Fire Force Season 3 Release Window, Trailer, Potential Plot And More Details

Anime is thriving today, thanks to an abundance of interesting and stunningly animated series spanning pretty much every genre you can imagine. From shows about cruel businessmen being reincarnated as little girls and rising through the ranks of the military in an alternate version of World War I Germany (see: "Saga of Tanya the Evil"), to shows about people who transform into an animal from the Chinese zodiac whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex (see: "Fruits Basket"), there's something for everyone in the world of anime. We'd be remiss if we forgot to mention "Fire Force," a series with a unique spin: It's about a team of firefighters and the concept of spontaneous combustion.

The series, based on the manga from "Soul Eater" creator Atsushi Ohkubo, follows Shinra Kusakabe, a pyrokinetic who is able to ignite his feet with fire. Shinra joins up with a team of pyrokinetics known as Special Fire Force Company 8 to deal with Infernals, who are humans transformed into living blazes through spontaneous combustion. The second season of "Fire Force" came to a close in December 2020 and became one of the top five most-watched anime shows on Amazon Prime Japan. Fans have been holding out for another season of the hit series since then, so here's all the info we've got so far about "Fire Force" Season 3.

Manga spoilers ahead.

"Fire Force" Season 3 is coming to Crunchyroll in 2025 — at least, the first part of it is. The existence of a third season was first revealed by the show's official X account back in May 2022. This tweet contained an image of the sharp-toothed teen Shinra Kusakabe posing after delivering one of his attacks. Unfortunately, that's all the reveal consisted of, with no release date given. Prior to that it wasn't even certain that the anime would actually be picked up for a third season, so it was welcome news for fans. Little did they know that they were in for quite the wait.

Frustration began to creep in among the fanbase over the next year as no further news was offered, but fears were allayed in May 2023 when the show's Japanese X account reiterated that "Fire Force" Season 3 was "in production." The actual release date was finally confirmed at Crunchyroll's Anime Expo in 2024 — it's coming to the streamer in two cours, with the first dropping in April 2025 and the second coming in January 2026. It will be available to users in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. Crunchyroll has also confirmed that this will be the final season of the show.

The "Fire Force" Season 2 finale seemed to indicate that an even bigger battle between Company 8 and the Evangelist was brewing. Wanting to become stronger to deal with Company 8's increasingly dangerous enemies, Shinra pushed himself in his training to reach a new point called "The Press Of Death." The season finale also dealt a huge blow to the heroes with the assassination of Company 4's Captain Hague. However, because of his new level in ability, Shinra is able to establish an Adolla Link, allowing him to see Hague's final moments.

We don't have any concrete details on what will happen next, though we can make an educated guess using the source material, seeing as the anime has mostly followed the manga. Volume 1 to some of Volume 11 of the manga were covered by Season 1 of the anime, while Season 2 covered the rest of Volume 11 up to some chapters of Volume 20. Fans of the manga will know that Shinra comes up against his most formidable opponent so far in Volume 21, Captain Barns of the 1st Brigade.

Barns and Company 1 have allied with The Holy Sol Temple, the dominant religion in the Empire. Because the government is now under the control of the Evangelist, Company 8 is essentially branded a terrorist group and Captain Obi is imprisoned. Of course, Shinra and co. don't take this lying down. They join forces with the antihero known as the Joker and break into the Grand Penitentiary, hoping to rescue their captain.

While nothing is official in terms of cast just yet, the voice actors from the previous two seasons are expected to return for "Fire Force" Season 3, including Gakuto Kajiwara (Japanese) and Derick Snow (English) as our fearless protagonist Shinra Kusakabe. Besides "Fire Force," Kajiwara is best known for voicing Asta in the beloved shonen series "Black Clover" and Hiro in "Shadowverse," the anime based on the card game of the same name. Snow, meanwhile, has worked on some huge shows over the years, like "One Piece," "Dragon Ball Super," "Fairy Tail," and "My Hero Academia," in which he voices the hot-tempered Yakuza character Mimic.

We know (or, at least, we suspect) from reading the manga that Captain Obi will figure prominently in the early episodes of Season 3, which means that Kazuya Nakai will be back in the recording booth. He's a true veteran of the voice acting game with almost 300 credits to his name. Nakai is the voice behind many iconic characters, most notably Roronoa Zoro in "One Piece" and Toshiro Hijikata in "Gintama." In the English dub, Obi is voiced by Jeremy Inman, who has brought his distinctive tones to everything from "Dragon Ball Z" to "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood."

Other main characters we expect to see in Season 3 are Iris (Mao Ichimichi, Alexis Tipton), Takehisa (Kenichi Suzumura, Christopher Wehkamp), Tamaki (Aoi Yuuki, Jad Saxton), and Maki (Saeko Kamijou, Sarah Roach). Arthur (Yuusuke Kobayashi, Eric Vale) has been featured in promo material, so we know that he will feature in Season 3, and it's almost certain that the self-styled antihero the Joker (Kenjirou Tsuda, Sonny Strait) will also be back in action.

As well as the long-awaited release date, fans of "Fire Force" were given a trailer for the upcoming third and final season during Crunchyroll's Anime Expo 2024. While it's primarily made up of pre-existing snippets, the trailer concludes with a little glimpse of Season 3: Shinra is shown fighting Arthur in what looks like another intense battle. However, the biggest reveal in the trailer has to do with another show altogether.

If you've read the manga, then (spoiler alert) you'll know that "Fire Force" is actually a prequel to Atsushi Ohkubo's "Soul Eater." This is something that the majority of anime-only fans were probably unaware of before the release of this trailer, which quite clearly shows the distinctive grinning moon from "Soul Eater." For those not familiar with "Soul Eater," the moon is the location of the climactic battle. It exists within the Earth's atmosphere (as indicated by clouds passing behind it), and the reason for this is seemingly confirmed in the "Fire Force" manga (Faerie brings it closer to our planet in Chapter 273).

Following the Great Cataclysm in "Fire Force," Shinra (who becomes Death) is shown to be in charge of the world that would later become the setting of "Soul Eater." We even see some "Soul Eater" characters as small children. The inclusion of the moon in the first "Fire Force" Season 3 trailer has fans excited about the prospect of the two anime adaptations being linked, with some expressing hope that a "Soul Eater" reboot could be on the cards.

The first two seasons of "Fire Force" were animated by David Production, best known as the studio behind "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure." Because "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is very much the studio's flagship series, fans of "Fire Force" believed they would have to wait a long time for the third season — when "Fire Force" Season 3 was officially announced in May 2022, David Production was still busy with "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean." When the company announced that it was working on an anime adaptation of Yoshifumi Tozuka's manga "Undead Unluck" a few months later, it seemed like "Fire Force" Season 3 had been pushed even further down the pecking order, much to the dismay of fans.

Some saw the "Undead Unluck" announcement as unofficial confirmation that David Production would no longer be working on "Fire Force" and that a different studio would be taking over for the final season. A few weeks after it was confirmed that the third season of "Fire Force" had entered production, the X account @shueishaleaks (which has a good track record when it comes to anime scoops) stated that "Fire Force" Season 3 had been moved to Studio Shaft. A number of Shaft animators actually helped out with the first two seasons of "Fire Force," so it makes sense, though this rumor is far from confirmed: At the time of this writing, the anime's official website still lists David Production as the studio.

It's been a while since the second season of "Fire Force" came to an explosive close, and — with Season 3 not due to arrive until 2025 — there's never been a better time to catch up on the first two seasons of the hit show. But where and how can you watch them?

"Fire Force" is available on multiple streaming platforms. Hulu currently offers both seasons for those with a basic membership, and it's also on Crunchyroll, which is where Season 3 will end up. Season 1 and Season 2 are available to watch with French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and English dubs. You can watch Season 1 for free if you don't mind sitting through lengthy ads, or you can buy one of Crunchyroll's three premium subscriptions to get right to the action. The entry level Fan tier costs $7.99 a month; the mid range Mega Fan tier costs $11.99 a month; and the top end Ultimate Fan tier will set you back $15.99 a month.

If you've already watched the first two seasons and you're still hungry for more "Fire Force" content, you could always pick up the manga. There are 34 volumes in total, all of which have been translated into English. It's licensed by Kodansha USA in North America, with translations by Alethea and Athena Nibley. The English version of the manga "reads well, and there are a number of translation notes at the back of the book as per usual for Kodansha releases," Anime UK News said in a review of the first volume.