The WORST episodes of Fire Force
Every episode of Fire Force ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Fire Force!
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil's Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.
#1 - The Time to Choose
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2020
Inca is faced with the decision of whether to go with Shinra and the Fire Force, or to go with Charon and side with the Evangelist. Fed up with always being a step behind the Evangelist's men, the 8th launches a research expedition to find answers.
#2 - The Holy Woman's Anguish / The Man, Assault
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/31/2020
A routine trip to the Baptism Church to bless the 8th's equipment reveals the crisis of faith that Iris and other Holy Sol Temple clergy are facing. Assault is back and ready to take on Tamaki, who stands in his way of exterminating the 8th.
#3 - The Oze Family
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/7/2020
Maki returns home for a family dinner, where her brother, Takigi, a criminal investigator with the Armed Forces, asks her about her time in the Nether. When Takigi is injured in a White-Clad attack, Maki's father recalls her to the military.
#4 - Road to the Oasis
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2020
The task force arrives on the Chinese Peninsula, and sets off through inhospitable territory toward a spatial rift that they hope will provide the answers they seek. They pick up an unexpected companion along the way who agrees to be their guide.
#5 - Prisoner
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2025
The 8th takes action to rescue Obi. Labeled as traitors, they go on the run, then Joker appears before them.
#6 - Holy Sword, Resurrected
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2025
Arthur leads the party into unexpected territory in the search for metal to reforge Excalibur.
#7 - Smoldering Malevolence
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2020
Shinra hears a voice via an Adolla Link. Scop tells the team about a mysterious woman in black robes that taught him how to speak, and who repaired the Tabernacle. The team's mission takes a turn when intelligent Infernals show up at the Oasis.
#8 - A Three-Way Melee
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/10/2020
At Licht's signal, the rest of the 8th breaks into the Haijima compound, where Vulcan and Maki confront an overpowered puppeteer. The rest of the company meets up with Shinra and Licht, who are facing Kurono, when a third party shows up!
#9 - A Fire Soldier's Fight
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2020
Company 8's junior crewmen take in a day of shopping for some new clothes for Lieutenant Hinawa, but their excursion is interrupted by the appearance of a giant Infernal. The 8th prepares for the annual Special Fire Force beefcake calendar shoot.
#10 - Advent
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2025
After a glimpse via an Adolla Link, Sho decides to see his brother one more time before the Great Cataclysm.
#11 - Firecat
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/5/2020
Shinra wants to know why he was able to Link with Konro, while Hibana remains suspicious of him. Benimaru invites Shinra and Arthur back to the 7th for more training, and Tamaki, tired of being a burden to others, comes along as well.
#12 - The Promise
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2019
A captains' conference is convened to allow the Special Fire Force to discuss the situation with the Evangelist and the White-Clad. Shinra once again has an encounter with Joker, in which startling information about Shinra's brother is revealed.
#13 - Indomitable Resolve
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2025
As Shinra and the others take a break, an alarm sounds. Soldiers interrupt Obi's report to the Fire Chief.
#14 - Mind Blown
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/17/2020
The three-way battle between Haijima, the White-Clad, and the 8th continues, but when Ritsu and Haumea both use their unique abilities, everyone involved is placed in imminent danger. It's up to Vulcan and Arthur to turn things around.
#15 - The Investigation of the 1st Commences
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2019
The members of Company 5 and 8 get together for a cookout, ostensibly to celebrate a successful nighttime training exercise. Using the bylaws of the Special Fire Force, Obi gets Shinra and Arthur temporarily assigned to the 1st to investigate it.
#16 - The Heart of a Fire Soldier
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/2019
Arthur Boyle, the self-professed "Knight King," arrives at Company 8, and immediately, there are tensions between him and Shinra. With the Rookie Games coming up, Hinawa wants to see what the two new recruits are really capable of.
#17 - Dark Hero
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2020
After reporting their findings to Obi, the team is dismayed to hear that their discoveries are being quashed by the church, prompting Licht to turn to unofficial channels. Joker approaches Benimaru with a proposition concerning the Holy Sol Temple.
#18 - Groping Through the Fire
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2020
A widespread outbreak of fires stretches the members of Company 8 thin. Shinra tries to keep Charon and his men from taking Inca. With a shortage of ecclesiastical assistance, the crew members cannot put the Infernals to rest fast enough.
#19 - The Spark of Promise
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2019
Shinra confronts Hibana in an attempt to rescue Iris, and must once again deal with her ability to make his body shut down. The story of Hibana and Iris's youth as orphans, as well as Hibana's rise to prominence, is revealed.
#20 - Incarnation of Flame
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2025
Obi is trapped in Fuchu Penitentiary. Shinra and Joker arrive before Hinawa and the others. The battle begins!
#21 - The Hero and the Princess
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2019
A call mistakenly comes in to Company 8 to rescue a dog out of a tree, to which Shinra and Arthur respond. However, when an Infernal suddenly appears at the district courthouse, the two must play catch-up to join the rest of the company.
#22 - Enemy Contact
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/21/2020
Tamaki struggles to get Juggernaut back to the surface. Takigi and Hinawa find themselves at odds with each other, as well as with a new threat from the White-Clad. Shinra suddenly comes face to face against an old adversary.
#23 - Plot for Extinction
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/28/2020
Shinra and Arthur continue their battle against Dr. Giovanni, who reveals some new information about Adolla Links. Licht discovers an imminent crisis threatening the Fire Soldiers in the Nether, as well as the Tokyo Empire at large.
#24 - The Battle Begins
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2019
While jogging, Shinra inadvertently disturbs Iris's purification rite, and sees that she is troubled. When Iris later turns up missing, the other members of Company 8 rally to Company 5's compound, to which Iris had secretly slipped away.
#25 - The Blacksmith’s Dream
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/2/2019
Viktor Licht is assigned to Company 8 as its forensic scientist, but he is viewed with suspicion, since the assignment came from Haijima. Obi sends Shinra, Arthur and Iris to speak to a man named Vulcan about joining the 8th as its engineer.