The anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo, Enen no Shouboutai (Fire force) announced a collaboration with the Japanese Professional Baseball League, specifically the Pacific League.
The collaboration, titled “Fire Force 6 Baseball Team Fire Fighting Strategy” includes the characters of the Eighth Company wearing the uniforms of six league teams, with some special products being sold in the states and in some centers around Japan. Characters include, from left to right in each pair:
Shinra Kusakabe in team uniform Saitama Seibu Lions and Arthur Boyle in the team uniform Chiba Lotte Marines.
Akitaru Obi in team uniform Tohoku Takuten Golden Eagles and Takehisa Hinawa in the team uniform Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Maki Oze in team uniform Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Iris in the team uniform Orix Buffaloes.
Ohkubo publishes the manga in the magazine Weekly Shonen Magazine from the publisher Kodansha since September 2015. The publisher published the twenty-third compilation volume on May 15 and will publish the twenty-fourth on July 17. The work inspired a 24-episode anime adaptation produced by the studios. David Production, released in July 2019. A second season is scheduled to premiere on July 3 and will have a total of 24 episodes.
Synopsis of Fire Force
Terror has paralyzed the inhabitants of Tokyo after a phenomenon known as “spontaneous combustion” began to turn its inhabitants into a kind of fiery demons called hellish. Despite this, some people are able to handle flames and maintain their human form, thus giving them special abilities that divide them into first, second, and third generation pyrokinetics.
Within this chaos, our protagonist Shinra Kusakabe, a third generation pyrokinetic, joins the Eighth Company of the Special Fire Force Unit, which seeks to discover the truth behind the phenomenon of human combustion.
Source: Natalie Comic
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