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| Genre | Tokusatsu |
| Created by | Keita Amemiya |
| Starring | Hiroki Konishi Mika Hijii Ray Fujita Masaki Kyomoto |
| Composer(s) | Shinji Kinoshita Kōichi Ōta |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Minoru Kubo Kiyotaka Ninomiya Makoto Shiraishi |
| Producer(s) | Kōichi Ishida Hiroyuki Hattori Junpei Nakagawa |
| Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 7, 2005 – March 31, 2006 |
Garo (牙狼＜GARO＞（ガロ）, literally "Fanged Wolf" in English), sometimes referred to as Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士ガロ Ōgon Kishi Garo), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 7, 2005 to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes (with one additional "Overview" special, summarizing the events of episodes 1 through 13, aired before episode 14).
On December 15 and December 22, 2006, a special entitled Garo Special: Beast of the Midnight Sun aired. A 2006 article in Total Licensing Magazine about a Licensing Asia event mentions Garo as having been "sold into the US and Spain," but the buyer is not named in the article.[1] Since 2007, the show has also been aired in other countries like Italy (on MTV), Malaysia (on 8TV), and Spain (on Canal Buzz).
On October 30, 2010, an original film titled Garo: Red Requiem was released in Japanese theaters. In May 2011, two new projects in the Garo franchise were announced: a second television series titled Garo: Makai Senki, debuting on TV Tokyo on October 6, and the spin-off V-Cinema Kiba Gaiden.
The catchphrase for the series is "Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns... yet by the blade of Knights, mankind was given hope...".
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The series was created and chief directed by Keita Amemiya (Kamen Rider ZO, Zeiram). It is directed by Makoto Yokoyama (Power Rangers) and Kengo Kaji (Uzumaki). The creature designer is Yasushi Nirasawa, well known later as the designer of the Imagin for Kamen Rider Den-O, also designing the monsters of Kamen Rider Blade and Kamen Rider Kabuto.
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, the previous Garo. In the process, encountering another Makai Knight named Rei Suzumura who eventually becomes his ally, Kouga confronts his father's former disciple who is also the cause of recent string of Horror attacks in preparation of a more sinister advent of the Horrors' originator Messiah.
The main villains of the series, Horrors are created from the negative feelings of humans and come from a netherworld realm. They hunt humans as their prey.
A video game based on the series was produced by Bandai for the PlayStation 2, under the name Golden Knight Garo. Two versions were released: a 'normal' version with the game disk, instructions, and standard pamphlets, and a more expensive 'Limited Edition' version which came with a green 'Fire' recolor of the metal Zaruba ring from the "Equip and Prop Vol. 1" Garo toy.
| # | Title | Writer | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "Picture Book" "Ehon" (絵本) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi |
October 7, 2005 |
| 2 | "Yin Self" "Inga" (陰我) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi |
October 14, 2005 |
| 3 | "Clock" "Tokei" (時計) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi |
October 21, 2005 |
| 4 | "Dinner" "Bansan" (晩餐) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi |
October 28, 2005 |
| 5 | "Moonlight" "Gekkō" (月光) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi |
November 4, 2005 |
| 6 | "Beauty" "Bibō" (美貌) |
Kengo Kaji Sotaro Hayashi |
November 11, 2005 |
| 7 | "Silver Fang" "Ginga" (銀牙) |
Kengo Kaji Keita Amemiya |
November 18, 2005 |
| 8 | "Ring" "Yubiwa" (指輪) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi |
November 25, 2005 |
| 9 | "Ordeal" "Shiren" (試練) |
Kengo Kaji Yuji Kobayashi Keita Amemiya |
December 2, 2005 |
| 10 | "Doll" "Ningyō" (人形) |
Yuji Kobayashi Kengo Kaji |
December 9, 2005 |
| 11 | "Game" "Yūgi" (遊戯) |
Sotaro Hayashi Kengo Kaji |
December 16, 2005 |
| 12 | "Taiga" "Taiga" (大河) |
Kengo Kaji Keita Amemiya |
December 23, 2005 |
| 13 | "Promise" "Yakusoku" (約束) |
Kei Taguchi | January 6, 2006 |
| 14 | "Nightmare" "Akumu" (悪夢) |
Yuji Kobayashi Kengo Kaji |
January 13, 2006 |
| 15 | "Statue" "Gūzō" (偶像) |
Yuji Kobayashi Kengo Kaji |
January 20, 2006 |
| 16 | "Red Sake" "Akazake" (赤酒) |
Yuji Kobayashi Keita Amemiya |
January 27, 2006 |
| 17 | "Fish Tank" "Suisō" (水槽) |
Yuji Kobayashi Kengo Kaji |
February 3, 2006 |
| 18 | "World Charm" "Kaifu" (界符) |
Yuji Kobayashi Sotaro Hayashi Kengo Kaji |
February 10, 2006 |
| 19 | "Black Flame" "Kokuen" (黒炎) |
Yuji Kobayashi Sotaro Hayashi Kengo Kaji |
February 17, 2006 |
| 20 | "Life" "Inochi" (生命) |
Yuji Kobayashi Sotaro Hayashi Kengo Kaji |
February 24, 2006 |
| 21 | "Magic Bullet" "Madan" (魔弾) |
Yuji Kobayashi | March 3, 2006 |
| 22 | "Engraving" "Kokuin" (刻印) |
Yuji Kobayashi | March 10, 2006 |
| 23 | "Heart Destruction" "Shinmetsu" (心滅) |
Yuji Kobayashi Keita Amemiya |
March 17, 2006 |
| 24 | "Girl" "Shōjo" (少女) |
Yuji Kobayashi Kengo Kaji Keita Amemiya |
March 24, 2006 |
| 25 | "Heroic Spirits" "Eirei" (英霊) |
Yuji Kobayashi Keita Amemiya |
March 31, 2006 |
| Ex | "Garo Side Story: Smile" "Garo Gaiden: Egao" (GARO 外伝 笑顔) |
Yuji Kobayashi Keita Amemiya |
October 7, 2006 |
Garo Special: Beast of the Midnight Sun (牙狼＜GARO＞スペシャル 白夜の魔獣 GARO Spesharu: Byakuya no Majū) is a two-part mini-series that premiered at the end of 2006.
In July 2009, Tohokushinsha Film announced that a GARO feature film will be released in the fall of 2010. Garo: Red Requiem (牙狼＜GARO＞ ～RED REQUIEM～) was theatrically released on October 30, 2010. The story is a sequel to the original TV series, with Keita Amemiya directing once again. Ryosei Konishi and Hironobu Kageyama reprise their roles as Kouga/Garo and voice of Zaruba. Red Requiem will use 3D image technology developed by the Tohokushinsha group company Omnibus Japan. Makoto Yokoyama will also be returning to choreograph the action sequences.
Kiba Gaiden (呀＜KIBA＞ ～暗黒騎士鎧伝～ KIBA: Ankoku Kishi Gaiden, lit. "Kiba: Dark Knight Side Story") is a spin-off V-Cinema featuring the story of Barago and Kiba the Dark Knight, released on September 7, 2011.
Garo: Makai Senki (牙狼＜GARO＞～MAKAISENKI～) is a second season of the Garo television series that premiered in select theaters on September 24, 2011, before beginning brodacast in syndication on October 6, 2011.
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