Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M

• Ja Kanji — め組の大吾 • Ja Romaji — Megumi no Daigo • Genre — * Drama • Thriller

• Type — manga • Author — Masahito Soda • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Shōnen Sunday Comics • Magazine — Weekly Shōnen Sunday • First — September 6, 1995 • Last — June 16, 1999 • Volumes — 20

• Type — film • Director — Susumu Nishizawa • Music — Shirō Hamaguchi • Studio — Sunrise • Released — July 27, 1999 • Runtime — 45 minutes

• Type — drama • Title — Fire Boys • Director — * Go Shichitaka • Take Narita • Hirosuke Mitake • Taro Kinoshita • Osamu Yonekawa • Ryouichi Tanaka • Writer — Tomoko Yoshida (screenwriter) • Music — Naoki Satō • Studio — Fuji Television • Network — FNS (Fuji TV) • First — January 6, 2004 • Last — March 16, 2004 • Episodes — 11

• Title — Sequel • Content — * Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (2020–present)

• Portal — yes Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1995 to June 1999, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A television drama adaptation, titled Fire Boys, was broadcast on Fuji Television and its affiliates from January to March 2004. A manga sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2020. In 1996, Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the category. By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.

As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.

• Daigo Asahina • Wataru Takagi • An 18-year-old young man who thinks he knows everything about firefighting. However, he quickly learns that it is more harsh and dangerous than he thought. After his first day, he vows to change his ways and become a true firefighter. • Shunsuke Gomi • Yusaku Yara • The captain of Fire Company M whose easy-going attitude is initially off-putting to the overzealous Daigo. • Shizuka Ochiai • Kikuko Inoue • Daigo's high school teacher who continues to offer encouragement even though he is no longer her student. She treats him as though he is her little brother, though Daigo has feelings for her. • Shirō Amakasu • Kazuya Ichijō • Daigo's serious-minded rival at Kujiradai Fire Station, one of the busiest stations in the area.

Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 6, 1995, to June 16, 1999. Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 1996, to August 7, 1999. Shogakukan republished the series into eleven bunkoban volumes from October 4, 2005, to May 13, 2006. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English language release. The twenty volumes were released from December 10, 2002, to November 13, 2007. In December 2013, Viz Media published the series digitally on their platform. A sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020.

An 11-episode television drama adaptation titled Fire Boys: Megumi no Daigo was broadcast on Fuji Television and its affiliates from January 6 to March 16, 2004.