Garo

Garo (牙狼〈GARO〉（ガロ）) is the first installment of the Garo franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film, it was broadcast from October 7, 2005 to March 31, 2006 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 25 episodes (26, if counting the gaiden that aired after the series' end).

The series focuses on the life of Kouga Saezima, who holds the title of "Garo", a golden knight who hunts and cuts down demons who lurk in the darkness of the world known as Horrors.

Production
The series was created by character designer and chief director, Keita Amemiya. It was produced by Amemiya's BUDDY ZOO group. The cast of the series is Yukijiro Hotaru, Hiroki Konishi, Ray Fujita and Masaki Kyomoto and guest stars are Toru Minegishi and Itsuji Itao.

The opening themes of the series were sang by JAM Project and the ending themes by Masaki Kyomoto. The planning of the series was done by Omnibus Japan, Keita Amemiya and Tohokushinsha. In 2004, Amemiya and Tohokushinsha teamed up to create the anime series, .

Plot
"Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. Yet, by the blade of knights, mankind was given hope."

- Narrator

A woman named Kaoru Mitsuki dreams of her young self reading her favorite picture book, drawn by her father, which tells the story of the Golden Knight. She suddenly sees monsters approaching her but the Golden Knight appears and kills them. Kaoru wakes up and goes to her psychological councilor, Karune Ryuzaki, to peace her mind. Later, Kaoru went to a museum to show her paintings but the gallery owner is revealed to be a monster like the others she saw at her dream. But a young man with a white coat named Kouga Saezima appears and transforms into Garo, the Golden Knight that was in hers picture book and destroys the monster.

Allies

 * Zaruba
 * Silva
 * Kaoru Mitsuki
 * Gonza Kurahashi
 * Taiga Saezima
 * Amon
 * Jabi
 * Yuji Mitsuki
 * Karin Mitsuki
 * Douji
 * Shizuka
 * Asami Shinohara
 * Koichi Kato
 * Osamu Yagi
 * Old Woman Tamu
 * Grou Dragon

Villains & Horrors

 * Messiah (24, 25)
 * Gulm
 * Keiru
 * Beru
 * Rose
 * Kodama
 * Angrey (1)
 * Ishtarb (2)
 * Morax (3)
 * Pazuzu (4)
 * Lunarken (5)
 * Utoque (6)
 * Moloch (8, 21)
 * Humpty (9)
 * Asmodai (10)
 * Dantarian (11)
 * Noul (12)
 * Vuel (13)
 * Gargoyle (15)
 * Haru (17)
 * 12-piece Fusion Giant Horror (19)
 * Bonafaltz (21)

Cast

 * Kouga Saezima (冴島鋼牙): Hiroki Konishi (小西大樹)
 * Kouga Saezima (child): Ryusei Sawahata (澤畠流星)
 * Rei Suzumura (涼邑零): Ray Fujita (藤田玲)
 * Kaoru Mitsuki (御月カオル): Mika Hijii (肘井美佳)
 * Kaoru Mitsuki (child): Kanami Katchi (甲地夏波)
 * Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋ゴンザ): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗)
 * Karune Ryuzaki (龍崎駈音): Masaki Kyomoto (京本政樹)
 * Keiru (ケイル): Keaki Watanabe (渡辺けあき)
 * Beru (ベル): Anri Okamoto (岡本杏理)
 * Rose (ローズ): Yukina Kashiwa (柏幸奈)
 * Kodama (コダマ): Mark Musashi (マーク武蔵)

Guest cast

 * Asami Shinohara (篠原亜佐美): Mina Fukui (福井未菜)
 * Koichi Kato (加藤浩一): Yu Tokui (徳井優)
 * Yuji Mitsuki (御月由児): Katsuyuki Murai (村井克行)
 * Karin Mitsuki (御月かりん): Asako Kobayashi (小林麻子)
 * Osamu Yagi (八木修): Ryota Tsuchiya (土屋良太)
 * Taiga Saezima (冴島大河): Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺裕之)
 * Douji (道寺): Toru Shinagawa (品川徹)
 * Shizuka (静香): Arisa (有紗)
 * Amon (阿門): Akaji Maro (麿赤児)
 * Jabi (邪美): Yasue Sato (佐藤康恵)
 * Barago (バラゴ): Kenichi Kobayashi (小林健一)
 * Gulm (ガルム): Kimika Yoshino (吉野公佳)
 * Messiah (メシア): Sho Nishino (西野翔)

Voice actors

 * Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ)
 * Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ): Ai Orikasa (折笠愛)
 * Keiru (ケイル): Fumiko Inoue (井上富美子)
 * Beru (ベル): Machiko Kawana (川名真知子)
 * Rose (ローズ): Akemi Sato (佐藤朱)

Suit actors

 * Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼): Masaki Onishi (大西雅樹)
 * Silver Fanged Knight Zero (銀牙騎士・絶狼): Mark Musashi (マーク武蔵)
 * Dark Knight Kiba (暗黒騎士・呀): Hiroshi Maeda (前田浩)
 * Demon-Beast Armored Kodama (魔獣装甲コダマ): Tomohiko Akiyama (秋山智彦)
 * Beast Gulm (獣化ガルム): Mina Yatsushiro (八代峯奈)
 * Horrors (ホラー): Akira Ohashi (大橋明)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "THEME OF GARO"
 * Composition: TRY FORCE, JAM Project
 * Episodes: 1-13
 * "Garo ~SAVIOR IN THE DARK~"
 * Lyrics & Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
 * Artist: JAM Project
 * Episodes: 14-23


 * Ending theme
 * "Garo ~Boku ga Ai o Tsutaete Yuku~" (牙狼（GARO）〜僕が愛を伝えてゆく〜)
 * Lyrics & Composition: Masaki Kyomoto
 * Arrangement: Harukichi Yamamoto
 * Artist: Masaki Kyomoto, Garo Project (22)
 * Episodes: 1-13, 22
 * "Boku wa Madakoi o Shite wa Ikenai" (僕はまだ恋をしてはいけない)
 * Lyrics & Composition: Masaki Kyomoto
 * Arrangement: Harukichi Yamamoto
 * Artist: Masaki Kyomoto, Garo Project (23, 24)
 * Episodes: 14-21, 23, 24


 * Insert theme
 * "Akai Bara" (赤いバラ)
 * Artist: Garo Project


 * Image theme
 * "Fencer of GOLD"
 * Composition: Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani
 * Artist: JAM Project

Video game


On April 20, 2006, a game version of the series titled Golden Knight Garo, was released for.

Video software
In 2006, all the episodes were released on DVD on seven volumes by Bandai Visual. On October 27, 2010, a DVD-BOX was released along with the special episode of the series.