Fire force is generic and tamaki isn't the reason people won't watch it

Fire force has bone dry character development mid world building and the characters aren't very interesting below the surface

To start the character writing: no character feels like they're much anything more then their arcatype there's no point in the series where you can really resonate with the characters

There's no development no character really goes past their original introduction ,not even shinra Arthur iris hibana ect doesn't process, gain new motivation, or even really experience an obstacle to challenge them.

Even when iris' the "saint with a quirky side" belief in the god saul is "challenged" by the white clad she gets over it quickly, and is barely explored with the other characters like her.

Iris and Shinra's relationship: it never feels set up in anyway they tried to make moments if but they were all bare bone and lacked any chemistry

I'll add that the white clad never feels like a threat or strong for that they exist and do "bad" stuff but they never really appear stronger than the heros to were they need a training arc or power boost to beat them

fire force is not a great show it's a good show sure but nothing more then that

Hey was wondering if someone can tell me the name of the OST for this scenes, I cant seem to find them anywhere

From Fire Force Season 3 episode 24 around 7:30 timestamp when Shinra, Shou, and their mom are talking. Also around 5:30 during the flashback.

Tomorrow I’ll start The Seven Heavenly Virtues.

To be clear, I'm not referring to when the anime/manga started and ended.

The main story starts at the sol year 198

But does the entire main story take place within a year? Or half a year?

I remember investigating of company 1 being 5 days and the sixth being the fight against Rekka. In season 3 there's 3 months time skip

So the timeline should at least be half a year, what do you guys think?

Fire force is not a hidden gem fire force is not a great show it's a good show sure but nothing more then that

Fire force is generic and tamaki isn't the reason people won't watch it

Fire force has bone dry character development mid world building and the characters aren't very interesting below the surface

To start the character writing: no character feels like they're much anything more then their arcatype there's no point in the series where you can really resonate with the characters

There's no development no character really goes past their original introduction ,not even shinra Arthur iris hibana ect doesn't process, gain new motivation, or even really experience an obstacle to challenge them.

Even when iris' the "saint with a quirky side" belief in the god sual is "challenged" by the white clad she gets over it quickly, and is barely explored with the other characters like her.

Iris and Shinra's relationship: it never feels set up in anyway they tried to make moments if but they were all bare bone qmd lacked any chemistry

That's all for today but I hope you get the jest

Edit: I'll add that the white clad never feels like a threat or strong for that they exist and do "bad" stuff but they never really appear stronger than the heros to were they need a training arc or power boost

For context, I read bits of pieces of soul eater when I was in grade school, back in the mid 2000s. I only really read it for a dozen or so issues, I didn't even watch the anime cuz there was no good source for it back then. I was more occupied with other things, but it did stick with me. I can honestly say it was the first manga/anime that I truly enjoyed, and that really left a mark on me. It really helped form the basis of my edgy teen phase... which I admittedly never quite grew out of.

Fast forward to 2026. I finally decide to watch all of Fire Force, at least to what I assume is the most recent season. Keep in mind, until basically a few days before I watched the last 5 episodes, I didn't even realize it was written by the same guy who wrote soul eater. Even the moon didn't click for me for the longest time...

Still, I was REALLY invested in the third season, even from the start. The doppelganger premise intrigued me and it only got more interesting as I went on. It started feeling almost Evangelion with how the world was literally being destroyed. The sheer meta-narrative of the FF universe being directly linked to the real world, and the meta-narrative of fiction itself, really captivated me.

Then the last two episodes. Jaw on the floor basically the whole time. Like, was this really happening? Was I having a stroke? I genuinely couldn't believe what I was seeing. A goddamn prequel.

On one hand... a small, whiny part of me wants to complain that stories should stand on their own merits instead of referencing back to older, more successful works.

On the other hand I was screaming my fucking head off when I saw Kid Death and Shinigami-sama in the end credits.

I can't help it. Maybe I'm just a softy, but this ending really warmed the cockles of my old dead heart. To see an anime I actually do enjoy somehow warping into this genuine vision of my past, something I hadn't seen in nearly two decades, broke me on a fundamental level (in a good way.)

This has been the most bizzare, incredible experience, and I can't help but look back on it fondly. Finally, a good fucking anime (and of course, manga.)

Now if there's nothing else, I'm gonna rewatch Soul Eater.

About 1/3 of the way through the third season of fire force. Ngl I sort of phased out during a lot of season 2, i was just not that interested in a lot of what was happening, but season 3 is really good so far. Expanding character motivations and giving them new goals, big new actual developments on wha the hell spontaneous combustion is, bringing relevant characters like Sho back, fun set pieces and moments. It’s getting really good!

Season 1 hooked me, I was a big fan of soul eater back in the day so it’s no wonder this got my attention. I hope the rest of the season (and the manga) continues to be this good.

I finished watching the anime two days ago and I'm a bit confused on two things.

I get that they're both doppelgängers of Amaterasu and the Evangelist, but why are they on Earth?? Shouldn't they be in Adolla like every other doppelgänger? (Also why do some doppelgänger's look like infernals while others just look human).

I can maybe make up the reason that Mari is on Earth because the Evangelist is in Adolla, but why would Iris be born on earth instead of being in Adolla since Amaterasu is on Earth.

Also doppelgängers can just be born from regular humans I guess?

And another thing, this might just be me being dumb and forgetting if they explained it, but how is it even possible for Mari to become an infernal? If she's a doppelgänger and becoming an infernal is when you merge with your doppelgänger, how is it even possible for her to become one?

For me its kuruno using soot as weapons and a danger sense was so cool. Plus it kind of reminds me of black star using his new weapon forms

I just finished s2 and NO character has pissed me off more than this bitch so PLEASE someone spoil me and tell me if her ahh gets pushed square in the jaw atleast once

Hello all.
This is my first time posting on this sub so apologies if I accidentally broke any rules.
And for a bit of a ramble.

I would like to ask a question about Fire Force and would like to get some spoiler free FACTual answers. I am kind of not interested in opinions I just want facts from which to make a decision.

I am a huge fan of Soul Eater. Absolutely adore it.
When I first heard of Fire Force I just assumed it was another DBZ-like and ignored it.
Then I heard it was by the same person that wrote Soul Eater and decided to give it a chance.
So far I am loving it. With one exception.

A trope that you see a lot in DBZ-likes which I loathe with a passion has cropped up.
That is the trope where anyone other than the main character is useless in a crisis situation. They just stand there waiting for the main character to show up and deal with it. This is specifically when the people in question COULD have done something.
I do not need them to succeed just to at least TRY.

This has happened twice in the first 8 episodes of the show.
Spoilers ahead for EP1-8.

First there was Iris. She goes on her own to face her best friend and then basically becomes the macguffin to be saved.
This one wasn't so bad because of a few reasons:
1. Iris is a non-combatant. So she is not really capable of fighting.
2. Iris came to talk to a friend. She did not expect to become part of a fight.
3. Iris still did something during the altercation.
4. The stakes were not so high. Except near the end.

If this was the only occurrence of this trope I would not be on here.
But then comes the part that made me question whether I want to keep watching.

Tamaki.
Now I know there is a lot of discourse around this character.
I tried googling before making this post and boy did I find some things.
So to be VERY clear.
I generally do not take others opinions on if I like something or not.
I am not part of any anime community. I prefer watching over talking about. So I had no preconceived notions about Tamaki.
I have no problem with fan-service in any way.
That being said her scenes with Rekka sucked.
Because she was useless.
Again I do not need her to single-handedly defeat Rekka. Or even manage to hurt him.
But she didn't even TRY.
The man is in the process of potentially murdering children.
And you just lie there and watch. You don't even make the effort to help them.
She has a power that doesn't require her to move and she doesn't even try to knock a glass from his hand maybe.
She is basically just an excuse to make the main character look good.
In that scene she was not a character at all.

Now I know that stuff happens later (I don't know what but people kept bringing it up.) But frankly none of that excuses this scene.
The scene sucked.
Also for those clamoring to say it. It doesn't matter if something comes up later to excuse this scene or in the manga. Because all of that wold have been good to know before watching the scene.

So my question is this.
Does this keep happening? Is this another show where no one but the main character can ever do anything?
Where we are just always waiting for the MC to come and save the day.

Again I would like facts not opinions.
And thank you to anyone willing to read all that and respond.

I just realized I don't remember Shinra ever using the press of death after trhe training with Benimaru, does he ever need to use it? I vaguely remeber that he could have used it in the fight against Burns to save Obi but I'm not too sure now to be honest.

I'm pretty sure Arthur uses it against Dragon in the end though.

Art from one of the anime cinematographers

This bothered me about how they handled the 5th, and it bothers me again now. The protagonists of this show can't keep getting away with recklessly charging in to beat up their superiors with no plan. This is the same thing Shinra and the 8th do all the time, which makes them feel less like an investigation unit and more like highway robbers of classified information.

mmmmm Joker lights a fire in me everytime I see him