Garo: The Animation
Garo: The Animation is a Japanese animated franchise based on the Garo tokusatsu drama. Each entry takes place within its own narrative and continuity. Each entry is licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation.
| Garo: The Animation | |
| 牙狼〈GARO〉 (Garo) | |
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| Genre | Dark fantasy, superhero |
| Created by | Keita Amemiya |
| Anime television series | |
| Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames | |
| Directed by | Yuichiro Hayashi |
| Produced by | Takahiro Suzuki |
| Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Music by | Monaca |
| Studio | MAPPA |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo (TXN), Star Channel, Family Gekijo |
| Original run | October 3, 2014 – March 27, 2015 |
| Episodes | 24 + OVA |
| Anime television series | |
| Garo: Crimson Moon | |
| Directed by | Atsushi Wakabayashi |
| Produced by | Junichi Takagi |
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| Music by | Monaca |
| Studio | MAPPA |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo (TXN), Star Channel, Family Gekijo |
| Original run | October 9, 2015 – April 1, 2016 |
| Episodes | 23 + OVA |
| Anime film | |
| Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Nishimura |
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| Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Music by | Ryuuichi Takada (Monaca) |
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| Released | October 6, 2018 |
| Runtime | 82 minutes |
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The first entry of the series, titled in Japan as Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames (Japanese: 牙狼〈GARO〉-炎の刻印-, Hepburn: Garo -Honō no Kokuin-), premiered in October 2014, featuring character designs from Hiroyuki Takei. A sequel follow-up film titled Garo: Divine Flame (牙狼〈GARO〉-DIVINE FLAME-) premiered in Japan on May 21, 2016.
A second anime series titled Garo: Crimson Moon (Japanese: 牙狼〈GARO〉-紅蓮ノ月-, Hepburn: GARO -Guren no Tsuki-) premiered in October 2015. This second series, which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. A film sequel titled Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom (薄墨桜 -GARO-, Usuzumizakura -GARO-, lit. "Gray Cherry Blossoms: Garo") premiered in Japan on October 6, 2018.
A third anime series titled Garo: Vanishing Line (牙狼〈GARO〉-VANISHING LINE-) premiered in October 2017.