Mohsin Lag
The Fire Hunter season 2, based on Rieko Hinata’s Japanese fantasy novel series and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada, is finally announced, with a scheduled premiere date of January 14, 2024.
Directed by Junji Nishimura, with Mamoru Oshii overseeing and handling the scripts, Takuya Saito creating the characters, and Kenji Kawai providing the music, the first season aired from January 14 to March 18, 2023, on WOWOW. The epic opening theme, “Usotsuki” (Liar) by Leo Ieiri, and the soulful ending theme, “Mada Tōku ni Iru” (You are Still So Far Away) by Maaya Sakamoto, accompanied the first season. Crunchyroll holds the series license outside of Asia. The announcement of The Fire Hunter second season followed the conclusion of the tenth episode of the first season.
The Characters: In the anime The Fire Hunter, there are various characters voiced by talented voice actors. First is Touko, voiced by Misaki Kuno, and Koushi, voiced by Shōya Ishige. Akira, played by Maaya Sakamoto, and Kira, voiced by Saori Hayami. Other characters include Roroku (Yoshimasa Hosoya), Hinako (Megumi Yamaguchi), Kun (Sachi Kokuryu), Shōzō (Chiaki Kobayashi), Kaho (Makoto Koichi), Yuoshichi (Kenta Miyake), Hibana (Kaori Nazuka), Takimi (Mamoru Miyano), Haijū (Shin-ichiro Miki), Benio (Yūko Hara), Hotaru (Yume Miyamoto), Sakuroku (Shun’ichi Maki), Enzen (Yōji Ueda), Hitō (Ryūnosuke Watanuki), Hibari (Akira Ishida), Yanagi (Sayaka Ohara), Kiri (Yū Shimamura), and the Narrator (Yoshiko Sakakibara). Additionally, there are also the characters Yururuho (Manaka Iwami) and Ruri Matsuri (M.A.O).
The Plot: The Fire Hunter known in Japanese as Hikari No Ou is a fantasy anime set in the far-off future, where a disaster changed humans so they burst into flames near fire. This led to the collapse of human society until they found a new fuel source from the blood of demonic Fire Fiends. This discovery sparked a new era, and the elite Fire Hunters were created. Their job is to hunt down Fire Fiends and collect their blood for fuel, driving an industrial revolution.
Touko, a young girl from a secluded village, accidentally witnesses a battle between a Fire Hunter and a Fire Fiend in the forest. The Fire Hunter sacrifices himself to save Touko, sharing his dog’s name, Kanata, with her as his final words. Because Touko feels responsible for the Fire Hunter’s death, her village tasks her with taking Kanata and the fallen Fire Hunter’s belongings to the Capital and delivering them to his family. Resolved to fulfill her duty and make amends, Touko sets out on a challenging mission to the Capital.
Source: Hikari No Ou anime website
