{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1fe3e49f09fd43359d144f4f","clusterId":"c_b84f7bfec5d743789fbffa40","slug":"hikuidori-ushu-boro-tobi-gumi-drops-all-episodes-on-netflix","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hikuidori: Ushu Boro Tobi-gumi Drops All Episodes on Netflix","summary":"The winter 2026 anime Hikuidori: Ushu Boro Tobi-gumi, based on Shogo Imamura's historical novel series about Edo firefighters, began streaming all episodes at once on Netflix on May 22, 2026. The series aired on TV from January 11, 2026, produced by SynergySP and directed by Hiroshi Yatsumi.","whyItMatters":"The full-season drop on Netflix gives the Naoki Prize-winning author's first anime adaptation a second life on the world's largest streamer, paired with his other Netflix series Ikusagami.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHikuidori: Ushu Boro Tobi-gumi, the winter 2026 TV anime based on Shogo Imamura's historical novel series, arrived on Netflix in full on May 22. All episodes are now available at once, the streaming service confirmed. The series originally aired on Japanese television starting January 11, 2026, produced by SynergySP and directed by Hiroshi Yatsumi. Imamura, a Naoki Prize winner, wrote the original novel that the anime adapts; his other work Ikusagami is also currently streaming on Netflix. The story follows Gengo Matsunaga, a former firefighting samurai who rebuilds a broke and despised firefighting group in Edo, racing to stop arsons and a coming disaster. Yuichiro Umehara voices Gengo, with a cast including Shuichiro Umeda, Subaru Kimura, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kensho Ono, Ayaka Miyoshi, Koji Yusa, and Junichi Suwabe.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shogo Imamura's debut novel \"Hikuidori\" gets its anime adaptation on Netflix before his more recent work \"Ikusagami\" does. The author's own debut is now reaching screens ahead of his later hit.","twitterPost":"Imamura's debut novel \"Hikuidori\" hits Netflix as an anime before his more recent \"Ikusagami\" finishes streaming. His first work now arrives as a full season drop.","threadsPost":"Shogo Imamura's debut novel \"Hikuidori\" arrives on Netflix as an anime before his more recent \"Ikusagami\" has finished its own streaming run. The author's first work is now reaching screens ahead of the title that made him a household name. Netflix is betting on the older story first.","newsletterBlurb":"Hikuidori: Ushu Boro Tobi-gumi, the winter 2026 TV anime based on Shogo Imamura's historical novel series, is now streaming all episodes on Netflix. The series follows firefighting samurai Gengo Matsunaga as he rebuilds a broken firefighting group in Edo.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/05/22/99160.html\",\"title\":\"Naoki Prize-winning author Shogo Imamura's \\\"Hikuidori\\\" all episodes begin streaming on Netflix at once! Enjoy it together with \\\"Ikusagami\\\" ♪\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3951,"outputTokens":680,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826568,"createdAt":"2026-05-22T05:20:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-22T05:31:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T05:31:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b84f7bfec5d743789fbffa40","canonicalTitle":"直木賞作家・今村翔吾「火喰鳥」アニメ全話がNetflixで一挙配信開始！「イクサガミ」と合わせて楽しめる♪ | アニメ！アニメ！","representativeArticleId":"a_b572838a12ee388a66fc3625","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"火喰鳥 羽州ぼろ鳶組\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"今村翔吾\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-22T03:00:08.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-22T03:00:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T05:31:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/05/22/99160.html","title":"直木賞作家・今村翔吾「火喰鳥」アニメ全話がNetflixで一挙配信開始！「イクサガミ」と合わせて楽しめる♪ | アニメ！アニメ！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["火喰鳥 羽州ぼろ鳶組"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["今村翔吾"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The winter 2026 anime Hikuidori: Ushu Boro Tobi-gumi began streaming all episodes at once on Netflix on May 22, 2026.","The series aired on Japanese television from January 11, 2026, produced by SynergySP and directed by Hiroshi Yatsumi.","The anime adapts Shogo Imamura's historical novel series; Imamura is a Naoki Prize winner and his other work Ikusagami also streams on Netflix.","The story follows Gengo Matsunaga, a former firefighting samurai who rebuilds a broke and despised firefighting group in Edo.","Yuichiro Umehara voices Gengo, with a cast including Shuichiro Umeda, Subaru Kimura, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kensho Ono, Ayaka Miyoshi, Koji Yusa, and Junichi Suwabe."]}