The November 2025 issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magazine has confirmed that the Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange (Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange/ め組の大吾 救国のオレンジ) manga by Soda Masahito and Tomiyama Kuro will go on an indefinite hiatus.
Soda and Tomiyama started the Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange manga in October 2020 in Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magazine, and Kodansha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in April 2021 and the 12th volume in August 2025. The manga was nominated in the Best Shonen Manga category of the 47th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2023.
The manga is a sequel to Soda’s Megumi no Daigo (Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M/め組の大吾 ) manga, which was serialised between 1995 and 1999. Shogakukan published the manga’s first volume in January 1996 and the 20th and final volume in August 1999.
Viz Media released all of the original Megumi no Daigo manga volumes digitally in English, under the name Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M. It describes the original manga below:
“Fire, smoke, adrenaline, and fear–when everyone is running to escape from a fire, a few courageous people are running to jump right into the thick of it. Firefighters put their own lives on the line to protect others, and Daigo Asahina has always dreamed of becoming one. He’s fresh out of the training academy and has been newly assigned to Medaka-Ga-Hama fire station. Cocky and overconfident, Daigo responds to a few calls and is quickly humbled and put in his place–he’s still got a lot to learn before he can call himself a true firefighter.”
The Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange sequel manga was adapted into an anime in September 2023. All 23 episodes are available to stream on Crunchyroll under the name Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange. Crunchyroll describes the anime below:
“From battling blazes to daring rescues, firefighters risk their lives to protect others. Daigo, Yuki, and Shun dream of becoming members of the elite firefighter rescue corps “Orange.” To do so, they each must overcome personal challenges, train harder than ever, and rely on one another to make it out of the flames alive. But as disaster strikes Japan, can they work together and save the country?”
