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GARO

GARO

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Overview

Garo focuses on Kouga Saezima, the current possessor of the title, Golden Knight Garo, who protects humanity against dark demonic infestations called Horrors. One day he meets a young girl named Kaoru whom he saves from a horror, but gets stained with horror's blood. The makai knights have the rule that those that have been stained by the blood of a horror shall be executed before experiencing a painful death after approximately 100 days.

Created by Yuji Kobayashi
Written by Yuji Kobayashi, Keita Amemiya, Kengo Kaji

Top Cast

Ryosei Konishi

Ryosei Konishi

Kouga Saejima

Mika Hijii

Mika Hijii

Kaoru Mitsuki

About GARO

GARO is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2005. Created by Yuji Kobayashi, it stars Ryosei Konishi, Mika Hijii. Garo focuses on Kouga Saezima, the current possessor of the title, Golden Knight Garo, who protects humanity against dark demonic infestations called Horrors. One day he meets a young girl named Kaoru whom he saves from a horror, but gets stained with horror's blood. The makai knights have the rule that those that have been stained by the blood of a horror shall be executed before experiencing a painful death after approximately 100 days.

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