Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange

In Tokyo Fire Department's Fire Academy, a talented new rookie is excelling in the strict and grueling rescue training. With high proficiency in both physical and mental categories, Daigo Toake is envied by one of his peers, Shun Onoda. Despite feeling a growing sense of rivalry, Shun recognizes that a part of his jealousy stems from his admiration for Daigo, and that they will eventually work together for the same noble goal of rescuing people.

At the same time, Yuki Nakamura is the only woman among the current batch of recruits. She believes that she will not be outclassed in this male-dominated profession. As the fates of the three newbies intertwine, they may soon realize that the intensity of a real disaster is nowhere near what they have experienced in training. Even so, the heroes in orange will always shine brighter than any fire, saving those in need.

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Nakamura, Yuki Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Onoda, Shun Main

Yashiro, Taku Japanese

Toake, Daigo Main

Enoki, Junya Japanese

Asahina, Daigo Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Hirako, Kozue Supporting

Natsuyoshi, Yuuko Japanese

Tomoyori, Shinji Supporting

Ootsuka, Takeo Japanese

Tsuruno, Mako Supporting

Hara, Sayuri Japanese

Nidegawa, Junna Supporting

Sasahara, Yuu Japanese

Kittaka, Hiromi Supporting

Amasaki, Kouhei Japanese

Altonen, Toyomu Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Nakata, Hiroya Producer

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

Hidaka, Isao Producer

Ishizuka, Subaru Producer

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Sep 5, 2024

Buchelaruzit

Recommended

i know this is the kind of seinen most people would find boring, and it's low budget, but as a realism and characters/psychology and drama enjoyer i would gladly watch a second season.

execution can make or break a show, and personally i found the direction very good; even though i'm usually not a fan of action and find it boring, here i was captivated both during the action and the character moments. what pulled me in at the beginning was those character moments, more specifically the realistic way they're written, which is a crucial thing to me. this, plus character drama in general, tense action ... (rather than fun, over-the-top shounen-like action), and of course the entire concept of firefighting and the very wholesome and humane core of this show are what shine in it.
the visuals are on the low-budget side but as i mentioned previously the direction is good and made the tense moments captivating (to me at least!), which makes the visuals not really matter (lots of people loved higurashi despite the subpar visuals).

if it's not your thing after 2 episodes it's probably not for you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 6, 2024

denkisoda

Mixed Feelings

Tired of all the fantasies, I was happy to see an anime with realistic workplace theme like this. The show also included non-trivial firefighting and rescue knowledge which I found refreshing. Several stories in the show touched me deeply.

However, the story progressed **extremely** slow: each episode had looong recaps (about 2.5-5 minutes); the same events and shots were often repeat multiple times, and every conversation was accompanied by lengthy pauses (you would rarely see people speak like that in real life!). Therefore, the show had really low information density, and didn't explain the core mystery (despite full 24 episodes!). The content probably won't even ... fill 12 episodes if paced normally. I would not recommend it to anyone without great patience.

On a side note, the ending song sung by LMYK was very pleasant; sad that they changed it after episode 13!

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 26, 2024

robert788

Not Recommended

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THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP (2023)

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Sorry I mean Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange (2023)

This show, honestly, I am so glad it is over. I don't know what people were thinking about commissioning this since there are so many better stories you could do. The show suffers badly from its storyline, lets watch people do a job but make it slightly over the top for entertainment but keep that line. They could have made a show about watching accountants do accounting and suddenly a last-minute client turns up and the music starts. It would be the same vibe as this show.

This is my worst show ... of 2023. It was not needed and it was boring, like literally boring. Also, it did not need a summary episode, I don't care if a show is 12 episodes or 500, a summary is just laziness. I'd rather the studio give people a week off than do a summary, especially this one, it was like propaganda to remind you that you shouldn't watch this.

The animation itself is the only redeeming factor, it looks good, and it is nicely done for 2023/2024. Will it stand the test of time? Absolutely not, This show will be trash in the future, it doesn't have the aesthetic to come back to and certainly not the story.

The sound is okay, doesn't give you the impression of fire fighting or disaster relief but more just basic sounds that don't go through you. This show needed the sound of concrete crumbling to feel like it was coming down beside you but on my surround sound still sounded like it was behind the screen.

The characters are edge lords, they want to be edgy, and they think they are fighting to be the demon lord of edginess. Everything they do is over the top, something you can't do in real life to that extent without serious issues. Is this real? no. Is it trying to be? Yes. The only difference is trying to build in huge issues that are occurring but they just don't land. People get into elite units from day 1, while others get recruited into other units like they are joining MI5 but then sit behind a desk suddenly after they had a traumatic childhood. It just doesn't land, it just doesn't feel like anything but trying too damn hard. They try to show a few different perspectives about coming together because they are friends but also want to sort the issue themselves until they finally realise they need to rely on others, it just hurts to watch. It works in other shows, just not this one.

Overall, I hope this never comes back, I hope it disappears into history. Not all history needs to be remembered. The only thing it had going for it was the current animation level. 2/10. The closing scene is also cringe 500%

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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	Is this anime good? Does this have a love triangle? Kira_Illusionist - Sep 27	6 replies	by NatsukiCookies »» Oct 5, 1:48 PM
	Poll: Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange Episode 1 Discussion the_great_prince - Jul 4, 2023	48 replies	by LMentor001 »» Oct 3, 9:39 PM
	Poll: Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange Episode 23 Discussion ropiel - Mar 23	30 replies	by Viewland »» Sep 30, 5:51 AM
	Poll: Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange Episode 16 Discussion KANLen09 - Jan 27	11 replies	by ZonaMana »» May 8, 9:45 PM
	Did this series do well in Japan + any chance of 2nd season? Lylaaz - Apr 16	4 replies	by WestOnAndrewAve »» Apr 18, 11:31 PM