As just announced at Emerald City Comic Con, VIZ Media revealed that an anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki’s BLACK TORCH manga series is in development. You can check out the first teaser visual, featuring Jiro and his partner Rago, and the official BLACK TORCH teaser trailer below.
The BLACK TORCH anime teaser visual is below:
Takaki had this to say following the anime’s announcement:
“Congratulations on the anime adaptation of BLACK TORCH!
I don’t think there’s anyone more excited and surprised than me. This is all thanks to everyone who has loved the manga, both in Japan and overseas.
As for the production, I’ve been supervising the settings and storyboards, and I feel it’s been recreated into something even better, while still fully respecting the original story. A new BLACK TORCH has been brought to life, now with voices, sounds, movement and color.
There are battles, cats, and thighs!
We hope you enjoy it!”
BLACK TORCH‘s initial anime staff list was also revealed:
- Director: Kei Umabiki
- Character Design: Gou Suzuki
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Gigaemon Ichikawa
- Music: Yutaka Yamada
- Studio: One Double-0 studio
BLACK TORCH was serialized in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine from February 2017 to April 2018, moving to the Shonen Jump+ app from April until its conclusion in July. Its 19 chapters were collected into 5 volumes. VIZ licensed BLACK TORCH in English, releasing the first volume on August 7, 2018. The series is described:
Although he may appear rough-and-tumble, Jiro Azuma’s compassionate side emerges when it comes to the furry critters he can communicate with. But Jiro’s soft spot for animals gets him in major trouble when a suspicious stray cat fuses with him, granting him exceptional power but also dragging him into humanity’s hidden battle against powerful Japanese spirits, mononoke.
Source: VIZ
© Tsuyoshi Takaki/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH
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