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BLACK TORCH Anime Adaptation Revealed
by Joseph Luster March 10, 2025

BLACK TORCH

Tsuyoshi Takaki’s BLACK TORCH manga ran in the pages of Jump Comics SQ. from December 2016 to July 2018, and now it’s heading to the screen. While there’s no release date at the time of this writing, plans for a BLACK TORCH anime adaptation have officially been confirmed.

VIZ Media, which publishes the manga, shared a trailer:

BLACK TORCH Teaser Trailer

VIZ also shared a creator drawing video showing Tsuyoshi Takaki at work:

Visual:

Kei Umabiki (Quality Assurance in Another World) directs, with Gigaemon Ichikawa on series composition and Go Suzuki on character designs for the 100studio production.

Here’s how VIZ describes the manga:

Although he may appear rough-and-tumble, Jiro Azuma’s compassionate side emerges when it comes to the furry critters he can communicate with. But Jiro’s soft spot for animals gets him in major trouble when a suspicious stray cat fuses with him, granting him exceptional power but also dragging him into humanity’s hidden battle against powerful Japanese spirits, mononoke.

Source: VIZ Media

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