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Written by
  
Atsushi Ōkubo

English publisher
  
Kodansha Comics USA

Volumes
  
7

Published by
  
Kodansha

Demographic
  
Shōnen

Magazine
  
Weekly Shōnen Magazine

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Original run
  
September 23, 2015 – present

Publishers
  
Kodansha USA (NA), Kodansha

Similar
  
Mushibugyo, Soul Eater, Ahiru no Sora, Kami‑sama no Iu Toori, B Ichi

Fire Force (Japanese: 炎炎ノ消防隊, Hepburn: En'en no Shōbōtai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. It is published by Kodansha and has been serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 23 September 2015, with the chapters collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of February 2017.

Contents

Plot

Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans are turned without explanation into flame people called "Infernals". Shinra Kusakabe aka. Devil's Footprints with the ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 to fight the Infernals and uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.

Special Fire Force Company 8

Shinra Kusakabe (森羅シンラ 日下部クサカベ, Shinra Kusakabe)
Arthur Boyle (アーサー・ボイル, Āsā Boiru)
Maki Oze (茉希マキ 尾瀬オゼ, Maki Oze)
Iris (アイリス, Airisu)
Akitaru Ōbi (秋樽アキタル 桜備オウビ, Akitaru Ōbi)
Takehisa Hinawa (武久タケヒサ 火縄ヒナワ, Takehisa Hinawa)

Special Fire Force Company 1

Leonardo Burns (レオナルド・バーンズ, Reonarudo Bānzu)
Karim Fulham (カリム・フラム, Karimu Furamu)
Rekka Hoshimiya (烈火レッカ 星宮ホシミヤ, Rekka Hoshimiya)
Foien Li (フォイェン・リィ, Foien Rī)
Tamaki Kotatsu (環古タマキ コタツ, Tamaki Kotatsu)

Special Fire Force Company 2

Gustav Honda (グスタフ 本田ホンダ, Gusutafu Honda)
Takeru Noto (タケル 能登ノト, Takeru Noto)

Special Fire Force Company 3

Dr. Giovanni (Dr.ジョヴァンニ, Dokutā Jovanni)
Flail (フレイル, Fureiru)
Mirage (ミラージュ, Mirāju)

Special Fire Force Company 4

Sōichirō Arg (蒼一郎ソウイチロウ アーグ, Sōichirō Āgu)

Special Fire Force Company 5

Princess Hibana (プリンセス火華ヒバナ, Purinsesu Hibana)
Tōru Kishiri (トオル岸理キシリ, Tōru Kishiri)

Special Fire Force Company 6

Kayoko Huang (火代子カヨコ ホァン, Kayoko Hoan)

Special Fire Force Company 7

Benimaru Shinmon (紅丸ベニマル 新門シンモン, Benimaru Shinmon)
Konrō (紺路コンロ, Konrō)
Hinata & Hikage (ヒナタ&ヒカゲ, Hinata & Hikage)

Manga

Fire Force is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. It began its serialization in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on September 23, 2015. Its individual chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, the first released on February 17, 2016. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, which has published the first volume on November 8, 2016.

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from December 2016 to March 2017.

  • 61. "The Sacred Blade" (聖なる刀身, Seinaru Tōshin)
  • 62. "Promise" (約束, Yakusoku)
  • 63. "Friends" (仲間, Nakama)
  • 64. "The Training Ground" (修行の地, Shugyō no Chi)
  • 65. "The Ignition Secret" (発火の極意, Hakka no Gokui)
  • 66. "Separate Efforts" (それぞれの成果, Sorezore no Seika)
  • 67. "To the Netherworld" (地下ネザーへの, Nezā he no)
  • 68. "The Darkness of Illusion" (迷いの闇, Mayoi no Yami)
  • 69. "Maki vs. Flail" (マキvs.フレイル, Maki vs. Fureiru)
  • 70. "The Meaning of Protecting" (守るということ, Mamoru to Iu Koto)
  • 71. "Tamaki vs. Assault" (タマキvs.アサルト, Tamaki vs. Asaruto)
  • References

    Fire Force Wikipedia