Summary
Warning: Contains BIG spoilers for Fire Force & Soul Eater.After years of no updates on its production,Fire Forcehas finally received news:Fire Forceseason 3 will premiere in April 2025, and the fourth and final season will air in January 2026. That means there will be a five-year gap between seasons 2 and 3, but if the quality remains consistent or improves, it will be plenty worth the wait.
The news ofFire Forceseason 3’s release date also came with a new trailer and key visual, and both include a major spoiler about the ending of the series. The final arc ofFire Forcecontinues to deliver more and more shocking revelations about the true nature of its world, and surprisingly,Fire Forceseason 3’s trailer spoils the biggest reveal about the worldand its connections to Atsushi Ohkubo’s other works.
The popularFire Forcemangawas created by the same author ofSoul Eater, and the connection between the two works will be revealed in Season 3. Granted, the twist isn’t explicitly detailed, but it’s still surprising that promotional material would reference such a big part of the story, regardless.
Fire Force’s Promotional Material Spoils Its Massive Soul Eater Connection
Fire Force & Soul Eater’s Connection Explained
While both the trailer forFire Forceseason 3 and the key visual don’t show off much of the story, one notable feature they share is the appearance of a crescent moon with a smile on its face, the same moon that was a key part of Atsushi Ohkubo’s previous work,Soul Eater. The presence of the moon isn’t just a reference, though; as the final arc goes on, it becomes increasingly clear thatthe moon was the first sign thatFire Forceis a prequel toSoul Eater, so its inclusion in the promotional material is a massive spoiler.
Why Is Fire Force Spoiling Its Biggest Twist?
David Production is already spoiling the major twist thatFire Forceis a prequel toAtsushi Ohkubo’sSoul Eater, and it’s hard to understand why. Even ifFire Forcewill have been over for three years by the time season 3 premieres, there are probably a lot of people who haven’t read the manga and have exclusively been watching the anime, soDavid Production is spoilingFire Force’s biggest twist for a large number of its fansand effectively ruining the series for them.
Conversely, David Production spoiling the big twist could be seen as a form of marketing on their part. With how long it’s been since both the anime and the manga ended,Fire Forceis nowhere near as popular as it once was, soDavid Production spoilingFire Force’s connection toSoul Eatermight be to revive interest in the animebefore it returns in 2025. Whatever the case, the best thing to hope for is thatFire Forceseason 3’s quality will make up for both the long wait time and how blatantly they decided to spoil things for people.
Fire Force
Cast
Fire Force is set in year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, where special fire brigades combat spontaneous human combustion, transforming people into Infernals. Shinra Kusakabe, nicknamed Devil’s Footprints, joins Special Fire Force Company 8 and investigates a fire that killed his family, amid growing threats from a faction creating Infernals.
