Garo: Makai Retsuden

**GARO: Makai Retsuden** (牙狼〈GARO〉 -魔戒烈伝-, *GARO -Makai Retsuden-*?) is the sixth installment of the *GARO* franchise, featuring characters from the previous series as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2015 GARO Series. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and Omnibus Japan, it began broadcast from April 9, 2016 to June 25, 2016 on TV Tokyo and other TXN stations.

It should be noted that "GARO" is not attached on the title logo, and it is written as **GARO Makai Retsuden** (牙狼 魔戒烈伝, ***GARO Makai Retsuden***?).

## Plot

The series is a collection of individual episodes set in the various instances of the *Garo* franchise, each of them narrated by Yukijiro Hotaru, reprising his role as Gonza Kurahashi.

## Characters

### Makai Knights

* Kengi
* Jinga

### Makai Priests

* Rekka
* Shiguto
* Amily
* Hikage
* Anna
* Rian
* Cain
* Biku

### Others

* Uruba
* Mayuri
* Yuna

## Episodes

*Main article: Garo: Makai Retsuden Episodes*

1. Requiem (鎮魂歌, *Chinkonka*?)
2. Full Moon (天満月, *Amamitsutsuki*?)
3. Outlaws/Prescription (無頼漢／処方箋, *Buraikan/Shohōsen*?)
4. Stranger (異邦人, *Ihōjin*?)
5. Chivalry (騎士道, *Kishidō*?)
6. Rootless Wanderer (根無草, *Nenashigusa*?)
7. Transfer Student (転校生, *Tenkōsei*?)

## Cast

* Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋ゴンザ, *Kurahashi Gonza*?): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗, *Hotaru Yukijirō*?)
* Rekka (烈花, *Rekka*?, 1): Mary Matsuyama (松山メアリ, *Matsuyama Meari*?)
* Shiguto (シグト, *Shiguto*?, 1): Masahiro Kuranuki (倉貫匡弘, *Kuranuki Masahiro*?)
* Kengi (ケンギ, *Kengi*?, 1): Kanji Tsuda (津田寛治, *Tsuda Kanji*?)
* Jinga (ジンガ, *Jinga*?, 2): Masahiro Inoue (井上正大, *Inoue Masahiro*?)
* Amily (アミリ, *Amiri*?, 2): Miyavi Matsunoi (松野井雅, *Matsunoi Miyabi*?)
* Hikage (ヒカゲ, *Hikage*?, 2): Masami Okui (奥井雅美, *Okui Masami*?)
* Wataru Shijima (四十万ワタル, *Shijima Wataru*?, 3): Kenji Matsuda (松田賢二, *Matsuda Kenji*?)
* Mayuri (マユリ, *Mayuri*?, 3): Natsumi Ishibashi (石橋菜津美, *Ishibashi Natsumi*?)
* Anna (アンナ, *Anna*?, 3): Keiko Matsuzaka (松坂慶子, *Matsuzaka Keiko*?)
* Ryuga Dougai (道外流牙, *Dōgai Ryūga*?, 4): Wataru Kuriyama (栗山航, *Kuriyama Wataru*?)
* Rian (莉杏, *Rian*?, 4): Miki Nanri (南里美希, *Nanri Miki*?)
* Cain (カイン, *Kain*?, 5): Naoki Takeshi (武子直輝, *Takeshi Naoki*?)
* Yuna (ユナ, *Yuna*?, 5): Riria (梨里杏, *Riria*?)
* Leo Fudou (布道レオ, *Fudō Reo*?, 5): Ozuno Nakamura (中村織央, *Nakamura Ozuno*?)
* Biku (媚空, *Bikū*?, 6): Sayaka Akimoto (秋元才加, *Akimoto Sayaka*?)

### Voice actors

* Heroic Spirit Garo (英霊・牙狼, *Eirei Garo*?): Rintaro Nishi (西凛太朗, *Nishi Rintarō*?)
* Ghosts (亡霊, *Bōrei*?): Sekio (関雄, *Sekio*?)
* Madou Mirror Uruba (魔導具ウルバ, *Madōgu Uruba*?): Ai Orikasa (折笠愛, *Orikasa Ai*?)
* Man (男, *Otoko*?): Toshihiko Hagisawa (萩沢俊彦, *Hagisawa Toshihiko*?)

### Suit actors

* Heroic Spirit Garo, Beast Knight Giga, etc.: Sanshiro Wada (和田三四郎, *Wada Sanshirō*?)
* Phantom Knight Crow: Koya Nakashima (中島 厚也, *Nakashima Kōya*?)
* Wicked Bone Knight Gill: Hiroshi Maeda Hiroshi Maeda (前田浩, *Maeda Hiroshi*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Garo ~Makai Retsuden~" (牙狼～魔戒烈伝～, *Garo ~Makai Retsuden~*?)
	+ Lyrics & Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada

Ending theme
* "Kagaribi no Yume" (篝火ノ夢, *Kagaribi no Yume*?)
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
	+ Artist: Makai Kagekidan

## Notes

* "Makai Retsuden" can be translated as "Makai History".

## References

1. ↑ "シリーズ最新作『牙狼＜GARO＞-魔戒烈伝-』ファミリー劇場だけの特典映像「魔戒指南」付きで放送開始！更に「牙狼」10周年のスペシャルイベントをテレビ初放送！". *PR TIMES*. http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000027.000008885.html.
2. ↑ "「牙狼」シリーズ最新作「魔戒烈伝」4月8日からテレビ東京で放送開始！ : 映画ニュース". *映画.com*. http://eiga.com/news/20160320/5/.
3. ↑ "「牙狼<GARO>-魔戒烈伝-」　キャストもストーリーも謎の10周年作品がポスター公開". *アニメ！アニメ！*. http://animeanime.jp/article/2016/03/15/27452.html.
4. ↑ "『牙狼〈GARO〉-魔戒烈伝-』ポスタービジュアル・予告映像解禁 - アニメイトタイムズ". *『牙狼〈GARO〉-魔戒烈伝-』ポスタービジュアル・予告映像解禁 - アニメイトタイムズ*. http://www.animate.tv/news/details.php?id=1459475265.

## External Links

* Official website
* Official website at TV Tokyo

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