Fire Force

Name: Fire Force
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
Released: 2019-07-05
Cast: Gakuto Kajiwara, Yusuke Kobayashi, Saeko Kamijo, Mao Ichimichi, Kazuya Nakai

2019 | 3 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Audiences rate it highly (8.3 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, start here.
The mood: Light and funny.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 29 hours in all.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil's Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.