Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- Anime's 2nd Video Unveils Porno Graffitti Opening Song

The staff for the Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- television anime based on Hikuidori (Fire Eater), the first volume from Shōgo Imamura's Ushūboro Tobigumi historical novel series, started streaming the anime's second full promotional video on Sunday. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- anime second promotional video announcement builds anticipation for the upcoming premiere, showcasing the series' production values, historical setting, and musical themes performed by the renowned rock band Porno Graffitti.

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The video reveals and previews the opening song "Hamidashi Gomen" by rock band Porno Graffitti. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- opening theme features Porno Graffitti's musical contributions, with "Hamidashi Gomen" providing the series' soundtrack and enhancing the connection between the anime and the rock band's fanbase. The series will premiere on CBC, TBS, and 26 other channels across Japan on January 11, and will air in the "Agaru Anime" programming block on Sundays at 11:30 p.m. The anime will also have an advance screening of its first two episodes on January 8 at the United Cinema Toyosu in Tokyo with the cast in attendance. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- broadcast schedule ensures widespread accessibility across Japan through multiple television networks, with the advance screening providing fans with an early opportunity to experience the series. The anime stars Yūichirō Umehara as Gengo Matsunaga, Shūichirō Umeda as Shinnosuke Torigoe, Subaru Kimura as Torajiro, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Hikoya, Kenshō Ono as Seijuro Kaji, Kent Itō as Jinsuke, Naoya Uchida as Rokuemon Hōjō, Kōji Yusa as Samon Orishimo, Yasuaki Takumi as Renji, Shinpachi Tsuji as Kingorō, Aya Hisakawa as Akiyo, Shinnosuke Ogami as Moriemon Dategasaki, Kana Ichinose as Osuzu, Tetsuo Komura as Heizō Nobuo Hasegawa, Shinichirō Miki as Tōgorō, Ayaka Miyoshi as Miyuki, and Junichi Suwabe as Kankurō Ōto. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- voice cast brings together talented voice actors to portray the diverse ensemble of firefighters and supporting characters, with each character contributing to the historical action drama's narrative. Hiroshi Yasumi is directing the anime at Synergy SP and Hajime Kamegaki (Fushigi Yugi, Naruto Shippūden film, Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie director) is the "head director." Ryūsuke Mori (Magic Repo Man) is in charge of the series scripts. Mori also writes the scripts along with Shōhei Fukuda, Yoriko Tomita, and Kōhei Nishimura. BILBA is credited for the original character designs, Takeshi Sanada (Yowamushi Pedal, Gintama: The Movie) is the CG director, Akiyoshi Tanaka (KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple) is the sound director, and Yasuharu Takanashi (BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-, Fairy Tail, Naruto Shippūden film) is composing the music. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- production team brings together experienced creators, with Hiroshi Yasumi's directorial expertise, Hajime Kamegaki's head direction, and Synergy SP's animation quality ensuring a visually stunning adaptation of the award-winning novel series. Amuse Creative Studio describes the anime's story: The fire extinguishing samurai who stopped the great fire was called "The fire-eating bird". Matsunaga Gengo, once known as the "Fire-eating Bird", was the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo. He had resigned from the fire brigade for a reason but suddenly received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo clan. The Shinjo clan's fire-fighting team had no money and no personnel and was looked down upon by those around them. With the encouragement of his wife, Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire-fighting clan as its chairman. Gengo and his friends, all of whom have their own peculiarities, struggle to "save any life", despite being ridiculed as "ragged steeplejacks"(= the 'Boro-Tobi-Gumi'.), In Edo, a mysterious series of suspicious fires called "foxfires" continue. An entertaining action drama opens, with the firefighters scrambling to save lives in the face of the approaching disaster! Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- story premise presents a compelling historical action narrative centered on firefighting in the Edo period, exploring themes of heroism, teamwork, and the struggle to protect lives against mysterious threats. Imamura launched the Ushūboro Tobigumi novel series with the Hikuidori story in 2017. Shodensha has published 12 volumes of the novel, and a volume of spinoff short story collection, which released in 2022. The novel won in the sixth Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Award in 2021. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- source material demonstrates the series' literary acclaim, with the award-winning novel series providing a rich foundation for the anime adaptation. Shinobu Seguchi's manga adaptation of the Hikuidori novel, also titled Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-, launched in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion on April 24. The manga was slated for a digital English release in North America this summer. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- manga adaptation expands the franchise's reach, with the manga version providing an additional entry point for fans interested in the historical firefighting narrative. Imamura also wrote the 2022 Ikusagami (Last Samurai Standing) novels. Katsumi Tatsuzawa launched the novels' manga adaptation in Kodansha's Morning magazine in 2022. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga. Netflix produced a live-action series based on Imamura's novels also titled Last Samurai Standing, that premiered on November 13. The series will get a second season. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- creator's other works demonstrate Imamura's success in historical fiction, with Last Samurai Standing receiving both manga and live-action adaptations, showcasing the author's ability to create compelling narratives that resonate across multiple media formats. Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- anime second promotional video announcement represents a significant milestone for the historical firefighting action series, bringing this award-winning novel to television audiences with high-quality animation, an impressive voice cast, and musical themes performed by Porno Graffitti. The January 11, 2026 premiere date positions the series as one of the most anticipated anime releases of the winter season, promising to deliver historical drama, action-packed firefighting sequences, and the unique blend of Edo period setting and modern anime storytelling.