Name: BLACK TORCH
Released: 2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ryōta Suzuki, Yōji Ueda, Sayaka Senbongi

TV Show · Anime · Action

When the reluctant shinobi and soft-hearted teenage animal whisperer Jiro meets the mononoke cat Rago, the worlds of humans and spectral beings collide! Japan’s undercover spy agency is eager to contain the damage but Rago’s power isn’t easily contained.

2026 · 23m

Starring Ryōta Suzuki, Yōji Ueda, Sayaka Senbongi

Director Kei Umabiki

EPISODE 1

The Future Is in Our Hands

Nirou, a high school student with the unusual ability to talk to animals, stumbles upon an injured black cat; he rescues it, not knowing that the cat is actually a spirit that has awakened from a long slumber.
EPISODE 2

The Choice Is Yours

Jiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.
EPISODE 3

WHAT'S MY NAME?

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.
EPISODE 4

Two Is Not Enough

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.
EPISODE 5

Young Gunz

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.
EPISODE 6

Turn Up

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.