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BLACK TORCH
Synopsis
The story
Jirou Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jirou is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Ragou, Jirou discovers the feline is actually the legendary Black Star of Doom! Joined by the Bureau of Espionage, they fight off swarms of mononoke lying in wait to exploit Ragou’s powers.
ActionAdventureFantasySci-FiSupernatural
Next broadcast
Episode 6
Saturday, August 8
1:00 PM UTC
Episode guide
12 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 4, 202602Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 11, 202603Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 18, 202604Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 25, 202605Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 1, 202606UpcomingEpisode 6UpcomingAirs Aug 8, 202607UpcomingEpisode 7UpcomingAirs Aug 15, 202608UpcomingEpisode 8UpcomingAirs Aug 22, 202609UpcomingEpisode 9UpcomingAirs Aug 29, 202610UpcomingEpisode 10UpcomingAirs Sep 5, 202611UpcomingEpisode 11UpcomingAirs Sep 12, 202612UpcomingEpisode 12UpcomingAirs Sep 19, 2026Characters & voices
500 credited
Jirou Azuma
Main
Ragou
Main
Ichika Kishimojin
Main
Ryousuke Shiba
Supporting
Fuyou
Supporting
Hana Usami
Supporting
Shinji Kirihara
Supporting
Kouga
Supporting
Kanade Kishichimojin
Supporting
Reiji Kirihara
Main
Touko Kusumi
Supporting
Nishina
Supporting
Naruko
Supporting
Amagi
Supporting
Banri Himezuka
Supporting
Banjuurou Tokieda
Supporting
Takeru Inui
Supporting
Ibuki
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Takeshi TakaderaSound Director
Gou SuzukiCharacter Design
Yutaka YamadaMusic
Tsuyoshi TakakiOriginal Creator
Kei UmabikiDirector
SiMTheme Song Performance (OP)
Masato YoshitakeEditing
Haruko NoboriColor Design
Masahiko SuzukiSub Character DesignNaoto YamataniSound EffectsShunya KikuchiDesign Works
Gigaemon IchikawaSeries CompositionGigaemon IchikawaScriptSeiko ImaizumiArt DirectorHijiri YamamotoDirector of Photography
Bruno SangregórioADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)Sachi TakahashiArt Director
Yumi NakamuraSub Character DesignHirotaka NaitouCG DirectorAkiko Nishi2nd Key Animation (ep 1)Themes & motifs
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YoukaiTheme-Fantasy80%
ShounenDemographic80%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast72%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe70%
NinjaCast-Traits50%
UrbanSetting-Scene40%
DemonsCast-Traits35%
AnimalsTheme-Other26%
Martial ArtsTheme-Action20%
PoliceTheme-Other-Organisations20%
EspionageTheme-Action20%
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