BLACK TORCH
2026 · Animation, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 Season · 12 Episodes ·
Jiro Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jiro is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Rago, Jiro 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 Rago’s powers.
Episodes
1. The Future Is in Our HandsWhen high school animal whisperer and ninja Jiro finds an injured cat, the supernatural unleashes.
2. The Choice Is YoursJiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.
3. WHAT'S MY NAME?Jiro is cuffed in a van, and the tension could be cut with a katana thanks to Jiro’s escort, Ichika.
4. Two Is Not EnoughJiro is pitted against the newest recruit, Reiji, and each challenger’s fist has a tale to tell.
5. Young GunzIn a subterranean hold, an imposing monolith towers over Jiro and Reiji-- Rago’s former prison.
6. Turn UpJiro, Ichika, and Reiji have been handed a new trial, this time from the “friendly” mononoke Fuyo.
7. 3 ON THREEMononoke have just committed mass murder, but it's more than just all-you-can-eat human meat.
8. UnderdogThe dueler who confronted Reiji is his own kin and Shinji’s inner turmoil is about to finally erupt.
9. ONEFinally Jiro has gained consciousness, in a vast warehouse, behind the stone-cold stare of Kusumi.
10. Deadly SkillzJiro enters a mononoke’s forest only to meet a new and odd mononoke in the form of a white snake.
11. Black or WhiteAmagi’s dark ambitions have come to light, but Jiro is determined to save Rago and settle the score!
12. ONCE AGAINA superpowered Amagi stands before Jiro while, cloaked in a Rago forcefield, a defiant Jiro awaits.
