BLACK TORCH
BLACK TORCH
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Summer 2026
- Studio
- 100studio
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Started
- 4 Jul 2026
- Ended
- 19 Sep 2026
- Score
- 69/100
Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Supernatural Shounen Youkai Male Protagonist Monster Boy Mythology Primarily Teen Cast Urban Fantasy Ensemble Cast
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. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
- Opening FREEZE ME UP SiM (episodes 1-) Watch ↗
- Ending Groooovy I Don't Like Mondays. (episodes 1-) Watch ↗
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
Black Torch ↗ · BLACK TORCH
Manga · Finished · 5 volumes · 28 chapters · 2016–2018
Read it officially: Official English release ↗ BookWalker ↗
Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Kei Umabiki
- Original creator
- Tsuyoshi Takaki
- Series Composition
- Gigaemon Ichikawa
- Script
- Keiichirō Ōchi, Gigaemon Ichikawa, Hideaki Shirasaka
- Character Design
- Gō Suzuki
- Music
- Yutaka Yamada
- Art Director
- Sachi Takahashi, Seiko Imaizumi
- Sound Director
- Takeshi Takadera
Japanese voice cast
- Amagi: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Toshimasa Azuma: Shinpachi Tsuji
- Tōko Kusumi: Yūko Kaida
- Ryōsuke Shiba: Junichi Suwabe
- Kōga: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Naruko: Misaki Kuno
- Reiji Kirihara: Junya Enoki
- Shinji Kirihara: Kaito Ishikawa
Latest news
- 11 Sep 2026 Black Torch TV Anime Reveals 'Final' Promo Video
- 22 Aug 2026 Luna Goami Performs at Anime India Mumbai 2026 Concert; Animation & More Summit Hosts Kadokawa, 'Sony YAY!' Panels
- 17 Jul 2026 Hindi Dubs for Tomb Raider King, Black Torch, More Anime Stream on Crunchyroll
- 10 Jul 2026 Muse India Streams The World Is Dancing, BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita, More Anime
- 1 Jul 2026 Black Torch TV Anime Reveals Same-Day English Dub, Cast
Episode titles (12)
- 1. The Future Is in Our Hands
- 2. The Choice Is Yours
- 3. WHAT'S MY NAME?
- 4. Two Is Not Enough
- 5. Young Gunz
- 6. Turn Up
- 7. 3 ON THREE
- 8. Underdog
- 9. ONE
- 10. Deadly Skillz
- 11. Black or White
- 12. ONCE AGAIN
Anime News Network readers rate it 6.44/10 (39 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
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Jirou Azuma
我妻弐郎
Voiced by Ryouta Suzuki
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Ragou
羅睺
Voiced by Youji Ueda
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Ichika Kishimojin
鬼子母神一華
Voiced by Sayaka Senbongi
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Reiji Kirihara
桐原零司
Voiced by Junya Enoki
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Hana Usami
宇佐美花
Voiced by Reina Ueda
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Ryousuke Shiba
司場涼介
Voiced by Junichi Suwabe
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.