Title: 牙狼＜GARO＞（ガロ）
Title (romaji): GARO
Title (english): Fanged Wolf
Episodes: 25 + SP (Not Yet)
Broadcast period: October 7, 2005 – March 31, 2006
Broadcast network: TV Tokyo
Opening themes: "Theme of GARO" by TRYFORCE and JAM Project "Garo ~Savior in the Dark~" (牙狼～SAVIOR IN THE DARK～?) by JAM Project Ending themes: "Garo ~Boku ga Ai o Tsutaeteyuku~" (牙狼～僕が愛を伝えてゆく～?, "GARO ~I'll Keep Showing You My Love~") by Masaki Kyomoto (京本政樹, Kyōmoto Masaki?) "Boku wa Mada Koi o Shite wa Ikenai" (僕はまだ恋をしてはいけない?, "I Shouldn't Still Be Loving") by Masaki Kyomoto (京本政樹, Kyōmoto Masaki?) "Boku wa Mada Koi o Shite wa Ikenai" by Artist: Garo Project
Insert song/B-side: "Fencer of GOLD" by JAM Project
Synopsis
Garo focuses on the life of Kouga Saezima, who has assumed the title of Makai Knight to protect humanity against dark demonic manifestations called "Horrors." In his quest to purge them, he encounters a young girl named Kaoru whom he saves from a Horror, but who is stained with its demonic blood. As a rule, those that have been stained by the blood of a Horror shall be cut down, or else they will die painfully in approximately 100 days. Kouga spares Kaoru and tries to find a way to purify her before her remaining time expires. Thus, the series focuses on Kouga's developing relationship with Kaoru and his stand in protecting humanity in accordance with the wishes of his father, who was his predecessor with the title of Garo.
Cast
Kaoru Mitsuki (御月 カオル, Mitsuki Kaoru?): Mika Hijii (肘井 美佳, Hijii Mika?) Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零, Suzumura Rei?): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲, Fujita Rei?) Karune Ryuzaki (龍崎 駈音, Ryūzaki Karune?): Masaki Kyomoto (京本 政樹, Kyōmoto Masaki?) Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋 ゴンザ, Kurahashi Gonza?): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢 雪次朗, Hotaru Yukijirō?) Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, Madōwa Zaruba?, Voice): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu?) Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, Madōgu Shiruva?, Voice): Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛, Orikasa Ai?)
Movie 1
Title: 牙狼<GARO>スペシャル 白夜の魔獣,
Title (romaji): GARO Supesharu Byakuya no Majū
Title (english): Garo Special: Beast of the Midnight Sun
Episodes: 2
Broadcast period: December 15, 2006 – December 22, 2006
Broadcast network: TV Tokyo
Opening theme: "Theme of GARO" by TRYFORCE and JAM Project Ending theme: "Aurora no Shita de" (オーロラの下で, Ōrora no Shita de?, "Under the Aurora") by GARO Project Insert song: "Akai Bara" (赤いバラ?, "Red Rose") by GARO Project
Synopsis Part One
Young Priestess Rin sends a message to Kouga after using herself as Horror bait to get his attention. While at home they discuss the matter and suspects the validity of the message since the message comes from deceased Priest Amon. She tries to show her magical skills as a means of proof, but only damaged Kouga's favorite painting from Kaoru before she left to Italy to study art. Kouga was upset, but still went through with the spiritual summoning ritual and spoke with Priest Amon. Amon's spirit informs Kouga that Jabi's body was still intact and that she resides within an entity called the Makai Tree which resides in the Makai realm. In another district, Rei encounters a strange Horror and kills him as ZERO. In the aftermath he was assigned to Kantai to assist the Makai ritual of Midnight Sun to ensure nothing goes wrong. Kouga and the reluctant Rin enters Kantai to enter the Makai realm portal. As he entered Kouga was involved in an altercation between Tsubasa and his two disciples.
Tsubasa, Rin's older brother and a Makai Knight himself, was critical of Kouga's intentions and scolds his little sister Rin for getting involved in the matter, but Priestess Garai permitted entrance. As Kouga enters the Makai realm to save Jabi from the Makai Tree, Rin must keep the portal open or Kouga will be lost forever. Meanwhile Tsubasa's disciples are attacked by Karakuris and were outmatched when Rei comes to save them. Tsubasa appears as well and takes up the form of DAN Knight of Midnight Sun to dispose of the remaining threat. As Kouga defeats the illusions the Makai Tree has thrown, Kouga faces the beasts' ultimate form and forces Kouga to transform into Garo, riding in with Gouten. Kouga eventually awakens Jabi from her slumber within the beast and Kouga summons the Fanged Wolf Horse-Slashing Sword to slay the Makai Tree and spirits Jabi back to the living, where Rin has kept the pathway open despite how frightening the situation was. Around the same time, a mysterious creature named Legules begun converting Horrors into his Karakuri minions as he makes his way to Kantai.
Synopsis Part Two
After Jabi has been resurrected, she trains Rin in her Makai magic skills. Priestess Garai reflects her memories over the Saezima family happily together before the couple's death and orphaning Kouga. Kouga learns of Legules, a Horror of great power, and prepares for a counter-offensive with everyone for the fiend's arrival. Garai explains that the Midnight Sun ritual is meant to keep the world whole by shooting the Phosphorus Arrow into the eclipse portal, but if the process was stained with innocent blood then the ritual will be a dark one that would revive Legules' legion.
Tsubasa was not pleased to know Jabi was brought back to life, claiming her to be undead. Jabi forces Tsubasa to feel her breast and breath to make him understand she's very much alive. After that argument was settled, they went to examine the Phosphorus Arrow in preparation for the Midnight Sun ritual that Legules has come to ruin. Jabi discovers the arrow's power has diminished and needs to be replenished. In between that time Rei, Kouga, and Tsubasa guards Kantai until the ritual starts. During nightfall Legules attacked, but failed. Unknown to the group, he left part of himself inside Goruba (Tsubasa's sentient bracelet) and patiently waited for his chance to strike.
The attack left Rin injured with dark energies flowing within her. Jabi opted to use a risky purification technique to save her, the process worked. After Tsubasa made his mends with Jabi and Rin, Legules appeared and stolen the Phosphorus Arrow along with kidnapping Rin. The group entered Naraku Forrest to save Rin and prevent the Phosphorus Arrow be tainted with innocent blood. As everyone fought their way in, Kouga faced Legules with the assistance of Jabi. The duo was losing, and to make matters worse, Legules taken a powerful beast Horror form. Kouga transformed into Garo and was caught in Legules's attack when Kouga used the Phosphorus Arrow to purify his body and taken a new powerful form of Garo. The Phosphorus Arrow transformed into a spear and Garo thrust the arrow to kill Legules, completing the Midnight Sun ritual at the same time. With Legules's death, his minions were gone and Kantai was restored to peace. In the aftermath, Jabi stays in Kantai to look after Rin and Rei heads back to his district post as Kouga returns home to find Kaoru waiting for him in the yard after restoring the damaged painting.
Cast
Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零, Suzumura Rei?): Rey Fujita (藤田 玲, Fujita Rei?) Tsubasa Yamagatana (山刀 翼, Yamagatana Tsubasa?): Shouma Yamamoto (山本 匠馬, Yamamoto Shōma?) Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋 ゴンザ, Kurahashi Gonza?): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢 雪次朗, Hotaru Yukijirō?) Kaoru Mitsuki (御月 カオル, Mitsuki Kaoru?): Mika Hijii (肘井 美佳, Hijii Mika?) Manju (満寿, Manju?): Saori (沙織, Saori?) Priest of the Watchdog (番犬所神官, Bankenjo Shinkan?): Toshiki Ayata (綾田 俊樹, Ayata Toshiki?) Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, Madōwa Zaruba?, Voice): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu?) Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, Madōgu Shiruva?, Voice): Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛, Orikasa Ai?) Madou Bracelet Goruba (魔導具ゴルバ, Madōgu Goruba?, Voice): Kenichi Ogata (緒方 賢一, Ogata Ken'ichi?) Priest Amon (阿門法師, Amon Hōshi?): Akaji Maro (麿 赤児, Maro Akaji?)
Movie 2
Title: 牙狼＜GARO＞ ～RED REQUIEM～),
Title (english): Garo: Red Requiem
Episodes: 1
Release date: October 30, 2010
Theme song "Garo ~Savior in the Dark~ Red Requiem ver." (牙狼～SAVIOR IN THE DARK～ RED REQUIEM ver.?) by Hironobu Kageyama (as JAM Project featuring Hironobu Kageyama)
Synopsis
Kouga Saejima travels to a new city after receiving orders from the Eastern Watch Dog to hunt down the Horror Karma, an ancient female horror who is one of the infamous Apostle Horrors. By that time, Karma's followers, Kurusu and Shion set up a gothic club named Crime to satisfy their mistress's appetite by bringing her various girls and lure them into her realm with false promises of making their dreams a reality. As Kouga arrives to the city where Karma has based herself in, a pair of Makai Priests named Akaza and Shiguto just rescued a baby from a Horror posing as a mother before the fiend is dispatched by a Makai Priestess named Rekka. Kouga arrives, revealing the "baby" to be a cannibalistic Horror that Zaruba identifies as an Apostle Horror named Bebyl. Though Rekka meddles in the fight, Kouga managed to kept her aside, dons his armor and slays Bebyl. As he leaves, Kouga is approached by the priests as they introduce themselves to him and Zaruba, who reveals his mission to find and destroy Karma. Rekka has a personal vendetta against Karma for killing her father Kengi, an old mentor of Kouga's, refusing to allow anyone to rob her of her revenge.
The following day, Kouga found Rekka playing her Makai Flute and learns how Rekka became a Makai Priestess so she can hunt Horrors. But Kouga reminded her that Horror-hunting are the duties of Makai Knights, not hers; Rekka argued that's only a rule for their convenience since the Makai Priests predated the Knights in their battle. However, Zaruba argued the Makai Knights were created because the priests alone are incapable of handling the Horrors. As Rekka walks off, Kouga remembers his training under Kengi. Deciding to find leads on Karma, Kouga arrives to Akaza's shop for aid. However, the Makai Priests have no clue on Karma's location yet mention Karma being hard to kill and the only way to effectively defeat her is to enter her mirror. But the only way to safely enter Karma's realm and return alive is through the use of Maken of Rubis, which Akaza just so happens to have one.
Later at night, Kouga traveled around the city before Zaruba senses Shion as she was about to deliver Karma another victim. Tracking her down to Crime when Karma devoured another woman, Kouga and Zarba find a barrier erected around the club. As soon as Kouga found the barrier talisman and destroyed it, Rekka appears and confirms that someone betrayed them, as barriers can only be erected by Makai Priests. Once inside, as Kouga looks around, he finds Shion luring Rekka to Karma. But before Rekka could be fed to the Horror, using Kengi's image against her, Kouga shatters the mirror. However, it reforms as Shion spirits it away with Rekka. Kouga is forced to fight Kurusu, who enables Karma to forcefully control some of the dancers into fighting Kouga and Rekka. As Rekka knocks the possessed human unconscious in her pursuit, Kouga broke the mirror again, causing Karma's hold on the humans to be broken. With no one left to hold the pair off, Kurusu assumes his true Horror form to overpower Kouga and Rekka. When Kouga attempts to don his armor, Shion pointed the mirror at him as Karma sucks the Garo armor into her dimension. Without his armor, Kouga had to endure a tough fight which got him injured to keep Rekka from getting killed. However, Akaza and Shiguto arrived with a army of illusionary ninjas to drive the Horrors off.
After the battle, Rekka forces Akaza to admit he betrayed them as Kouga tries to stop her from killing him. After Kouga is brought to the shop to have his wounds treated, Akaza reveals to him that Karma exploited his desire to see his dead wife and daughter and was given a mirror that allowed him to see his loved ones once again, in return for allowing her to feed incognito. Although he knew that was only an illusion, he could not bring himself to toss away the mirror. Taking the Maken of Rubis from Akaza, Kouga intends to regain his armor. With one of Rekka's fishes returning with the location of Karma, she, Kouga, and Shiguto arrive to the building that the Horrors are hiding in without knowledge that they are walking into a trap. The three are joined by Akaza, who wishes to redeem himself. After the Makai Priests seal the building so the Horrors' evil aura would not spill outside, Kouga and the others search for Karma while dealing with numerous phantoms. As Kouga fights for his life against Kurusu, Rekka kills Shion before finding Karma's mirror and alerting the others to her location.
Finding Shion dead, remembering his old life as a human before he sold his soul to Karma and became a Horror, a rage-filled Kurusu arrives to stop them. But Rekka succeeds in using the Maken of Rubis to open a gateway, with all three entering the gateway for a final battle. Once inside, as Kurusu reveals his original form before assuming his Horror form, Kouga dons the Garo armor and got rid of Kurusu with ease. Forced to deal with Garo personally, Karma changes the battle field as she turns into the revived Mother of all Horrors, Messiah. The odds of the battle was stacked heavily against Garo until an astral projection of Akaza delivers Rekka's flute which she had dropped earlier, and told her to play it to summon the spirits of the fallen Makai warriors. By doing so, it galvanized the spirits and they merged with Garo to give him the power to finally defeat Messiah. Returning to their world, Kouga and Rekka learned that Akaza sacrificed his life for his spirit to enter Karma's realm. Soon after, Kouga prepares to depart when Rekka gives him a Makai fish if he ever needs to contact her for help. It also enables her to call him should she ever need assistance. Kouga then leaves to continue his hunt for Horrors.
In a short post-credit scene, Kouga walks in the streets with Zaruba as the latter thinks of a good name for their Makai fish. After a few options, Zaruba suggests "Kaoru", to which Kouga replies "Knock it off" as they walk foward.
Cast
Kenichi Kurusu (来栖 謙一, Kurusu Ken'ichi?): Akira Nakao (中尾 彬, Nakao Akira?) Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, Madōwa Zaruba?, Voice): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu?)
