#garo makai no hana

[choueiyuusubs]

Raiga ~Tusk of thunder~ - JAM Project JAM Project×Garo LIVE 2023 Rekka Ensou

[tokusongs]

"Raiga - Tusk of Thunder", 2nd OP of Garo: The Makai Flower (2014). Performed by JAM Project.

[zaruba-needslove]

Doing random Garo post just because lol...

Even if you don't follow the show,you can just decide based on the picture. The picture corresponds to the poll choices from left to right.

[kn96artworks]

golden knights(?)

[kabutoraiger]

upcoming 2024 anniversaries

the usual post for me and anyone else who likes to keep track of these things

jan 18 - tokusatsu gagaga 5th jan 25 - kr blade 20th & decade 15th feb 4 - bioman 40th feb 15 - dekaranger 20th & shinkenger 15th feb 16 - toqger 10th & kr x 50th feb 18 - kakuranger 30th feb 21 - gogov 25th march 4 - turboranger 35th march 17 - ryusoulger 5th april 4 - garo makai no hana 10th april 7 - kanpai senshi after v 10th april 12 - ultraman leo 50th july 15 - ultraman ginga s 10th sept 1 - kr zero-one 5th oct 2 - ultraman nexus 20th oct 5 - kr drive 10th oct 19 - kr amazon 50th

[haveyouseenthistoku]

[timetoddddavis]

@lunar-gltch ok so you can totally watch any Garo season for sexy monsters*, but I think the best place to start Garo is at the beginning with the first season. The first two seasons (plus a couple movies) are one continuous story, which is then continued in season 4. You can watch seasons 3 and 5 on their own, but those seasons follow their own continuity, which has slightly different rules as to how everything works, and a very different vibe.

However, if you were gonna only ever watch one thing of Garo to get its vibe, I'd point you at the Zero: Black Blood miniseries.

*that specific character is from Makai no Hana, the fourth season. But he (arguably) isn't a monster, he's just wearing armor, because that is a Makai Knight, which are the main characters/heroes of the show. His name is Crow, and he's played by the guy who played Kiramei Blue!

[univiresque]

sighs dreamily. garo makai no hana...

[choueiyuusubs]

GARO is HERE!! - JAM Project JAM Project×Garo LIVE 2023 Rekka Ensou

[dt75artblog]

Commission for @Wolt_mom of Saejima raiga from garo makai no hana!

[tokuboyoftheday]

The same face tokuboys are: Crow from Garo Makai no Hana and Garo Makai Restuden; Ryuichi Sakuma from Kamen Rider Zi-O episode 5 and 6; Shiguru Oshikiri from Mashin Sentai Kiramager

as requested by @askrikkaiandhyotei

[toku-explained]

The Saejima Era: SAEJIMA RAIGA

GARO: Makai no Hana (2014)

When the Ady Slate that keeps the Makai Flower Eiris sealed is destroyed, Golden Knight SAEJIMA RAIGA is assigned the task of resealing the Horrors that compose the slate so Eiris can be sealed once more. For this task he is assigned the assistance of the Human-type Madou Tool, Magou Yurigata, aka Mayuri, and the Phantom Knight KURO.

OP: GARO - Makai no Hana, RAIGA ~Tusk if Thunder~ by JAM Project

ED: Yasashisa no Tsubomi by Faylan, my memory, your memory by JAM Project

GARO Makai no Hana Manga (2014-2016)

A partial adaptation of key episodes of the series, alongside some original story elements.

CR GARO Makai no Hana (2015)

Similar to CR ZERO, this in many ways called back to the original CR GARO, though in content rather than hardware, most battles are direct updates to those in the original. A later update incorporated content from BIKUU.

Includes new track GARO is HERE!! By JAM Project

BIKUU (2015)

A film focused on the Makai Priestess allied with RAIGA, and her efforts to stop the fallen Makai Priest ZESSHIN from reviving.

ED: Sengetsu ~Hikari to Yami no Haka de~ by BIKUU actress Akimoto Sayaka

A manga adaptation came packed in with certain versions.

GARO Gekkou no Tabibito (2019)

RAIGA finds himself against a new threat in the form of the masked swordsman SHIROKU, in a battle that brings him into contact with someone he lost long ago.

ED: RAIGA ~Gekkou no Tabibito~

CR GARO Gekkou no Tabibito (2021)

This machine sees new battles for the assembled cast.

Includes new tracks, Never End -G- from JAM Project, and Cords of Blood from Endo Masaki.

The Saejima Era: SAEJIMA TAIGA

This era is primarily seen in flashback, but incorporates a couple of original stories.

GARO -THE BIBLE- (2014-2015)

Unfortunately never collected, this manga tells a few stories of SAEJIMA TAIGA and his allies towards the end of his life, as he contends with enemies that will also plague his descendants.

P GARO 11 ~Saejima Taiga~ (2024)

In a wholly original machine, Golden Knight SAEJIMA TAIGA must contend with the HORROR known as Messiah's Sound, and receive aid from 4 powerful entities fought by his successors in earlier machines.

Original Machine: Guren no Kishi by JAM Project

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.

[kn96artworks]

was going to sleep but brain suddenly can’t stop thinking of this

[thevvking]

Actors with multiple roles in toku: Mizuishi Atomu

Phantom Knight CROW (GARO : The Makai Flower, 2014).

Oshikiri Shiguru/Kiramei Blue (Mashin Sentai Kiramager, 2020-2021).

He also played Sakuma Ryuichi/Another Fourze in Kamen Rider Zi-O.

[jade-lop]

Thanked to Sayo and Shiguru, thinking up ideas for Garo, Kamen Rider and Super Sentai crossover became easier now.

Crow was an orphan. He and Shiguru could be a long lost twin brothers.

As for Sayo.... well, if Makoto could have a clone army, why not Kanon?

[haveyouseenthistoku]

The results are in!

Amongst the participating voters, 67.7% have not seen Zero: Black Blood, with 30.8% having seen it in full.

Black Blood has the 44th highest percentage of absolute "yes" votes, the second highest for a Garo entry (the highest being Makai Senki with 31.4%).

Most Seen Garo: 6. Garo: Yami wo Terasu Mono - 25.6% (21.3% finished) 5. Zero: Black Blood - 32.3% (30.8% finished) 4. Garo: Versus Road - 37.5% (28.1% finished) 3. Garo: Makai no Hana - 40% (29.1% finished) 2. Garo (2005) - 41% (28.2% finished) 1. Garo: Makai Senki - 42.8% (31.4% finished)