The hit manga-anime series, Fire Force rises above its peers in the shonen genre. Written by Atsushi Ōkubo, the first Season was released in 2019, with another quick follow-up season in 2020. Fire Force presents a post-apocalyptic world that reels from the effects of a wide-scale fire that occurred 250 years ago.
As a result of the devastating catastrophe, an elite unit of soldiers with extraordinary abilities – the Special Fire Brigade, was created to combat any fire-related problems that may threaten Tokyo and the World. Amongst the several brigades, the storyline focuses on the Special Fire Force Company 8 and Shinra Kusakabe, the show’s protagonist, who remains at the heart of the re-occurring controversies in the anime.
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Season 1 ofFire Force kicked off with Shinra Kusakabe, a third-generation pyrokinetic and a newly-admitted member of the Special Fire Force Company 8. The season introduced fans to interesting characters like the non-pyrokinetic but unyielding CompanyCommmander Akitaru Obi, the second generation Battalion Captain, Hinawa, the air-headed Arthur, and the all-powerful Benimaru Shinmon. The highlight of the First Season of Fire Force was the shocking revelation that infernals were not coincidental combustions or a product of random fires but deliberate attempts of a secret organization to cause havoc. This discovery led to the unraveling of villainous organizations like the White-Clad – a group of fanatics that base their actions on their religiosity motivated by their reverence towards the Evangelist.
Unknown to the Fire Soldiers, the White-Clad already had deep connections within the Fire Brigade with the likes of Giovanni, the commander of the Special Fire Force
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