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The Best Episodes of Fire Force Season 1

Every episode of Fire Force Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fire Force Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Fire Force Season 1 Episode 14 - For Whom the Flames Burn
    9.1/10(1271 votes)

    S1:E14

    As Asakusa burns around them, Konro encourages Benimaru to step into his role as a community leader. Benimaru devises a way for the townspeople to foil the designs of the impostors among the crowd. Konro reaches out to Shinra for help.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 21 - Those Connected
    9.0/10(1106 votes)

    S1:E21

    Obi and Vulcan face off against Dr. Giovanni and Lisa, during which Giovanni tells Obi more about the nature of Adolla Bursts. Shinra has an unusual experience that leads him to find Sho, but their reunion proves more volatile than hoped for.

    Director:Aya Kobayashi
    Writer:Yoriko Tomita

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  3. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 22 - A Brother’s Determination
    9.0/10(1087 votes)

    S1:E22

    As Shinra and Sho continue to share their Adolla Link, Shinra learns a startling truth about the origin of his Adolla Burst flame. Shinra comes to understand the Link’s nature further, developing his skills even more in his effort to reach Sho.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yamato Haishima

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  4. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 24 - The Burning Past
    9.0/10(1211 votes)

    S1:E24

    Before being discharged from the hospital, Shinra is visited by Captain Burns, who offers to tell him all about the fire that happened 12 years ago, but only if Shinra can demonstrate that he is strong enough to hear the whole truth.

    Director:Yuki Yase
    Writer:Yamato Haishima

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  5. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 9 - The Spreading Malice
    8.9/10(1197 votes)

    S1:E9

    Tamaki watches on as Shinra confronts Rekka over his actions, and reminisces about how she once looked up to the lieutenant. Rekka reveals his objective in seeking out compatible children, one which could spell disaster for the entire world.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 23 - Smile
    8.9/10(1019 votes)

    S1:E23

    Shinra revisits his childhood to share his memories with Sho, to try to forge a deeper connection. When one of their own is critically injured, the members of the 8th rally to the rescue, and turn to Captain Huang of the 6th for assistance.

    Directors:Sho Sugawara, Shuntaro Tozawa
    Writer:Yoriko Tomita

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  7. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 20 - Wearing His Pride
    8.7/10(933 votes)

    S1:E20

    Hinawa comes upon an abandoned subway station, where he gets into a shootout with Arrow. Arthur and Mirage find themselves in a rematch, as Arthur gets the chance to put the training he received from Benimaru and Konro to the test.

    Director:Shuntaro Tozawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 8 - Infernal Insects
    8.5/10(1040 votes)

    S1:E8

    Obi goes over Hibana’s research, and learns that the artificially-created Infernals she dissected all had traces of insect DNA in them. Shinra and Arthur’s investigation at the 1st continues, and they finally get their first lead on a culprit.

    Director:Shuntaro Tozawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 12 - Eve of Hostilities in Asakusa
    8.3/10(910 votes)

    S1:E12

    Company 8 pitches in to help rebuild Asakusa after the latest Infernal incident, helping to gain the trust of its people. However, a White-Clad plot threatens to undo all of their goodwill, prompting Obi to take matters into his own hands.

    Director:Yuki Yase
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 17 - Black and White and Gray
    8.3/10(846 votes)

    S1:E17

    While Dr. Giovanni continues to search Vulcan’s workshop, Hibana comes to Shinra’s aid, allowing him to rush back to help Vulcan. Meanwhile, Arthur has his hands full trying to deal with Mirage’s illusions, and Iris resists in her own way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 13 - The Trap Is Set
    8.2/10(889 votes)

    S1:E13

    With Konro’s help, the members of the 8th begin investigating events in the 7th’s jurisdiction. Chaos breaks out one dozens of cases of mistaken identity crop up, and the town’s people turn on each other. The 8th comes under White-Clad attack.

    Director:Ryota Aikei
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 1 - Shinra Kusakabe Enlists
    8.0/10(1359 votes)

    S1:E1

    On his first day with Special Fire Force Company 8, Shinra Kusakabe, a third-generation pyrokinetic who is able to produces flames from his feet, meets his fellow company members and begins to fulfil his wish of becoming a hero.

    Director:Yuki Yase
    Writer:Yamato Haishima

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  13. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 19 - Into the Nether
    8.0/10(826 votes)

    S1:E19

    Licht’s analysis of the attack on Vulcan’s workshop reveals that the Evangelist’s men have been in the “Nether,” the area beneath Tokyo. Company 8 proceeds underground in search of the White-Clad and the secrets behind human combustion.

    Director:Daisuke Chiba
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 3 - The Rookie Fire Soldier Games
    7.9/10(1054 votes)

    S1:E3

    Shinra and Arthur compete in the Rookie Fire Soldier Games, a contest to test the abilities of each year’s newest recruits. However, they are interrupted at the goal by the mysterious man who created explosions at their last fire scene.

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 6 - The Spark of Promise
    7.9/10(971 votes)

    S1:E6

    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’ youth as orphans, as well as Hibana’s rise to prominence, is revealed.

    Director:Kazuomi Koga
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 16 - We Are Family
    7.9/10(842 votes)

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 5 - The Battle Begins
    7.8/10(960 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 11 - Formation of Special Fire Force Company 8 / The Mightiest Hikeshi
    7.8/10(865 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Yuushi Ibe
    Writer:Yoriko Tomita

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  19. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 2 - The Heart of a Fire Soldier
    7.6/10(1114 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Shuntaro Tozawa
    Writers:Yamato Haishima, Yoriko Tomita

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  20. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 4 - The Hero and the Princess
    7.6/10(983 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Shuntaro Tozawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 10 - The Promise
    7.6/10(877 votes)

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Shuuji Miyazaki
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 18 - The Secrets of Pyrokinesis
    7.6/10(795 votes)

    S1:E18

    Vulcan gets settled in at the 8th, while Captain Obi meets with Hibana, Konro, and Karim to exchange data on the White-Clad matter. Konro proposes that Shinra and Arthur be given combat training in Asakusa to improve their fighting skills.

    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 7 - The Investigation of the 1st Commences
    7.5/10(916 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Yuki Yase
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Fire Force Season 1 Episode 15 - The Blacksmith’s Dream
    7.5/10(819 votes)

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Shuntaro Tozawa
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"For Whom the Flames Burn" is the best rated episode of "Fire Force" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 1271 votes. Directed by Yuji Tokuno and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Those Connected".