# Zero: Black Blood

Zero: Black Blood (絶狼＜ZERO＞-BLACK BLOOD-, Zero -Burakku Buraddo-) is a Japanese film duology and television miniseries, a spin-off from the Garo television series. The film is split into two portions. The White Chapter (白ノ章, Shiro no Shō), which comprises the first three episodes of the miniseries, had a limited theatrical release on March 8, 2014, and the Black Chapter (黒ノ章, Kuro no Shō), the last three episodes, had a limited theatrical release on March 22, 2014. The film was also shown on the Japanese cable television channel Family Gekijo as a six-episode miniseries from March 5 through March 7, 2014, with two episodes shown each night.
Ray Fujita stars as the lead character Rei Suzumura, the Silver Fanged Knight Zero, reprising his role as the character from the previous television series and films. The films/miniseries explore this character who served a supporting role in the previous productions and his investigation of a joint human and Horror commune led by the Horror Ring.

## Plot

Zero: Black Blood is set after the events of the film Garo: Soukoku no Maryu. Rei Suzumura, Zero the Silver Fanged Knight, is patrolling on his own when he encounters the white Horror Ring, who has created a commune where Horrors and humans live together in harmony, so long as one human a month allows themselves to be devoured by the Horrors. Rei, along with Makai Priest Cain and the knight-in-training Yuna are ordered by the Makai Senate to slay Ring and free the humans under his thrall by means of Yuna's mother the Makai Priestess Iyu.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "Dolce" Transliteration: "Chi no Doruche" (Japanese: DOLCE 血のドルチェ) | March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) |
| 2 | "Community" Transliteration: "Komyuniti" (Japanese: COMMUNITY コミュニティ) | March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) |
| 3 | "Enemy" Transliteration: "Gaiteki" (Japanese: ENEMY 外敵) | March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) |
| 4 | "Dream" Transliteration: "Shinjitsu no Yume" (Japanese: DREAM 真実の夢) | March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) |
| 5 | "Decision" Transliteration: "Ketsui" (Japanese: DECISION 決意) | March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07) |
| 6 | "Savior" Transliteration: "Kyūseishu" (Japanese: SAVIOR 救世主) | March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07) |

## Cast

* Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零, Suzumura Rei): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲, Fujita Rei)
* Yuna (ユナ): Riria (梨里杏)
* Cain (カイン, Kain): Naoki Takeshi (武子 直輝, Takeshi Naoki)
* Iyu (イユ): Karia Nomoto (野本 かりあ, Nomoto Karia)
* Bakura (バクラ): Guadalcanal Taka (ガダルカナル・タカ, Gadarukanaru Taka)
* Ring (リング, Ringu): Thane Camus (セイン・カミュ, Sein Kamyu)
* Kuroudo (クロウド, Kurōdo): Shogen (尚玄, Shōgen)
* Katou (カトウ, Katō): Zuimaro Awashima (粟島 瑞丸, Awashima Zuimaro)
* Satoshi Wanda (湾田 サトシ, Wanda Satoshi): Yuki Sera (世良 優樹, Sera Yūki)
* Natsumi Suemori (末守 ナツミ, Suemori Natsumi): Mayo Onuki (大貫 真代, Ōnuki Mayo)
* Kousuke Nakaima (仲井間 コウスケ, Nakaima Kōsuke): Hassei Takano (高野 八誠, Takano Hassei)
* Ura (ウーラ, Ūra): Satomi Hiraguri (平栗 里美, Hiraguri Satomi)
* Sare (サーレ, Sāre): Asaki Kuwahara (桑原 麻紀, Kuwahara Asaki)
* Era (エーラ, Ēra): Miori Yoshida (吉田 澪里, Yoshida Miori)
* Shire (シーレ, Shīre): Saki Hagiyama (萩山 沙貴, Hagiyama Saki)
* Man Horror (A) (男ホラーA, Otoko Horā Ē): Yasuyuki Hirano (平野 靖幸, Hirano Yasuyuki)
* Man Horror (B) (男ホラーB, Otoko Horā Bī): Kondou Tatsuya (近藤 起矢, Tatsuya Kondō)
* Woman Horror (A) (女ホラーA, On'na Horā Ē): Nordi (のーでぃ, Nōdi)
* Woman Horro (B) (女ホラーB, On'na Horā Bī): Ai Tsuchiya (土屋 愛, Tsuchiya Ai)
* Man Horror (C) (男ホラーC, Otoko Horā Shī): Takuya Matsuda (松田 拓也, Matsuda Takuya)
* Man Horror (D) (男ホラーD, Otoko Horā Dī): Masaya Mimura (三村 昌也, Mimura Masaya)
* Customer (A) (客A, Kyaku Ē): Daisuke Honda (本田 大輔, Honda Daisuke)
* Customer (B) (客B, Kyaku Bī): Shaq (シャック, Shakku)
* Woman (女, On'na): Ayako Hino (日野 綾子, Hino Ayako)
* Young Yuna (幼いユナ, Osanai Yuna): Chiari Komori (小森 茅愛, Komori Chiari)
* Silva (シルヴァ, Shiruva, Voice), Customer (C) (客C, Kyaku Shī): Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛, Orikasa Ai)
* Priest (神官, Shinkan, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō)

## Songs
### Opening theme

* "ZERO -BLACK BLOOD-"
** Lyrics: Masami Okui
** Composition: Hiroshi Kitadani
** Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki
** Artist: JAM Project

### Ending theme

* "S#0 (Scene Number Zero)" (S#0（シーンナンバーゼロ）, Shīn Nanbā Zero)
** Lyrics: Ray
** Composition: Dustz, L!TH!UM
** Artist: Dustz