BLACK TORCH(2026)
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.
- Created by:
- Tsuyoshi Takaki
- First aired:
- 2026-07-04
- Country:
- JP
- Network:
- Tokyo MX
Episodes
1. The Future Is in Our Hands
★ 8.22026-07-04 · 24m
When high school animal whisperer and ninja Jiro finds an injured cat, the supernatural unleashes.
2. The Choice Is Yours
★ 8.02026-07-11 · 24m
Jiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.
3. WHAT'S MY NAME?
★ 8.52026-07-18 · 24m
Jiro is cuffed in a van, and the tension could be cut with a katana thanks to Jiro’s escort, Ichika.
4. Two Is Not Enough
★ 9.02026-07-25 · 24m
Jiro is pitted against the newest recruit, Reiji, and each challenger’s fist has a tale to tell.
5. Young Gunz
2026-08-01 · 24m
In a subterranean hold, an imposing monolith towers over Jiro and Reiji-- Rago’s former prison.
6. Turn Up
2026-08-08 · 24m
Jiro, Ichika, and Reiji have been handed a new trial, this time from the “friendly” mononoke Fuyo.
7. 3 ON THREE
2026-08-15 · 24m
Mononoke have just committed mass murder, but it's more than just all-you-can-eat human meat.
8. Underdog
2026-08-22 · 24m
The dueler who confronted Reiji is his own kin and Shinji’s inner turmoil is about to finally erupt.
9. ONE
★ 7.52026-08-29 · 24m
Finally Jiro has gained consciousness, in a vast warehouse, behind the stone-cold stare of Kusumi.
10. Deadly Skillz
2026-09-05 · 24m
Jiro enters a mononoke’s forest only to meet a new and odd mononoke in the form of a white snake.
11. Black or White
★ 7.52026-09-12 · 24m
Amagi’s dark ambitions have come to light, but Jiro is determined to save Rago and settle the score!
12. ONCE AGAIN
2026-09-19 · 24m
A superpowered Amagi stands before Jiro while, cloaked in a Rago forcefield, a defiant Jiro awaits.
Where to watch
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Cast
Ryota Suzuki
Jiro Azuma (voice)
Yoji Ueda
Rago (voice)
Sayaka Senbongi
Ichika Kishimojin (voice)
Junya Enoki
Reiji Kirihara (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
(voice)
Reina Ueda
(voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
(voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
(voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
(voice)
Yuhko Kaida
(voice)
Hochu Otsuka
(voice)
