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Fire Force TV Anime Casts Kenichi Suzumura as Takehisa Hinawa
posted on by Egan Loo
The official website for the television Kenichi Suzumura will play Takehisa Hinawa, the company commander of the protagonist Shinra Kusakabe's team. The website also began streaming a character promotional video for the "demonic sergeant" of the team:
Hinawa is a second generation power and a steely, serious military veteran. He can manipulate flames, mainly by controlling the explosive power of firearms. His strict training is feared by rookies. He established the team with Ōbi.
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei) is deg the characters.
The anime stars:
as the protagonist Shinra Kusakabe
Yūsuke Kobayashi as Arthur Boyle, a new recruit in Shinra's team. Arthur has not gotten along with Shinra ever since their time together in training school, and he calls himself the "Knight King."
M.A.O as Iris, a nun assigned to Shinra's team to pray and offer requiems.
Saeko Kamijō as Maki Oze, her first regular role in a television anime. First Class Fire Soldier Maki Oze is a second generation power and a military veteran skilled at close combat. She may look cool and aloof but she is a romantic at heart.
publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:
Terror has paralyzed the clockwork metropolis of Tokyo! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment's notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. The team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous "devil's footprints" (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first?
Ohkubo (2015. Kodansha published the manga's 15th volume on November 16. Kodansha Comics shipped the 13th volume in English on December 25.
Sources: Fire Force anime's website, Comic Natalie
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