Nishimura Junji × Oshii Mamoru "King of Fire" animation will start broadcasting in January next year. The pre-visualization of "King of Fire Hunting" will be released - Bahamut

An animation adapted from a fantasy novelking of fire(Temporary translation, Fire Hunter りの王)”, it was announced that it will start broadcasting in January 2023, and the official also released a leading visual map.

A fantasy novel written by Rieko Hyuga and illustrated by Akira Yamadaking of fire“, which takes the world after the final human war as the stage, describes the invasion of human beings by a pathogen, which causes the body to burn as long as it is close to the natural fire. The earth is covered by a black forest, where the black monster “Bloody” inhabits, and humans can only survive on a small amount of land protected by a barrier. The only fire in this world that humans can safely use must be obtained from the Balrog. Therefore, a profession was born that specialized in hunting Balrogs in order to obtain fire, and there were rumors that the best among them “king of fire“the legend of. The story unfolds around an 11-year-old girl named “Toko” who grew up in a village, and a 15-year-old boy named “Koji” who lives in the capital.

《king of fire“The animation will be supervised by Nishimura Junji, Oshii Mori will be responsible for the composition and script, and the animation production company will be SIGNAL.MD.