Force FlameTechnical informationAlternate name(s)Force Fire
Force BlazeAlignmentDark side of the ForceAreaAlterHistorical informationInventorDarth VectivusNotable practitionersDarth Raptor
Darth Nova
Darth VectivusAffiliationSith
Force Flame was a dark side force ability that allowed the user to conjure powerful flames from their hands and subsequently control them. At first sight, it appeared similar to pyrokinesis but the difference was these flames were created and fed by the dark side of the force able to be controlled and shaped by the user's will. They could only be extinguished by another user of Force Flame and they could continue to burn even in the vacuum in space. Their biggest weaknesses however is that lightsaber resistant materials could not be burned and Force resistance techniques can effectively defend against it.
Being a dark side power, flames were usually a color seen as unnatural. Darth Novas variant, being a nightsister, was green like Magical Ichor. Darth Vectivus' variant was blue. Darth Raptor's variant was an unusual purple color.
PyrokinesisTechnical informationAlignmentNeutralHistorical informationAffiliation
In manipulation, a Force user was capable of directing and controlling an already existing flame with relative ease. In 52 BBY, Darth Sidious used the ability to kill Senator Pax Teem, by coaxing a gentle flame from a gas powered fireplace into a raging inferno.[5] Although not directly seen doing so, a dream that Darth Vader had shortly before the Battle of Endor had Sidious creating a wall of fire separating Vader from his son, Luke Skywalker, after revealing his survival.[6] Jedi Master Knol Ven'nari was so proficient in this ability that she was capable of controlling and redirecting an explosion, something that she did in order to save her friends, though at the cost of her life.[7]
The power was neutral in nature, with both Jedi and Sith showing equal ability in its use. Even other Force traditions, such as the Nightsisters of Dathomir, were known to use the ability. This is shown by Dresdema when she attempted to cast a "spell of flame" against attacking Sith, alluding to the existence of a Nightsister equivalent power of Pyrokinesis.[8] Asajj Ventress used this power to make surrounding flames part and create a path she could pass by without any injury, then let them reunite as she prepared to fight Anakin Skywalker.[9]
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It follows a youth with pyrokinetic abilities who joins a special force developed to counter pyrokinetic monsters threatening Tokyo, which is the sole remaining city in a world ravaged by a global fire. The series is connected to Ohkubo's previous work, Soul Eater.
An anime television series adaptation produced by David Production aired from July to December 2019 on the MBS's Super Animeism block. A second season aired from July to December 2020. A third season has been announced. The anime television series has been licensed by Funimation.
The Great Cataclysm (大災害, Daisaigai) is an event that happened two hundred and fifty years ago, 50 years before the Solar year 0. During that event, the world was set on fire, and many nations were wiped out with very few habitable areas left in the aftermath. The survivors took refuge in the Tokyo Empire, which remained mostly stable during the period despite losing some of its landmass. The Tokyo Emperor Raffles I establishes the faith of the Holy Sol Temple as it and Haijima Industries developed the perpetual thermal energy plant Amaterasu to power the country.
In Year 198 of Tokyo's Solar Era, special fire brigades called the Fire Force fight increasing incidents of spontaneous human combustion where human beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals" (焰ビト, Homura Bito). While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, with more powerful horned variations known as Demons, later generations possess pyrokinesis while retaining human form. The Fire Force was formed by combining people with these powers from the Holy Sol Temple, The Tokyo Armed Forces, and the Fire Defense Agency, and is composed of eight independent companies.
Shinra Kusakabe is a third generation pyrokinetic youth who gained the nickname "Devil's Footprints" for his ability to ignite his feet at will, and was ostracized as a child for the fire that killed his mother and younger brother Sho twelve years ago. He joins Special Fire Force Company 8, which features other pyrokinetics who dedicated themselves to ending the Infernal attacks for good while investigating Companies 1 through 7 for potential corruption in their ranks. Shinra begins to learn that the fire that killed his mother was a cover for Sho to be taken by the White Clad, a doomsday cult behind the Infernal attacks with agents within the facets of the Tokyo Empire. Company 8 and their allies oppose the White Clad while learning of their goal to gather eight individuals like Shinra and Sho to repeat the Great Cataclysm for an ancient being who manipulated humanity for that very purpose.
Fire Force, written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo, was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from September 23, 2015,[5][6] to February 22, 2022.[7][8] In the final chapter, it is hinted that Fire Force is connected to Ohkubo's other manga series Soul Eater.[9] Kodansha collected its chapters in thirty-four tankōbon volumes, released from February 17, 2016,[10] to May 17, 2022.[11]
An anime television series adaptation by studio David Production was announced in November 2018.[15] The series was directed by Yuki Yase, with Gakuto Haijima handling the series' scripts, Hideyuki Morioka designing the characters and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.[16] To promote the series, voice actors Gakuto Kajiwara and Kazuya Nakai were appointed as official firefighters for a day on March 2, 2019, in cooperation with the Tokyo Fire Department's Kanda fire station, where they participated in a simulated drill at the Akihabara Radio Kaikan.[17] The series aired from July 6 to December 28, 2019, on MBS and TBS as part of the Super Animeism block.[18][19] It ran for 24 episodes.[20] Due to the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 18, 2019, the third episode, which was originally scheduled to air on July 19, was postponed to July 26.[21][22] The first opening theme is "Inferno" (インフェルノ, Inferuno) by Mrs. Green Apple and the first ending theme is "veil" by Keina Suda.[23][24] The second opening theme is "Mayday" by Coldrain feat. Ryo from Crystal Lake from their album The Side Effects and the second ending is "Nо̄nai" by Lenny code fiction.[25][26]
A second season was announced in December 2019.[27] It aired from July 4 to December 12, 2020.[28] In May 2020, a promotional video for the second season was released. The second season was directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa (replacing Yuki Yase from the previous season). The second season ran for 24 episodes.[29] The first opening theme is "Spark-Again", performed by Aimer,[30] while the first ending theme is "ID", performed by Cider Girl.[31] The second opening theme is "Torch of Liberty", performed by Kana-Boon, while the second ending theme is "Desire", performed by Pelican Fanclub.[32][33]
Funimation has licensed the series for streaming on FunimationNow.[35] The series was simulcast in Southeast Asia on Aniplus Asia. On July 19, 2019, it was announced that Funimation's English dub of the series would premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on July 28, 2019.[36] The second season premiered on Toonami on November 8, 2020, two weeks later than its original scheduled date.[37][38]
In May 2022, a video game titled Fire Force: Enbu no Shō (炎炎ノ消防隊 炎舞ノ章) was announced. It was released for iOS and Android on January 30, 2023. Mrs. Green Apple performs the game's theme song "Enen".[34][44]
By January 2018, the manga had 1.8 million copies in circulation;[45] 7.3 million copies in circulation by June 2020;[46] 10 million copies in circulation by July 2020;[47] 12 million copies in circulation by October 2020;[48] 15 million copies in circulation by April 2021;[49] 16 million copies in circulation by June 2021;[50] 17.5 million copies in circulation as of February 2022;[51] and over 20 million copies in circulation by May 2022.[52]
The series ranked thirteenth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2017" poll by Honya Club online bookstore.[53] Gadget Tsūshin listed the prayer for Infernals, "Ltom", on their 2019 most popular anime-related buzzwords list.[54] On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Fire Force ranked 84th.[55] The manga was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021.[56]
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