Genre Tokusatsu
Horror
Drama First episode date 7 October 2011 Language Japanese Number of episodes 25 | Created by Keita Amemiya Final episode date 23 March 2012 Network TX Network | |
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Written by Itaru Era
Keita Amemiya
Kei Taguchi
Makoto Yokoyama
Toshiki Inoue
Yasuko Kobayashi
Hisako Fujihira
Yuji Kobayashi Directed by Keita Amemiya
Makoto Yokoyama
Ryu Kaneda
Ichijun Kosaka Starring Ryosei Konishi
Mika Hijii
Ozuno Nakamura
Ray Fujita
Shouma Yamamoto Voices of Hironobu Kageyama
Ai Orikasa Cast Ryosei Konishi, Ray Fujita, Mika Hijii, Hironobu Kageyama, Mary Matsuyama Similar Garo, Garo: Makai no Hana, Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono, Garo: Gold Storm Sho, Garo: Makai Retsuden | ||
Garo: Makai Senki (牙狼〈GARO〉～MAKAISENKI～, ) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as a sequel to Garo, airing on TV Tokyo. The catchphrase for the series is "The knight's oath, shines in gold" (騎士の誓い、金色に輝け。, Kishi no Chikai, Konjiki ni Kagayake.).
Contents
Ryosei Konishi, Mika Hijii, Ray Fujita, Yasue Sato, Hironobu Kageyama, Ai Orikasa, and Yukijirō Hotaru reprise their roles from the original television series. Shouma Yamamoto reprises his role from the Byakuya no Maju special. Mary Matsuyama and Masahiro Kuranuki reprise their roles from the Red Requiem film. Newcomers to the series include Ozuno Nakamura and Yuriko Hishimi.
Plot
Following on from Garo and Garo: Red Requiem Makai Senki follows the continuing adventures of Kouga Saezima as he is promoted to being the Makai Knight to the Senate and how he tries to avoid an untimely demise after being marked by the Seal of Destruction by the series antagonist. Unlike the previous series, several episodes focus solely on Rei.
Subplots to the series concern Kouga's slow-boiling romantic relationship with Kaoru who is trying to get her first picture book published while Kouga tries to keep his seal a secret from her, Rei/Zero having also been marked with the seal and a possible resurgence in his friendly rivalry with Kouga, and the identity of the series antagonist, a red-masked Makai Priest who "seals" Kouga and Rei as part of his effort to destroy all of the Makai Knights and make the Priests dominant again.
Also introduced is the Makai Senate, which heads the Makai order and therefore over-rules the Watchdogs shown in the previous series. The senate includes Grace, a high ranking Makai Priestess and gives out orders in place of the Watchdogs and Kouga's new partner Reo Fudō, a kind hearted Makai Priest and creator of the Gouryu previously seen in the film Red Requiem. Reo is also seen to be troubled by memories of a woman (known as Mio) from his past, whom Kaoru reminds him of.
Theatrical releases
Throughout the remainder of 2011 and into 2012, the Garo production team showed three-episode blocks of the program before their television premieres at select theaters in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Hokkaido. The release schedule for these (up through episode 24) were:
Soukoku no Maryu
Garo: Soukoku no Maryu (牙狼〈GARO〉～蒼哭ノ魔竜～, Garo ~Sōkoku no Maryū~, subtitle literally "Demon Dragon of the Blue Cries") will be released on February, 2013, and serves as an epilogue to Makai Senki. It will tell the story of what happens to Kouga Saezima when he travels to the Promised Ground to retrieve Gajari's body. Ryosei Konishi was initially the only confirmed member of the cast, but Ray Fujita, Shouma Yamamoto, Ozuno Nakamura, Yukijirō Hotaru, Hironobu Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Watanabe have also been confirmed to appear in the film. The guest stars in the film are Yuki Kubota as Kakashi, Anna Aoi as Meru, Tetsuya Yanagihara as Esaruto, and Keiko Matsuzaka as Judam. JAM Project will contribute to the soundtrack of the film, performing the song "Kaze ~Tabidachi no Uta~" (風～旅立ちの詩～, "Wind (The Traveler's Song)").
Cast
Songs
- "GARO -MAKAI SENKI- with JAM Project"
- Composition: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
- "Waga Na wa Garo" (我が名は牙狼, "My Name Is Garo")
- Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
- Composition: Hironobu Kageyama, Ricardo Cruz
- Arrangement: Kenichi Sudō
- Artist: JAM Project
- "Predestination"
- Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
- Arrangement: Kyo Takada
- Artist: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui
- "PROMISE ~Without you~"
- Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
- Arrangement: Kenichi Sudō
- Artist: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui