{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c2d6f0c55e98798b2fe71541","clusterId":"c_ba80f383ea568e528baedcd1","slug":"black-torch-anime-reveals-theme-songs-by-sim-and-i-don-t-like-mondays","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Black Torch Anime Reveals Theme Songs by SiM and I Don't Like Mondays. in New Trailer","summary":"The staff for the television anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki's manga Black Torch revealed a second promotional video on Friday, June 5, along with the show's theme song information and a new key visual. SiM performs the opening theme song \"Freeze Me Up,\" and I Don't Like Mondays. performs the ending theme song \"Groooovy.\" The new video previews both songs and showcases battle scenes. The anime will debut on July 4 on TOKYO MX and other stations. Crunchyroll will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The world premiere will screen at Anime Expo 2026. Kei Umabiki directs the series at 100Studio, with character designs by Gō Suzuki, series composition and scripts by Gigaemon Ichikawa, and music by Yutaka Yamada. The cast includes Ryōta Suzuki as Jiro Azuma, Yōji Ueda as Rago, Sayaka Senbongi as Ichika Kishimojin, and Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara. Viz Media publishes the original manga in English, which ran in Jump Square from 2016 to 2018 across five volumes.","whyItMatters":"The theme song announcements and new trailer mark the final major promotional push before the July premiere, giving audiences their first extended look at how the studio adapts the short-lived but cult manga.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second key visual features protagonist Jiro Azuma and his partner Rago alongside members of the special oni concealment unit Black Torch: Ichika Kishimojin, Reiji Kirihara, Ryosuke Shiba, and Hana Usami. The visual also includes the antagonists Koga and Tenki.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new promotional video previews both theme songs and shows battle scenes. The anime will premiere on July 4 at 22:00 on TOKYO MX and will also air on Sun TV, TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, and BS11.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional cast members not previously announced include Reina Ueda as Hana Usami, Junichi Suwabe as Ryosuke Shiba, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Koga, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Amagi, Shinpachi Tsuji as Toshimasa Azama, Yūko Kaida as Toko Kusumi, and Hōchū Ōtsuka as Banjuro Tokieda. Anime Anime also lists Tomokazu Seki as Tenki.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional staff include sub-character designers Yumi Nakamura, Masahiko Suzuki, and Mariko Kinoshita; design works by Shunya Kikuchi; art directors Sachi Takahashi and Shōko Imaizumi; color designer Haruko Nobori; CG director Hirotaka Naito; director of photography Satoshi Yamamoto; editor Masato Yoshitake; sound director Takeshi Takadera; and sound effects by Naoto Yamatani.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSiM commented: \"Manga is the universe. There are as many galaxies as there are readers. This is what happens when I express the BLACK TORCH galaxy that spread in my brain with sound and words to the best of my ability.\" I Don't Like Mondays. said: \"We wrote the song 'Groooovy' as the ending theme. Imagining the peaceful daily life scenes behind Jiro and the others' days of battle, we created this song with the feeling of enjoying life while overcoming adversity.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReprints of all five original manga volumes are scheduled to arrive at bookstores starting June 8.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SiM performs the opening theme 'Freeze Me Up' for the Black Torch anime, while I Don't Like Mondays. provides the ending 'Groooovy.' The series premieres July 4 on Crunchyroll.","twitterPost":"Black Torch's new trailer shows off battle scenes and both theme songs. The anime adapts Tsuyoshi Takaki's five-volume manga, which ended in 2018. Premieres July 4.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Black Torch anime has revealed its theme songs: SiM performs the opening 'Freeze Me Up' and I Don't Like Mondays. performs the ending 'Groooovy.' A new trailer and key visual also dropped ahead of the July 4 premiere on Crunchyroll.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-05/black-torch-tv-anime-reveals-previews-theme-songs-in-video/.238175\",\"title\":\"Black Torch TV Anime Reveals, Previews Theme Songs in Video\"},{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/674966\",\"title\":\"SiM performs OP, I Don't Like Mondays. performs ED for \\\"BLACK TORCH\\\" - music unveiled in PV\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/05/99795.html\",\"title\":\"Summer Anime \\\"BLACK TORCH\\\" Releases Powerful Visual and PV Featuring Jiro, Tengu, and More! 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