About this episode

The episode discusses the season premiere of BLACK TORCH, highlighting character dynamics and animation quality.

In this episode of After Hours Arc , join me in starting our Summer recaps off right! BLACK TORCH is here and I think it was a fantastic first episode! I walk us through the season premiere, giving my takes and reactions from my manga-free POV. Going into this anime blind the only things I knew was it was about a teenager Shinobi, who could talk to animals and that it was like a supernatural thriller. I share my excitement about our main characters Jiro and our new but questionable feline friend Rago who’s not what I was expecting at all. From an intense battle with a Mononoke to getting ambushed by the Bureau of Espionage and all the amazing and artistic animation that literally exceeding any expectations I could have had. Here is the YouTube reaction if you want the visual element I’ve added https://youtu.be/VExJ-c0ndoM?is=KeurU89-_QlnJ6U8 ⭐🎧 New episodes drop weekly — come recap and relive anime one arc at a time.

People in this episode

Host: After Hours Arc Podcast

Topics covered

• anime
• recap
• BLACK TORCH
• supernatural thriller
• animation
• characters

Keywords

• BLACK TORCH
• anime recap
• Jiro
• Rago
• supernatural thriller
• animation
• Mononoke

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bureau of Espionage

Books & works: BLACK TORCH, Mononoke

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