Jiro Azuma and Rago have already survived four weeks of mononoke chaos, and fans are now counting down to their next fight.
Black Torch premiered on July 4, 2026, kicking off one of the more unexpected comeback stories of the Summer 2026 season. The manga wrapped up years ago, so seeing Tsuyoshi Takaki’s shinobi-versus-spirits world get a full weekly anime adaptation has been a genuine surprise for longtime readers.
Every episode so far has kept the same steady Saturday rhythm, which makes the schedule easy to track heading into the back half of the season.
Black Torch Episode 5 Release Date and Time
Episode 5 releases on Saturday, August 1, on Crunchyroll. The episode drops at 6:00 a.m. PDT, which lines up to 9:00 a.m. EDT and 1:00 p.m. GMT for international viewers.
That timing has held steady since the premiere, so anyone who caught episode 4 on July 25 already knows the drill for episode 5. The series is confirmed for 12 episodes total, which puts the season finale at episode 12 on September 19.
Crunchyroll is streaming Black Torch with both English subs and an English dub across North America, Europe, Oceania, and several other regions. The Japanese cast includes Ryota Suzuki as Jiro and Yoji Ueda as Rago, while the English dub features AJ Beckles and Keith Silverstein in those same roles.
Kei Umabiki directs the series at 100Studio, with SiM providing the opening themes “Freeze Me Up” and “I Don’t Like Mondays”. handling the ending track Groooovy.
With four episodes already establishing the Bureau of Espionage and the growing mononoke threat around Rago’s powers, episode 5 has plenty of momentum to build on. Mark the calendar for Saturday, August 1, when Black Torch episode 5 premieres on Crunchyroll.