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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Hikari no Ou / The Fire Hunter
Official name：火狩りの王
Chinese name：狩火之王
Premiered：January 14, 2023
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Fantasy / Adventure / Combat / Source novel
Original author：日向理恵子
Director：西村純二 / 监督助手：菅野幸子
Scenario：押井守
Storyboard：西村純二
Co-director：西村純二 / 貞光紳也 / 孫承希 / 長澤剛 / 菅野幸子
Studios：SIGNAL.MD
Producers：WOWOW
Copyright：©日向理恵子・ほるぷ出版 / WOWOW
Family：Hikari no Ou
Official website：https://hikarinoou-anime.com/
Rating：12+

Hikari no Ou

A great forest, infested with flameling creatures and other fallen beasts, covers the world, and pockets of humanity live in small protected communities.

Due to a special weapon used in the Last War, human beings spontaneously burst into flame even when merely getting close to a small source of fire.

The only safe energy source for humanity lies within the bodies of flamelings, and the duty to hunt them falls to the sickle-wielding firecatchers who brave the depths of the great forest.

Among the firecatchers, they whisper tales of one who would be "Firecatcher Lord," an individual who will be able to harvest the fire of the thousand-year comet, the "Wandering Spark" that has flown in the sky since it was sent up before the Last War, but is now returning to earth.

Note: The first episode received an advance release on Wowow's YouTube channel on January 6. The regular TV broadcast started on January 14.

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Jan 14, 2023

EP1 - Departure

When Touko ventures into the dark forest, a traveling hunter saves her from a vicious fiend—and loses his life in the process. Now the young girl must leave the safety of her village to return her savior's dog and sickle to his family.
Jan 21, 2023

EP2 - The Three Brides

On board the armored collection truck, Touko meets fellow reluctant travelers. Meanwhile, in the capital, the orphaned Koushi gets an unexpected offer from a wealthy magnate. Despite his misgivings, this patron could be his ailing sister's only hope.
Jan 28, 2023

EP3 - Fractions of the World

While Koushi meets his new family and learns about the task before him, Touko struggles to keep her place on the truck. But even if she succeeds, an unexpected obstacle may cut her journey short.
Feb 4, 2023

EP4 - Flickering Flame

While Touko and her companions flee the wreckage of their trucks, Koushi digs through the archive for forgotten tomes. What he discovers casts his mission in a new light.
Feb 11, 2023

EP5 - The Spider Child

The survivors of the dragon attack receive unexpected aid from Akira, a lady fire hunter with an unconventional hound. Later, they come upon an abandoned child...with ties to the group that wants them dead.
Feb 18, 2023

EP6 - The Capital

Their long journey over, Touko's party rests with Shouzou's family in the capital. Koushi enters the forest with the aid of the enigmatic fire hunter Roroku.
Feb 25, 2023

EP7 - Chance Encounter

Touko loses her way while running from the city watch and receives unexpected help from Kira. Meanwhile, Koushi approaches Yuoshichi and Roroku with a daring plan.
Mar 4, 2023

EP8 - Garden of the Gods

Touko and Kouji follow a treefolk child into a forbidden area of the capital, where they make a startling discovery. But the spies of the gods are hot on their heels.
Mar 11, 2023

EP9 - The Lightning Cannon

War looms over the capital, and Koushi's work with for Yuoshichi Okibi is coming to a head. On the eve of their new weapon's final test, two unexpected visitors complicate the situation. Who can Koushi trust, and what does he truly want to accomplish?
Mar 18, 2023

EP10 - Malformed Children

Hinako's illness worsens, provoking a crisis at the Okibi mansion. Meanwhile, Touko joins Akira to confront the gods. New forces and unguessed truths emerge as Flickering Flame draws ever closer.