The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Takaki’s Black Torch manga revealed three more cast members and more staff members on Friday.
Shinpachi Tsuji plays Toshimasa Azama
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我妻寿正 CV.#辻親八
Toshimasa Azuma
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我妻弐郎の祖父。
忍びの家系である我妻家の末裔として、
両親のいない弐郎を育てた。
喧嘩っ早い弐郎を叱ることも多いが、
我が子のように大切に想っている。#BLACKTORCH pic.twitter.com/6bexfPLi7Q
— TVアニメ『BLACK TORCH』公式 (@BlackTorchAnime) May 15, 2026 Yūko Kaida plays Toko Kusumi
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久澄陶子 CV.#甲斐田裕子
Toko Kusumi
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公儀隠密局において、
人員・権力共に最大を誇る特務一課の課長。
冷徹な性格で、異例の若さで昇進した。
司場はかつての同期。#BLACKTORCH pic.twitter.com/xI2bxd25oW
— TVアニメ『BLACK TORCH』公式 (@BlackTorchAnime) May 15, 2026 Hōchū Ōtsuka plays Banjuro Tokieda
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時枝蛮十郎 CV.#大塚芳忠
Banjuro Tokieda
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公儀隠密局特務一課に所属する、久澄の部下。
常に柔和な表情と物腰で、
運転から戦闘まで、そつなくこなす。#BLACKTORCH pic.twitter.com/4UmvoUgICB
— TVアニメ『BLACK TORCH』公式 (@BlackTorchAnime) May 15, 2026
The newly announced staff members include:
Image via Black Torch anime’s website
©タカキツヨシ／集英社・BLACK TORCH製作委員会
The anime will debut on July 4.
Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
The anime will star:
Kei Umabiki (ClassicaLoid, Quality Assurance in Another World) is directing the anime at 100Studio. Gō Suzuki (Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale, Minami-ke Tadaima) is designing the characters, Gigaemon Ichikawa (Chikasugi Idol Akae-chan, Himitsu no AiPri) is supervising and writing the series scripts, and Yutaka Yamada (Babylon, Tokyo Ghoul) is composing the music.
Viz Media publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
Jiro Azuma is descended from of a long line of shinobi, and he also can talk to animals. Although he may appear rough and tumble, his compassionate side emerges when it comes to furry critters. But Jiro’s soft spot for animals gets him in major trouble when a suspicious stray cat fuses with him, granting him exceptional power but also dragging him into humanity’s hidden battle against powerful, menacing spirits.
Takaki (Heart Gear) launched the manga series in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine in December 2016. Shueisha shipped the fifth and final compiled book volume in August 2018.
Sources: Black Torch anime’s X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie
