The complete promotional video for the anime “Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange,” adapted from Masahito Soda and Kuro Tomiyama’s manga “Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange,” has been unveiled on the official website.
Additionally, the website announces that the inaugural episode will be showcased as a preview at Toronto, during both Fan Expo Canada this weekend and Anime Toronto the following weekend. During Anime Toronto’s screening, Takeshi Takadera, the sound director, will also participate in a discussion session.
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This initial episode had previously debuted at Anime Expo in Los Angeles in July, as well as at Anime Revolution in Vancouver the previous weekend.
The anime stars:
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Narrator
- Yūichi Nakamura as Sadaie Matoi
- Junya Enoki as Daigo Toake
- Ayane Sakura as Yuki Nakamura
- Taku Yashiro as Shun Onoda
- Yōhei Azakami as Hasebe
- Tetsu Inada as Kyōsuke Yamagami
- Ryōta Iwasaki as Watari
The eagerly anticipated anime is set to debut on YTV and NTV channels on September 30 at 5:30 p.m. JST (4:30 a.m. EDT). Simultaneously, Crunchyroll will live-stream the show as it airs in Japan.
Crunchyroll’s overview of the series is as follows:
Embark on a journey with three young firefighters destined to be Japan’s saviors as they nurture their spirits and abilities.
Toake Daigo, fueled by unmatched determination, radiates exceptional talent. Onoda Shun grapples with the barriers hindering his path forward.
Meanwhile, Nakamura Yuki aspires to join the select few in the “Orange” special rescue corps, breaking gender norms. As the trio, united by their Orange ambitions, converges, the tale unfurls of Japan’s impending rescue mission initiation. Yet, looming before them is a nationwide crisis, putting the entire country at risk!
Overseeing the series at Brains Base is director Masahiko Murata (known for Naruto Shippūden and To Your Eternity). Responsible for character design are Hitomi Tsuruta (from World Trigger) and Koji Yabuno (of Space Brothers fame). Handling the series composition is Shinzō Fujita (also credited for To Your Eternity).
The manga, initially launched in Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magazine in October 2020 by Soda and Tomiyama, has been warmly received. Notably, Viz Media has released all 20 volumes of Soda’s original Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (Megumi no Daigo) manga.
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The manga’s serialization occurred in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine from 1995 to 1999.
Sources | Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange anime’s website and Twitter account, Comic Natalie
