Black Torch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jiro Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jiro is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Rago, Jiro 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 Rago's powers.

Series details

• Title: Black Torch
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2026-07-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92492
• TVDB ID: 461194

Cast and credited roles

• Ryōta Suzuki — Jiro Azuma
• Youji Ueda — Rago
• Sayaka Senbongi — Ichika Kishimojin
• Junichi Suwabe — Ryosuke Shiba
• Junya Enoki — Reiji Kirihara
• Reina Ueda — Hana Usami
• Yuko Kaida — Toko Kusumi
• Shinpachi Tsuji — Toshimasa Azuma
• Toshiyuki Morikawa — Amagi
• Nobuhiko Okamoto — Koga
• Naomi Ozora — Fuyou
• Kaito Ishikawa — Shinji Kirihara

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-04; final listed air date 2026-09-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Black Torch on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.