BLACK TORCH Anime Adds Junichi Suwabe and Reina Ueda to Voice Cast

The upcoming anime adaptation of BLACK TORCH announced two new voice cast members during its Jump Festa 2026 panel. The series first announced the anime adaptation back in March, surprising with its return following the manga’s cancellation in 2018. Joining the voice cast are:

• Junichi Suwabe as Ryosuke Shiba
• Reina Ueda as Usami

Also check out our full Jump Festa 2026 Announcements coverage

The main voice cast was previously introduced in a trailer and includes:

• Ryota Suzuki as Azuma Jiro
• Yoji Ueda as Rago
• Sayaka Senbongi as Ichika Kishimojin
• Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara

The staff for the anime includes:

• Director: Kei Umabiki
• Character Design: Gou Suzuki
• Series Composition & Screenplay: Gigaemon Ichikawa
• Music: Yutaka Yamada
• Studio: One Double-0 studio

BLACK TORCH originally ran in Jump Square, a monthly magazine published by Shueisha, from February 2017 to April 2018. It later shifted to the Shonen Jump+ digital platform, where it continued until wrapping up in July 2018. The story has a total of 19 chapters, which were compiled into a total of five volumes. The English license was acquired by VIZ Media, with the first volume released on August 7, 2018.

Source: BLACK TORCH Official X, Jump Festa 2026
© Tsuyoshi Takaki/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH