3.5 stars

I would’ve enjoyed this more if Maki weren’t groped as a really cheap gag. It was really pointless & strange, in addition to it just being gross. I’m used to “fan service” (I guess that’s what we call it?) but this literally stopped the story dead and made the MC look like a creep as opposed to stories where it’s a random side character that looks like a creep. anyway.

This story’s premise is interesting. Humans are spontaneously combusting and causing fires and the Fire Force exists to free their souls (so to speak) and take them out before people out out the fire. The main character Shinra joined to use his control over fire to save people and solve the mystery of what happened to his family.

I don’t really have a solid feel on anyone’s personality, but the story is interesting. Would’ve definitely enjoyed it more as a whole if it weren’t for how they treated Maki.