Fire Force's explosive endgame is underway, with the third season's third and final cour turning up the heat with the stakes and shocking revelations. Already, the Tokyo Empire has been turned upside down with the emergence of the titanic Pillars and kaiju-level Infernals, but that was just the opening act compared to what Giovanni is about to unleash. Episode 18 featured a spectacular battle between Giovanni and Vulcan's team, and now, the heroes face their doom thanks to pi's solution.

Episode 19 promises to take Fire Force's climax to the next level with a strange key that should not even exist. All this time, it's felt like Shinra Kusakabe's world has been in terrible danger, but the apocalypse isn't a sudden burst of destruction. It's a calculated plan that comes in phases, and the phase that'll feature prominently in Episode 19 should turn this entire shonen world on its head with a key that defies all logic. Pi has been solved somehow, and the key is now being inserted into the lock -- and it seems no one can stop it.

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Charon Won't Let Company 8 Rescue Vulcan's Team

Charon Wants a New Life For Haumea

Episode 18, "Incantation of Destruction," included a sequence with Lieutenant Hinawa, Maki Oze, and Tamaki Kotatsu trying in vain to break into Amaterasu to aid Vulcan's team in that huge structure. The White-Clad cult interfered, and they made it clear that it was the fire soldiers who were delayed, not the cult. On a more personal note, Charon declared how he was defending the Great Cataclysm plan to create a new world where his companion Haumea won't have to suffer anymore. Haumea can sense the despair of all people, and it's ben weighing heavily on her all her life. This is no doubt why Charon will keep resisting the fire soldiers in Episode 19, too.

That particular sequence was brief and had an open ending, making it clear that the resolution won't be found until the next episode at the soonest. It's a drawn-out battle by design, with Charon stubbornly defending Amaterasu's doors to make sure Haumea can get that peaceful world for herself, even if everyone else has to pay the price for it. Despite his grievous injuries and enduring many gunshots from Lieutenant Hinawa, Charon is still standing, no matter the chunk missing from his torso. It's a test of endurance, and shonen fans know how long those can go on to prove how tough the character in question is. Hinawa and the others are now being pressured to find a unique angle to take Charon down, because more of the same isn't getting them anywhere. It's about time Company 8 exercises its creative thinking yet again.

The White-Clad Cult Continues Its Counterattack

The Infernal Army is Shielding the Apocalypse

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The best battles in shonen anime like Fire Force are personal, and Charon vs Hinawa is a great example of that in recent episodes. The anime hasn't forgotten the big picture, though, and Episode 18's events were busy setting up quite the epic battle for Episode 19 and beyond. Charon is hardly the only cultist standing between Company 8 and Amaterasu, because Ritsu, commander of the Knights of the Purple Smoke, is ready to do her part. She only made a quick appearance in Episode 18, but the scale of her zombie Infernal army suggests she's about to dominate the entire war for the Tokyo Empire's future. All this while the fiery apocalypse looms with the strange Soul Eater moon in the sky to double the eerie vibes.

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Ritsu has done relatively little as an antagonist thus far in Fire Force, and she has only rarely shown what her Ignition abilities can do. That's about to change in the next few Fire Force episodes, with Ritsu in an ideal position to push a strong counterattack on Company 8 with her fearsome army right behind her. She's about to relieve Charon of his burdens and pressure Company 8 in a big way. In fact, Ritsu just might overwhelm Company 8's members unless Maki, Tamaki, and Hinawa have a special new technique up their sleeve to counter a huge threat like this one. Sheer numbers appear to be Ritsu's main advantage, and the Infernal army will help Fire Force once again feel like the "monster hunter" anime that it once was. Wiping out Infernals to protect people may feel like yesterday's news from an era of lower stakes, but that's about to change.

Yu is the Key to Giovanni's Final Victory

Vulcan Needs a Personal Win in Episode 19

While the fight against Charon and Ritsu will no doubt play a part in Episode 19, Fire Force's primary stakes center on the bizarre villain Giovanni and the tormented Vulcan Joseph. The two of them had an intense showdown in Episode 18, ending with Giovanni's apparent destruction as a bug-man, only for Giovanni to possess Yu with an insect at the last second. Now, the innocent Yu is twisted into a grim, cartoony monster speaking in Giovanni's voice, and most critically, he's standing next to the keyhole. He shared a strange revelation: that pi, the infinite number with no known final digit, has actually been solved.

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Episode 19 will almost certainly focus on this above all else, with the pi solution being the key to igniting the Great Cataclysm. Episode 18 ended on the cliffhanger of Giovanni putting the key to the hole, and Episode 19 will follow through either with the villains' endgame, or a sudden interruption. Knowing Fire Force as a shonen anime, someone or something is about to knock that key away at the last split second to tease viewers, all while pressuring Vulcan, Lisa, and Viktor into finding a way to free Yu from Giovanni's possession -- if that's even possible. Perhaps Arthur Boyle the rogue knight might find a way.

This personal battle is too juicy and his too much potential in Vulcan's arc for it to merely end with Yu being the tool of Giovanni's victory and nothing more. Something is going to happen to either free Yu and destroy Giovanni for good, or at least force Vulcan to make a painful sacrifice and destroy Yu to prevent the endgame. Either way, Fire Force viewers are sure to witness the emotionally painful climax of Vulcan's arc with his charming found family, as the flashback sequences in Episode 18 would suggest.

Fire Force Episode 19 Release Date

The next episode of Fire Force, titled "Those Who Fight Back," is slated to release on February 20th, a Friday, as the global simulcast from Japan. It will stream on Crunchyroll, where viewers can find all the rest of Fire Force.

Fire Force

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Release Date: July 5, 2019
Network: TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC