BLACK TORCH (2026)

Name: BLACK TORCH
Rating: 8.1

Rating: 8.1

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2026-07-04

Last Air Date: 2026-09-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Tsuyoshi Takaki

Networks: Tokyo MX

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Top Cast

Ryota Suzuki as Jiro Azuma (voice)
Yoji Ueda as Rago (voice)
Sayaka Senbongi as Ichika Kishimojin (voice)
Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara (voice)
Junichi Suwabe as (voice)
Reina Ueda as (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa as (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto as (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji as (voice)
Yuhko Kaida as (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Future Is in Our Hands (2026-07-04)

When high school animal whisperer and ninja Jiro finds an injured cat, the supernatural unleashes.
Ep. 2: The Choice Is Yours (2026-07-11)

Jiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.
Ep. 3: WHAT'S MY NAME? (2026-07-18)

Jiro is cuffed in a van, and the tension could be cut with a katana thanks to Jiro’s escort, Ichika.
Ep. 4: Two Is Not Enough (2026-07-25)

Jiro is pitted against the newest recruit, Reiji, and each challenger’s fist has a tale to tell.
Ep. 5: Young Gunz (2026-08-01)

In a subterranean hold, an imposing monolith towers over Jiro and Reiji-- Rago’s former prison.
Ep. 6: Turn Up (2026-08-08)

Jiro, Ichika, and Reiji have been handed a new trial, this time from the “friendly” mononoke Fuyo.
Ep. 7: 3 ON THREE (2026-08-15)

Mononoke have just committed mass murder, but it's more than just all-you-can-eat human meat.
Ep. 8: Underdog (2026-08-22)

The dueler who confronted Reiji is his own kin and Shinji’s inner turmoil is about to finally erupt.
Ep. 9: ONE (2026-08-29)

Finally Jiro has gained consciousness, in a vast warehouse, behind the stone-cold stare of Kusumi.
Ep. 10: Deadly Skillz (2026-09-05)

Jiro enters a mononoke’s forest only to meet a new and odd mononoke in the form of a white snake.
Ep. 11: Black or White (2026-09-12)

Amagi’s dark ambitions have come to light, but Jiro is determined to save Rago and settle the score!
Ep. 12: ONCE AGAIN (2026-09-19)

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