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Fire Force S1E5 — The Battle Begins
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Fire Force•Season 1•Episode 5

The Battle Begins

7.8/10 · 960 votesAug 10, 201924 min

Ranked #17 of 24 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byYuji Tokuno
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Cast9

Gakuto Kajiwara

Gakuto Kajiwara

Shinra Kusakabe (voice)

Yusuke Kobayashi

Yusuke Kobayashi

Arthur Boyle (voice)

Saeko Kamijo

Saeko Kamijo

Maki Oze (voice)

Mao Ichimichi

Mao Ichimichi

Iris (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Akitaru Obi (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Takehisa Hinawa (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Kotatsu Tamaki (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Victor Licht (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Vulcan Joseph (voice)

Crew8

K

Keina Suda

Theme Song Performance

Y

Yuji Tokuno

Director

Y

Yuji Tokuno

Storyboard Artist

Motoki Ohmori

Motoki Ohmori

Theme Song Performance

A

Ayaka Yamanaka

Theme Song Performance

Ryoka Fujisawa

Ryoka Fujisawa

Theme Song Performance

Hiloto Wakai

Hiloto Wakai

Theme Song Performance

Kiyokazu Takano

Kiyokazu Takano

Theme Song Performance

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Episode Summary

"The Battle Begins" is episode 5 of Fire Force season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 960 votes, ranking #17 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Yuji Tokuno, it aired on August 10, 2019.

Next: E6 · The Spark of PromiseBest of Season 1