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Flame of Recca

Flame of Recca

烈火の炎 · Rekka no Honoo
7.35Score#2,733Popularity9.1KOn listsFinished airing
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Contents
  1. Characters
  2. Production
  3. Music
  4. Episodes
  5. Where to watch
  6. Videos and pictures
  7. Ratings and statistics
  8. Related works
  9. Recommendations
  10. References
  11. External links
Flame of Recca
Opening · OP1 «Nanka Shiawase» — the OYSTARS
Japanese烈火の炎
RomanizedRekka no Honoo
Also known asRecca no Honoo
GenreAction, Adventure, Martial Arts, Super Power, Shounen
TypeTV series
Based onManga — Nobuyuki Anzai
Directed byNoriyuki Abe
Written byHiroshi Hashimoto
Character designMari Kitayama, Atsushi Wakabayashi
Music byYusuke Honma
StudioStudio Pierrot
Original runJuly 19, 1997 – July 10, 1998
Episodes42
Episode length23 min
BroadcastSaturdays
Total running time16 hr 6 min
StatusFinished airing
SeasonSummer 1997
Age ratingPG-13 – Teens 13 and older
Score★ 7.35
On users' lists9,088
Kitsu, Shikimori
StreamingCrunchyroll, Prime Video
Manga
Written byNobuyuki Anzai
Published inShounen Sunday
DemographicShounen
Original runMarch 22, 1995 – October 30, 2002
Volumes33
Chapters330

Flame of Recca (Japanese: 烈火の炎, Hepburn: Rekka no Honoo) is a 1997 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Nobuyuki Anzai. It is animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. It aired from July 19, 1997 to July 10, 1998, with 42 episodes.

Characters

Main characters

Rekka HanabishiRekka HanabishiMainKousuke OkanoKousuke OkanoJapanese
Domon IshijimaDomon IshijimaMainNobuo TobitaNobuo TobitaJapanese
KagerouKagerouMainKotono MitsuishiKotono MitsuishiJapanese
Fuuko KirisawaFuuko KirisawaMainAkiko HiramatsuAkiko HiramatsuJapanese
Kaoru KoganeiKaoru KoganeiMainMotoko KumaiMotoko KumaiJapanese
KureiKureiMainRyoutarou OkiayuRyoutarou OkiayuJapanese
Tokiya MikagamiTokiya MikagamiMainMayumi AsanoMayumi AsanoJapanese
Yanagi SakoshitaYanagi SakoshitaMainYuki MasudaYuki MasudaJapanese

Supporting characters

AkiAkiSupportingMegumi OgataMegumi OgataJapanese
DaikokuDaikokuSupportingShinya OotakiShinya OotakiJapanese
Domon's MotherDomon's MotherSupportingKujiraKujiraJapanese
FujimaruFujimaruSupportingEiji ItouEiji ItouJapanese
GashakuraGashakuraSupportingIkuya SawakiIkuya SawakiJapanese
GenjuurouGenjuurouSupportingTamio OokiTamio OokiJapanese

Shigeo Hanabishi · Hanemaru · Homura · Inuko · Jisho · Joker · Kai · Kashamaru · Leilan Katashiro · Kokuu · Kondou · Kuchibashimaru · Kurenai · Kuukai · Madoka · Magensha · Kyoza Meguri · Mifuyu Mikagami · Miki · Mikoto · Minamio · Misora · Kouran Mori · Ganko Morikawa · Nadare · Mokuren Nagai · Nemi · Neon · Noroi · Ouka · Raiha · Reina · Resshin · Rui

Voice cast by language

Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.

CharacterJapaneseEnglish
Rekka HanabishiMainKousuke OkanoScott Roberts
Domon IshijimaMainNobuo TobitaAdam Hunter
KagerouMainKotono MitsuishiMariette Sluyter
Fuuko KirisawaMainAkiko HiramatsuOnalea Gilbertson
Kaoru KoganeiMainMotoko KumaiBrett Bauer
KureiMainRyotaro Okiayu
Shizuka Ishikawa		Jonathan Love
Tokiya MikagamiMainHikaru Midorikawa
Mayumi Asano		–
Yanagi SakoshitaMainYuki MasudaCarol-Anne Day
JokerSupportingMitsuaki Madono–
KashamaruSupportingChoLucas Gilbertson
KondouSupportingTooru OokawaRoger Rhodes
KuukaiSupportingUnshou Ishizuka–
All languages (3)
CharacterJapaneseEnglishKorean
Rekka HanabishiMainKousuke OkanoScott RobertsIl Kim
Domon IshijimaMainNobuo TobitaAdam HunterWon Hyeong Choi
KagerouMainKotono MitsuishiMariette Sluyter–
Fuuko KirisawaMainAkiko HiramatsuOnalea GilbertsonSoyeon
Kaoru KoganeiMainMotoko KumaiBrett Bauer–
KureiMainRyotaro Okiayu
Shizuka Ishikawa		Jonathan LoveHan Choi
Tokiya MikagamiMainHikaru Midorikawa
Mayumi Asano		–Min Seok Kim
Yanagi SakoshitaMainYuki MasudaCarol-Anne Day–
JokerSupportingMitsuaki Madono––
KashamaruSupportingChoLucas Gilbertson–
KondouSupportingTooru OokawaRoger Rhodes–
KuukaiSupportingUnshou Ishizuka––
MikiSupportingYuki Hamano––
Ganko MorikawaSupportingKiyomi AsaiCaitlynne Medrek–
Mokuren NagaiSupportingDaiki Nakamura––
NarratorSupportingTooru OokawaRoger Rhodes–
SaichouSupportingJunko Noda––
Meno SakuraSupportingYuko Minaguchi––
SekiouSupportingShigezou Sasaoka––

Production

Key staff

Nobuyuki AnzaiNobuyuki AnzaiOriginal CreatorNoriyuki AbeNoriyuki AbeDirectorHiroshi HashimotoHiroshi HashimotoSeries CompositionMari KitayamaCharacter DesignYusuke HonmaYusuke HonmaMusicStudio PierrotStudio PierrotStudio

Staff

StudioStudio Pierrot
Original CreatorNobuyuki Anzai
DirectorNoriyuki Abe
Series CompositionHiroshi Hashimoto
ScriptHiroshi Hashimoto, Satoru Nishizono, Aaron Pessin
Character DesignMari Kitayama, Atsushi Wakabayashi
MusicYusuke Honma
Director of PhotographyHarutoshi Miyagawa
Theme Song PerformanceYuki Masuda, Hikaru Nishida
ProducerKen Hagino, Madoka Takiyama

Music

ComposerYusuke Honma

Opening themes

Ending themes

Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.

Episodes

42 of 42 episodes aired
No.TitleOriginal air dateStatus
1“The Princess and the Ninja - Awakening of the Power!!”July 19, 1997Aired
2“Wind and Fire - A Dangerous Seduction!!”August 2, 1997Aired
3“The Water Swordsman - The Fang of Revenge!!”August 9, 1997Aired
4“Labyrinth of Mirrors - The Flame of Death!!”August 16, 1997Aired
5“The Shadow Ninja Clan - The Mystery of the Hokage!!”August 30, 1997Aired
6“Fearful Fire Sorcerer - Kurei!!”September 13, 1997Aired
7“The Shadow Ninja Clan - The Mystery of the Hokage!!”September 20, 1997Aired
8“The Room of the Dolls - Fuko's Desperate Struggle!!”September 27, 1997Aired
9“Demon Domon - His Unknown Power!!”October 4, 1997Aired
10“Clash of Flames - The Two Hokage!!”October 11, 1997Aired
11“The Five Fangs of Kogonanki!!”October 18, 1997Aired
12“Kurenai The Flame - The Angel of Death!!”October 25, 1997Aired
13“The Ultimate Flame! Legend of the Fire Dragons”November 1, 1997Aired
14“The Past Revived - The 400-Year-Old Truth!!”November 15, 1997Aired
15“The Curse of Time - Mother and Son!!”November 22, 1997Aired
16“Ready to Fight! - Recca's Challenge!!”November 29, 1997Aired
17“Underground Death Tournament! - The Hokage Arrives!”December 6, 1997Aired
18“Sword of Blood! - Tokiya - Tokiya in the Ring!!”December 13, 1997Aired
19“The Iron Fist Fails! - Domon's Trump Card!!”December 20, 1997Aired
20“Explosion! - The Secret of Maiden's Flower!!”January 10, 1998Aired
21“Paper Dance. Breathing in Life!”January 17, 1998Aired
22“Sudden Change of Buddha”January 24, 1998Aired
23“Desperate Trials!”January 31, 1998Aired
24“The Call from the Monster, the Warrior from Hell”February 7, 1998Aired
25“Shock! Lightning Fast Conclusion!”February 14, 1998Aired
26“Mokuren has Returned! The Menace of the Human Tree.”February 21, 1998Aired
27“Tears Shed Because of Girl's Hair!!”February 28, 1998Aired
28“Blazing Judgement. Setsuna Shun En!”March 7, 1998Aired
29“Suspicious Tongues. Fear of the Kotodama!”March 14, 1998Aired
30“Temptation of the Beautiful Women. The Deadly Duo!”March 21, 1998Aired
31“Cursed Fire. Kurenai's Past!”March 28, 1998Aired
32“Invisible Enemy. Battle Against Fear!”April 17, 1998Aired
33“Dragon Twins! The Stolen Move!”April 24, 1998Aired
34“Fierce Fighting Fuko. Countless Injuries On Bare Skin!”May 1, 1998Aired
35“Girl's Invocation. Awakening the Fujin!”May 8, 1998Aired
36“The Fire Dragons United! The Opponent Outside the Ring!”May 15, 1998Aired
37“Escape from Another Dimension! Battle in the Evil Place!”May 22, 1998Aired
38“Fear! Reanimated Zombie!”May 29, 1998Aired
39“Mikagami's Fierce Battle. Heedless Hyomon Ken!”June 12, 1998Aired
40“A Wicked Woman's Trap. Angry Fujin”June 19, 1998Aired
41—Aired
42—Aired

Where to watch

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Videos and pictures

Trailers and music

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Ratings and statistics

7.35321 ratings

Score distribution

1017.1%
96.5%
820.6%
730.2%
611.5%
57.8%
44%
30.9%
20.6%
10.6%

On users' lists

  • Plan to watch2,096
  • Watching212
  • Completed591
  • On hold153
  • Dropped160

Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.

Audience

How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.

9.1KOn users' lists
591Completed
212Watching
2.1KPlan to watch
32Favorites
SiteMembersWatchingCompletedPlan to watchDroppedFavorites
Kitsu5,876————32
Shikimori3,2122125912,096160—
Original workRekka no Honoo (Manga)
SequelFlame of Recca: Final Burning (Special, 2004)

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References

  1. “Rekka no Honoo”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  2. “Rekka no Honoo”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  3. “Flame of Recca”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  4. “Flame of Recca”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
  5. “Q123579231”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.

The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.

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