Series synopsis
Garo: The Animation, also known as 牙狼〈GARO〉-炎の刻印- is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy comedy drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 3, 2014. It ended on March 27, 2015. It stars Daisuke Namikawa, Katsuhito Nomura, Kenyu Horiuchi and Romi Park.
Mendosa, the chief adviser of the king of Valiante, begins a campaign to hunt down "witches," resulting in the deaths of many magical knights and their sorcerer assistants. Anna, a sorceress married to the knight Herman Lewis, gives birth to a son before her execution. Herman takes their child, Leon, and flees, raising him to be the heir of the legendary Golden Armor. By the time Leon grows up, Valiante is completely in the control of Mendosa, who drives out Prince Alfonso and his mother. Alphon ...
Premise
Mendosa, the chief adviser of the king of Valiante, begins a campaign to hunt down "witches," resulting in the deaths of many magical knights and their sorcerer assistants. Anna, a sorceress married to the knight Herman Lewis, gives birth to a son before her execution. Herman takes their child, Leon, and flees, raising him to be the heir of the legendary Golden Armor. By the time Leon grows up, Valiante is completely in the control of Mendosa, who drives out Prince Alfonso and his mother. Alphonso decides to seek out the man who inherited the Golden Armor to reclaim the throne and save his people.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daisuke Namikawa as Leon Lewis (voice)
- Katsuhito Nomura as Alfonso San Variante (voice)
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Herman Lewis (voice)
- Romi Park as Emma Gusman (voice)
- Hidetaka Tenjin
- Natsumi Tada as Esmeralda (voice)
- Mayu Udono as Garm (voice)
- Mari Doi as Octavia (voice)
Supporting cast
- Madoka Aiba as Lala (voice)
- Takaya Hashi as Mendoza (voice)
- Hironobu Kageyama as Zaruba (voice)
- Kousuke Goto as Fernando San Valiante (voice)
- Yumi Sudo as Ximena Coronado (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 2, 2015 | January 2, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 24 | October 3, 2014 | March 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Ema visits her friend Tina at the orphanage set up by their foster mother Natoria to care for children whose parents were killed by Horrors. While singing, they spin yarn, but Tina also spins the special thread used by Alchemists like Ema on a Madou spinning wheel. Tina meets their teacher Tobias who doesn't trust strangers and Ema suspects that Tina is attracted to him. When Ema takes the Madou spinning wheel away to avoid it attracting Horrors, Tobias' knife exploits his hatred of strangers and prompts him to kill two rogues who are planning to kidnap an orphan. This act causes Tobias to become a Horror and he pursues Ema so she is forced to kill him using Natoria's magic thread. |
January 2, 2015 |
| 2 |
Daybreak The voice cast of Garo: The Animation talks about the show thus far while enjoying some nabemono. |
December 26, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hell Fire A woman who was thought to be a witch, gave birth in the fire, when she was burnt at the stake. Then, it was Silver-Wolf to have saved the baby. |
October 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
Divine Flame A malicious witch-hunting still going on at Valiante Kingdom. Leon grows up and become the Golden Knight Garo, and is traveling for revenge with his father. |
October 10, 2014 |
| 3 |
Zaruba Leon has psychic ability to create fire, but out of control. Leon's father, Herman have a solution. |
October 17, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 2014 |
| Last aired | March 27, 2015 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 01:23:00 |