Black Torch
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Episode 12 of Black Torch concludes the series with one of the most cliché and uninspiring endings I've seen in recent anime history. Beyond being a matter of good or bad story pro...
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Episode 11 of Black Torch sets everything up for the final clash between Jirou and Amagi, but it honestly leaves me perplexed as well, because it means we won't get a meaningful re...
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Episode 10 of Black Torch continues with Jirou's training arc in Ibuki's forest, wrapping it up quickly as we move toward the final confrontation against Amagi. If you remember, la...
Episode 9 of Black Torch continues from where we left off, with Jirou obtaining Ragou's power but being unable to control it while Ragou is kidnapped by Amagi's group. Last episode...
Episode 8 of Black Torch introduces a few new characters working for the top-ranked squad in the organization, but it also delivers a surprise that I wasn't exactly expecting. I in...
Episode 7 of Black Torch starts the new arc, showing how the mononoke are accumulating energy for their war by doing things right in the open. Usually you would get random disappea...
Episode 6 of Black Torch touches on, after Ichika last week, the other two backstories and sort of completes all the motivations that the characters have to fight in this world. Re...
Episode 5 of Black Torch completes the first real battle against the enemy faction with the realization that all three members of the group (Ichika, Jirou, and Reiji) are way too i...
Episode 4 of Black Torch focuses mostly on settling the dynamics between Reiji and Jirou while preparing for the next story arc. The complete absence of Ichika is a bit of a letdow...
Episode 3 of Black Torch continues with some character development for Ichika and the introduction of the other members of the "Black Torch" team. This new squad, established withi...
Episode 2 of Black Torch picks up with Jirou being quite literally carried by Ichika to the hospital for recovery and for his inevitable recruitment into the government's special a...
Black Torch is an anime series that just started airing in the summer 2026 anime season, and it is the first one I'm covering here on the blog. It's based on a manga of the same na...