#Hiroyuki Fujita

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To Heart Book Leaf丼 SPECIAL doujinshi-- JAM・SESSION. Illustrated by Miyasumi.

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just a little floor cleaning

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ToHeart Volume 3 + Final Thoughts Review On My Blog

The review for the final volume of ToHeart is on my blog alongside my final thoughts.

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Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 First Cour - Promotional Video 2

https://wp.me/p4jiOt-dfk

The second promotional video for the first cour in Part 3 of the final season anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on…

#shingeki #AttackOnTitan #ShingekiNoKyojin #進撃の巨人

[aretheyqueer]

List of Canonically Trans/gnc Characters

My own list in this post is anime, manga, games mostly but in the spreadsheet you can add anything.

Following my tierlist of them, I realized I should make a public list so theyre not just kept in my head, since I spent quite a while finding these characters. If you want to watch/play anything with trans or gnc characters, you can use this list.

They range from good rep to bad, characters viewed as "traps" or not taken seriously to ones that the whole fandom understands is trans. I've added trigger warnings to the characters and fandoms I know can be triggering. I've also put certain names in bold to show that they're a main character, but i've only watched a few on this list so some are missing.

I would add trigger warnings for "bury your gays" and similar tropes, but I want to avoid spoilers. Maybe you can look it up first if you're worried. I've tried to exclude characters that are referred to as hermaphrodites.

The "crossdressers" section obviously includes some spoilers.

Enjoy :D

Transfem

Alice Arisuin from Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Prefers feminine name and terms but doesn't care too much).

Arachne from Angel Sanctuary

Arashi Narukami from Ensemble Stars

Astolfo from the Fate/Grand series

Leonardo Da Vinci from the Fate/Grand series (unsure)

Cassandra Igarashi from The Wicked + The Divine

Dahlia Carpenter from Carole & Tuesday

Victoria October from Batman

Elendira the Crimsonnail from Trigun Stampede

Giselle Gewelle from Bleach (The fandom is very transphobic)

Grell from Black Butler (Unnecessarily debated)

Hana from Tokyo Godfathers

Okasan from Tokyo Godfathers (Could be a drag queen)

Hibari Oozora from Stop!! Hibari-kun!

Isabella Yamamoto from Paradise Kiss

Kanamori from Heaven's Design Team

Kano Ienaga from Golden Kamuy

Kaoru Anesagi from IDOLiSH7

Kaoru Hanase from Tamako Market (Speculated to be a trans woman)

Kenji Hikiishi from My Hero Academia

Kikinojo from One Piece

Mariandale/Marian from Ixion Saga DT

Mizuki Akiyama from Project Sekai (Heavily implied)

Momoko from Shangri-La

Kikyou Motoki from Itazura Na Kiss

Nao from Skip and Loafer

Nathan Seymour from Tiger & Bunny

Perfuma from She-Ra and the Princesses of power

Petrichor from Saga

Ruka Urushibara from Steins;Gate (Transphobic fandom)

Saber from the Fate/Grand series

Stephanie from Majutsushi Orphen

Ushiyama from All Worlds Alliance

Hiroyuki Yoshida from Wandering Son

Shuuichi Nitori from Wandering Son

Yuujirou Shiratori from The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi

Transmasc

Hachiro from Gintama

Kite from Japan Sinks: 2020

Kusuo Saiki from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Turned himself into a boy when he was in the womb, otherwise never mentioned)

Ryo Watari from Boys Run the Riot

Shou Fujita from Stars Align (Very minor character)

Tooru Mutsuki from Tokyo Ghoul:re

Yamato from One Piece

Yawara Chatora from My Hero Academia

Yoshino Takatsuki from Wandering Son

Nonbinary

Anne Faulkner from Paradox Live

Asra from The Arcana

Alucard from Hellsing Ultimate (genderfluid)

Chaos from Hades

Berg Katze from Gatchaman Crowds (androgynous)

O. D. from Gatchaman Crowds

Daishikyou from Gintama

Chevalier D'Eon from Fate/Grand series

Enkidu/Lancer from Fate/Grand series (Inherently no gender/sex)

Double Trouble from She-Ra and the Princesses of power

Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist (can transform into any gender)

Francois from Dr. Stone

Halara Nightmare from Master Detective Archives: Rain Code

Hange from Attack on titan (Fandom mostly refers to them as female)

Ivankov Emporio from One Piece (i'm not sure what they identify as)

Juniper from Xenoblade Chronicles

Kaoruko Someya from Okane ga Nai (Okama)

Kimera from Kimera (nb or transfem)

Kyuubei Yagyuu (Born female, raised male so has an unconventional relationship with gender)

Vanitas of the Blue Moon from The Case Study of Vanitas

Milo Belladonna from Monster Prom

Mogumo from Love Me For Who I Am

Najimi Osana from Komi can't communicate (Unknown gender)

Nakuru Akizuki from Cardcaptor Sakura (Sexless, identifies as female)

Nico from Tokyo Ghoul (Okama)

Opera from Marimashita! Iruma-kun

Orochimaru from Naruto

Ryuuji Ayukawa from Blue Period (Unsure, can be gnc/transfem/nonbinary)

Satan from Devilman

Shion Zaiden from RWBY

Someone (yes thats their name) from Shimanami Tasogare

Xanthe Zhou from Prime Earth

Yuuta Asuka from Stars Align

Intersex

Asuka Ran from Devilman Lady

Luca Esposito from Asra Lost in Space (identifies as male)

Desmond from Carole & Tuesday (Became intersex due to universe stuff but is at peace with this)

Megumi Yoshikawa from Princess Princess (Raised male before she found out she was genetically female, decides to live as a girl)

Richard III from Requiem of the Rose King (Struggles with his intersexuality, feels his body and him are unloveable)

Yoite from Nabari no Ou (Lives as male but they're unsure of their gender)

Crossdressers

Aki from Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Azumi Agonoske from Gintama

Buzam A. Calessa from Vandread

Ferris from Re:Zero (I've heard that the novel version is transfem)

Haruhi Fujioka from Ouran high school host club (Nonbinary coded)

Ranka/Ryouji Fujioka from Ouran high school host club (Drag queen)

Hatsuka Suzushiro from Call of the Night

Hazumu Osaragi from Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl

Kurako from Kuragehime

Naoto Shirogane from Persona 4 (The reveal can be triggering)

Chihiro Fujisaki from Danganronpa (The reveal can be very triggering - I recommend looking it up first if you're worried.)

Nuriko from Fushigi Yuugi (Unsure)

Rui Ninomiya from Gatchaman (May be transfem)

Cis characters that are gnc

Haruka Tenou from Sailor Moon

Kaoru Orihara from Oniisama e... (not sure what gender)

Kashima Yuu from Monthly Girl's Nozaki-kun

Complicated

Angela from Black Butler (Changes form)

Berg Katse from Gatchaman (Changes form)

Fushi from To Your Eternity (Can change into female but presents masc)

Ginshu from Amatsuki (Raised male, turned genderless, dressed feminine. Idk their gender identity)

Inazuma from One Piece (Can present as both male and female, okama)

Izana Shinatose from Knights of Sidonia (Genderless to female due to universe rules)

Kou Seiya from Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars (Has a male and female form, I think)

Mahiro Oyama from Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! (Was turned into a girl against his will)

Mermaid Sisters from Carole & Tuesday (I don't know, man...)

Natsuru Senou from Kämpfer (Transformed into a woman)

Shi Qingxuan from Heaven Officials Blessing (Can transform)

Ranma Saotome from Ranma (Changes between them)

Hinata Tachibana from Life with an Ordinary Guy who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (Gets transformed into a girl, goes on a quest to get their original body back)

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If you see anyone missing, feel free to let me know if I should add them. Input on who is a main character, triggering themes and offensive characters can be commented or sent to me.

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PLUTO | Official Teaser

PLUTO will stream on Netflix worldwide on October 26, 2023. The anime will consist of eight 1-hour long episodes.

Cast additions

Hiroki Yasumoto as Mont

Koichi Yamadera as North No. 2

Hidenobu Kiuchi as Brando

Rikiya Koyama as Hercules

Mamoru Miyano as Epsilon

Toshihiko Seki as Pluto

Previously announced cast members

Shinshū Fuji as Gesicht

Yōko Hikasa as Atom

Minori Suzuki as Uran

Staff

Director: Toshio Kawaguchi

Storyboard: Hiroyuki Okiura (Episode 1)

Music: Yūgo Kanno

Original Creator: Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka

Character Design/Supervising Animation Director: Shigeru Fujita

Art Director: Chikako Shibata

Animation Director: Kazunori Aoki, Itaru Saito

Sound Director: Masafumi Mima

CGI Director: Takahiro Miyata

Director of Photography: Mitsuhiro Sato

Executive Producer: Masao Maruyama, Taro Maki, Yuji Yamano

Creative Advisor: Naoki Urasawa

Animation Production: Studio M2

Production Producer: GENCO

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Hiroyuki Sanada & Makoto Fujita in Hissatsu/Sure Death 4 必殺4 恨みはらします (Kinji Fukasaku 1987)

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Shounen Sunday Urusei Yatsura Illustrations

I did this more for me, but it took forever so I'm gonna post it here.

Asayama Wakabi (Last Karte) Gosho Aoyama (Detective Conan) Tsukasa Abe (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Takeru Atsumi (Chiisai Boku no Haru) Chigusa Ichihara (Akatsuki Jihen) Takahiro Arai (Te no Geka)

Kusakabe Yuuhei (Shiroyama to Mita-san) Oda Tomohito (Komi Can't Communicate) Koji Kumeta (Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition) Kagiji Kumanomata (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) Aiko Koyama (Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san) Kotoyama (Call of the Night)

Atsushi Namikiri (Red Blue) Hajime Saeki (Sternbild no Toorimichi) Kenjiro Hata (Fly Me to the Moon) Hikaru Mikaido (Eulen Spiegel, art) Boichi (Dr. Stone, art) Aya Hirakawa (Kunisaki Izumo no Jijō)

Takuya Mitsuda (Major) Shun Matsuena (Kimi wa 008) Yutaka (Gifu no Prism) Yanamoto Mitsuharu (Ryuu to Ichigo) Watari (Tatari) Yuji Yokoyama (Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nōen)

Mitsuru Adachi (Mix) Kazuhiro Fujita (Ushio & Tora) Takashi Shiina (Yashahime) Hiromu Arakawa (Silver Spoon, also Fullmetal Alchemist) Hiroyuki Nishimori (Kanakana)

Paru Itagaki (Beastars) Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama) Keisuke Itagaki (Grappler Baki)

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Today is the 4th anniversary of the Kyoto Animation Arson Attack, which killed 36 people and injured 33. Please spare a moment to think about the victims today.

Yasuhiro Takemoto, 47 (director of Lucky Star, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Hyouka)

Futoshi Nishiya, 37 (character designer and chief animation director on the Free! franchise, A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird; animation director on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009), Kanon)

Yoshiji Kigami, 61 (mentor of Kyoto Animation; worked as a storyboard artist, unit director and animator on most Kyoto Animation works; key animator on Akira, Grave of the Fireflies, Space Adventure Cobra)

Junichi Uda, 34 (key animator on Hyouka and Nichijou — My Ordinary Life)

Sachie Tsuda, 41 (finish animation on Free! — Iwatobi Swim Club, Pokémon 3: The Movie: Entei — Spell of the Unown, Hyouka)

Mikiko Watanabe, 35 (art director on Amagi Brilliant Park, Beyond the Boundary; background artist on many Kyoto Animation productions)

Yuki Omura, 23 (new hire at the studio, no credits yet)

Yuka Kasama, 22 (new hire at the studio, no credits yet)

Ami Kuriki, 30 (key animator on Liz and the Blue Bird, Violet Evergarden, Myriad Colors Phantom World)

Keisuke Yokota, 34 (production manager over many Kyoto Animation works)

Nami Iwasaki, 31 (key animator on many of KyoAni's works such as K-On, Suzumiya Haruhi)

Atsushi Ishida, 31 (in-between animation on many KyoAni's works)

Norie Oto, 26 (Finish Animation)

Megumu Ono, 21 (new hire, no credits)

Yumi Kaneo, 22 (new hire, no credits)

Seiya Kawaguchi, 27 (in-between animation for Violet Evergarden the Movie and Sound! Euphonium the Movie)

Sumire Kusano, 32 (key animation for Liz and the Blue Bird, etc)

Aya Sato, 43 (in-between animation for many KyoAni works)

Kota Sato, 28 (animator on Free S2, Sound! Euphonium, Violet Evergarden)

Sana Suzuki, 30 (key animator for many of KyoAni's works)

Hiroyuki Takahashi, 48

Miho Takechi, 25

Tomoka Tokimori, 22

Maiko Nishikawa, 29

Takahisa Fujita, 27

Kana Matsuura, 24

Tatsunari Maruko, 31

Atsushi Miyaji, 32

Yuko Myoken, 29

Shiho Morisaki, 27

Sayaka Watanabe, 27

Chitose Murayama, 49

Kojiro Matsumoto, 25

[tokusongs]

"Under the Aurora", from Garo: Beast of the White Night (2006). Performed by Garo Project (composed of Garo/Saejima Kouga (Konishi Ryusei), Zero/Suzumura Rei (Fujita Ray), Mitsuki Kaoru (Hijii Mika), Kiba/Barago (Kyomoto Masaki), and Garo/Saejima Taiga (Watanabe Hiroyuki)).

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Campus Concert 2023

Dates: Friday, November 15 & Tuesday, November 19, 2024 14:00 - 

Venue: Sogakudo Concert Hall 

Program: 

Friday, November 15 − Day 1 −

1. Hironori Shimada: Flutter Echo II

Cond: Shuta Sakuyama　Fl: Shiho Inoue　Fl: Ayumi Nishitani　Cl: Kanae Kuriyama　Cl: Kyoka Terasaki　Tp: Kosuke Iga　Tp: Nikita Sunaga　Perc: Kaoru Tajima　Perc: Ryo Saito　Hrp: Moemi Kokado Vn: Momo Hasegawa　Vn: Yukiko Okubo　Vla: Tamaki Asano　Vla: Nazuna Hoashi　Vc: Koga Yano　Vc: Takuma Kajihara　Cb: Fumina Numata　Cb: Ikumi Maruchi

2. Kanoko Gotoh: Meow-awoo for string quartet

Vn1: Sayuri Nakagawa　Vn2: Mana Ishizuka Vla: Ema Yamaguchi Vc: Yui Miyazawa

3. Yamato Inoue: Humpback Whale

Cl: Rio Ishida　Bsn: Yuuna Yamagata Perc: Kaoru Tajima　Vn: Sayuri Nakagawa　Vc: Mone Tanikawa

4. Hanako Daigobo: HIBIYA for He and 5 players

Ten: Yusei Sugesawa　Fl: Maya Furukawa　Tp: Kosuke Iga　Pf: Rokka Hashimoto　Perc: Tomoki Murata　Cb: Lucas Scott

5. Kota Fukumoto: To Melt Together

Cond: Hiroki Okazaki　Vc: Mone Tanikawa　Ryuteki: Naomi Minami　Ryuteki: Nobuhiro Goto　Ryuteki: Hirotaka Kumaido　Sho: Fusayoshi Aoki　Sho: Ayako Kawakami　Sho: Kota Fukumoto　Hichiriki: Miyoko Abe

Tuesday, November 19 − Day 2 −

1. Yota Nakamura: Entropy imitation / Yakiniku pool

Performer (fem.) Erina Kitami　Performer (mal.) Kaito Fujita　Perc: Mana Matsusita　Pf: Yui Amano　Vn: Fumika Sato　Vla: Yoshitsugu Yamamoto　Vc: Mone Tanikawa　Cb: Kotaro Kuwabara

2. Rina Komatsu: Not one person, not everyone

Cond: Shinnosuke Ito　B.Cl: Rio Ishida　Vc: Mone Tanikawa　Perc: Mei Murase　Hrp: Marie Mikawa

3. Tatsuyuki Konuma: Nemo for contrabass flute, harpsichord, and six players （the group of bass instruments, piano and harp）

Cond: Hiroyuki Nishimura　Cb.Fl: Kaisei Oshima　Cemb: Charissa Witmer　Cb.Cl: Chimari Uchiyama　Bsn(C.Bsn): Yui Kaji　Trb: Reo Furuichi　Cb: Kotaro Kuwabara　Pf: Hinako Saeki　Hrp: Moe Nakata

4. Takahiro Shimamura: Hommage à l'imprimerie pour violon, clarinette et piano

Vn: Reika Shimizu　Cl: Rio Ishida　Pf: Takahiro Shimamura

5. Rokka Hashimoto: "Butterflies"

Cond: Shinnosuke Ito　Mezzo sop: Hitoha Shimoda　Counter Ten: Hirotaka Hasegawa　Cl(B.Cl): Rio Ishida　Perc: Tomoki Murata

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To Heart characters from the LEAF-FIGHT TCG

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ToHeart Volume 2 Review

Come read my review of ToHeart Volume 2 on my blog, Arum Journal!

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Himitsu no AiPri: Títulos e sinopses dos episódios 15 ao 18

Episódio 15: Objetivo: Ganhar o Grand Prix! As estrelas do AiPri, Ruby=Lazuli, anunciam que será realizado o "2º AiPri Grand Prix". Himari Aozora e Mitsuki Hoshikawa decidem participar como uma dupla e prometem vencer, para conseguir isso elas começam a treinar duro. No entanto, um dia, Himari acaba dormindo demais. Mitsuki, que havia planejado o treinamento especial, fica brava porque Himari estragou tudo. No final, Mitsuki se irrita com Himari, pois ela não pede desculpas e nem acha que fez algo de errado. A Himari responde dizendo: "Não precisa ficar tão brava!" e, antes do Grand Prix, as duas acabam brigando. ◆Roteiro: Yumi Suzumori | Storyboard: Mea Naitou

Episódio 16: Himari, Mitsuki e Tsumugi Durante o 2º AiPri Grand Prix, Mitsuki diz a Himari que a dupla delas está se separando. Quando a Tsumugi descobre que as duas brigaram, ela vai falar com a Mitsuki para tentar reconciliá-las. Mitsuki diz: "Há momentos em que a Himari é tão egoísta que eu não consigo lidar com ela", mas decide encará-la adequadamente e se desculpar. Tsumugi vai ver Himari para contar sobre os sentimentos da Mitsuki. Tsumugi pretende reconciliar a amizade delas, mas acaba dizendo que a Mitsuki disse: "A Himari é egoísta". Como resultado, a relação entre Himari e Mitsuki piora ainda mais. Será que as duas conseguirão se reconciliar antes da apresentação ao vivo? ◆Roteiro: Yumi Suzumori | Storyboard: Hiroyuki Fukushima

Episódio 17: O Segredo das AISMIRIN Ultimamente, a dupla AISMIRIN de Airi Mitsuba e Rinrin Shinomiya não têm feito nenhum show. Como sua popularidade está diminuindo, as duas decidem que a próxima apresentação será o "último show". Embora o grupo ainda tenha a atenção dos PriFriends, Airi quer aposentar a unidade enquanto ela ainda é popular. Quando a Sakura Ichijouji e a Tamaki Nikaidou descobrem isso, elas provocam as duas dizendo: "É uma pena. Nós nunca vimos vocês fazerem um Bazzlume Change." Sentindo-se frustradas, Airi e Rinrin começam a treinar, mas não conseguem realizar o Buzzlume Change. Elas percebem que, se continuar assim, a chance de se despedirem com sucesso é praticamente nula. ◆Roteiro: Nanto Teranishi | Storyboard: Seiki Daichuu

Episódio 18: O Exame de Graduação da Himari No último dia do primeiro semestre, Himari é chamada pelo conselho estudantil e é informada de que "está na hora de se graduar da produção do conselho estudantil". No entanto, isso depende dela passar no exame final. Himari tem permissão para fazer o teste com a Mitsuki e a Tsumugi, mas para passar, elas precisam fazer uma apresentação ainda mais incrível do que a do 2º AiPri Grand Prix. As três pensam em que tipo de apresentação fazer e decidem o nome do grupo. ◆Roteiro: Gigaemon Ichikawa | Storyboard: Kentarou Fujita

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The Saejima Era 1: SAEJIMA KOUGA

The original era of GARO, encompassing all media released from 2005-2013

GARO (2005-2006, HD Rebroadcast 2016), 25 episodes + 1 Gaiden episode

Painter MITSUKI KAORU, haunted by dreams of a picture book her father created and being saved from monsters by a golden wolf, has her life turn upside down when she is again saved by this golden wolf. SAEJIMA KOUGA, the Golden Knight GARO, ponders what to do about KAORU, who he should have mercy killed after she was stained with Horror Blood, and finds himself troubled further by encounters with SUZUMURA REI, the Silver Fang Knight, who has a grudge against the Golden Knight for unknown reasons.

OP: THEME OF GARO, GARO ~Saviour in the Dark~ (JAM Project, which includes Zaruba VA Kageyama Hironobu)

ED: GARO ~Boku ga ai o tsutaete yuku~, Boku was made koi wo shite ka. (Both originally by Ryuzaki Karune across Kiyomoto Masaki, both later covered by unit GARO Project, consisting of Kiyomoto, Kouga actor Konishi Ryosei, Kaoru actor Hijii Mika, Rei actor Fujita Ray, and Taiga actor Watanabe Hiroyuki.

JAM Project also created the song FENCER of GOLD for the series.

A PS2 Fighting Game, Golden Knight GARO, was produced featuring the Knights and a selection of Horrors from the series.

GARO Special Byakuya no Maju (2006, TVSP, 2 parts)

A follow-up to the original series, KOUGA is called to KANTAI to save an old friend, just as REI is also called there to assist local knight YAMAGATANA TSUBASA, the Midnight Sun Knight DAN, in preparing for a ceremony to prevent the HORROR LEGULES from returning.

ED: Aurora wo Shita de (GARO Project)

GARO Project also produced the romantic ballad Akai Bara.

In the period immediately after the original series, GARO was limited for some time to prose media.

Makai Knight Retsuden: Hagane no Houkou

A diorama story, a certain man tells a certain boy about the history of the Makai Order as bedtime stories.

GARO: Ankoku Makai Kishi Gaiden

A short story collection focusing on various characters from the series thus far, developing more the concept of Nameless Makai Knights. Some aspects of backstory would be retconned.

GARO Yoseki no Wana

A story taking place after the events of Byakuya no Maju. After a few strange encounters, events come to a head at the Sabbac, a tournament to find the strongest Knight beside the Golden Knight, with the appearance of the Scorching Flame Knight YAIBA.

In 2014 a 3-part manga adaptation of the first episode was produced.

CR GARO (2008)

The original Pachinko Machine, developers Sansei R&D are key sponsors of the franchise. Incorporating elements of the franchise thus far, and with something of an original story, and debuted the tradition of incorporating original battles.

Includes the original track FLY by Dustz (Fujita Ray's band)

Guide to GARO: Reintroduction

Approximately 4 years ago, I initiated a series of posts introducing every aspect of the GARO Franchise (all under the GARO tag here) and have endeavoured to keep these up over the years over some 30-40 posts. However, the first major media development since then has recently finished, and while I have already covered it, I felt updating the Introductory post was prudent, and will cover the basics and breakdown the franchise.

The Basics

"Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. But by the blade of Knights, mankind was given hope."

In the world of GARO exists HORRORS, demonic entities from the Makai Realm, which consume humans, and can possess those who do all to darkness. When possessing a human a Horror can only be identified by the reaction of it's eyes to a Madou Flame. The only thing stopping the Horrors are the Makai Order.

The greatest opposition comes in the for of the Makai Knights, warriors who fight with weapons and magical, wolf-shaped armour made of mystical Soul Metal, the armour summoned by creating circles of light with their weapons which the armour emerges from. The most revered, and commonly considered the strongest Knight is the Golden Knight GARO. While the Knights focused on in a series are normally titles Knights with a unique armour, many Knights are without title and possess a generic armour. An Armour and Title will typically be passed down from father to son, or master to student. Due either to a law or some other factor, women may not be Makai Knights

The other main opponents to the Horrors are the Makai Priests, who rely on spells either using their Madou Brushes or other magical items. Due to lacking armour, in combat Makai Priests may sometimes have to rely on magical familiars, or specialised Madou Tools created by subjugating Horrors.

Some titled Makai Knights are partnered with special Madougu, sentient jewelry acting as avatars for benign Horrors to communicate with a Makai Knight they are contracted to, offering insights on the Horrors they fight or helping detect their activities, GARO's eternal partner is the Madou Ring, Zaruba, the only character to have definitively appeared in live action and animation. The prevalence of Madougu partners varies wildly by era, being almost universal among titled Titles Knights at some points, and virtually unheard of in others.

Certain Makai Knights can, after sealing 100 Horrors, be given a challenge the completion of which allows them the use of a Madou Horse associates with their armour.

Dependent on the era, Makai Order members act in their own volition, under the guidance in senior Makai Priests, or under the auspices of Watchdogs who oversee activity within a territory.

A common but not universal feature of the franchise are Dark Makai Knights, who have fallen to darkness in some way. This has been done in so many different ways I won't go into it. Dark Makai Priests have also appeared, but are less common. Another common feature is acquiring a special transformation for the final battle that is typically seen as a one-off.

Rather than list every entry in release order, I will be breaking my introductions into eras, some of which can be further divided. In essence though, there are 2 distinct eras, plus a few extra, and the anime.

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PLUTO | Official Trailer

PLUTO will stream on Netflix worldwide on October 26, 2023. The anime will consist of eight 1-hour long episodes.

Key visual

Cast additions

Hideyuki Tanaka as Brau-1589

Romi Park as Helena

Toshio Furukawa as Professor Ochanomizu

Eizou Tsuda as Dr. Tenma

Kazuhiro Yamaji as Professor Abullah

Michio Hazama as Duncan

Kenyuu Horiuchi as President Alexander

Previously announced cast members

Shinshū Fuji as Gesicht

Yōko Hikasa as Atom

Minori Suzuki as Uran

Hiroki Yasumoto as Mont

Koichi Yamadera as North No. 2

Hidenobu Kiuchi as Brando

Rikiya Koyama as Hercules

Mamoru Miyano as Epsilon

Toshihiko Seki as Pluto

Staff

Director: Toshio Kawaguchi

Storyboard: Hiroyuki Okiura (Episode 1)

Music: Yūgo Kanno

Original Creator: Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka

Character Design/Supervising Animation Director: Shigeru Fujita

Art Director: Chikako Shibata

Animation Director: Kazunori Aoki, Itaru Saito

Sound Director: Masafumi Mima

CGI Director: Takahiro Miyata

Director of Photography: Mitsuhiro Sato

Executive Producer: Masao Maruyama, Taro Maki, Yuji Yamano

Creative Advisor: Naoki Urasawa

Animation Production: Studio M2

Production Producer: GENCO