Garo: Makai Retsuden

Garo: Makai Retsuden
Genre	Tokusatsu Horror Drama
Created by	Keita Amemiya
Written by	Keita Amemiya Kei Taguchi
Directed by	Mitsuyoshi Abe Yasuhiro Matsuda
Starring	Yukijiro Hotaru
Opening theme	"Garo ~Makai Retsuden~"
Ending theme	"Kagaribi no Yume" by Makai Kagekidan
Composer(s)	Yoshichika Kuriyama Shiho Terada Yoichi Matsuo
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kiyotaka Ninomiya
Producer(s)	Kōichi Hirata Yūsuke Kawanami
Running time	24-25 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network	TX Network
Original release	April 8, 2016
Chronology
Preceded by	Garo: Gold Storm Sho

Garo: Makai Retsuden (牙狼〈GARO〉-魔戒烈伝-, lit. "Garo: History of Makai") is an omnibus television series which features the cast of the several live action series produced along the years in the Garo franchise, celebrating its 10th anniversary.^[1] It began broadcast on April 8, 2016.^[2][3]

Setting

The series is a collection of individual episodes featuring characters from the various installments of the Garo franchise, each of them narrated by Yukijiro Hotaru, reprising his role as Gonza Kurahashi.^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Requiem" "Chinkonka" (鎮魂歌)	April 8, 2016
Rekka answers a call of distress by an old gravekeeper who guards the resting place of fallen Makai Knights who died without receiving a title, as their sprits had risen from their graves and now are threatening his granddaughter.
2	"Full Moon" "Amamitsuki" (天満月)	April 15, 2016
The episode tells the story of how Zinga and Amily first met, way before they became a couple, and long before the tragedy that led to their fall.
3	"Outlaws/Prescription" "Buraikan/Shohōsen" (無頼漢／処方箋)	April 22, 2016
In the first half, a den of Horrors is in alert when they hear news that another hideout was cleared out by a Makai Knight, unaware that danger is closer to them than they think. In the second half, Mayuri runs an errand for Gonza at Anna's tea shop, where she learns more about a Makai Priest's duties and customs.
4	"Stranger" "Ihōjin" (異邦人)	April 29, 2016
Rian lends a hand a young man who attempted to protect her from some ruffians and when he offers his help in return, she asks him to stay for the night at his place, which concidentally is the perfect location she was looking for to restore her amulets with the power of the moonlight.
5	"Knighthood" "Kishidō" (騎士道)	May 6, 2016

Cast

• Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋 ゴンザ Kurahashi Gonza): Yukijirō Hotaru (螢 雪次朗 Hotaru Yukijirō)
• Rekka (烈花, 1): Mary Matsuyama (松山 メアリ Matsuyama Meari)
• Shiguto (シグト, 1): Masahiro Kuranuki (倉貫 匡弘 Kuranuki Masahiro)
• Zinga (ジンガ Jinga, 2): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大 Inoue Masahiro)
• Amily (アミリ Amiri, 2): Miyavi Matsunoi (松野井 雅 Matsunoi Miyabi)
• Wataru Shijima (四十万 ワタル Shijima Wataru, 3): Kenji Matsuda (松田 賢二 Matsuda Kenji)
• Mayuri (マユリ, 3): Natsumi Ishibashi (石橋 菜津美 Ishibashi Natsumi)
• Anna (アンナ, 3): Keiko Matsuzaka (松坂 慶子 Matsuzaka Keiko)
• Rian (莉杏, 4): Miki Nanri (南里 美希 Nanri Miki)
• Ryuga Dougai (道外 流牙 Dōgai Ryūga, 4): Wataru Kuriyama (栗山 航 Kuriyama Wataru)
• Next Preview Narrator: Eri Ōzeki (大関 英里 Ōzeki Eri)^[5]

Theme songs

Opening themes

• "Garo ~Makai Retsuden~" (牙狼～魔戒烈伝～)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada

Ending themes

• "Kagaribi no Yume" (篝火ノ夢, "Dream of Bonfire")
  • Lyrics: Masami Okui
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
  • Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
  • Artist: Makai Kagekidan

References

1. "シリーズ最新作『牙狼＜GARO＞-魔戒烈伝-』ファミリー劇場だけの特典映像「魔戒指南」付きで放送開始！更に「牙狼」10周年のスペシャルイベントをテレビ初放送！". PR TIMES.
2. "「牙狼」シリーズ最新作「魔戒烈伝」4月8日からテレビ東京で放送開始！ : 映画ニュース". 映画.com.
3. "「牙狼<GARO>-魔戒烈伝-」　キャストもストーリーも謎の10周年作品がポスター公開". アニメ！アニメ！.
4. "『牙狼〈GARO〉-魔戒烈伝-』ポスタービジュアル・予告映像解禁 - アニメイトタイムズ". 『牙狼〈GARO〉-魔戒烈伝-』ポスタービジュアル・予告映像解禁 - アニメイトタイムズ.
5. "大関英里(zekieri818) on twitter". 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official website at TV Tokyo (Japanese)