Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju

**Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju** (牙狼〈GARO〉スペシャル 白夜の魔獣, *Garo Supesharu Byakuya no Majū*?) is a two-part made-for-TV movie of the *Garo* franchise.

Produced by Omnibus Japan, it was broadcast on CS Family Gekijo, split into two episodes, from December 15 to December 22, 2006.

It is also Family Gekijo's 10th anniversary celebration. In 2007, it was released with the two episodes combined. In December 2015, due to the series' 10th anniversary it was the first to be broadcast on the BS broadcast station, Star Channel.

## Synopsis

Kouga Saezima is informed by a young priestess named Rin that she has been sent by Priest Amon to save a presumed dead friend in the Makai realm within Kantai, Jabi. Kouga teams up with Rin in a quest to save Jabi as they are hindered by supernatural and Makai forces alike.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Japan the dark Horror, Lord Legules, was resurrected and plots a means to alter a supernatural event called Midnight Sun within Kantai to plunge the world into darkness with his "family".

## Characters

### Allies

* Zaruba
* Silva
* Goruba
* Rin Yamagatana
* Gonza Kurahashi
* Kaoru Mitsuki
* Amon
* Jabi
* Garai
* Ouka
* Manju
* Hyuga
* Akatsuki
* Taiga Saezima
* Rin Saezima
* Priest of the Eastern Watchdog

### Villains & Horrors

* Legules
* Aomushi
* Karakuri
* Makai Tree
* Barago
* Kodama
* Eruzu

## Cast

* Kouga Saezima (冴島鋼牙, *Saejima Kōga*?): Hiroki Konishi (小西大樹, *Konishi Hiroki*?)
	+ Kouga Saezima (child): Ryusei Sawahata (澤畠流星, *Sawahata Ryūsei*?)
	+ Kouga Saezima (2 years old): Shuhei Jojo (城定修平, *Jōjō Shūhei*?)
* Rei Suzumura (涼邑零, *Suzumura Rei*?): Ray Fujita (藤田玲, *Fujita Rei*?)
* Tsubasa Yamagatana (山刀翼, *Yamagatana Tsubasa*?): Shouma Yamamoto (山本匠馬, *Yamamoto Shōma*?)
* Rin Yamagatana (山刀鈴, *Yamagatana Rin*?): Yuzumi Shibamoto (柴本優澄美, *Shibamoto Yuzumi*?)
* Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋ゴンザ, *Kurahashi Gonza*?): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗, *Hotaru Yukijirō*?)
* Kaoru Mitsuki (御月カオル, *Mitsuki Kaoru*?): Mika Hijii (肘井美佳, *Hijii Mika*?)
* Amon (阿門, *Amon*?): Akaji Maro (麿赤児, *Maro Akaji*?)
* Jabi (邪美, *Jabi*?): Yasue Sato (佐藤康恵, *Satō Yasue*?)
	+ Jabi (child): Mizuho Kaneo (兼尾端穂, *Kaneo Mizuho*?)
* Garai (我雷, *Garai*?): Kazue Tsunogae (角替和枝, *Tsunogae Kazue*?)
* Ouka (黄花, *Ōka*?): ANN
* Manju (満寿, *Manju*?): Saori (沙織, *Saori*?)
* Hyuga (日向, *Hyūga*?): Minoru Tomita (富田稔, *Tomita Minoru*?)
* Akatsuki (暁, *Akatsuki*?): Noboru Yasunaga (安永昇, *Yasunaga Noboru*?)
* Priest of the Eastern Watchdog (番犬所神官, *Higashi no Bankenjo Shinkan*?): Toshiki Oda (織田俊樹, *Oda Toshiki*?)
* Taiga Saezima (冴島大河, *Saejima Taiga*?): Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺裕之, *Watanabe Hiroyuki*?)
* Rin Saezima (冴島りん, *Saejima Rin*?): Junko Tashiro (田代純子, *Tashiro Junko*?)
* Aomushi (アオムシ, *Aomushi*?): Kazuhiro Yokoyama (横山和博, *Yokoyama Kazuhiro*?)
* Barago (バラゴ, *Barago*?): Masaki Kyomoto (京本政樹, *Kyōmoto Masaki*?)
* Kodama (コダマ, *Kodama*?): Mark Musashi (マーク武蔵, *Māku Musashi*?)

### Guest cast

* Young man at the park (公園の若い男, *Kōen no wakai otoko*?): Takuro Okubo (大久保卓朗, *Ōkubo Takurō*?)
* Woman at the park (公園の女, *Kōen no onna*?): Keiko Shiroma (城間恵子, *Shiroma Keiko*?)
* Young woman on the top of the hill (丘の上若い女, *Oka no ue ni wakai josei*?): Nao Eguchi (江口ナオ, *Eguchi Nao*?)
* Salaryman (サラリーマン, *Sararīman*?): Takashi Matsuura (松浦隆, *Matsuura Takashi*?)
* Salaryman Junior (サラリーマン後輩, *Sararīman Kōhai*?): Masa Yamanahata (山名秦正, *Yamanahata Masa*?)
* Woman at the toilet (トイレの女, *Toire no onna*?): Ai Hisashi (比壽愛, *Hisashi Ai*?)
* Aurora silhouette (オーロラのシルエット, *Ōrora no shiruetto*?): Shun Aika (あいか瞬, *Aika Shun*?)
* Dead spirits (死者の霊, *Shisha no rei*?): Yuko Kobayashi (小林裕子, *Kobayashi Yūko*?), Emiko Agatsuma (我妻恵美子, *Agatsuma Emiko*?), Masako Takakuwa (高桑昌子, *Takakuwa Masako*?)

### Voice actors

* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, *Madōgu Shiruva*?): Ai Orikasa (折笠愛, *Orikasa Ai*?)
* Madou Necklace Goruba (魔導具ゴルバ, *Madōgu Goruba*?): Kenichi Ogata (緒方賢一, *Ogata Ken'ichi*?)
* Makai Tree (魔戒樹, *Makaiju*?): Yukari Okuda (奥田ゆかり, *Okuda Yukari*?)
* Legules (レギュレイス, *Regyureisu*?): Masashi Hirose (広瀬正志, *Hirose Masashi*?)

### Suit actors

* Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?): Masaki Onishi (大西雅樹, *Ōnishi Masaki*?)
* Silver Fanged Knight Zero (銀牙騎士・絶狼, *Ginga Kishi Zero*?): Makoto Arakawa (荒川真, *Arakawa Makoto*?)
* Midnight Sun Knight Dan (白夜騎士・ダン, *Byakuya Kishi Dan*?): Mark Musashi (マーク武蔵, *Māku Musashi*?), Hiroshi Maeda (前田浩, *Maeda Hiroshi*?)
* Legules (レギュレイス, *Regyureisu*?): Mizuho Yoshida (吉田瑞穂, *Yoshida Mizuho*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "THEME OF GARO"
	+ Composition: TRY FORCE, JAM Project

Ending theme
* "Aurora no Shita de" (オーロラの下で, *Ōrora no Shita de*?)
	+ Lyrics & Composition: Masaki Kyomoto
	+ Arrangement: Harukichi Yamamoto
	+ Artist: Garo Project

## Notes

* "Byakuya no Maju" can be translated as "Demon Beast of the Midnight Sun".

## External links

* *Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju* at Wikipedia
* *Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju*
* *Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju* at Bandai Visual

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