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BLACK TORCH

  • TV-14
  • 2026
  • 1 season
  • Animation, Mystery
  • 8.1

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.

Episodes

12 episodes
  1. 1The Future Is in Our Hands

    24 minJul 4, 2026★ 8.2

    When high school animal whisperer and ninja Jiro finds an injured cat, the supernatural unleashes.

  2. 2The Choice Is Yours

    24 minJul 11, 2026★ 8.0

    Jiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.

  3. 3WHAT'S MY NAME?

    24 minJul 18, 2026

    Jiro is cuffed in a van, and the tension could be cut with a katana thanks to Jiro’s escort, Ichika.

  4. 4Two Is Not Enough

    24 minJul 25, 2026

    Jiro is pitted against the newest recruit, Reiji, and each challenger’s fist has a tale to tell.

  5. 5Young Gunz

    24 minAug 1, 2026

    In a subterranean hold, an imposing monolith towers over Jiro and Reiji-- Rago’s former prison.

  6. 6Turn Up

    24 minAug 8, 2026

    Jiro, Ichika, and Reiji have been handed a new trial, this time from the “friendly” mononoke Fuyo.

  7. 73 ON THREE

    24 minAug 15, 2026

    Mononoke have just committed mass murder, but it's more than just all-you-can-eat human meat.

  8. 8Underdog

    24 minAug 22, 2026

    The dueler who confronted Reiji is his own kin and Shinji’s inner turmoil is about to finally erupt.

  9. 9ONE

    24 minAug 29, 2026

    Finally Jiro has gained consciousness, in a vast warehouse, behind the stone-cold stare of Kusumi.

  10. 10Deadly Skillz

    24 minSep 5, 2026

    Jiro enters a mononoke’s forest only to meet a new and odd mononoke in the form of a white snake.

  11. 11Black or White

    24 minSep 12, 2026

    Amagi’s dark ambitions have come to light, but Jiro is determined to save Rago and settle the score!

  12. 12ONCE AGAIN

    24 minSep 19, 2026

    A superpowered Amagi stands before Jiro while, cloaked in a Rago forcefield, a defiant Jiro awaits.

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Series cast

Ryota SuzukiJiro Azuma (voice)12 episodes
Yoji UedaRago (voice)12 episodes
Sayaka SenbongiIchika Kishimojin (voice)12 episodes
Junya EnokiReiji Kirihara (voice)12 episodes
Junichi SuwabeRyousuke Shiba (voice)12 episodes
Reina UedaHana Usami (voice)12 episodes
Toshiyuki MorikawaAmagi (voice)12 episodes
Nobuhiko OkamotoKouga (voice)12 episodes
Shinpachi TsujiToshimasa Azuma (voice)12 episodes
Yuhko KaidaTouko Kusumi (voice)12 episodes
Hochu OtsukaBanjuurou Tokieda (voice)12 episodes
Kaito IshikawaShinji Kirihara (voice)12 episodes
Misaki KunoNaruko (voice)12 episodes
Toshiko SawadaNachi (voice)12 episodes
Daiki HamanoTakeru Inui (voice)12 episodes
Hinaki YanoBanri Himezuka (voice)12 episodes
Makoto YasumuraReiji's Father (voice)12 episodes
Wataru HatanoMonjumaru (voice)12 episodes

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