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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Burning Past”

By Rowan Grover | Nov 17, 2020 | Television

We reach the end of season one of Fire Force with a well-structured finale that delivers exciting battles, genuinely surprising and intriguing reveals, and some good old tom-foolery. And what better descriptors could you use to describe this infectiously fun anime? It’s been a blast these past twenty-four weeks, folks, so let’s not waste a […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Smile”

By Rowan Grover | Nov 10, 2020 | Television

The penultimate episode is upon us, dear readers! Fire Force season one is heating to a final climax and we are starting to see the culmination of Shinra’s journey with 8th Company and how his search for his brother is coming to a close. There’s plenty of high emotional beats that especially hit hard for […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “A Brother’s Determination”

By Rowan Grover | Nov 3, 2020 | Television

The fight between Sho and Shinra reaches new climactic heights in the latest episode of Fire Force! In this week’s installment, we get more of a look at the lore of the show’s world, a deeper explanation of the mysterious Adolla Burst abilities, and some highly emotional moments between two estranged brothers. Jump on board […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Those Connected”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 27, 2020 | Television

We’re back this week as we descend further into the Nether and the mysteries of human combustion and the Adolla Burst start to deepen and unravel. There are a few solid side moments from some of the larger cast, but the big draw here is the second confrontation between Shinra and Sho Kusakabe. Let’s get […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Wearing His Pride”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 20, 2020 | Television

The Nether arc of Fire Force continues this week with a look into how some of the other members of 8th Company are dealing with the White-Clad that they run into. We get a bit of spotlight on characters like Hinawa, Arthur, and Vulcan, proving time and time again that Fire Force handles it’s larger […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Into The Nether”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 13, 2020 | Television

This week in Fire Force things start to really kick off into the closing arc of the season. The gang is preparing a full-frontal assault on what functions as this world’s hell on earth (almost literally), and we get a couple of huge fights and development for side characters. Strap yourselves in, guys, as we […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Secrets of Pyrokinesis”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 6, 2020 | Television

Drawing closer to the close of the first season, Fire Force is taking something of a breather to arrange all it’s chess pieces in the right place before the fall. It’s a good moment to check on the roster of characters, whilst giving us an episode that’s a little lower stakes but still just as […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Black and White and Gray”

By Rowan Grover | Oct 1, 2020 | Television

This week’s Fire Force brings a close to Vulcan’s introduction arc with a slick high-powered fight and a couple of high-pressure first meetings. Some long-lost characters come back for the first time in a minute to make things interesting, too! But the best part of this episode? We get the most appropriate use of Tamaki’s […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “We Are Family”

By Rowan Grover | Sep 22, 2020 | Television

This new arc of Fire Force is turning out to be a fun feature for some of the periphery characters that have fallen from the spotlight in recent episodes, plus a great proving ground for fresh blood. We get less focus on Shinra here and a great battle scene with Arthur, plus some more light […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Blacksmith’s Dream”

By Rowan Grover | Sep 15, 2020 | Television

After the Asakusa arc ended with a literal bang, Fire Force is starting things afresh. We’re well past the mid-point of season one now, and some new characters are being introduced whilst some older plot threads are being picked up again. Let’s dive in and see what things have changed and what has stayed the […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “For Whom The Flames Burn”

By Rowan Grover | Sep 8, 2020 | Television

The Asakusa arc comes to a close this week, folks! We get a little bit of shaky animation at the start of this episode, but this is quickly dealt with in order to handle some momentous fight scenes and solid character moments. Plus, we learn more about those mysterious dang Infernals! Let’s dig into the […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Trap Is Set”

By Rowan Grover | Sep 1, 2020 | Television

The Asakusa arc is turning out to be one of the longer arcs in Fire Force so far and it’s certainly heating up by this point. We’ve had powerful characters being introduced, we’ve had good guys against each other, and now we’ve got some classic team-ups to face a mysterious enemy. Let’s make like Shinra […]

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Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Burning Past”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Smile”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “A Brother’s Determination”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Those Connected”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Wearing His Pride”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Into The Nether”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Secrets of Pyrokinesis”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “Black and White and Gray”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “We Are Family”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Blacksmith’s Dream”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “For Whom The Flames Burn”

Five Thoughts on Fire Force‘s “The Trap Is Set”

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