||||
| 57 | 9 | "Holy Sword, Resurrected" Transliteration: "Seiken Saitan" (Japanese: 聖剣再誕) | Fumihiro Ueno | Tetsuji Nakamura | May 31, 2025 |
| 58 | 10 | "Advent" Transliteration: "Shutsugen" (Japanese: 出現) | Yuri Uema | Shinji Itadaki | June 7, 2025 |
| 59 | 11 | "The Great Kaiju Battlefront" Transliteration: "Daikaijū Sensen" (Japanese: 大怪獣戦線) | Mitsuki Kitamura | Jirō Fujimoto | June 14, 2025 |
| 60 | 12 | "The Madness of the Distant Past" Transliteration: "Inishie no Kyōki" (Japanese: 古の狂気) | Daisuke Chiba | Kazuki Akane | June 21, 2025 |
Part 2
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [23][16] | Directed by [g] | Storyboarded by [g] | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 13 | "Unaware" Transliteration: "Mujikaku" (Japanese: 無自覚) | Takanari Hirayama | Tatsuma Minamikawa | January 10, 2026[d] |
| 62 | 14 | "With the Sun at His Back" Transliteration: "Nichirin wo Se ni" (Japanese: 日輪を背に) | Mineya Mori & Kento Fukuda | Shinji Itadaki | January 17, 2026 |
| 63 | 15 | "Birth" Transliteration: "Shussei" (Japanese: 出生) | Yuka Aoki | Naoki Kotani | January 24, 2026 |
| 64 | 16 | "Savior" Transliteration: "Kyūseishu" (Japanese: 救世主) | Eiichi Kuboyama | Shinji Itadaki | January 31, 2026 |
| 65 | 17 | "At the Center of the World" Transliteration: "Sekai no Chūshin de" (Japanese: 世界の中心で) | Daisuke Chiba | Kōji Iwai | February 7, 2026 |
| 66 | 18 | "Incantation of Destruction" Transliteration: "Horobi no Jumon" (Japanese: 滅びの呪文) | Tatsuya Kyōgoku | Shinji Itadaki | February 14, 2026 |
| 67 | 19 | "Those Who Fight Back" Transliteration: "Aragau Mono-tachi" (Japanese: 抗う者たち) | Fumihiro Ueno | Jirō Fujimoto | February 21, 2026 |
| "Apocalyptic Imagination" Transliteration: "Shūmatsu Imēji" (Japanese: 終末想像) | |||||
| 68 | 20 | "Where Hope Is" Transliteration: "Kibō no Arika" (Japanese: 希望の在処) | Hiroaki Takagi & Taichi Atarashi | Hitomi Tsuruta | February 28, 2026 |
| 69 | 21 | "Dragon and Knight Surge Toward the Heavens" Transliteration: "Ryūki Shōten" (Japanese: 竜騎衝天) | Tatsuya Kyōgoku | Tatsuya Kyōgoku & Mamoru Kurosawa | March 7, 2026 |
| 70 | 22 | "Hero Resurrected" Transliteration: "Hīrō Fukkatsu" (Japanese: ヒーロー復活) | Yuka Aoki | Shinji Itadaki | March 14, 2026 |
| 71 | 23 | "Despair Saintess" Transliteration: "Zetsubō no Seijo" (Japanese: 絶望の聖女) | Jirō Fujimoto | Jirō Fujimoto | March 21, 2026 |
| 72 | 24 | "Answer" Transliteration: "Kotae" (Japanese: 答え) | Mineya Mori | Shinji Itadaki | March 28, 2026 |
| 73 | 25 | "Hero's Tale" Transliteration: "Hīrō no Monogatari" (Japanese: ヒーローの物語) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Tatsuma Minamikawa | April 4, 2026 |
Home media release
Japanese
Season 1
| Vol. | Episodes | Cover character(s) | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–2 | Shinra Kusakabe and Arthur Boyle | September 27, 2019 | [24] | |
| 2 | 3–6 | Akitaru Ōbi and Takehisa Hinawa | October 25, 2019 | [25] | |
| 3 | 7–10 | Hibana and Iris | November 29, 2019 | [26] | |
| 4 | 11–14 | Benimaru Shinmon and Konro Sagamiya | December 27, 2019 | [27] | |
| 5 | 15–17 | Tamaki Kotatsu and Maki Oze | January 31, 2020 | [28] | |
| 6 | 18–20 | Vulcan Joseph and Viktor Licht | February 28, 2020 | [29] | |
| 7 | 21–24 | Shinra Kusakabe and Shō Kusakabe | March 27, 2020 | [30] | |
Season 2
| Vol. | Episodes | Cover character(s) | Release date | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blu-ray | DVD | Blu-ray | DVD | Blu-ray | DVD | BD | DVD | ||
| 1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | Shinra Kusakabe and Inca Kasugatani | Shinra Kusakabe | September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | [31] | [32] | |
| 2 | 7–12 | 4–6 | Joker and Benimaru Shinmon | Arthur Boyle | October 28, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | [33] | [34] | |
| 3 | 13–18 | 7–9 | Charon, Yūichirō Kurono, Nataku Son and Akitaru Ōbi | Iris | December 23, 2020 | October 28, 2020 | [35] | [36] | |
| 4 | 19–24 | 10–12 | Shinra Kusakabe, Arthur Boyle and Haumea | Maki Oze | January 27, 2021 | October 28, 2020 | [37] | [38] | |
| 5 | — | 13–15 | — | Tamaki Kotatsu | — | December 23, 2020 | — | [39] | |
| 6 | — | 16–18 | — | Viktor Licht and Vulcan Joseph | — | December 23, 2020 | — | [40] | |
| 7 | — | 19–21 | — | Takehisa Hinawa | — | January 27, 2021 | — | [41] | |
| 8 | — | 22–24 | — | Akitaru Ōbi | — | January 27, 2021 | — | [42] | |
Season 3
English
Season 1
| Part | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–12 | March 31, 2020 | [45] | |
| 2 | 13–24 | September 29, 2020 | [46] | |
| Complete | 1–24 | November 2, 2021 | [47] | |
Season 2
Notes
- Due to the Kyoto Animation arson attack which occurred on July 18, 2019, episode 3 was postponed by one week.[18][19]
- Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.