BLACK TORCH Opening Video Featuring Theme Song “FREEZE ME UP” by SiM Released

BLACK TORCH revealed the opening video featuring the theme song ahead of the anime’s July 4, 2026 premiere. As previously confirmed, the series will stream on Crunchyroll.

The series first announced the anime adaptation back in March, surprising with its return following the manga’s cancellation in 2018.

The opening theme, “FREEZE ME UP,” is performed by SiM. You can watch the opening video below.

The voice cast was previously introduced in a trailer and includes:

• Ryota Suzuki as Azuma Jiro
• Yoji Ueda as Rago
• Sayaka Senbongi as Ichika Kishimojin
• Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara
• Junichi Suwabe as Ryosuke Shiba
• Reina Ueda as Usami

The staff for the anime includes:

• Director: Kei Umabiki
• Character Design: Gou Suzuki
• Series Composition & Screenplay: Gigaemon Ichikawa
• Music: Yutaka Yamada
• Studio: One Double-0 studio

BLACK TORCH originally ran in Jump Square, a monthly magazine published by Shueisha, from February 2017 to April 2018. It later shifted to the Shonen Jump+ digital platform, where it continued until wrapping up in July 2018. The story has a total of 19 chapters, which were compiled into a total of five volumes. The English license was acquired by VIZ Media, with the first volume released on August 7, 2018.

Source: BLACK TORCH Dream Land Anime
© Tsuyoshi Takaki/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH

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