The BLACK TORCH TV anime has received its first main trailer, a key visual, and a July 2026 premiere window.
The anime’s teaser trailer and teaser visual were released in March of this year.
BLACK TORCH is based on the Shueisha-published manga by Tsuyoshi Takaki. Viz Media describes the synopsis as such:
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.
The manga ran from 2017 to 2018, first in Jump Square and then on Shonen Jump+, and is collected into five volumes. The anime will have subtitle options for six languages.
Staff
• Director: Kei Umabiki (Quality Assurance in Another World)
• Character designer: Go Suzuki (Sword Art Online: Alicization co-character designer)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Kigaemon Ichikawa (Bogus Skill <<Fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you~)
• Music composer: Yutaka Yamada (Vinland Saga)
• Animation production: 100studio
Cast
• Ryota Suzuki as Jiro Azuma
• Yoji Ueda as Rago
• Sayaka Sembongi as Ichika Kishimojin
• Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara
Source: @BlackTorch_EN