Joseph Luster
February 26, 2025 
A new anime is getting ready to take a hot dip into history with the announcement of a Hikuidori (Fire Eater) adaptation. Based on the historical novel by Shogo Imamura and its upcoming manga adaptation by Shujin Riku‘s Shinobu Seguchi, the Hikuidori anime is planned for a Winter 2026 premiere.
Details are relatively sparse at the moment, but SynergySP (Hayate the Combat Butler) is handling animation production and you can see a teaser with optional English subtitles below.
Hikuidori Teaser Trailer
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The story comes from the novel series Ushuboro Tobigumi, which launched in 2017 and has since been collected in 12 volumes.
Here’s the synopsis:
Hikuidori Plot
In the Edo era
A team of heroes saved countless lives.
As a series of mysterious arsons engulf Edo in chaos
The relentless firefighters race to save the city.
There’s also a live-action series on the way from Netflix to adapt Imamura’s 2022 Ikusagami novels, also known as Last Samurai Standing.
Source: Anime News Network
