Garo (牙狼〈GARO〉（ガロ, literally "Fanged Wolf" in English), sometimes referred to as Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士ガロ Ōgon Kishi Garo), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo
from October 7, 2005 to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes (with one
additional "Overview" special, summarizing the events of episodes 1
through 13, aired before episode 14). Since 2007, the show has also been
aired in other countries like Italy (on MTV), Malaysia (on 8TV), and Spain (on Canal Buzz).
It is the first installment of the "GARO" franchise, composed of
several live action television series, films, specials and an anime
series as well.
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 -Honō 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 will have a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. A film version of the first series has also been announced.
Kouga Saejima
Raiga Saejima
Suzumura Rei
Mayuri
Though referred to as a Madōgu Magō Lily-Type (魔号百合型 Magō Yuri-gata), Mayuri (マユリ) is actually a human who was born while her Makai Priestess mother was possessed by a Horror. Her mother's lingering thoughts for her prevented the possession to spill over to her while she was still in the womb. The ordeal gave Mayuri the power to detect Horrors and seal them in her body - a never-before-seen ability in any human. Entrusted to Shido, Mayuri is raised until she reached adulthood, then placed within suspended animation in a casket until her talents are needed. She is raised with her human emotions suppressed, as having emotions is widely seen by her caretakers as a liability due to the nature of her powers.
Mayuri is eventually assigned to assist Raiga in tracking down Eyrith, using her power to absorb the petrified remains of the nine Horrors that formed Eyrith's prison. Despite appearing to lack emotional expression and find it hard to comprehend emotions, due to never being treated as a person before meeting Raiga, Mayuri sports a dry wit and appears to be able to dream and have preferences. Due to her emotionless upbringing, she does not care much about how she is being treated, be it as a mere object or otherwise, but both Raiga and Gonza both insist on treating her like a person nonetheless. This results in her being more expressive during her later days with the Saejima household, despite still sporting a deadpan face most of the time. Due to having never drank liquor before, Mayuri is easily inebriated (to the point of blacking out after a single sip of whiskey). She also lacks an appreciation for taste as a result of her upbringing.
By the end of the series, the ordeal of sealing Eyrith left her severely weakened and powers extremely unstable, requiring a 'reseting' ritual which would, as a side effect, wipe her memories, else she would soon die. However, now acknowledging herself to be a human and wants to live as a human, Mayuri begs in tears to be allowed to die as a human instead of carrying on as a Madōgu. She is then persuaded by Raiga, Crow, Gonza, Shido and Biku to go with the ritual, assuring her that they will be by her side and do their best to bring her back as a human again. She is left comatose and in the care of the Saejima household for an unspecified amount of time after the ritual. When she comes to, she greets Raiga with a smile for the first time, suggesting that she retained most, if not all, of her memories, as well as have her emotions 'unlocked'.
She seals Horrors by means of a cage within her. She is warned to never open the cage on her own, as it would severely weaken and even kill her. However, she crossed the line due to her sympathy for Barg as a fellow Madōgu, wanting to seal the creature to give it peace, causing her to weaken over time. Her weakened state finally causes the cage to reach critical point when she seals Idora, causing the newly sealed Horror's essence to spill. This causes Mayuri to start to hallucinate and develop a lust for blood. Fortunately, Raiga manages to dive into her consciousness in time and slay Idora once again, preventing the Horror from possessing Mayuri and allowing the cage to be re-stabilized.
Mayuri is portrayed by Natsumi Ishibashi (石橋 菜津美 Ishibashi Natsumi). As a child, she is portrayed by Himawari Oide (生出 陽葵 Oide Himawari). As a baby, she is portrayed by Shihona Seki (関 志穂奈 Seki Shihona).
Kaoru Mitsuki
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 -Honō 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 will have a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. A film version of the first series has also been announced.
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Though referred to as a Madōgu Magō Lily-Type (魔号百合型 Magō Yuri-gata), Mayuri (マユリ) is actually a human who was born while her Makai Priestess mother was possessed by a Horror. Her mother's lingering thoughts for her prevented the possession to spill over to her while she was still in the womb. The ordeal gave Mayuri the power to detect Horrors and seal them in her body - a never-before-seen ability in any human. Entrusted to Shido, Mayuri is raised until she reached adulthood, then placed within suspended animation in a casket until her talents are needed. She is raised with her human emotions suppressed, as having emotions is widely seen by her caretakers as a liability due to the nature of her powers.
Mayuri is eventually assigned to assist Raiga in tracking down Eyrith, using her power to absorb the petrified remains of the nine Horrors that formed Eyrith's prison. Despite appearing to lack emotional expression and find it hard to comprehend emotions, due to never being treated as a person before meeting Raiga, Mayuri sports a dry wit and appears to be able to dream and have preferences. Due to her emotionless upbringing, she does not care much about how she is being treated, be it as a mere object or otherwise, but both Raiga and Gonza both insist on treating her like a person nonetheless. This results in her being more expressive during her later days with the Saejima household, despite still sporting a deadpan face most of the time. Due to having never drank liquor before, Mayuri is easily inebriated (to the point of blacking out after a single sip of whiskey). She also lacks an appreciation for taste as a result of her upbringing.
By the end of the series, the ordeal of sealing Eyrith left her severely weakened and powers extremely unstable, requiring a 'reseting' ritual which would, as a side effect, wipe her memories, else she would soon die. However, now acknowledging herself to be a human and wants to live as a human, Mayuri begs in tears to be allowed to die as a human instead of carrying on as a Madōgu. She is then persuaded by Raiga, Crow, Gonza, Shido and Biku to go with the ritual, assuring her that they will be by her side and do their best to bring her back as a human again. She is left comatose and in the care of the Saejima household for an unspecified amount of time after the ritual. When she comes to, she greets Raiga with a smile for the first time, suggesting that she retained most, if not all, of her memories, as well as have her emotions 'unlocked'.
She seals Horrors by means of a cage within her. She is warned to never open the cage on her own, as it would severely weaken and even kill her. However, she crossed the line due to her sympathy for Barg as a fellow Madōgu, wanting to seal the creature to give it peace, causing her to weaken over time. Her weakened state finally causes the cage to reach critical point when she seals Idora, causing the newly sealed Horror's essence to spill. This causes Mayuri to start to hallucinate and develop a lust for blood. Fortunately, Raiga manages to dive into her consciousness in time and slay Idora once again, preventing the Horror from possessing Mayuri and allowing the cage to be re-stabilized.
Mayuri is portrayed by Natsumi Ishibashi (石橋 菜津美 Ishibashi Natsumi). As a child, she is portrayed by Himawari Oide (生出 陽葵 Oide Himawari). As a baby, she is portrayed by Shihona Seki (関 志穂奈 Seki Shihona).
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