BLACK TORCH Anime Reveals Theme Songs by SiM and I Don't Like Mondays.
The choice of SiM, a band known for its high-energy rock sound, and I Don't Like Mondays., a pop-rock group, signals a tonal contrast between the series' action and its quieter moments, as described in the artists' own comments.
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The upcoming BLACK TORCH TV anime has revealed its opening and ending theme songs, performed by SiM and I Don't Like Mondays., alongside a new key visual and promotional video. The opening theme is "FREEZE ME UP" by SiM, and the ending theme is "Groooovy" by I Don't Like Mondays. Both songs debut in the new PV, which also features intense battle scenes. The second key visual shows protagonist Nijiro Azuma and his partner Ragou, along with members of the anti-mononoke unit Black Torch: Ichika, Reiji, Shiba, and Usami, as well as antagonists Koga and Tenki. The anime is based on the manga by Takaki Tsuyoshi, which ran in Jump Square and Shonen Jump+ from 2017 to 2018. Directed by Kei Mabiki at studio 100studio, the series will begin airing on July 4, 2026, on TOKYO MX and other stations. The cast includes Ryota Suzuki as Nijiro, Yoji Ueda as Ragou, Ayaka Senbongi as Ichika, and Junya Enoki as Reiji. Comments from both musical acts were also released.
The music for the series is composed by Yutaka Yamada, whose previous credits include Vinland Saga and Tokyo Revengers. Sound direction is handled by Takeshi Takadera, with sound effects by Naoto Yamaya. The full voice cast includes Junichi Suwabe as Ryosuke Shiba, Reina Ueda as Hana Usami, Tomoyuki Morikawa as Tenki, and Nobuhiko Okamoto as Koga. Shinpachi Tsuji plays Hisamasa Azuma, Yuko Kaida plays Toko Kusumi, and Yoshitada Otsuka plays Manjuro Tokieda. The anime will air on TOKYO MX every Saturday at 22:00 starting July 4, 2026, with additional broadcasts on Sun TV, TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, and BS11. Reprints of the original manga's five volumes will arrive at bookstores sequentially from June 8. The manga, which ran in Jump Square and Shonen Jump+ from 2017 to 2018, was canceled after 19 chapters but later received an anime adaptation announcement in March. VIZ Media holds the English license, with the first volume released in August 2018. Studio 100studio, which also produced the theatrical original anime A Few Moments of Cheers and the TV series This World Is Too Imperfect, is handling animation production.
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