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Is There a Fire Force Season 3 Episode 1 Release Date?

Chris McMullen

Published: Jul 10, 2024 08:38 am

Fire Force Season 3 was confirmed back in May 2022, which has left fans of this anime chomping at the bit for some more infernal-busting action. But is there a Fire Force Season 3, Episode 1 release date? Here’s the answer.

Is There a Fire Force Season 3, Episode 1 Release Date?

Fire Force Season 3 now has a confirmed release window of April 2025 and January 2026. There’s no precise date for Season 3, Episode 1, but it’s good to finally get some confirmation. The bad news is that, since this final season is split into two, you’ll be waiting a year and a half at least for the show to conclude its story.

So, why the delay? Studio David Production remained tight-lipped, and the official Fire Force Twitter account was silent for four months before tweeting the news of the 2025/2026 release window. But fans had theories as to what was going on. That’s not to say they were right, but some of the explanations they’ve offered (via Reddit) for the show’s delay are certainly interesting.

One theory was that the show is changing studios from David Productions to Shaft. However, that comes from an unconfirmed leak, a tweet that’s since been deleted. Another was that Undead Unluck had been David Productions’ focus, to the point where it put Fire Force on hold, which isn’t all that far-fetched.

But Fire Force is not the only anime to be heavily delayed. One Punch Man Season 3 was announced in 2022, a couple of months after Fire Force Season 3, and it has still yet to get a release date or even a vague window. Given how action-heavy both shows can be, it may be that the sheer volume of dynamic animation is holding the shows up. It doesn’t help that the final episode of Season 2 dropped one hell of a bombshell.

So, the answer to is there a Fire Force Season 3, Episode 1 release date is that it has a release window of April 2025 and January 2026, but there’s no exact release date.

Fire Force Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now on Crunchyroll.

The above article was updated on 7/10/2024 by the original author to add information about Fire Force Season 3’s release window.

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Chris McMullen

Chris McMullen is a freelance contributor at The Escapist and has been with the site since 2020. He returned to writing about games following several career changes, with his most recent stint lasting five-plus years. He hopes that, through his writing work, he settles the karmic debt he incurred by persuading his parents to buy a Mega CD. Outside of The Escapist, Chris covers news and more for GameSpew. He's also been published at such sites as VG247, Space, and more. His tastes run to horror, the post-apocalyptic, and beyond, though he'll tackle most things that aren't exclusively sports-based. At Escapist, he's covered such games as Infinite Craft, Lies of P, Starfield, and numerous other major titles.