Black Torch Anime Release Dates, Schedule and Episodes

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A high schooler’s life gets really interested when a mysterious feline arrives on the scene in the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki’s Black Torch manga. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Black Torch, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the new anime.The story of Black Torch focuses on protagonist Jiro Azuma, a descendant of ninjas trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi. Jiro can also talk to animals, leading to a strange encounter with an injured cat named Rago.

He discovers that the cat is actually the legendary Black Star of Doom. With this knowledge, Jiro joins the Bureau of Espionage to fight off mononoke waiting to exploit Rago’s powers.Black Torch Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and ScheduleNew Black Torch episodes will release on Saturdays at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs and an English dub. Black Torch will feature 12 episodes in total.Here are the release dates and schedule for Black Torch (subject to change):Episode 1 – July 4 – OUT NOWEpisode 2 – July 11 – OUT NOWEpisode 3 – July 18 – OUT NOWEpisode 4 – July 25 – OUT NOWEpisode 5 – August 1 – OUT NOWEpisode 6 – August 8 – OUT NOWEpisode 7 – August 15 – OUT NOWEpisode 8 – August 22 – OUT NOWEpisode 9 – August 29 – OUT NOWEpisode 10 – September 5 – OUT NOWEpisode 11 – September 12Episode 12 – September 19New episodes of Black Torch will premiere at the following times (subject to change):Pacific Daylight Time: 6:00 a.m.

PDTMountain Daylight Time: 7:00 a.m. MDTCentral Daylight Time: 8:00 a.m. CDTEastern Daylight Time: 9:00 a.m. EDTGreenwich Mean Time: 1:00 p.m. GMTOP/ED, Cast and StaffSiM performs the opening theme song “Freeze Me Up,” and I Don’t Like Mondays. performs the ending theme song “Groooovy.”The Japanese cast includes:Ryota Suzuki as Jiro AzumaYoji Ueda as RagoSayaka Sembongi as Ichika KishimojinJunya Enoki as Reiji KiriharaReina Ueda as Hana UsamiJunichi Suwabe as Ryosuke ShibaShinpachi Tsuji as Toshimasa AzamaYūko Kaida as Toko KusumiHōchū Ōtsuka as Banjuro TokiedaThe English dub cast includes:Jiro Azuma voiced by AJ BecklesToshimasa Azuma voiced by Ben BalmacedaAmagi/Crow voiced by Ben DiskinIchika Kishimojin voiced by Erin YvetteRago voiced by Keith SilversteinHuge Mononoke voiced by Kellen GoffHoodlums voiced by Kyle McCarley, Mick Lauer, Ben DiskinStray Cat voiced by Mick LauerNachi voiced by Ryan BartleyRyosuke Shiba voiced by Ryan Colt LevyThe English dub crew includes:ADR Production: Studiopolis Inc.Dialogue Director: Kirstie SimoneRecording Engineer: David WalshProducer: Jamie Simone, Rita MajkutADR Script Adapter: Seth WaltherPost Production Supervisor: James LaffertyRe-Recording Mixer: Ernie SheesleyDialogue Editor: David WalshVideo Editor: Sean KelleyProduction Manager: Kirstie SimoneKei Umabiki will direct the anime at 100Studio.

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Gō Suzuki is designing the characters, Gigaemon Ichikawa is supervising and writing the series scripts, and Yutaka Yamada is composing the music. Additional staff members include:Sub-Character Design: Yumi Nakamura, Masahiko Suzuki, Mariko KinoshitaDesign Works: Shunya KikuchiArt Director: Sachi Takahashi, Shōko ImaizumiColor Design: Haruko NoboriCG Director: Hirotaka NaitōDirector of Photography: Satoshi YamamotoEditing: Masato YoshitakeSound Director: Takeshi TakaderaSound Effects: Naoto YamataniWhere Can I Watch Black Torch?Crunchyroll is streaming Black Torch in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on the Tokyo MX, Sun TV, Aichi TV, and additional channels alongside several streaming services, such as ABEMA and d Anime Store.What is Black Torch About?The Black Torch manga series was first serialized in Shueisha’s Jump Square and Shonen Jump+ between 2017 and 2018.

VIZ Media publishes the manga in English.Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the story, via the anime’s official website:Jiro Azuma is not your average high schooler. Hailing from a long line of ninja, Jiro has been brought up by his grandfather in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi. Jiro also happens to be a particularly skilled communicator able to converse with the animal world. But life takes an abrupt turn thanks to a mysterious encounter in the forest with an injured black cat named Rago.Only, Rago’s feline appearance is deceiving… It turns out the “ordinary” cat is the stuff of mononoke legend–the Black Star of Doom!Swarming in the shadows are more mononoke, eager to exploit Rago’s uniquely immense powers.

To fight back against the tide of dark spirits, the undercover Bureau of Espionage is poised to seek and destroy.Of course, everyone has their motives when it comes to Rago’s powers.