Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊)

This train's next stop is at Tabata Station.

Amaterasu is operating at full efficiency.

We are running according to schedule.

Get away from the rail lines!

It isn't safe here.

There's a burning train heading this way! Move!

This way! Move...

That looks like a serious fire.

Think it's an Infernal.

Another one?

...and form an orderly line!

...clear the platform at once!

Bet it hurts in there.

I can help you with that.

Special Fire Force! Make way!

All civilians continue to evacuate.

This area's dangerous.

Uh.

You, too.

Don't just stand around here, go and join the others.

Wait. Captain, I think--

Hey, Lieutenant. Care to join us?

Yes. Of course, sir.

Commence the operation.

Note the time as O-810.

Yes, sir!

Sister, would you begin the prayer, please?

On it.

The flame is the soul's breath.

The black smoke is the soul's release.

Pile bunker's prepped.

I'll bust the core myself!

Ashes thou wert and art.

May thy soul return...

...to the great flame of fire.

Látom .

Látom .

That was awesome. What a cool team.

Well, that was close. You aren't injured, are you?

Oh, no.

What was that?

So you're the one.

Yes! Forgive the late intro.

As of this morning,

I'll be your new third-generation Fire Soldier.

I'm Shinra Kusakabe. It's an honor to meet you all.

Huh.

So these are the "Devil's Footprints" I've heard about.

I thought Company Eight was new,

so why's it quartered in such an old dump?

Too bad.

Shinra, right? Follow me.

Sir!

An old dump, huh?

No! It's got character.

Reporting in, sir!

Ah. You made it.

I'm captain of the Special Fire Force's Company Eight.

The name's Akitaru Obi.

You're greeting a new team member.

Let's maybe get off the pullup bar.

Can do.

Takehisa Hinawa.

Around this dump, I'm second in command.

So hey, Shinra.

About your résumé photo...

Why are you smiling?

Sir! Apologies.

When I'm nervous, my face compulsively tightens

in such a way that my teeth are exposed.

Huh?

Uh, that is... I tend to smile when I feel tense.

--My face-- -- Hm?

Mm...

Hmm...

Sorry about that.

Just wanted to see for myself. You get it.

I bet that cute little quirk gets you in a lotta trouble.

True. It's caused a few misunderstandings.

Man, your poker face must be somethin' else!

Did he call it cute?

Pretty sure he means creepy.

So tell me, Shinra,

why did you decide to join the Fire Force in the first place?

Sir!

Honestly, I just wanted to be a hero.

Heh.

Well, that's as fine an ambition as any,

but don't forget you're part of a team.

Cool-headed co-ordination saves more lives than heroics.

A hero, huh?

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but that's in stark contrast with your nickname.

Everybody calls you a devil

due to an incident that took place when you were young.

If you act like you talk, you'll do fine.

But if you're just some delinquent

who's trying to clean up his reputation,

you may as well walk out now.

Sister.

Yes, Maki? What is it?

That new recruit swept you off your feet

like you were a princess.

He came outta nowhere and saved you from danger, so, uh...

Tell me, did you feel like he might be the one?

Hm?

Maki always act so fierce and cool in the field.

But the fact is,

her head's stuffed with flowers and sparkles.

Reporting in, sir!

Hm?

Hi, I'd like to thank you for helping me earlier.

Yeah, sure.

I just did what any hero would.

Wow, he really is the one.

This is a time for love, not war, Iris!

And I really don't think

you should stoop to violence anyway.

I mean, you're a nun, you silly goober.

I adjusted the length of your pants

to accommodate that ability of yours.

Do you think they're gonna work for you?

Yeah. Thank you very--

Hm?

Why does she smell so good?

Easy, Turbo. You look like you wanna eat her.

Say what?

I already explained, it's an involuntary--

Hm?

Well, I think it's just about time, Captain.

Yeah. Everyone's here now, so let's get started.

All of us know about spontaneous human combustion,

but no one, not even us here, knows when it'll happen next,

or to whom.

And so, we all live in fear.

One day, without cause or warning,

people the world over began catching fire.

These were the first-generation victims

of spontaneous human combustion.

They, and those like them who've come since,

are called Infernals.

Having lost all sense of self, they run rampant until they die.

Those deaths don't come easy.

To put an Infernal to rest, you have to destroy its core

by striking where the victim's heart was.

The Special Fire Force's main duty

is to put Infernals to rest,

saving their souls and human lives in the process.

But we all have another objective.

That's to solve the mystery of what causes human combustion.

And with luck, to stop it,

and put an end to the terror of the flame for good.

As quickly as we can.

I wanna become a hero.

No. I have to become one.

Mother.

Hey, Mom! Guess what?

I'm gonna be a superhero!

I'll keep you and Sho safe forever!

Well, that sure sounds cool.

Devil!

No, I won't "take him in"!

That boy is dangerous.

Please, ma'am. He's your grandson.

Don't say anything you'll regret.

I'll say what I know.