BLACK TORCH Season 1
Jiro Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jiro is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Rago, Jiro discovers the feline is actually the legendary Black Star of Doom! Joined by the Bureau of Espionage, they fight off swarms of mononoke lying in wait to exploit Rago’s powers.
Episodes
E1When high school animal whisperer and ninja Jiro finds an injured cat, the supernatural unleashes.
E2Jiro awakens in hospital only to learn he is now under the surveillance of the Bureau of Espionage.
E3Jiro is cuffed in a van, and the tension could be cut with a katana thanks to Jiro’s escort, Ichika.
E4Jiro is pitted against the newest recruit, Reiji, and each challenger’s fist has a tale to tell.
E5In a subterranean hold, an imposing monolith towers over Jiro and Reiji-- Rago’s former prison.
E6Jiro, Ichika, and Reiji have been handed a new trial, this time from the “friendly” mononoke Fuyo.
E7Mononoke have just committed mass murder, but it's more than just all-you-can-eat human meat.
E8The dueler who confronted Reiji is his own kin and Shinji’s inner turmoil is about to finally erupt.
E9Finally Jiro has gained consciousness, in a vast warehouse, behind the stone-cold stare of Kusumi.
E10Jiro enters a mononoke’s forest only to meet a new and odd mononoke in the form of a white snake.
E11Amagi’s dark ambitions have come to light, but Jiro is determined to save Rago and settle the score!
E12A superpowered Amagi stands before Jiro while, cloaked in a Rago forcefield, a defiant Jiro awaits.