Garo: Makai Senki

Garo: Makai Senki

Promotional poster for Garo: Makai Senki
Genre Tokusatsu
Horror
Drama
Created by Keita Amemiya
Written by
Directed by
  • Keita Amemiya
  • Makoto Yokoyama
  • Ryu Kaneda
  • Ichijun Kosaka
Starring
Voices of
Narrated by Hironobu Kageyama
Opening theme
  • "GARO -MAKAI SENKI- with JAM Project"
  • "Waga Na wa Garo" by JAM Project
Ending theme
  • "Predestination" by JAM Project feat. Masami Okui
  • "PROMISE ~Without you~" by JAM Project feat. Masami Okui
Composer(s) Shunji Inoue
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Kiyotaka Ninomiya
Producer(s)
  • Ryo Okimoto
  • Kanako Natsui
  • Ichiro Higa
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release October 6, 2011[1] – March 22, 2012
Chronology
Preceded by Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju
Followed by Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono
Related shows GARO

Garo: Makai Senki (牙狼〈GARO〉～MAKAISENKI～, [Note 1]) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as a sequel to Garo, airing on TV Tokyo. The catchphrase for the series is "The knight's oath, shines in gold" (騎士の誓い、金色に輝け。 Kishi no Chikai, Konjiki ni Kagayake.).

Ryosei Konishi, Mika Hijii, Ray Fujita, Yasue Sato, Hironobu Kageyama, Ai Orikasa, and Yukijirō Hotaru reprise their roles from the original television series. Shouma Yamamoto reprises his role from the Byakuya no Maju special. Mary Matsuyama and Masahiro Kuranuki reprise their roles from the Red Requiem film. Newcomers to the series include Ozuno Nakamura and Yuriko Hishimi.

Plot

Following on from Garo and Garo: Red Requiem Makai Senki follows the continuing adventures of Kouga Saezima as he is promoted to being the Makai Knight to the Senate and how he tries to avoid an untimely demise after being marked by the Seal of Destruction by the series antagonist. Unlike the previous series, several episodes focus solely on Rei.

Subplots to the series concern Kouga's slow-boiling romantic relationship with Kaoru who is trying to get her first picture book published while Kouga tries to keep his seal a secret from her, Rei/Zero having also been marked with the seal and a possible resurgence in his friendly rivalry with Kouga, and the identity of the series antagonist, a red-masked Makai Priest who "seals" Kouga and Rei as part of his effort to destroy all of the Makai Knights and make the Priests dominant again.

Also introduced is the Makai Senate, which heads the Makai order and therefore over-rules the Watchdogs shown in the previous series. The senate includes Grace, a high ranking Makai Priestess and gives out orders in place of the Watchdogs and Kouga's new partner Reo Fudō, a kind hearted Makai Priest and creator of the Gouryu previously seen in the film Red Requiem. Reo is also seen to be troubled by memories of a woman (known as Mio) from his past, whom Kaoru reminds him of.

Theatrical releases

Throughout the remainder of 2011 and into 2012, the Garo production team showed three-episode blocks of the program before their television premieres at select theaters in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Hokkaido. The release schedule for these (up through episode 24) were:

Episodes

# Title Writer Original airdate
1 "Spark"
"Hibana" (火花) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		October 6, 2011
2 "Street Light"
"Gaitō" (街灯) 		Itaru EraOctober 13, 2011
3 "Wheels"
"Sharin" (車輪) 		Kei Taguchi
Makoto Yokoyama		October 20, 2011
4 "Joker"
"Kirifuda" (切札) 		Toshiki InoueOctober 27, 2011
5 "Naraka"
"Naraku" (奈落) 		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 3, 2011
6 "Letter"
"Tegami" (手紙) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		November 10, 2011
7 "Flash"
"Senkō" (閃光) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		November 17, 2011
8 "Demon Sword"
"Yōtō" (妖刀) 		Itaru EraNovember 24, 2011
9 "Makeup"
"Keshō" (化粧) 		Hisako FujihiraDecember 1, 2011
10 "Secret"
"Himitsu" (秘密) 		Keita AmemiyaDecember 8, 2011
11 "Roaring"
"Hōkō" (咆哮) 		Keita AmemiyaDecember 15, 2011
12 "Fruit"
"Kajitsu" (果実) 		Kei TaguchiDecember 22, 2011
13 "Enduring Water"
"Sensui" (仙水) 		Yuji Kobayashi
Kei Taguchi		January 5, 2012
14 "Reunion"
"Saikai" (再会) 		Itaru EraJanuary 12, 2012
15 "Brethren"
"Harakara" (同胞) 		Itaru EraJanuary 19, 2012
16 "Mask"
"Kamen" (仮面) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		January 26, 2012
17 "Red Brush"
"Akafude" (赤筆) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		February 2, 2012
18 "Herd"
"Gunjū" (群獣) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		February 9, 2012
19 "Paradise"
"Rakuen" (楽園) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		February 16, 2012
20 "Train"
"Ressha" (列車) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		February 23, 2012
21 "Stronghold"
"Gajō" (牙城) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		March 1, 2012
22 "Sworn Friends"
"Meiyū" (盟友) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		March 8, 2012
23 "Golden"
"Konjiki" (金色) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		March 15, 2012
24 "Era"
"Jidai" (時代) 		Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya		March 22, 2012
25 "Garo Special My Name Is Garo: The History of Kouga Saezima's Battles"
"Garo Supesharu Waga Na wa Garo -Saejima Kōga Tatakai no Kiseki-" (牙狼〈GARO〉スペシャル 我が名は牙狼―冴島鋼牙　戦いの軌跡―) 		March 29, 2012

Soukoku no Maryu

Garo: Soukoku no Maryu (牙狼〈GARO〉～蒼哭ノ魔竜～ Garo ~Sōkoku no Maryū~, subtitle literally "Demon Dragon of the Blue Cries") will be released on February, 2013, and serves as an epilogue to Makai Senki. It will tell the story of what happens to Kouga Saezima when he travels to the Promised Ground to retrieve Gajari's body. Ryosei Konishi was initially the only confirmed member of the cast,[2] but Ray Fujita, Shouma Yamamoto, Ozuno Nakamura, Yukijirō Hotaru, Hironobu Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Watanabe have also been confirmed to appear in the film.[3] The guest stars in the film are Yuki Kubota as Kakashi, Anna Aoi as Meru, Tetsuya Yanagihara as Esaruto, and Keiko Matsuzaka as Judam. JAM Project will contribute to the soundtrack of the film, performing the song "Kaze ~Tabidachi no Uta~" (風～旅立ちの詩～, "Wind (The Traveler's Song)").[4]

Cast

Songs

Opening themes
  1. "GARO -MAKAI SENKI- with JAM Project"
    • Composition: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
  2. "Waga Na wa Garo" (我が名は牙狼, "My Name Is Garo")[5]
Ending themes
  1. "Predestination"
    • Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
    • Arrangement: Kyo Takada
    • Artist: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui
  2. "PROMISE ~Without you~"[5]
    • Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
    • Arrangement: Kenichi Sudō
    • Artist: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui

Notes

  1. ↑ "Makai Senki" is written as "魔戒閃騎" in kanji, which translates to "Makai Flash Knight".

References

  1. ↑ "Garo ~Makai Senki~ Slated to Premiere on TV on October 6". Anime News Network. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  2. ↑ "人気特撮シリーズ劇場版最新作「牙狼 GARO 蒼哭ノ魔竜」製作決定にファン歓喜！". Eiga.com. March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "【速報】「牙狼＜GARO＞～蒼哭ノ魔竜～」出演者追加情報！！". GARO-Project. June 2, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "JAM Project : JAM Project新曲「風〜旅立ちの詩〜」が『牙狼＜GARO＞〜蒼哭ノ魔竜〜』テーマソングに / BARKS ニュース". Barks.jp. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. 1 2 "我が名は牙狼 - TV特撮ドラマ『牙狼＜GARO＞～MAKAISENKI～』 - JAM Project | Lantis web site". Lantis. Retrieved 2011-12-13.

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