Shakugan no Shana

Yuuji Sakai lives in what he believes is an ordinary city in Japan, but finds out in an instant that is not the case. When a giant "Rinne" sent by a "Guze no Tomogara" causes his world to suddenly freeze and begins to devour the people who had suddenly turned into blue flames, a young girl saves him - wielding a long sword, long black coat with red eyes and red hair. She is called a "Flame Haze"- one who hunts the "Guze no Tomogara" and balances the world. The biggest surprise however, is when Yuuji learns that he is a "Torch" - meaning he's already dead...