There are some manga that disappear so quickly that you almost start wondering whether you imagined them. Black Torch is one of those series. If you were around the manga community in the late 2010s, you probably remember Tsuyoshi Takaki’s supernatural action series. It had everything that should have made it a long-running hit: stylish…
If you are still thinking about Black Torch long after finishing its final volume, I honestly cannot blame you. This is one of those manga series that feels like it should have been much bigger than it actually was. It has ninjas, supernatural creatures, brutal hand-to-hand fights, modern Japan, strange powers, and a protagonist who…
There is a particular kind of anime frustration that every longtime fan knows too well: you finish a great season, immediately reach for the manga, and discover that there is nowhere else to go. That is exactly the strange situation surrounding Black Torch. Tsuyoshi Takaki’s supernatural ninja manga has always felt like one of those…
When I first heard that Black Torch was finally getting an anime adaptation, one of the first things I wondered about wasn’t even the animation quality. It was the episode count. That might sound like a strange thing to focus on, but anyone who has followed manga-to-anime adaptations for a while knows how important that…
There are anime where you can immediately tell that something special is happening, and then there are shows like Black Torch that somehow manage to make you wonder how the original manga was ever canceled in the first place. After watching the Summer 2026 anime season unfold, I completely understand why so many fans are…