On February 9, it was revealed that Atsushi Okubo’s manga “Fire Force”, which is being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Magazine” (Kodansha), will be completed in “2 episodes remaining”. In the 11th issue of the same magazine released on the same day, it was announced that “until the completion, there are two episodes left.” The 13th issue of the magazine, which was released on February 22, will reach its final edition, ending the series for about seven years.
“Fire Force” started serialization in the same magazine in 2015. It depicts the activities of a particular fire brigade that confronts the fear of fire and mystery. At the same time, a human body ignition phenomenon occurs in which a person suddenly burns and becomes a monster of fire. The comics have been released up to the 32nd volume, and the cumulative circulation in the world is more than 17.5 million.
It has also been made into TV animation, and the first period was broadcast from July to December 2019, and the second period was broadcast from July to December 2020. TV episodes 1 to 24 are now available on the official YouTube channel “Magazine Channel” of “Weekly Shonen Magazine”.