BLACK TORCH
BLACK TORCH

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

  • #26 most popular of 2026

  • #6 most popular of SUMMER 2026

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    12

  • Episode Duration

    24 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Tue Aug 04 2026

  • End Date

    Mon Oct 19 2026

  • Season

    SUMMER 2026

  • Average Score

    69%

  • Mean Score

    69%

  • Popularity

    75975

  • Favourites

    1214

  • Studios

    100studio

  • Producers

    Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

    Shueisha

    VIZ Media Japan

    HIKE

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

  • Romaji

    BLACK TORCH

  • English

    BLACK TORCH

  • Native

    BLACK TORCH

  • Synonyms

    ブラックトーチ

    Tocha Negra

Tags

  • Shounen

    90%

  • Youkai

    88%

  • Male Protagonist

    84%

  • Primarily Teen Cast

    79%

  • Mythology

    79%

  • Monster Boy

    79%

  • Urban Fantasy

    76%

  • Ensemble Cast

    60%

  • Urban

    56%

  • Ninja

    53%

  • Demons

    52%

  • Espionage

    50%

  • Police

    48%

  • Animals

    48%

  • Martial Arts

    44%

  • Cannibalism

    40%

  • Swordplay

    40%

  • Twins

    40%

  • Fugitive

    40%

  • Gore

    40%

  • CGI

    25%

  • Super Power

    20%

External & Streaming links

Relations

  • BLACK TORCH

    SOURCE

    BLACK TORCH

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

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Staff

1 / 500
  • Takeshi Takadera

    Takeshi Takadera

    Sound Director

  • Gou Suzuki

    Gou Suzuki

    Character Design

  • Yutaka Yamada

    Yutaka Yamada

    Music

  • Tsuyoshi Takaki

    Tsuyoshi Takaki

    Original Creator

  • Kei Umabiki

    Kei Umabiki

    Director

  • SiM

    SiM

    Theme Song Performance (OP)

  • Masato Yoshitake

    Masato Yoshitake

    Editing

  • Haruko Nobori

    Haruko Nobori

    Color Design

  • Masahiko Suzuki

    Masahiko Suzuki

    Sub Character Design

  • Naoto Yamatani

    Naoto Yamatani

    Sound Effects

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    27259 Users

  • PLANNING

    25408 Users

  • COMPLETED

    18296 Users

  • DROPPED

    3770 Users

  • PAUSED

    1242 Users

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