Poster depicting Hikari no Ou
Alternative titles
English
The Fire Hunter
Japanese
火狩りの王
Information
Aired
2023-01-14 to 2023-03-18
Episodes
10

Human civilization no longer revolves around fire, but is instead now driven by fear of it. Repeated wars have changed human biology, and people now spontaneously combust when they get close to natural flame. However, a new source of energy prevents society from complete collapse: a stone-shaped material used to produce light and steam lies within the bodies of monsters that infest numerous forests. Those tasked with collecting this precious resource are called fire hunters.

Touko, a young village girl, is saved from a forest monster by a fire hunter who perishes during his heroic action. After the hunter's dog, Kanata, heals from his own injury, the girl's family sends her to the capital in order to return Kanata and the hunter's fire sickle to his relatives.

Elsewhere, the fire hunter's son, Koushi, and his sister are adopted by a wealthy family. Koushi learns some troubling facts related to the country's ruling royal family. He conducts secret research on a special fire stone found by his late father, kickstarting a race against time between the country's leaders and those trying to save mankind from its ultimate demise.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Voice Actors & Characters

Koushi main Shouya Ishige Japanese
Touko main Misaki Kuno Japanese
Kiri supporting Yuu Shimamura Japanese
Akari supporting Arisa Sakuraba Japanese
Kaho supporting Makoto Koichi Japanese
Hinako supporting Megumi Yamaguchi Japanese
Akira supporting Maaya Sakamoto Japanese
Haijuu supporting Shinichiro Miki Japanese
Hitou supporting Ryunosuke Watanuki Japanese
Benio supporting Yuuko Hara Japanese
Kira supporting Saori Hayami Japanese
Enji supporting Ryunosuke Watanuki Japanese
Kun supporting Sachi Kokuryu Japanese
Enzen supporting Youji Ueda Japanese
Hibana supporting Kaori Nazuka Japanese
Narrator supporting Yoshiko Sakakibara Japanese
Hotaru supporting Yume Miyamoto Japanese
Rin supporting Sumire Morohoshi Japanese
Roroku supporting Yoshimasa Hosoya Japanese
Sakuroku supporting Shunichi Maki Japanese
Shouzou supporting Chiaki Kobayashi Japanese
Shuichi supporting Itaru Yamamoto Japanese
Takimi supporting Mamoru Miyano Japanese
Yanagi supporting Sayaka Ohara Japanese
Hibari supporting Akira Ishida Japanese
Yuoshichi supporting Kenta Miyake Japanese
Grandmother supporting Tamie Kubota Japanese

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