Eight years after Shonen Jump unceremoniously axed it, Black Torch is back from the dead — and its brand-new final trailer just proved the haters wrong. The TV anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki’s cult-classic ninja manga dropped a blazing final promo video today, and fans are losing their minds over how good Jiro Azuma and the monstrous cat Rago look in motion.
If you have never heard of Black Torch, here is the short version: it ran in Weekly Shonen Jump and Jump Square from 2016 to 2018, got canceled after just 5 volumes, and then quietly became one of the most requested anime adaptations of all time. Now animated by 100studio with direction by Kei Mabiki, it has been airing since July 4 on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TV Aichi, RKB, Hokkaido TV, and BS11 — and the final trailer is hyping up the climactic arc.
What the Final Trailer Reveals
The new final promo video focuses on the all-out war between Jiro Azuma, voiced by Ryota Suzuki, and the rogue mononoke Tenki, voiced by veteran Toshiyuki Morikawa. After episode 11, titled Black or White, dug into Tenki’s tragic past as a village god who decided to stand above everything, the story is now heading into its endgame — and the trailer teases massive battles, Rago unleashing his full Black Star of Calamity form, and the Bureau of Espionage’s Black Torch unit fighting for survival.
Also spotlighted: Ichika Kishimojin (Ayaka Senbongi), Reiji Kirihara (Junya Enoki), Ryosuke Shiba (Junichi Suwabe), and Hana Usami (Reina Ueda). The voice cast is stacked, and the trailer lets every single one of them shine in the most intense scenes yet.
Why Black Torch Hits Different
Most ninja anime give you stoic prodigies. Jiro is the opposite — a rough, hot-headed high schooler raised as a ninja descendant by his grandfather, who can talk to animals and picks fights with everyone. His bond with Rago, the legendary mononoke voiced by Yoji Ueda who looks like an injured black cat but is actually a calamity-level monster, is the beating heart of the series.
Creator Tsuyoshi Takaki packed the manga with Esoteric Buddhist lore, real shinobi clans, and yokai mythology, which is why the anime’s character designs by Go Suzuki and scripts by Juyoh Sekikawa feel so textured. The music by Yutaka Yamada elevates every fight, while the opening theme FREEZE ME UP by SiM and the ending theme Groooovy by I Don’t Like Mondays. give the show a loud, rebellious edge that fits Jiro perfectly.
The Canceled Manga That Refused to Die
Here is the part that gives goosebumps: Black Torch was canceled in Jump after only 19 chapters in the main magazine before moving to Jump Square to finish. Fans in Japan and overseas kept buying the 5 volumes for years, the English release kept charting, and demand never died. When the anime was announced, original manga sales spiked again — a genuine second life that almost never happens for axed Jump series.
Now with 100studio delivering crisp mononoke action animation, art direction by Sachi Takahashi and Seiko Imai, and sound direction by Takeshi Takadera, the adaptation is finally giving Takaki’s story the ending it deserved. The final trailer’s tagline says it all: the resolve of Jiro and Rago will decide everything.
When and Where to Watch
Black Torch airs every Saturday at 10 PM on Tokyo MX, 10:30 PM on Sun TV and BS11, plus TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and Hokkaido TV. Streaming availability varies by platform, so check your regional services like Crunchyroll. With the finale approaching, now is the perfect time to binge from episode 1.
Streaming availability varies by platform, so check listings in your region. New episodes land every Saturday night in Japan.
While you wait for Black Torch, check out Ascendance of a Bookworm, PSYREN Anime October 5 Premiere, and Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 October 20 for more Fall 2026 anime hype.
What Do You Think?
Did Shonen Jump make a huge mistake canceling Black Torch back in 2018? Will Jiro and Rago rank among your favorite anime duos this year? And where does the SiM opening rank among the best anime songs of 2026? Share your take in the comments below.
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