Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono

Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono (牙狼〈GARO〉 〜闇を照らす者〜) is the third installment of the Garo franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and Omnibus Japan, it was broadcast from April 5 to September 20, 2013 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 25 episodes.

The catchphrase for the series, referred to as the Vol City Chapter (ボルシティ篇), is "Your Gold, Get it Back" (金色を、取り戻せ).

Production
The series follows from the events of Makai Senki and Soukoku no Maryu, set years in the future and features a new main cast of characters. Makoto Yokoyama serves as the series' main writer and director. The series lasted for 24 episodes and had one final special episode. At the fall of 2014, Garo: Gold Storm Sho was announced to be a sequel to the series.

Plot
"As long as wickedness exists in human hearts, demon beasts Horrors will attack humanity. This night, the curtain raises on a new legend of a Horror-hunting Makai Knight."

- Zaruba's narration in episode 1

Ryuga Dougai, a Makai Knight and the new Garo, is ordered to go to Vol City to protect it from the Horrors. However, the Garo armor had long lost its golden radiance and it's not as powerful as it used to be. Joining forces with fellow Makai Knights, Aguri and Takeru, along Makai Priests, Burai and Rian, Ryuga confronts the dark side of the city that is plagued by a rare breed of Horrors called Madou Horrors, and the mystery behind why a portion of the Garo armor's golden light is restored every time he destroys one of them.

Allies

 * Zaruba
 * Burai
 * Rago
 * Rian
 * Kensui Kaneshiro
 * Hakana
 * SG1
 * Yasuto Kazami
 * Rui Suzaki
 * Sofia
 * Rikyo
 * Sari
 * Ouma

Villains & Horrors

 * Zedom (23, 24)
 * Tousei Kaneshiro
 * Sonshi
 * Rivera
 * Enhou
 * Bride (1)
 * Masahiko Washizu (2)
 * Palkeira (3)
 * Danda (4, 5)
 * Yuya (6)
 * Hideyuki Shiranami (7)
 * Man (8)
 * Miho Toyama (10)
 * Boara (11)
 * Tsumazaki (13)
 * Councilor (13)
 * Doctor (13)
 * Maki (14)
 * Hyena (14)
 * Karen (20)

Cast

 * Ryuga Dougai (道外流牙): Wataru Kuriyama (栗山航)
 * Takeru Jakuzure (蛇崩猛竜): Junya Ikeda (池田純矢)
 * Aguri Kusugami (楠神哀空吏): Tsunenori Aoki (青木玄徳)
 * Burai (符礼): Kohei Otomo (大友康平)
 * Rian (莉杏): Miki Nanri (南里美希)
 * Hakana (波奏): Megumi Yokoyama (横山めぐみ)
 * Tousei Kaneshiro (金城滔星): Kanji Tsuda (津田寛治)
 * Sonshi (尊士): Yasuaki Kurata (倉田保昭)
 * Rivera (リベラ): Kumi Imura (井村空美)
 * Enhou (燕邦): Hiroko Sato (佐藤寛子)

Guest cast

 * Rui Suzaki (洲崎類): Nozomi Maeda (前田希美)
 * Kensui Kaneshiro (金城憲水): Toshiyuki Kitami (北見敏之)
 * Yasuto Kazami (風見泰人): Kentaro Furuyama (古山憲太郎)
 * Sofia (ソフィア): Karia Nomoto (野本かりあ)
 * Rikyo (莉峽): Ryuki Nishimoto (西本竜樹)
 * Sari (沙莉): Misaki Saisho (最所美咲)
 * Zedom (ゼドム): Makoto Otake (大竹まこと)
 * Ouma (オウマ): Toru Masuoka (益岡徹)

Voice actors

 * Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ)
 * Horrors (ホラー): Rintaro Nishi (西凛太朗)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "THEME OF Yami o Terasu Mono"
 * Composition: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
 * Episodes: 1-12, 24
 * "Isshokusokuhatsu ~Trigger of Crisis~" (一触即発 〜Trigger of Crisis〜)
 * Lyrics & Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
 * Artist: JAM Project
 * Episodes: 13-23


 * Ending theme
 * "So Long"
 * Composition & Arrangement: Yuji Toriyama
 * Lyrics & Artist: Kohei Otomo
 * Episodes: 1-12, 22
 * "PLATONIC"
 * Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
 * Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
 * Artist: JAM Project feat. Masami Okui
 * Episodes: 13-21, 23
 * "Brave Heart"
 * Composition & Arrangement: Yuji Toriyama
 * Lyrics & Artist: Kohei Otomo
 * Episodes: 25

JAM Project, performer of the theme songs for all previous entries in the franchise, will also perform the series' theme songs. Kageyama, a member of the cast and JAM Project, says that the song he has written has already put him in tears in how much it has moved him.