# WebtoonLib — Fire Force #1

## Series
- title: Fire Force
- slug: fire-force-86c62c

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
In a world terrorized by spontaneous human combustion, where ordinary people burst into demonic flames, the Special Fire Force is humanity's only hope. Shinra Kusakabe, a powerful Third Generation pyrokinetic with the ability to ignite his feet, joins the ranks of Company 8. Burdened by a tragic past that earned him the nickname "Devil," Shinra dreams of becoming a hero, but his path immediately clashes with his new squadmate and old rival, Arthur Boyle, a fellow pyrokinetic who delusionally fancies himself a "Knight King." Under the leadership of the unpowered but resolute Captain Akitaru Oubi, they must learn to work together to extinguish the fiery threat and uncover the truth behind the great cataclysm.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Shinra Kusakabe joins Special Fire Force Company 8 as a new recruit.

### Characters involved
- Iris — character
- Maki Oze — character
- Takehisa Hinawa — character
- Akitaru Oubi — character
- Arthur Boyle — character
- Shinra Kusakabe — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
In a world terrorized by spontaneous human combustion, where ordinary people burst into demonic flames, the Special Fire Force is humanity's only hope.

### Spoiler summary
In a world terrorized by spontaneous human combustion, where ordinary people burst into demonic flames, the Special Fire Force is humanity's only hope. Shinra Kusakabe, a powerful Third Generation pyrokinetic with the ability to ignite his feet, joins the ranks of Company 8. Burdened by a tragic past that earned him the nickname "Devil," Shinra dreams of becoming a hero, but his path immediately clashes with his new squadmate and old rival, Arthur Boyle, a fellow pyrokinetic who delusionally fancies himself a "Knight King." Under the leadership of the unpowered but resolute Captain Akitaru Oubi, they must learn to work together to extinguish the fiery threat and uncover the truth behind the great cataclysm.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Fire Force #1](/series/fire-force-86c62c/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/fire-force-86c62c

## Usage
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