Enen no Shouboutai

Spontaneous Human Combustion: a chaotic phenomenon that has plagued humanity for years, randomly transforming ordinary people into flaming, violent creatures known as Infernals. While Infernals make up the first-generation accounts of Human Combustion, the second and third generations became known as pyrokinetics—people gifted with the ability to manipulate and control their flames while remaining human. To combat the Infernal threat and discover the cause, the Tokyo Armed Forces, Fire Defense Agency, and Holy Church of Sol produced their answer: the Special Fire Force.

Young and eager third-generation pyrokinetic Shinra Kusakabe, nicknamed Devil's Footprints for his explosive ability to ignite his feet at will, becomes a member of the lively Special Fire Force Company 8. Upholding the brigade's duty to extinguish the blazing Infernals and lay their souls to rest, Shinra is determined to become a hero who will save the lives of those threatened by the flame terror.

However, this is not the hero's game Shinra imagined. The Fire Force is a fractured mess of feuding brigades, abnormal Infernal sightings are increasing all over Tokyo, and a shadowy group is claiming to have answers to the strange fire that caused the death of Shinra's family 12 years ago. Faced with many obstacles within and outside the Fire Force, Shinra fights to uncover the truth behind the burning mysteries that have kept him in the dark.

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Kusakabe, Shinra Main

Kajiwara, Gakuto Japanese

Boyle, Arthur Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

Kotatsu, Tamaki Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Oze, Maki Main

Kamijou, Saeko Japanese

Iris Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Oubi, Akitaru Main

Nakai, Kazuya Japanese

Hinawa, Takehisa Main

Suzumura, Kenichi Japanese

Shinmon, Benimaru Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Joker Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Hibana Supporting

Lynn Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer, Associate Producer

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Iijima, Emiko Producer

Fujino, Maya Producer

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Jan 31, 2026

depressedbutcool

Recommended

Animation style is insanely good, everything looks amazing and when they tried to make it creepy they succeeded so bad. Plot is interesting and unique rarely predictable but characters are a little plain written. MC is like every other main character. The only character that's interesting is Joker and we have seen so little of him here. The main feeling about the anime is that it's basic and like many other animes, even though the story is actually one of a kind. Like, while watching you feel like you have already seen something like this but the truth is you haven't lmao. The curse of ... Tamaki is gross and I hate them for that. Other than that it's really enjoyable and refreshing, only a little boring at times.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 3, 2025

John_Usogui

Mixed Feelings

If you miss a classic shonen that isn't quite peak nor its bad, this show is good for you twin, it has decent writing, it feels quite empty world at first but slowly it starts to get you interested in the world, it has "fan service" though its more like joking about fan services in animes that doing fan service itself, alot of people do not like it or just dont get it
and you know david productions does a consistent job on making animes (and awesome sound effects) so you know ts gonna be decent at least
Animation - 7.5
Story - 6
Fights - 7.5
World building - ... 5.5
Openings - 8.5
Enjoyment - 7
Overall - 7.5

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 18, 2025

4ndual

Not Recommended

Do not watch this. This is not Soul Eater. This is not good. The characters lack personality and feel like cardboard cutouts rather than real people. The plot moves far too quickly, skipping over world-building and character development in favor of flashy battles and forced drama. Relationships between characters are pushed by the script rather than earned—nothing feels natural or believable.

The animation is... good, I guess? At least visually, it has some cool moments. The art style is stylish and does resemble Soul Eater, but that's about where the similarity ends.

The story is generic shounen fare with an edgy coat of paint. It's not unique, ... and when it's not predictable, it's just confusing. The show tries to be deep or emotional, but it lacks the groundwork to make any of it land.

The characters aren't well-rounded at all. Most of them are either overly stoic, too loud, or just there to fill a trope. Flaws and strengths? Barely. Emotional reactions? Often nonexistent or totally over the top for no reason.

Even if you're a fan of action shounen, this might still disappoint. Unless you're only here for flashy fights and don’t care about story, character, or emotional investment—skip it. There are far better options in the genre.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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