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Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- (TV) Source: Novels (ongoing @ 12 volumes by Shogo Imamura) Demographic: Shounen Animation Studio: SynergySP Genres: action, drama, mystery, thriller Themes: crime, Edo period, firefighters, first responders, historical, redemption, revenge, samurai, social stigma, terrorism, trauma Plot Summary: The fire-extinguishing samurai who stopped the great fire was called "The Fire-Eating bird." Matsunaga Gengo, once known as "The Fire-Eating Bird," was the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo. He had resigned from the fire brigade for a reason but suddenly received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo clan. The Shinjo clan's fire-fighting team had no money and no personnel and was looked down upon by those around them. With the encouragement of his wife, Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire-fighting clan as its chairman. Gengo and his friends, all of whom have their own peculiarities, struggle to "save any life", despite being ridiculed as "ragged steeplejacks." In Edo, a mysterious series of suspicious fires called "foxfires" continues. Air Date & Platform: January 11, 2026 (Sunday) Available on: Crunchyroll Episode Count / Runtime: 12 episodes [EDIT: Fancy opener stuff edited. -TK] |
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Tony K.
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Was initially interested in this for the concept of old-school firefighters in historical Japan, but then disappointed to discover it uses 3DCG models for all the characters. It makes the show look cheap, which is kind of a surprise, since the studio (SyngerySP) has had pretty decent looking productions that last few years. Looking at their production credits on Wikipedia, they normally do 3 shows a year. This year, they've got 6, so I guess they have make budget decisions somewhere. Ah well, still better looking than EX-ARM and Potions Will Save Me.
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Gina Szanboti
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Ep 11
Well whadaya know, I was right! Weird, because there was something a few episodes ago that seemed to rule that out (can't recall what it was now). I dunno, did they not have ropes in Edo? If you know there's going to be an explosive backdraft the second you open a door, maybe attach a rope to the door handle and pull it open from a distance instead of with your face right in front of it? I like Shinnosuke and hope he's not really dead, but if he is, he kinda asked for it. I liked how Gengo apparently took time to shave his stubble during his prison break before going to fight the fire. Gotta look your best to get dirty fighting fires! Also, when on horseback and you see the arsonist, not the best idea to give chase on foot, unless maybe you're a sprinter. |
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