BLACK TORCH
Jirou Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jirou is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Ragou, Jirou 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 Ragou’s powers.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Rankings
#62 highest rated of 2026
#33 most popular of 2026
#20 highest rated of SUMMER 2026
#6 most popular of SUMMER 2026
Data
Format
TV
Episode Duration
24 minutes
Status
RELEASING
Start Date
Tue Aug 04 2026
Season
SUMMER 2026
Average Score
72%
Mean Score
73%
Popularity
47980
Favourites
617
Studios
Producers
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Shueisha
VIZ Media Japan
HIKE
Source
MANGA
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, SupernaturalRomaji
BLACK TORCH
English
BLACK TORCH
Native
BLACK TORCH
Synonyms
ブラックトーチ
External & Streaming links
Relations
SOURCE
BLACK TORCH
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters
Jirou Azuma
MAIN
Ryouta Suzuki
JAPANESE
Ichika Kishimojin
MAIN
Sayaka Senbongi
JAPANESE
Ragou
MAIN
Youji Ueda
JAPANESE
Reiji Kirihara
MAIN
Junya Enoki
JAPANESE
Kouga
SUPPORTING
Nobuhiko Okamoto
JAPANESE
Banjuurou Tokieda
SUPPORTING
Houchuu Ootsuka
JAPANESE
Toshimasa Azuma
SUPPORTING
Shinpachi Tsuji
JAPANESE
Touko Kusumi
SUPPORTING
Yuuko Kaida
JAPANESE
Takeru Inui
SUPPORTING
Ryousuke Shiba
SUPPORTING
Junichi Suwabe
JAPANESE
Staff
Takeshi Takadera
Sound Director
Gou Suzuki
Character Design
Yutaka Yamada
Music
Tsuyoshi Takaki
Original Creator
Kei Umabiki
Director
SiM
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Masato Yoshitake
Editing
Haruko Nobori
Color Design
Masahiko Suzuki
Sub Character Design
Naoto Yamatani
Sound Effects
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
28139 Users
- PLANNING
18635 Users
- COMPLETED
138 Users
- DROPPED
699 Users
- PAUSED
369 Users
