Garo: The Animation | |
牙狼〈GARO〉 (Garo) | |
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Genre | Dark fantasy, superhero [1] |
Created by | Keita Amemiya |
Anime television series | |
Garo:The Carved Seal of Flames | |
Directed by | Yuichiro Hayashi |
Produced by | Takahiro Suzuki |
Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Music by | Monaca |
Studio | MAPPA |
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Original network | TV Tokyo (TXN), Star Channel, Family Gekijo |
Original run | October 3, 2014 – March 27, 2015 |
Episodes | 24 + OVA |
Anime television series | |
Garo:Crimson Moon | |
Directed by | Atsushi Wakabayashi |
Produced by | Junichi Takagi |
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Music by | Monaca |
Studio | MAPPA |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo (TXN),Star Channel,Family Gekijo |
Original run | October 9,2015 – April 1,2016 |
Episodes | 23 + OVA |
Anime film | |
Garo:The Fleeting Cherry Blossom | |
Directed by | Satoshi Nishimura |
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Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Music by | Ryuuichi Takada (Monaca) |
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Released | October 6, 2018 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
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Garo:The Animation is a Japanese animated franchise based on the Garo tokusatsu drama. Each entry takes place within its own narrative and continuity. Each entry is licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation. [2]
The first entry of the series,titled in Japan as Garo:The Carved Seal of Flames (Japanese:牙狼〈GARO〉-炎の刻印-,Hepburn:Garo -Honōno Kokuin-),premiered in October 2014,featuring character designs from Hiroyuki Takei. [3] [4] A sequel follow-up film titled Garo:Divine Flame (牙狼〈GARO〉-DIVINE FLAME-) premiered in Japan on May 21,2016. [5] [6]
A second anime series titled Garo:Crimson Moon (Japanese:牙狼〈GARO〉-紅蓮ノ月-,Hepburn:GARO -Guren no Tsuki-) premiered in October 2015. This second series,which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket,features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. [7] A film sequel titled Garo:The Fleeting Cherry Blossom [8] (薄墨桜-GARO-,Usuzumizakura -GARO-,lit. "Gray Cherry Blossoms:Garo") premiered in Japan on October 6,2018. [9] [10]
A third anime series titled Garo:Vanishing Line (牙狼〈GARO〉-VANISHING LINE-) premiered in October 2017.
The first series is set in the fictitious Valiante Kingdom (ヴァリアンテ国, Variante-koku), which resembles Spain during the Spanish Inquisition. After the king, under the influence of his advisor Mendoza, launches a witch hunt that endangers both Makai Knights and Makai Alchemists, a Makai Alchemist named Anna is burned at the stake while giving birth to León Luis, who is spirited off by his Makai Knight father Germán Luis to be trained to inherit the title of Golden Knight Garo. Years later, after Valiante is now plagued with Horrors as Mendoza, revealed to be an excommunicated Makai Alchemist, uses them to assert his authority after usurping the throne, the king's son Prince Alfonso seeks out the assistance of Garo to reclaim the throne, but also trains as a Makai Knight to become Gaia the Knight of Defense. The fully grown León returns to the land of his birth at this time to avenge his mother. Both he and Alfonso meet and learn that they are in fact maternal cousins whose grandfather was the previous Garo. Though León was relieved of the Garo title after Mendoza's assumed death for misconduct, Alfonso contends with the surviving Horrors in his kingdom. After discarding his drive for revenge and deciding to become a protector instead, León reclaims his armor and title, and joins forces with his friends to search for Mendoza once it is confirmed that he is still alive. [11] [12]
Divine Flame takes place four years after the events of the first season, Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames. It follows the adventures of León, Alfonso, Ema and Germán as they try to stop a powerful Horror who plans to use Germán's son Roberto as a sacrifice.
Crimson Moon is set in Japan during the Heian period, and features fictionalized versions of many Japanese historical figures. This time, Garo is a young Japanese man named Raikou who cannot properly summon the Garo armor himself, and instead relies on his companion, a female Makai Alchemist named Seimei, whose Makai magic allows him to become Garo to fight the Horrors infesting Heian-kyō. They are accompanied by a young boy named Kintoki who wishes to follow in Raikou's footsteps. Their journey pits them against the evil Ashiya Douman, a fallen Makai Alchemist who summons Horrors to do his bidding. They are later accompanied in their fight by Fujiwara no Yasusuke, who becomes the bearer of the armor of Zanga the White Lotus Knight.
The film features the characters from the Crimson Moon series; Raikou, Kintoki and Seimei. They are confronted by a Horror that inhabits an ancient cherry blossom tree. The Horror is activated by the brother and sister Tokimaru and Akira in revenge against Emperor Michinaga for their clan's ancestor Duke Kan, Sugawara-no-Michizane of the Hajimi, who was accused of treason and exiled. Tokimaru and Akira plan to take revenge on the current Emperor Michinaga, but Raikou, Kintoki and Seimei with the aid of the Makai Knight Yasusuke combine to stop the Horror. Later, Michinaga is arrested for callous disregard of the safety of the population within the capital.
Vanishing Line is set during the modern era in the fictitious Russell City, a prosperous American city based on New York City. This time, the bearer of Golden Knight Garo is a muscular man named Sword. He is the first to hear the first stirrings of the plot, and throws himself into a shadow war in order to expose it. His only clue is the key word "El Dorado." He meets Sophia Heness, a young girl searching for her missing older brother who has only left her with the same words: "El Dorado." With Sword having also lost his younger sister in the past, both are drawn together by the words, and work together to find out its meaning.
A four-episode audio drama series features a crossover between the three anime series.
Garo, sometimes referred to as Golden Knight Garo, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 7, 2005, to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes. The series was created and directed by Keita Amemiya (Kamen Rider ZO, Zeiram) with supporting direction from Makoto Yokoyama and Kengo Kaji (Uzumaki). The creature designer was Yasushi Nirasawa, known for his later work as the designer of the Imagin for Kamen Rider Den-O, as well as for his work designing the monsters of Kamen Rider Blade and Kamen Rider Kabuto.
Garo may refer to:
Garo Special: Beast of the Demon Night is a two-part made-for-TV movie of the Japanese tokusatsu series Garo that aired at the end of 2006. Like the original series, it was licensed to the United States by Section23 Films.
Garo: Red Requiem is a 2010 Japanese 3-D superhero film directed by Keita Amemiya, produced by Tohokushinsha Film, and based on their tokusatsu series Garo. It was released in theaters on October 30, 2010. Ryosei Konishi reprises his role from the television series, while introducing new characters such as the one portrayed by Mary Matsuyama. Mika Hijii, who portrayed Kaoru in the original series, returns to voice a different character.
Garo: Makai Senki is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as a sequel to Garo, airing on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2011, and March 22, 2012. The catchphrase for the series is "The knight's oath, shines in gold".
Garo: Soukoku no Maryu is a Japanese superhero film that released on February 23, 2013, and serves as an epilogue to Garo: Makai Senki. Ryosei Konishi was initially the only confirmed member of the cast, but Ray Fujita, Shouma Yamamoto, Ozuno Nakamura, Yukijirō Hotaru, Hironobu Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Watanabe were later confirmed to appear in the film. The guest stars in the film are Yuki Kubota, Anna Aoi, Tetsuya Yanagihara, and Keiko Matsuzaka. The catchphrase for the movie is "Save the Object World".
Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. that premiered on April 5, 2013, on TV Tokyo. Written and directed by Makoto Yokoyama, Yami o Terasu Mono is the third television series in the Garo metaseries, but is set in a different continuity than previous and following entries. The catchphrase for the series, referred to as the Vol City Chapter, is "Get back your gold.".
Garo Gaiden: Tōgen no Fue is a Japanese superhero film based on the Garo television series, in particular the events of the second season Garo: Makai Senki. It serves as a spin-off from Makai Senki and stars Yasue Sato and Mary Matsuyama as Jabi and Rekka, two Makai Priestesses from the metaseries. The catchphrase for the movie is "Is that note of light or of darkness?". Tougen no Fue received a limited theatrical release on July 20, 2013.
Zero: Black Blood is a Japanese film duology and television miniseries, a spin-off from the Garo television series. The film is split into two portions. The White Chapter, which comprises the first three episodes of the miniseries, had a limited theatrical release on March 8, 2014, and the Black Chapter, the last three episodes, had a limited theatrical release on March 22, 2014. The film was also shown on the Japanese cable television channel Family Gekijo as a six-episode miniseries from March 5 through March 7, 2014, with two episodes shown each night.
Garo: Makai no Hana is a 2014 Japanese tokusatsu television drama. It is the fourth television series in the Garo metaseries, this time focusing on the character of Raiga Saezima, the son of the original protagonist Kouga, who takes on the mantle of the Golden Knight Garo. The series began broadcast on April 4, 2014, on TV Tokyo and its sister stations in the TX Network.
Garo: Gold Storm Sho is both a superhero film and the fifth television series in the Garo metaseries that serve as sequels to Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono. Wataru Kuriyama and Miki Nanri reprise their roles and are joined by new cast members which include Masahiro Inoue as the antagonist Jinga. The film prequel was released in theatres on March 28, 2015, while the television series began broadcast on April 3, 2015.
Garo: Makai Retsuden is an omnibus television series which features the cast of the several live action series produced along the years in the Garo metaseries, celebrating its 10th anniversary. It aired between April 8 and June 24, 2016.
Garo: Vanishing Line is a Japanese original anime superhero television series produced by MAPPA. It aired from October 2017 to March 2018. The anime is a part of the Garo franchise and the third in the series of Garo: The Animation.
Garo: Divine Flame is a 2016 Japanese animated superhero film based on Garo: The Animation. The movie takes place four years after the events of the first season, Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames. It follows the adventures of León, Alfonso, Ema and Germán as they try to stop a powerful Horror who plans to use Germán's son Roberto as a sacrifice.
Garo: Kami no Kiba is a 2017 dark fantasy superhero tokusatsu theatrical film produced by Tohokushinsha Film and Omnibus Japan. Featuring the main characters from Garo: Gold Storm Sho and Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono and overall the eighth feature film in the Garo franchise. It stars Wataru Kuriyama, Junya Ikeda, Tsunenori Aoki and Masahiro Inoue, with Keita Amemiya directing and writing the film's script. It was first screened on October 31, 2017 at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival and was released in Japanese theaters on January 6, 2018.
Kami no Kiba: Jinga is a Japanese television series, spin-off from the Garo metaseries. The series focuses on Jinga, now a reincarnated Makai Knight while facing his past darkness he assumed during the events of Garo: Gold Storm Sho and the film Garo: Kami no Kiba. Masahiro Inoue reprised his role on the lead character.