Tokyo MX · Running

Black Torch

Action, Anime, Fantasy · 2026

Last aired: S1 E12, Once Again · 2026-09-19

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.

Cast

Ryōta Suzuki Jiro Azuma

Youji Ueda Rago

Sayaka Senbongi Ichika Kishimojin

Junichi Suwabe Ryosuke Shiba

Junya Enoki Reiji Kirihara

Reina Ueda Hana Usami

Yuko Kaida Toko Kusumi

Shinpachi Tsuji Toshimasa Azuma

Toshiyuki Morikawa Amagi

Nobuhiko Okamoto Koga

Naomi Ozora Fuyou

Kaito Ishikawa Shinji Kirihara

HŌ

Hōchū Ōtsuka Banjuro Tokieda

Misaki Kuno Naruko

Tetsu Inada Kanawa

Chiaki Kobayashi Roren

Hinaki Yano Banri Himetsuka

Daiki Hamano Takeru Inui

Ayaka Fukuhara 伊吹

Wataru Hatano Manjumaru

Season 1

E1 The Future Is in Our Hands 2026-07-04 · 30 min When high school animal whisperer and ninja Jiro finds an injured cat, the supernatural unleashes.

E2 The Choice Is Yours 2026-07-11 · 30 min Jiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.

E3 What's My Name? 2026-07-18 · 30 min Jiro is cuffed in a van, and the tension could be cut with a katana thanks to Jiro's escort, Ichika.

E4 Two Is Not Enough 2026-07-25 · 30 min Jiro is pitted against the newest recruit, Reiji, and each challenger's fist has a tale to tell.

E5 Young Gunz 2026-08-01 · 30 min In a subterranean hold, an imposing monolith towers over Jiro and Reiji-- Rago's former prison.

E6 Turn Up 2026-08-08 · 30 min Jiro, Ichika, and Reiji have been handed a new trial, this time from the "friendly" mononoke Fuyo.

E7 3 on Three 2026-08-15 · 30 min Mononoke have just committed mass murder, but it's more than just all-you-can-eat human meat.

E8 Underdog 2026-08-22 · 30 min The dueler who confronted Reiji is his own kin and Shinji's inner turmoil is about to finally erupt.

E9 One 2026-08-29 · 30 min Finally Jiro has gained consciousness, in a vast warehouse, behind the stone-cold stare of Kusumi.

E10 Deadly Skillz 2026-09-05 · 30 min Jiro enters a mononoke's forest only to meet a new and odd mononoke in the form of a white snake.

E11 Black or White 2026-09-12 · 30 min Amagi's dark ambitions have come to light, but Jiro is determined to save Rago and settle the score!

E12 Once Again 2026-09-19 · 30 min A superpowered Amagi stands before Jiro while, cloaked in a Rago forcefield, a defiant Jiro awaits.

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