Garo: Honoo no Kokuin
Garo: The Animation is the collective name of two Japanese anime series that are based on the Garo tokusatsu drama series that occur in the distant past compared to the contemporary settings of the live action series. The first of these series was titled Garo -Honoo no Kokuin- (Japanese: 牙狼〈GARO〉-炎の刻印- Hepburn: lit. Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames?) in Japan, and it premiered on October 3, 2014. It features a new cast of characters who are mostly unrelated to the characters in the tokusatsu continuity. Garo -Honō no Kokuin- was licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation.
A second anime series titled Garo -Guren no Tsuki- (牙狼〈GARO〉-紅蓮ノ月-, lit. Garo: The Crimson Moon) has been announced for Japanese broadcast in late 2015. This second series, which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. A film version of the first series has also been announced.
Garo -Honoo no Kokuin- is set in the fictitious Valiante Kingdom (ヴァリアンテ国 Variante-koku), which resembles Spain during the Spanish Inquisition. After the king, 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 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. 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.
Cast:
Daisuke Namikawa as Leon Lewis
Hidetaka Tenjin as Narrator/Raphael
Hironobu Kageyama as Zaruba
Hiroshi Yanaka as Bernando Dion
Katsuhito Nomura as Alfonso San Valiante
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Herman Lewis
Kōsuke Gotō as Fernando
Madoka Aiba as Lala
Mari Doi as Octavia
Mayu Udono as Garum
Natsumi Tada as Esmerelda
Romi Park as Emma Gusman
Takaya Hashi as Mendosa
Yumi Sudou as Ximena Coronado
I finished watching this anime last night and I really liked it!
The plot was very interesting and the charas were nice too :)
An alternative setting "Garo: Guren no Tsuki" is airing, but it isn't a 2nd season. I'm not watching it yet, I'll wait finish airing, but from what I know it has different charas.
There's also I movie I intend to watch soon.
My fav chara was Leon :)
I scored 8.0 on MAL.
A second anime series titled Garo -Guren no Tsuki- (牙狼〈GARO〉-紅蓮ノ月-, lit. Garo: The Crimson Moon) has been announced for Japanese broadcast in late 2015. This second series, which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. A film version of the first series has also been announced.
Garo -Honoo no Kokuin- is set in the fictitious Valiante Kingdom (ヴァリアンテ国 Variante-koku), which resembles Spain during the Spanish Inquisition. After the king, 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 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. 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.
Cast:
Daisuke Namikawa as Leon Lewis
Hidetaka Tenjin as Narrator/Raphael
Hironobu Kageyama as Zaruba
Hiroshi Yanaka as Bernando Dion
Katsuhito Nomura as Alfonso San Valiante
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Herman Lewis
Kōsuke Gotō as Fernando
Madoka Aiba as Lala
Mari Doi as Octavia
Mayu Udono as Garum
Natsumi Tada as Esmerelda
Romi Park as Emma Gusman
Takaya Hashi as Mendosa
Yumi Sudou as Ximena Coronado
I finished watching this anime last night and I really liked it!
The plot was very interesting and the charas were nice too :)
An alternative setting "Garo: Guren no Tsuki" is airing, but it isn't a 2nd season. I'm not watching it yet, I'll wait finish airing, but from what I know it has different charas.
There's also I movie I intend to watch soon.
My fav chara was Leon :)
I scored 8.0 on MAL.