Enen no Shouboutai (also known in America as Fire Force) is a manga written and illustrated by Atsushi OKUBO. It was published in Shonen Magazine, Kodansha, on September 23rd, 2015, and there are twenty volumes currently available. 

The anime adaptation premiered on JNN (MBS/TBS) on July 5, 2019. It was produced by David Production Studio.

Yuki Yase directs David Production studio. It aired 48 episodes, Season 1 (24 episodes), and Season 2 (24), which concluded on December 27, 2020.

The show has been licensed by Funimation (United States of America, Mexico, and Spain), and Sato Company (Brazil and Latin America).

Shinra Kusakabe is a young third-generation pyrokinetic. He earned the name “Devil’s Footprints” for his ability to ignite his feet to the point of light. 

He joins Special Fire Force Company 8, which also contains additional pyrokinetics aimed at stopping the hellish attacks for good as they investigate companies 1 through 7 for any possible corruption in their ranks. 

Shinra is shocked to discover that the abduction of his younger brother in the fire which killed his mother twelve years ago was triggered by an unknown cult of the end of the world that is behind the horrific attacks. 

Company 8, along with its other allies, fights the White Cloaks and the Knights of Cinderella Flame, who are searching for people like Shinra as well as his younger brother to devise an action plan to relive this year’s Great Disaster.

FILLER EPISODES – SKIP IN FIRE FORCE

The following Fire Force filler list will let you know the exact episodes and will show you which episodes are filled with filler. In the anime, this refers to episodes that originate from the anime and are not adapted from the manga. 

This guide will help you to identify and avoid Fire Force filler episodes so you can enjoy this anime without filler. 

It is important to note that all specials, OVAs, and movies (if the anime included the latter) will be in chronological order. 

This is to help you get more enjoyment from Netflix, Hulu, Funimation, or Crunchyroll platforms. 

If you complete the show, I’ll indicate where you can watch Chapter 1 of the manga or the best place to begin the manga following the anime, but keep in mind how far the Fire Force manga is.

SEASON I (2019)

The opening is Inferno (1-14), MAYDAY (15-24) and the ending is a veil (1-14),Nonai (15-24).

• 01. “Shinra Kusakabe Enlists”
• 02. “The Heart of a Fire Soldier”
• 03. “The Rookie Fire Soldier Games”
• 04. “The Hero and the Princess”
• 05. “The Battle Begins”
• 06. “The Spark of Promise”
• 07. “The Investigation of the 1st Commences”
• 08. “Infernal Insects”
• 09. “The Spreading Malice”
• 10. “The Promise”
• 11. “Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 – The Mightiest Hikeshi”
• 12. “Eve of Hostilities in Asakusa”
• 13. “The Trap Is Set”
• 14. “For Whom The Flame Burns”
• 15. “The Blacksmith’s Dream”
• 16. “We Are Family”
• 17. “Black and White and Gray”
• 18. “The Secrets of Pyrokinesis”
• 19. “Into the Nether”
• 20. “Wearing His Pride”
• 21. “Those Connected”
• 22. “A Brother’s Determination”
• 23. “Smiles”
• 24. “The Burning Past”

SEASON 2 2020

The opening is SPARK-AGAIN (1-13), SPARK-AGAIN (14-24) and the ending is ID (1-13), ID (14-24).

• 25. ( 01 ). “A Fire Soldier’s Fight”
• 26. ( 02 ). “A Man’s Fight”
• 27. ( 03 ). “A New Flashpoint”
• 28. ( 04 ). “Groping Through the Fire”
• 29. ( 05 ). “Corna (Sign of the Devil)” / “A Secret Plan”
• 30. ( 06 ). “The Time to Choose”
• 31. ( 07 ). “Road to the Oasis”
• 32. ( 08 ). “Smoldering Malevolence”
• 33. ( 09 ). “The Core”
• 34. ( 10 ). “The Woman in Black”
• 35. ( 11 ). “Dark Hero”
• 36. ( 12 ). “Shadows Cast by Divine Light”
• 37. ( 13 ). “A Pair of One-Eyes”
• 38. ( 14 ). “The Ashen Reaper”
• 39. ( 15 ). “A Three-Way Melee”
• 40. ( 16 ). “Mind Blown”
• 41. ( 17 ). “Boys, Be Weak”
• 42. ( 18 ). “The Holy Woman’s Anguish” / “The Man, Assault”
• 43. ( 19 ). “The Oze Family”
• 44. ( 20 ). “Weapons of Destruction”
• 45. ( 21 ). “Enemy Contact”
• 46. ( 22 ). “Plot for Extinction”
• 47. ( 23 ). “Firecat”
• 48. ( 24 ). “Signs of Upheaval”

Which chapter of the manga contains the Fire Force anime?

The last episode of Season 2 was 48 (12 of Second Season) which corresponds to Chapters 173, 173, and 173 from the Manga “Fire Brigade Of Flames” or “Enen no Shouboutai”.

In order to begin the manga following the anime, we’ll begin reading beginning with Chapter 175 of the manga that corresponds with Volume 20 (contains chapters 169 through 177).