Garo: Guren no Tsuki

Garo: Guren no Tsuki (牙狼 -紅蓮ノ月-) is the second animated installment of the Garo franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and MAPPA, it was broadcast from October 9, 2015 to April 1, 2016 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 24 episodes.

Production
The series, which had a premiere event at the 88th, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. The series' main writers are Toshiki Inoue and Sho Aikawa and director is Atsushi Wakabayashi.

The actor who voices Raiko, the series' Garo, is Masei Nakayama who previously played Raiga Saezima/Garo in Garo: Makai no Hana. Romi Park returns to voice the character Seimei and Kintoki, a friend of Raiko, is voiced by Akiko Yajima.

Plot
The series is set in Japan during the, and features fictionalized versions of many Japanese historical figures. This time, Garo is a young Japanese man named Raiko who cannot properly summon the Garo armor himself, and instead relies on his companion, a female Makai Alchemist named Seimei, whose Makai magic allows him to become Garo to fight the Horrors infesting.

They are accompanied by a young boy named Kintoki who wishes to follow in Raiko's footsteps. Their journey pits them against the evil Ashiya Douman, a fallen Makai Alchemist who summons Horrors to do his bidding. They are later accompanied in their fight by Yasusuke Fujiwarano, who becomes the bearer of the armor of Zanga the Silver Knight.

Allies

 * Zaruba
 * Goruba
 * Seimei
 * Kintoki
 * Inari
 * Kinto Shijo
 * Yasunori Kamono
 * Haruaki Abeno
 * Michinaga Fujiwarano
 * Yasumasa Fujiwarano
 * Yorinobu Minamotono
 * Shibiku Izumi
 * Shinbachi Tadano
 * Kaguya
 * Masamune Tachibana
 * Suetsumuhana
 * Toru Minamotono

Villains & Horrors

 * Rudra
 * Ashiya Douman
 * Priest Douma
 * Engou (1)
 * Gaira (2)
 * Dogura (2)
 * Tengu (3)
 * Yamaoroshi (4)
 * Kamaitachi (4)
 * Yamanba (4)
 * Kosodenote (5)
 * Itsumaden (6)
 * Raiju (7)
 * Tenome (8)
 * Andon (9)
 * Sougoku (10)
 * Kappa (11)

Cast

 * Raiko (雷吼): Masei Nakayama (中山麻聖)
 * Raiko (child): Megumi Han (潘めぐみ)
 * Yasusuke Fujiwarano (藤原保輔): Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔)
 * Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ)
 * Madou Necklace Goruba (魔導具ゴルバ): Cho (チョー)
 * Seimei (星明): Romi Park (朴璐美)
 * Seimei (child): Madoka Aiba (逢葉まどか)
 * Kintoki (金時): Akiko Yajima (矢島晶子)
 * Inari (稲荷): Mayu Udono (鵜殿麻由), Eriko Sato (佐藤依莉子), Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲紗花)
 * Kinto Shijo (四条公任): Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木望)
 * Yasunori Kamono (賀茂保憲): Masao Komaya (駒谷昌男)
 * Haruaki Abeno (安倍晴明): Hidetaka Tenjin (天神英貴)
 * Yasumasa Fujiwarano (藤原保昌): Takanori Hoshino (星野貴紀)
 * Yorinobu Minamotono (源頼信): Katsuhito Nomura (野村勝人)
 * Shibiku Izumi (和泉式部): Noriko Hidaka (日高のり子)
 * Shinbachi Tadano (多田新発意): Shinpachi Tsuji (辻親八)
 * Kaguya (赫夜): Ayaka Ohashi (大橋彩香)
 * Masamune Tachibana (橘正宗): Mitsuhiro Goto (後藤光祐)
 * Suetsumuhana (末摘花): Kimiko Saito (斉藤貴美子)
 * Toru Minamotono (源融): Yuji Mitsuya (三ツ矢雄二)
 * Ashiya Douman (蘆屋道満): Tomokazu Seki (関智一)
 * Priest Douma (道摩法師): Takaya Hashi (土師孝也)
 * Michinaga Fujiwarano (藤原道長): Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内賢雄)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Guren no Tsuki ~Kakusareshi Yami Monogatari~" (紅蓮ノ月〜隠されし闇物語〜)
 * Lyrics: Masami Okui
 * Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
 * Artist: JAM Project
 * Episodes: 1-14
 * "Gekka" (月華)
 * Lyrics: Masami Okui
 * Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki, Shiho Terada
 * Artist: JAM Project
 * Episodes: 15-26


 * Ending theme
 * "Kamon" (花紋)
 * Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
 * Composition: Masami Okui
 * Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki
 * Artist: Sayaka Sasaki with Inaribayashi (Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)
 * Episodes: 1-14
 * "Karen" (花蓮)
 * Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
 * Composition: Masami Okui
 * Arrangement: ENDO. (Geeks)
 * Artist: Inaribayashi (Ayaka Ohashi, Sayaka Sasaki, Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)
 * Episodes: 15-26