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.

Last Updated: 12/1/2024Network: MBSStatus: Ended
The Time to Choose
star
7.02
135 votes

#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.

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The Holy Woman's Anguish / The Man, Assault
star
7.16
123 votes

#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.

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The Oze Family
star
7.18
117 votes

#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.

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Road to the Oasis
star
7.28
131 votes

#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.

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Smoldering Malevolence
star
7.35
125 votes

#5 - 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.

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A Three-Way Melee
star
7.36
129 votes

#6 - 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!

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Firecat
star
7.38
116 votes

#7 - 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.

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The Promise
star
7.42
207 votes

#8 - 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.

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Mind Blown
star
7.43
117 votes

#9 - 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.

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A Fire Soldier's Fight
star
7.44
171 votes

#10 - 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.

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Dark Hero
star
7.46
122 votes

#11 - 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.

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The Investigation of the 1st Commences
star
7.47
215 votes

#12 - 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.

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The Heart of a Fire Soldier
star
7.49
264 votes

#13 - 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.

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Groping Through the Fire
star
7.49
148 votes

#14 - 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.

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The Spark of Promise
star
7.50
223 votes

#15 - 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.

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The Battle Begins
star
7.54
231 votes

#16 - 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.

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Plot for Extinction
star
7.55
112 votes

#17 - 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.

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Enemy Contact
star
7.57
108 votes

#18 - 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.

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The Hero and the Princess
star
7.58
234 votes

#19 - 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.

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Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 / The Mightiest Hikeshi
star
7.60
200 votes

#20 - Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 / The Mightiest Hikeshi

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2019

While Company 8 searches for clues about the Evangelist, Hinawa recounts the tale of how the company originally came into existence. A lead prompts the crew to pay a visit to Company 7's jurisdiction in Asakusa, and its captain, Benimaru.

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The Blacksmith’s Dream
star
7.61
182 votes

#21 - 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.

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We Are Family
star
7.63
175 votes

#22 - We Are Family

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/9/2019

Vulcan teaches Yu a lesson in the importance of forging things that cannot be broken, and his hope to create similarly unbreakable family ties. Sensing a threat to Vulcan, the members of Company 8 take up positions to keep him safe.

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The Ashen Reaper
star
7.65
116 votes

#23 - The Ashen Reaper

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/3/2020

Licht reveals to the other members of the 8th that he has been spying on them for Haijima. Licht and Shinra come up with a plan to get inside the child pyrokinesis lab where Shinra was institutionalized as a child to uncover some dirt on Haijima.

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Flames of Madness
star
7.65
156 votes

#24 - Flames of Madness

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2020

Shinra is approved to have a meeting with Company 4 Captain Hague, who may be able to provide information on the Evangelist and Adolla Bursts. However, once the meeting starts, nearly everyone involved begins behaving erratically.

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A New Flashpoint
star
7.67
145 votes

#25 - A New Flashpoint

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2020

Obi goes to see the chief with news of a fifth Adolla-Burst bearer. Schoolgirl Inca, who has the ability to sniff out fires before they start, becomes notorious as the Fireground Thief, extorting valuables from victims in exchange for rescuing them.

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