# Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange

Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (Japanese: め組の大吾 救国のオレンジ, Hepburn: Megumi no Daigo Kyūkoku no Orenji) 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 11 tankōbon volumes as of February 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base aired from September 2023 to March 2024.

## Characters
### Daigo Toake (十朱 大吾, Toake Daigo)

    Voiced by: Junya Enoki

### Shun Onoda (斧田 駿, Onoda Shun)

    Voiced by: Taku Yashiro

### Yuki Nakamura (中村 雪, Nakamura Yuki)

    Voiced by: Ayane Sakura

### Sadaie Matoi (纏 定家, Matoi Sadaie)

    Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura

### Kyōsuke Yamagami (山上 恭介, Yamagami Kyōsuke)

    Voiced by: Tetsu Inada

### Hasebe (長谷部)

    Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami

### Watari (渡)

    Voiced by: Ryota Iwasaki

### Daigo Asahina (朝比奈 大吾, Asahina Daigo)

    Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi

### Shirō Amakasu (甘粕 士郎, Amakasu Shirō)

    Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

### Teppei Igarashi (五十嵐 哲平, Igarashi Teppei)

    Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi

### Riku Usui (碓井 陸, Usui Riku)

    Voiced by: Takashi Onozuka

### Takuto Tsubaki (椿 拓人, Tsubaki Takuto)

    Voiced by: Takuya Satō

### Sakura Nagata (永田 桜, Nagata Sakura)

    Voiced by: Marina Inoue

### Toyomu Altonen (アルトーネン 響, Arutōnen Toyomu)

    Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa

### Hiromi Kittaka (橘高 洋海, Kittaka Hiromi)

    Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki

### Narrator (ナレーション, Narēshon)

    Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda

## Media
### 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 17, 2025, eleven volumes have been released.

#### Volumes

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | April 16, 2021 | 978-4-06-521831-0 |
| 2 | June 17, 2021 | 978-4-06-523730-4 |
| 3 | October 15, 2021 | 978-4-06-524700-6 |
| 4 | February 17, 2022 | 978-4-06-526467-6 |
| 5 | August 17, 2022 | 978-4-06-528610-4 |
| 6 | December 15, 2022 | 978-4-06-529757-5 |
| 7 | May 17, 2023 | 978-4-06-531664-1 |
| 8 | October 17, 2023 | 978-4-06-533060-9 |
| 9 | February 16, 2024 | 978-4-06-534340-1 |
| 10 | August 16, 2024 | 978-4-06-536254-9 |
| 11 | February 17, 2025 | 978-4-06-538451-0 |

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

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Destined Three" Transliteration: "Unmei no Sannin" (Japanese: 運命の三人) | Masahiko Murata | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) |
| 2 | "Firefighter" Transliteration: "Faiafaitā" (Japanese: 消防官（ファイアファイター）) | Masahiko Murata | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) |
| 3 | "The God of Rescue" Transliteration: "Kyūjo no Kami-sama" (Japanese: 救助の神様) | Kōki Onoue | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) |
| 4 | "Fuwa Special Rescue Corps" Transliteration: "Fuwa Tokubetsu Kyūjotai" (Japanese: 不破特別救助隊) | Kōki Onoue | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) |
| 5 | "252" Transliteration: "Yōkyūjosha" (Japanese: 252（要救助者）) | Masahiko Murata | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) |
| 6 | "Toake Daigo" Transliteration: "Toake Daigo" (Japanese: 十朱大吾) | Yoshinobu Kasai | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04) |
| 7 | "My Hero" Transliteration: "Watashi no Eiyū" (Japanese: 私の英雄) | Maki Kamiya | Yukiko Sakaue | Masayuki Miyaji | November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11) |
| 8 | "The Three in the Basement" Transliteration: "Chikashitsu no Sannin" (Japanese: 地下室の三人) | Kōki Onoue | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) |
| 9 | "Mission" Transliteration: "Misshon" (Japanese: ミッション) | Masahiko Murata | Shinzō Fujita | Masahiko Murata | November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25) |
| 10 | "The Auspicious "Fire Company M"" Transliteration: "Medetai "Megumi"" (Japanese: めでたい"め組") | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) |
| 11 | "The True Sign of a Buddy" Transliteration: "Badi no Akashi" (Japanese: バディの証) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09) |
| 12 | "The Job of Those in Orange" Transliteration: "Orenji no Shigoto" (Japanese: オレンジの仕事) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16) |
| 12.5 | "The Sun Will Rise Again" Transliteration: "Hi wa Mata Noboru" (Japanese: 陽はまた昇る) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | December 23, 2023 (2023-12-23) |
| 13 | "Their Respective Emotions" Transliteration: "Sorezore no Omoi" (Japanese: それぞれの想い) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 6, 2024 (2024-01-06) |
| 14 | "The National Firefighter Rescue Technique Tournament" Transliteration: "Zenkoku Shōbō Kyūjo Gijutsu Taikai" (Japanese: 全国消防救助技術大会) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 13, 2024 (2024-01-13) |
| 15 | "Special Order Dispatch" Transliteration: "Tokumei Shutsujō" (Japanese: 特命出場) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20) |
| 16 | "Morse Code" Transliteration: "Mōrusu Shingō" (Japanese: モールス信号) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 27, 2024 (2024-01-27) |
| 17 | "Asahina Daigo" Transliteration: "Asahina Daigo" (Japanese: 朝比奈大吾) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | February 3, 2024 (2024-02-03) |
| 17.5 | "Their Bond" Transliteration: "San-nin no Enishi" (Japanese: 三人の縁（えにし）) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | February 10, 2024 (2024-02-10) |
| 18 | "Team" Transliteration: "Chīmu" (Japanese: チーム) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | February 17, 2024 (2024-02-17) |
| 19 | "Daigo's Confession" Transliteration: "Daigo no Kokuhaku" (Japanese: 大吾の告白) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | February 24, 2024 (2024-02-24) |
| 20 | "A Small Person in Need of Rescue" Transliteration: "Chīsana yō Kyūjosha" (Japanese: 小さな要救助者) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02) |
| 21 | "The Tokyo Fire Department Public Relations Division" Transliteration: "Tōkyō Shōbōchō Kōhōka" (Japanese: 東京消防庁広報課) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) |
| 22 | "Dust Explosion" Transliteration: "Funjin Bakuhatsu" (Japanese: 粉塵爆発) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16) |
| 23 | "The Heroes Assemble" Transliteration: "Yūsha Tsudō" (Japanese: 勇者集う) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) |

### 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, Megumi no Daigo Kyūkoku no Orenji Kōshiki Gaidobukku Atsuki Kyūjotaiin Tachi no Monogatari), 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.