Ushūboro Tobigumi
is a Japanese novel series written by Shogo Imamura. It began publication under Shodensha's Shodensha Bunko imprint in March 2017. Twelve volumes and a short story collection have been published as of March 2022. A manga adaptation of the first novel illustrated by Shinobu Seguchi began serialization in Akita Shoten's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion in April 2025. An anime television series adaptation of the first novel produced by SynergySP premiered in January 2026.
Plot
Set in the late Edo period, the story centers on the Boro Tobi-gumi, a firefighting brigade operating in the Ushū region. The story follows Matsunaga Gengo, once the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo, who joins the brigade at the encouragement of his wife Miyuki. Looked down on by other groups, the brigade is composed largely of social outcasts and drifters, bound together by their dangerous work and shared sense of duty. Known as "Hikuidori", the members risk their lives battling massive fires that threaten towns and livelihoods in an era when fire is one of the greatest dangers to daily life.Characters
;Gengo Matsunaga;Shinnosuke Torigoe
;Torajiro
;Hikoya
;Seijuro Kaji
;Jinsuke
;Rokuemon Hōjō
;Samon Orishimo
;Renji
;Kingorō
;Akiyo
;Moriemon Dategasaki
;Osuzu
;Heizō Nobuo Hasegawa
;Tōgorō
;Miyuki
;Kankurō Ōto