Black Torch Anime Reveals New Trailer, Visual
The Black Torch anime adaptation revealed a new visual and trailer. The anime will premiere on July 4. Theme songs include "FREEZE ME UP" by SiM (opening and) "Groooovy" by I Don't Like Mondays (ending). Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.
100studio (One Double-O studio) is animating the adaptation under Kei Umabiki's direction, with series composition by Gigaemon Ichikawa. Go Suzuki is in charge of the character designs. Yutaka Yamada is composing the music.
The cast includes:
- Ryota Suzuki as Jiro Auma
- Yoji Ueda as Rago
- Sayaka Sembongi as Ichika Kishimojin
- Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Amagi
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Koga
Black Torch is a manga written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Takaki. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine in 2016. In 2018, it was moved to the Shonen Jump+ platform, where it ended in the same year. The manga has five volumes.
VIZ Media licensed it in English and describes the plot:
Although he may appear rough-and-tumble, Jiro Azuma’s compassionate side emerges when it comes to the furry critters he can communicate with. But Jiro's soft spot for animals gets him in major trouble when a suspicious stray cat fuses with him, granting him exceptional power but also dragging him into humanity's hidden battle against powerful Japanese spirits, mononoke.
Source: Official Website
© Tsuyoshi Takaki/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH
