Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi

Hikuidori: Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi

Hikuidori: Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi - Novel

The fire extinguishing samurai who stopped the great fire was called "The fire-eating bird". Matsunaga Gengo, once known as the "Fire-eating Bird", was the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo. He had resigned from the fire brigade for a reason but suddenly received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo clan. The Shinjo clan's fire-fighting team had no money and no personnel and was looked down upon by those around them. With the encouragement of his wife, Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire-fighting clan as its chairman. Gengo and his friends, all of whom have their own peculiarities, struggle to "save any life", despite being ridiculed as "ragged steeplejacks"(= the 'Boro-Tobi-Gumi'.), In Edo, a mysterious series of suspicious fires called "foxfires" continue.

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Le samouraï qui a mis fin au grand incendie était surnommé « l'Oiseau cracheur de feu ». Matsunaga Gengo, autrefois connu sous ce nom, était le meilleur samouraï pompier d'Edo. Il avait démissionné des pompiers pour une raison particulière, mais reçut soudainement une invitation à servir dans le clan Shinjo. L'équipe de pompiers du clan Shinjo était sans ressources et en sous-effectif, et méprisée par son entourage. Encouragé par sa femme, Miyuki, Gengo a décidé de rebâtir le clan en tant que président. Gengo et ses amis, chacun avec ses particularités, luttèrent pour sauver des vies, malgré les railleries dont ils étaient victimes et qui les traitaient de « clochers en haillons » (les « Boro-Tobi-Gumi »). À Edo, une série mystérieuse d'incendies suspects, appelés « feux du renard », continuait de se propager.

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Notes/Remarques

Alternative Names/Des Noms Alternatifs: Fire-eating Bird: The Ragged Steeplejacks
Author/Auteur: IMAMURA Shougo
Artist/Artiste: SEGUCHI Shinobu
Genre: Drama, Historical
Demographic/Démographique: Shounen
Adapted from light novel series/Adapté de la série de roman de lumière,

Reviews/Avis

Braden

I don't usually care for historical dramas, and this time really wasn't much different.
I had a few chuckles, but the setting was not really to my liking.
The show isn't necessarily bad, it just didn't hold my attention.

Mr. G

Fire Force 1758, basically. Opening track ends just when it's getting good. Characters are CG. They try to blend it, but it's noticeable in some shots. Not a lot of facial animation with the eyes, the models come off a bit stiff because you don't get the comedic exaggeration found in 2d animation. First episode establishes the main cast, but doesn't really go anywhere with it.

Doug

Firefighting makes a good choice for blending realism and action in any era. There's some indication of backstory melodrama, but I wouldn't mind seeing more of this series.

Michael Eh?

Interesting period drama. This was better than I expected BUT the mixture of animation styles ruined the overall appeal. The CGI animation needs to go. It fails though it's used for wrong places.

Club Notes/Remarques du Club

Date Reviewed: February 17 2026
Watched along with Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu.

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