Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange

Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (め組の大吾 救国のオレンジ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It is a sequel to Soda's Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M series. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since October 2020, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of February 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base aired from September 2023 to March 2024.

Characters



 * Daigo Toake (十朱 大吾)


 * Shun Onoda (斧田 駿)


 * Yuki Nakamura (中村 雪)


 * Sadaie Matoi (纏 定家)


 * Kyōsuke Yamagami (山上 恭介)


 * Hasebe (長谷部)


 * Watari (渡)


 * Daigo Asahina (朝比奈 大吾)


 * Shirō Amakasu (甘粕 士郎)


 * Teppei Igarashi (五十嵐 哲平)


 * Riku Usui (碓井 陸)


 * Takuto Tsubaki (椿 拓人)


 * Sakura Nagata (永田 桜)


 * Toyomu Altonen (アルトーネン 響)


 * Hiromi Kittaka (橘高 洋海)


 * Narrator (ナレーション)

Manga
Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, with the assistance of Kuro Tomiyama, Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange started in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020. The manga finished its first part on February 6, 2024, and it was announced that the manga would enter on hiatus before starting the second part, with no estimated date of return. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 16, 2021. As of February 16, 2024, nine volumes have been released.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in December 2022. It is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Masahiko Murata, with scripts supervised by Shinzō Fujita, character designs handled by Hitomi Tsuruta and Koji Yabuno, and music composed by Norihito Sumitomo. The series received an early screening at Anime Expo on July 3, 2023, and aired from September 30, 2023, to March 23, 2024, on all NNS affiliates, including ytv and Nippon TV. The main opening theme song is "Anthropos" by Kanjani Eight, while the first ending theme song is "Perfect World" by LMYK, and the second ending theme song is "Mission" by Mika Nakashima.

On the occasion of the Autumn Fire Prevention Campaign and to promote the series, voice actors Junya Enoki, Taku Yashiro, and Ayane Sakura were appointed as rescue captains for a day at the Tokyo Fire Department's Musashino fire station on November 9, 2023, where they experienced rope-crossing and water-discharge training. J Rescue Magazine featured Yuki Nakamura on the November 2023 cover, a first for Icarus Publishing Co., Ltd to feature an anime character since the magazine was first launched in 2001. It featured an interview with Ayane Sakura and a glossary containing words used in firefighting.

Crunchyroll has licensed the series worldwide outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and is streaming it on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.

Other media
An official guidebook, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange Official Guidebook – The Story of Passionate Rescue Team Members (め組の大吾 救国のオレンジ 公式ガイドブック 熱き救助隊員たちの物語), was published by Kodansha on October 17, 2023.

Reception
The manga was nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2023.