Fire Force is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. It began its serialization in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on September 23, 2015. Individual chapters have been collected into twenty-six tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, the first released on February 17, 2016. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Kodansha USA, which has published the first volume on November 8, 2016.
02. "The Devil, the Knight, and the Witch" (悪魔と騎士と魔女, Akuma to Kishi to Majo)
03. "The Heart of a Fire Soldier" (消防官の心, Shōbōkan no Kokoro)
04. "The Sinister Blasphemer" (怪しき冒涜者, Ayashiki Bōtokusha)
05. "The Rookie Fire Soldier Games" (消防官新人大会, Shōbōkan Shinjin Taikai)
Shinra Kusakabe, a youth dubbed "Devil's Footprints" due to his power of igniting his feet at will, joins Special Fire Force Company 8, a specialized fire brigade of pyrokinetics under Captain Obi who destroy humans turned into mindless Infernals. During his first mission, Shinra recalls the events that him got blamed for a fire that killed his family twelve years ago while cementing his desire to become a hero. Meeting his fellow recruit Arthur Boyle while learning of the Rookie Fire Soldier games, Shinra encounters Tamaki Kotatsu of Special Fire Force Company 1 and her captain Leonard Burns, whom he recognizes as the man who saved him twelve years ago. Shinra also encounters a mysterious pyrokinetic named Joker, who previously observed Company 8 before revealing himself out of an interest in Shinra.
06. "The Evil that Knows the Truth" (真実を知る悪意, Shinjitsu wo Shiru Akui)
07. "The Devil and the Joker" (悪魔とJOKER, Akuma to Jōkā)
08. "Seeking the Truth" (真実を求めて, Shinjitsu o Motomete)
09. "Company 8's Quarry" (第8が追うもの, Dai Hachi ga Ou Mono)
10. "An Infernal with a Will" (意志を持つ"焔ビト", Ishi wo Motsu "Homura Bito")
11. "The Hero and the Princess" (ヒーローと姫, Hīrō to Hime)
12. "Company 5 and Company 8" (第5と第8, Dai Go to Dai Hachi)
13. "Standby" (スタンバイ, Sutanbai)
14. "The Holy Woman's Resolve" (聖女の決意, Seijo no Ketsui)
15. "The Battle Begins" (開戦, Kaisen)
Shinra encounters Joker when he interferes in the Rookie Fire Soldier games, revealing to the youth that his younger brother Sho Kusakabe is still alive while tempting him into an alliance to learn further secrets behind the Fire Force. Shinra later learns that Company 8 was established to investigate the other Special Fire Force Companies since they operate independently and may be deliberately concealing information about human combustion that could end the Infernal threat. During their encounter with Setsuo Miyamoto, a murderous fire fighter who retained his sense of self after turning into an Infernal, Company 8 encounters Special Fire Force Company 5 under the command of Princess Hibana. Company 8 are forced to allow Hibana to take Miyamoto into custody to experiment on. But when Iris ends up being abducted by Hibana when she confronts her former friend, the group mount a rescue mission that places them in conflict with Company 5.
17. "Shinra vs. Hibana" (シンラvs.火華, Shinra vs. Hibana)
18. "Clash" (激突, Gekitotsu)
19. "The Flower of Promise" (約束の火華, Yakusoku no Hibana)
20. "Where the Inferno is Born" (焔の生まれる所, Homura no Umareru Tokoro)
21. "Commence Investigation of Company 1" (第1調査開始, Dai Ichi Chōsa Kaishi)
22. "Operation: Infiltrate Company 1" (第1潜入作戦, Dai Ichi Senyū Sakusen)
23. "The Pyrokinetics of Company 1" (第1能力者たち, Dai Ichi Nōryokusha Tachi)
24. "Shinra vs. Burns" (シンラvs.バーンズ, Shinra vs. Bānzu)
25. "After that Suspect!" (犯人を追え!, Han'nin wo oe!!)
Company 8 slowly gains the upper hand against Company 5 as Arthur destroys Miyamoto while Shinra battles Hibana, who was revealed to be the only other survivor besides Iris when their orphanage was consumed in flames. Despite her resolve and ideals, Hibana is defeated and reveals to Obi that someone is turning people into Infernals within the Shinjuku district which is the jurisdiction of Burns and Company 1. Obi uses the rookie training reassignment system have Shinra and Arthur infiltrate Company 1, the two placed under the care of Lieutenant Flam Karim after Burns defeats them in a sparring match.
Having infiltrated Company 1, Shinra and Arthur find nothing amiss until the former sees someone using an insect to turn a human into an Infernal while on a Company 1 mission. The pursuit led the two to Flam Karim and his fellow Lieutenant Rekka Hoshimiya, later learning Flam is also investigating the Infernal Bugs with Rekka revealed to be the culprit. Shinra saves Tamaki from certain death after she realized too late that Rekka used her to gather children with one surviving the process and becoming a pyrokinetic. When Rekka noticed one of his insects react to Shinra, he reveals to be acting on the Evangelist's beckoning to gather "pilot lights" so they can turn Earth into a second sun. Shinra is disgusted by it and that his brother's abduction might be connected, defeating Rekka with Flam Karim freezing him. But Rekka is assassinated by his comrades, who cripple Company 1 Lieutenant Huo Yan Li before falling back. Karim offers his aid to Company 8 while Tamaki is transferred to them following her suspension.
36. "The Origins of Fire Force Company 8 — Part One" (第8特殊消防隊結成 前編, Dai Hachi Tokushu Shōbōtai Kessei Zenpen)
37. "The Origins of Fire Force Company 8 — Part Two" (第8特殊消防隊結成 後編, Dai Hachi Tokushu Shōbōtai Kessei Kouhen)
38. "The Whereabouts of the White-Clad" (白づくめの行方, Shiro Zukume No Yuku-e)
39. "The Strongest Hikeshi" (最強の火消し, Saikyou no Hikeshi)
40. "The Night Before the Battle of Asakusa" (浅草開戦前夜, Asakusa Kaisen Zenya)
41. "A Composite Fire Soldier Enraged" (怒りの煉合消防官, Ikari no Rengou Shōbōkan)
42. "Ōbi vs. Benimaru" (桜備vs.紅丸, Ōbi vs. Benimaru)
The Company captains are called to the Imperial Throne Room for an emergency conference to discuss the Evangelist and Adolla Burst that Shinra possess, Shinra encountering Joker who reveals Shinra's younger brother, Sho Kusakabe, serves the Evangelist as leader of the White Clad cult's Knights of the Ashen Flame. Over dinner, Shinra shares this information with Company 8, with Lieutenant Takehisa Hinawa later telling the story of Company 8's formation. Company 8 decides to arrive unannounced at Company 7's headquarters in the Asakusa district before its captain Shinmon Benimaru kills a town local turned into an Infernal. While Company 8 manage to win over Benimaru by helping him in Asakusa's reconstruction, they are attacked him by after the White Clad trick Benimaru into believing Company 8 caused the Infernal attacks. Obi and Benimaru are evenly matched with former attempting to reason with his opponent before Benimaru's righthand Konro stops the fight on Company 8's behalf.
44. "Company 7 is Born" (生まれる第7, Umareru Dai Nana)
45. "The Trap is Set" (仕組まれた罠, Shikumareta Wana)
46. "After that Sniper!" (狙撃手を追え!, Sogekishu wo Oe!)
47. "Two-On-Two Death Match" (二対二の死闘, Ni Tai Ni no Shitō)
48. "The Pride of Asakusa" (浅草の誇り, Asakusa no Hokori)
49. "Fighting Festival" (喧嘩祭り, Kenka Matsuri)
50. "For Whom The Flame Burns" (誰が為の炎, Da ga Tame no Honō)
51. "Wine Cups" (盃, Sakazuki)
As Benimaru leaves to confirm Company 8's testimony, and Konro explaining the injuries he suffered the night that their company fought a dangerous Infernal prior to being made an official branch of the Fire Force, the group find the Asakusa townsfolk arguing amongst themselves. This is revealed to be caused by Knight of the Ashen Flame's Yona using his powers to alter his subordinates' appearance to cause chaos with some becoming Infernals which Benimaru fights while Konro and the others deal with the fires. Shinra and Arthur manage to get the advantage on the White Clad members Arrow and Haran before the latter swallows an Infernal Bug and transforms into a Demon-type Infernal, Arrow recognizing Shinra to have an Adolla Burst as Shinra deflects her attacks while Benimaru safely destroys the Infernal. Later, Benimaru and Obi share some sake to seal the friendship between Companies 7 and 8.
53. "God of the Forge" (鍛冶場の神様, Kajiba no Kami-sama)
54. "The Man Pulling the Strings" (暗躍する者, Anyaku-suru Mono)
55. "The Blacksmith's Dream" (鍛冶屋の夢, Kajiya no Yume)
56. "The Knight King atop his Steed" (馬上の騎士王, Bajō no Kishi Ō)
57. "Dire Straits!!" (窮地!!, Kyūchi!!)
58. "We're Family" (俺たちは家族, Ore-tachi wa Kazoku)
59. "Arrival!" (到着!, Tōchaku!)
60. "Black and White and Gray" (黒と白と灰色, Kuro to Shiro to Haiiro)
Following the Asakusa incident, Company 8 receive Hajima Industries' eccentric genius Viktor Licht as their forensic scientist while Shinra, Arthur, and Iris try recruiting the crackerjack engineer Vulcan Joseph who lives in a junkyard with his assistants Lisa Isaribe and Yu. Vulcan expresses his desire to restore the planet's wildlife and his inherited distain towards Hajima for stealing his ancestors' plans for the Amaterasu reactor, refusing both Shinra's offer and that from Company 3's captain Dr. Giovanni, whom he has a history with. Shinra soon learns that Giovanni is a White-Clad member who plots to attack Vulcan's workshop, with Arthur and Hibana losing against Flail and Mirage as Lisa is revealed to be a White-Clad spy. Giovanni acquires Amaterasu's key as Shinra finds himself overpowered by his younger brother Sho, with Joker holding him off so Licht can get Company 8, Vulcan, Yu, and Hibana to safety. Seeing Company 8 first hand and having a similar resolve to his own, Vulcan decides to join their ranks.
65. "The Mysteries of Ignition" (発火の極意, Hakka no Gokui)
66. "Various Results" (それぞれの成果, Sorezore no Seika)
67. "To the Nether" (地下への, Nezā he no)
68. "Lost in the Dark" (迷いの闇, Mayoi no Yami)
69. "Maki vs. Flail" (マキvs.フレイル, Maki vs. Fureiru)
Following Obi and Hibana sharing the latest intel on the White-Clad with Karim and Konro, along with Giovanni have left the Fire Force despite his actions being covered up, Licht meets up with Joker while gathering clues on the White-Clads' base as the two agree that Shinra needs improvement to stand a chance against Sho. After Shinra and Arthur visit Asakusa for training under Benimaru, they and the rest of Company 8 are informed by Licht that the White-Clad are hiding in the Nether, a forbidden area of abandoned subway tunnels beneath the Tokyo Empire. When the company enter the Nether the next day, the plan of staying together is thwarted when they are enveloped in a mysterious fog and encounter impostors created by Yona and Mirage while Sho sends in Assault the Slaughterer to aid in the intruders' disposal. Ending up alone before being found by Flail and his subordinates, Maki defeats a White-Clad group by using the cannon-like devices that Vulcan developed for her living fireballs.
71. "Tamaki vs. Assault" (タマキvs.アサルト, Tamaki vs. Asaruto)
72. "The Bullet’s Trajectory" (弾丸の行方, Dangan no Yukue)
73. "Wearing his Pride" (誇りを纏って, Hokori wo Matotte)
74. "The Flash of a Blade" (一閃の太刀, Issen no Tachi)
75. "The Pride of a Fire Soldier" (消防官の誇り, Shōbōkan no Hokori)
76. "Sticking to your Guns" (貫く意志, Tsuranuku Ishi)
77. "Connection" (繋がる者, Tisunagaru Mono)
78. "Brother to Brother" (兄と弟, Ani to Otōto)
While Tamaki manages to defeat Assault with Iris's help before the girls find Maki, Hinawa overwhelms Arrow before Arthur saves him from Yona and Mirage by killing off the latter. Elsewhere, Vulcan and Obi encounter Giovanni as he has Lisa attack the two Fire Soldiers before using her as a hostage to force Vulcan into shooting Obi. But Vulcan manages to trick Giovanni into letting his guard down for Obi to attack him. Meanwhile, Shinra and Licht find Sho with the former being forced to fight his brother as Sho reveals his Adolla Burt ability.
79. "Beyond the Deathmatch" (死闘の先に, Shitō no Saki ni)
80. "Shō's Power" (ショウの能力, Shō no Nōryoku)
81. "A Big Brother’s Determination" (兄の意地, Ani no Iji)
82. "The Grace of the Evangelist" (伝導者の加護, Dendōsha no Kako)
83. "Fourth Generation" (第四世代, Dai Yon Sedai)
84. "Smile" (笑顔, Egao)
85. "A Plot Revealed" (語られる陰謀, Katarareru Inbō)
86. "The Iatrical Company" (“知”の消防隊, "Chi" no Shōbōtai)
87. "A Fire in the Ointment" (医と火, I to Hi)
As the White Clad members Yona and Haumea observe the battle, Shinra briefly finds himself in a colorless hellscape which Sho explains is the source of the Adolla Burst, encountering an Infernal and the Evangelist at the time before the brothers return their reality. Despite Licht explaining the nature of Sho's Adolla Burst to effect universe's thermal expansion to give the illusion of manipulating time, Shinra braves through his brother's attacks while awakening his Adolla Burst ability to move at the speed of light. Shinra ignores the risks of his new power as he establishes an Adolla Link to show Sho his memories of their past, only for Haumea to reveal herself at the last second. Hamuea explains that the Evangelist seeks six other Pillars besides Shinra and Sho to kick-start the Great Cataclysm again, with her and Yona taking only Sho when Company 8 prevent her from taking Shinra as the Evangelist causes the tunnel to collapse. Company 8 fall back to take Shinra to Special Fire Hospital 6 to be healed by Director Kayoko Huang. Shinra awakens three days later and is greeted by Captain Leonard Burns, furious to learn that Company 1 leader knew what actually happened in the Kusakabe house fire and Sho's indoctrination into the White Clad.
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2020 to February 2021.
232. "Mari Kusakabe" (万里 日下部, Mari Kusakabe)
233. "Guardian Angel" (守護天使, Shugotenshi)
234. "The Eighth Pillar" (八本目, Happon-me)
235. "The Saviour" (救世主, Kyūseishu)
236. "Reunion" (再会, Saikai)
237. "Hero" (ヒーロー, Hīrō)
238. "Where is He?" (その姿は, Sono Sugata wa)
239. "The Vanished Hero" (消えたヒーロー, Kieta Hīrō)
240. "At the Center of the World" (世界の中心で, Sekai no Chūshin de)
241. "The Guardian’s Road" (守り人の道, Mori Bito no Michi)
242. "Woven Genealogy" (紡いだ系譜, Tsumuida Keifu)
243. "In Our Time" (あのころ俺たちは, Ano Koro Ore-tachi wa)
244. "Forge Links" (絆を繋げ, Kizuna wo Tsunage)
245. "Dragon and Knight, Rematch" (龍と騎士、再戦, Ryū to Kishi, Saisen)
246. "Destruction Spell" (滅びの呪文, Horobi no Jumon)
247. "250 Years of Tenacity" (弐佰伍拾年の執念, Nihyaku Gojū Nen no Shūnen)
248. "Scattered Life" (散らす命, Chirasu Inochi)
249. "Waiting Beyond Despair" (絶望の先に待つ, Zetsubō no Saki ni Matsu)
250. "Rebels" (抗う者たち, Aragau Mono-tachi)
251. "The Shield Breaks and Laughs" (盾は砕け笑う, Tate ha Kudake Warau)
252. "The Doomsday Image" (終末想像, Shūmatsu Imēji)
253. "The Devouring Shadow" (影が喰らう, Kage ga Kurau)