An anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki‘s BLACK TORCH manga has been announced. A teaser trailer and teaser visual for the show were released as well.
Kei Umabiki (Quality Assurance in Another World) is directing BLACK TORCH at 100studio. Other staff include Go Suzuki (Sword Art Online: Alicization co-character designer) as character designer, Kigaemon Ichikawa (Bogus Skill <<Fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you~) series composer and co-scriptwriter) as series composer and scriptwriter, and Yutaka Yamada (Vinland Saga) as music composer.
Viz Media’s trailer says that the anime will be subbed in six languages. The show is “coming soon.”
The Shueisha-published BLACK TORCH manga ran from 2017 to 2018, first in Jump Square and then on Shonen Jump+, and is collected into five tankoubon volumes. Viz Media describes the premise as:
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 Media
