Garo: Honoo no Kokuin

Garo: Honoo no Kokuin (牙狼〈GARO〉 -炎の刻印-) is the first animated installment of the Garo franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and MAPPA, it was broadcast from October 3, 2014 to March 27, 2015 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 25 episodes (26, if counting the special episode that aired on September 16, 2015).

The catchphrase for the series is "I'll Take Over the Fate of the Golden Fang that Cuts Down Darkness!" (闇を切り裂く金色の牙 炎の運命は俺が継ぐ！).

Production
The series was produced after the finale of Garo: Makai no Hana. The events of the series occur in Spain during the period of the. The series was created by Keita Amemiya, directed by Yuichiro Hayashi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

Plot
"Where there is cause, Horrors appear and consume humans. But since ancient times, there have been hunters of such creatures. Men donned in armor, the Makai Knights!"

- Narrator

After the king of the Valiante Kingdom, under the influence of his advisor, Mendoza, launches a witch hunt that endangers both Makai Knights and Makai Alchemists, a Makai Alchemist named Anna is burned at the stake while giving birth to Leon Luis, who is spirited off by his Makai Knight father, German Luis, to be trained to inherit the title of Golden Knight Garo.

Years later, after Valiante is now plagued with Horrors as Mendoza, revealed to be an excommunicated Makai Alchemist, uses them to assert his authority after usurping the throne, the king's son, Prince Alfonso seeks out the assistance of Garo to reclaim the throne, but also trains as a Makai Knight to become Gaia the Knight of Defense. The fully grown Leon returns to the land of his birth at this time to avenge his mother. Both he and Alfonso meet and learn that they are in fact maternal cousins whose grandfather was the previous Garo.

Though Leon was relieved of the Garo title after Mendoza's assumed death for misconduct, Alfonso contends with the surviving Horrors in his kingdom. After casting away his drive for revenge and deciding to become a protector instead, Leon reclaims his armor and title, and joins forces with his friends to search after Mendoza once it is confirmed that he is still alive.

Allies

 * Zaruba
 * Jiruba
 * Ema Guzman
 * Ximena Coronado
 * Lara
 * Fernando San Valiante
 * Esmeralda
 * Garm
 * Anna Luis
 * Gael
 * Garcia
 * Previous Golden Knight

Villains & Horrors

 * Anima (22-24)
 * Mendoza
 * Octavia
 * Hanamushi (1)
 * Metaclim (1)
 * Ezol (2)
 * Onbla (3)
 * Banbora (4)
 * Jemitre (5)
 * Almar (6)
 * Despera (7)
 * Moneta (8)
 * Anfel (9)
 * Blood Moon (11, 12)
 * Aboradura (14)
 * Convexo (14)
 * Medicruz (16)
 * Grand Magus (17)
 * Mandura (18)
 * Arabel (19)
 * Resume (20)
 * Gemellus (21)

Cast

 * Leon Luis (レオン・ルイス): Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔)
 * Leon Luis (child): Chisa Horii (堀井千砂)
 * German Luis (ヘルマン・ルイス): Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内賢雄)
 * Alfonso San Valiante (アルフォンソ・サン・ヴァリアンテ): Katsuhito Nomura (野村勝人)
 * Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ)
 * Jiruba (ジルバ): Aya Endo (遠藤綾)
 * Ema Guzman (エマ・グスマン): Romi Park (朴璐美)
 * Ximena Coronado (ヒメナ・コロナード): Yumi Sudo (須藤祐実)
 * Lara (ララ): Madoka Aiba (逢葉まどか)
 * Fernando San Valiante (フェルナンド・サン・ヴァリアンテ): Mitsuhiro Goto (後藤光祐)
 * Esmeralda (エスメラルダ): Natsumi Tada (多田なつみ)
 * Garm (ガルム): Mayu Udono (鵜殿麻由)
 * Anna Luis (アンナ・ルイス): Eri Ozeki (大関英里)
 * Gael (ガエル): Chafurin (茶風林)
 * Garcia (ガルシア): Katsuhisa Houki (宝亀克寿)
 * Rafael Banderas (ラファエロ・ヴァンデラス): Hidetaka Tenjin (天神英貴)
 * Previous Golden Knight (先代黄金騎士): Kazuhiro Yamaji (山路和弘)
 * Mendoza (メンドーサ): Takaya Hashi (土師孝也)
 * Octavia (オクタビア): Mari Doi (土井真理)
 * Bernando Dion (ベルナルド・ディオン): Hiroshi Yanaka (家中宏)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Honoo no Kokuin -DIVINE FLAME-"
 * Lyrics: Masami Okui
 * Composition: Hiroshi Kitadani
 * Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
 * Artist: JAM Project
 * Episodes: 1-12
 * "B.B."
 * Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
 * Composition: Yoshiki Fukuyama, Hironobu Kageyama
 * Arrangement: Hirofumi Miyake, Kenichi Sudo
 * Artist: JAM Project
 * Episodes: 13-24


 * Ending theme
 * "CHIASTOLITE"
 * Lyrics & Artist: Sayaka Sasaki
 * Composition & Arrangement: Tahaka Tachibana, Yosei Teikoku
 * Episodes: 1-12
 * "FOCUS"
 * Lyrics & Artist: Showtaro Morikubo
 * Composition & Arrangement: R・O・N
 * Episodes: 13-24