Fire Force: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Fire Force
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2019-07-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 41491
• IMDb ID: tt9307686
• TVDB ID: 355480

Cast and credited roles

• Gakuto Kajiwara — Shinra "Devil" Kusakabe
• Kazuya Nakai — Akitaru Oubi
• Yusuke Kobayashi — Arthur "The Knight King" Boyle
• Kenichi Suzumura — Takehisa Hinawa
• M・A・O — Iris
• Saeko Kamijō — Maki Oze
• Aoi Yūki — Tamaki Kotatsu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-07-05; final listed air date 2019-12-27; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-07-03; final listed air date 2020-12-11; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-04-04; final listed air date 2026-04-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fire Force 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.