Garo: Makai no Hana

**Garo: Makai no Hana** (牙狼〈GARO〉 -魔戒ノ花-, *Garo Makai no Hana*?) is the fourth installment of the *Garo* franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and Omnibus Japan, it was broadcast from April 4 to September 26, 2014 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 25 episodes.

## Plot

"Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. Yet, by the blade of knights, mankind was given hope."
―Narrator**[src]**
Eyrith was a Horror that had been sealed by Makai Priests of the past into a stone slab by using nine Horrors as foundation. In the present day, this seal has been secretly undone by Eiji Busujima, a Shadow Knight who is willing to risk everything to bring back his dead lover, Akari.

However, this also set loose the sealed Horrors to prey on innocents. Kouga Saezima's son, Raiga, becomes the new Golden Knight and is tasked by the Senate to deal with Eyrith. Raiga is assigned to find the Slab Horror that contains the seed of Eyrith before she's revived; the Senate sends Madogu (magical tool), Mayuri, a young woman with the power to seal Horrors, a vital ability to seal the nine Horrors after being defeated by a Makai Knight.

To further assist them, the Senate also assigns the Shadow Knight, Crow (Giru's disciple), to assist Raiga and Mayuri in their mission, to prevent Eyrith from blooming and bringing Messiah back into the realm of the living. They also gained an unusual friendship with Darkness Hunter, Biku, an internal affairs priest investigating recent events as well. It was only later that the group discovered Eiji was behind releasing Eyrith that they realized what was happening.

## Characters

### Allies

* Zaruba
* Orva
* Mayuri
* Biku
* Gonza Kurahashi
* Gento
* Shizuru
* Nayuta
* Shidou
* Akari
* Jiiru
* Meme

### Villains & Horrors

* Eyrith (22-25)

* Barg
* Azdab (1)
* Exta (2)
* Succubus (3)
* Ilgishin (4)
* Stellas (5)
* Egosiren (6)
* Grimzora (7)
* Zaji (7)
* Delitus (8)
* Lizary (9)
* Granda (10)
* Caricatuan (11)
* Hydra (14)
* Ausukutare (15)
* Profundes (16)
* Horror Woman (17)
* Latel (18)
* Abysscore (19)
* Duoct (20)
* Gogeet (21)
* Jienda (22)

## Episodes

*Main article: Garo: Makai no Hana Episodes*
1. Fossil (化石, *Kaseki*?)
2. Vermin (害虫, *Gaichū*?)
3. Greenhouse (温室, *Onshitsu*?)
4. Film (映画, *Eiga*?)
5. Star Chart (星図, *Seizu*?)
6. Wind Chime (風鈴, *Fūrin*?)
7. Mythology (神話, *Shinwa*?)
8. Family (家族, *Kazoku*?)
9. Raising (飼育, *Shiiku*?)
10. Dinner Table (食卓, *Shokutaku*?)
11. Comics (漫画, *Manga*?)
12. The Power of Words (言霊, *Kotodama*?)
13. Rabid (凶獣, *Kyōjū*?)
14. Transformation (変身, *Henshin*?)
15. Black Tea (紅茶, *Kōcha*?)
16. Scream (絶叫, *Zekkyō*?)
17. Boy (少年, *Shōnen*?)
18. Crimson Lotus (紅蓮, *Guren*?)
19. Suite (組曲, *Kumikyoku*?)
20. Iron Man (鉄人, *Tetsujin*?)
21. Afterimage (残像, *Zanzō*?)
22. Watchdog (番犬, *Banken*?)
23. Retrospective (追想, *Tsuisō*?)
24. Visitor (稀人, *Marebito*?)
25. God's Will (天命, *Tenmei*?)

**Specials**

1. *Garo: Makai no Hana New Legend Special* (牙狼〈GARO〉 -魔戒ノ花- 新たなる伝説スペシャル, *Garo Makai no Hana Aratanaru Densetsu Supesharu*?)

## Cast

* Raiga Saezima (冴島雷牙, *Saejima Raiga*?): Masei Nakayama (中山麻聖, *Nakayama Masei*?)
* Crow (クロウ, *Kurō*?): Atomu Mizuishi (水石亜飛夢, *Mizuishi Atomu*?)
* Mayuri (マユリ, *Mayuri*?): Natsumi Ishibashi (石橋菜津美, *Ishibashi Natsumi*?)
* Biku (媚空, *Bikū*?): Sayaka Akimoto (秋元才加, *Akimoto Sayaka*?)
* Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋ゴンザ, *Kurahashi Gonza*?): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗, *Hotaru Yukijirō*?)
* Shidou (四道, *Shidō*?): Ren Osugi (大杉漣, *Ōsugi Ren*?)
* Jiiru (ジイル, *Jīru*?): Asana Mamoru (護あさな, *Mamoru Asana*?)
* Eiji Busujima (毒島エイジ, *Busujima Eiji*?): Show Aikawa (哀川翔, *Aikawa Shō*?)

### Guest cast

* Meme (メメ, *Meme*?, 1, 6, 10, 20): Haruki Oide (生出陽葵, *Oide Haruki*?)
* Gento (ゲント, *Gento*?, 13): Ryuki Kitaoka (北岡龍貴, *Kitaoka Ryūki*?)
* Shizuru (シズル, *Shizuru*?, 13): Daisuke Nagakura (永倉大輔, *Nagakura Daisuke*?)
* Nayuta (ナユタ, *Nayuta*?, 13): Yoshiki Fujiwara (藤原儀輝, *Fujiwara Yoshiki*?)
* Akari (アカリ, *Akari*?, 17, 22): Rei Yoshii (吉井怜, *Yoshii Rei*?)
* Rei Suzumura (涼邑零, *Suzumura Rei*?, 17): Ray Fujita (藤田玲, *Fujita Rei*?)
* Eyrith (エイリス, *Eirisu*?, 22-25): Momoko Kuroki (黒木桃子, *Kuroki Momoko*?)

### Voice actors

* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Madou Brooch Orva (魔導具オルヴァ, *Madōgu Oruva*?): Eri Ozeki (大関英里, *Ōzeki Eri*?)
* Zaji (ザジ, *Zaji*?): Hiroyuki Amano (天野ひろゆき, *Amano Hiroyuki*?)
* Heroic Spirit Garo (英霊・牙狼, *Eirei Garo*?): Rintaro Nishi (西凛太郎, *Nishi Rintarō*?), Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺裕之, *Watanabe Hiroyuki*?)
* Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, *Madōgu Shiruva*?): Ai Orikasa (折笠愛, *Orikasa Ai*?)
* Raiga's father (雷牙の父親, *Raiga no Chichi*?): Ryosei Konishi (小西遼生, *Konishi Ryōsei*?)
* Raiga's mother (雷牙の母親, *Raiga no Haha*?): Mika Hijii (肘井美佳, *Hijii Mika*?)

### Suit actors

* Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?): Makoto Ito (伊藤慎, *Itō Makoto*?)
* Phantom Knight Crow (幻影騎士・吼狼, *Gen'ei Kishi Kurō*?), Silver Fanged Knight Zero (銀牙騎士・絶狼, *Ginga Kishi Zero*?), Heretic Bone Knight Giru (邪骨騎士・義流, *Jakotsu Kishi Giru*?), Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?) (20), Azdab (アズダブ, *Azudabu*?), Egosiren (エゴサイレーン, *Egosairēn*?), Caricatuan (カリカジュアン, *Karikajuan*?): Hirokazu Iwakami (岩上弘数, *Iwakami Hirokazu*?)
* Body Horrors (素体ホラー, *Moto-tai Horā*?), Delitus (デリィータス, *Deryītasu*?): Daito Tanaka (田中大登, *Tanaka Daito*?)
* Succubus (サキュバス, *Sakyubasu*?), Lizary (リザリー, *Rizarī*?), Profundes (プロファンデス, *Purofandesu*?): Naomi Taniyama (谷山尚未, *Taniyama Naomi*?)
* Ilgishin (イルギシン, *Irugishin*?), Stellas (ステラス, *Suterasu*?), Abysscore (アビスコア, *Abisukoa*?): Kai Nakayama (中山甲斐, *Nakayama Kai*?)
* Zaji (ザジ, *Zaji*?), Duoct (ドゥオクト, *Duokuto*?): Hiroaki Shimoo (下尾浩章, *Shimoo Hiroaki*?)
* Hydra (イドラ, *Idora*?): Atsushi Misumi (三住敦洋, *Misumi Atsushi*?)
* Latel (ラテル, *Rateru*?), Gogeet (ゴギート, *Gogīto*?): Sanshiro Wada (和田三四郎, *Wada Sanshirō*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Garo -Makai no Hana-" (牙狼〈GARO〉 -魔戒ノ花-, *Garo Makai no Hana*?)
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama, Yoichi Matsuo
	+ Artist: Masaaki Endoh, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani
	+ Episodes: 1-3, 5-12
* "Raiga ~Tusk of thunder~" (雷牙〜Tusk of thunder〜, *Raiga ~Tasuku obu sanda~*?)
	+ Lyrics & Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
	+ Artist: JAM Project
	+ Episodes: 13-24

Ending theme
* "Yasashisa no Tsubomi" (優しさの蕾, *Yasashisa no Tsubomi*?)
	+ Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
	+ Arrangement: Evan Call (Elements Garden)
	+ Lyrics & Artist: Faylan
	+ Episodes: 1-12
* "my memory, your memory"
	+ Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
	+ Arrangement: Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama
	+ Artist: JAM Project
	+ Episodes: 13-24

## Notes

* "Makai no Hana" can be translated as "The Makai Flower".
* At some point before the events of this series, the Makai Order had reclassified the naming of Districts by color rather than by directional location. Raiga is said to be the Knight of the Blue District (formerly known as the Eastern District), while Crow is the Knight of the White District.
	+ This was probably done so a Makai Knight could cover more territory and be allowed to collaborate with ones outside their respective Districts, as in the past, Makai Knights had to remain in their own boundaries.

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## External links

* *Garo: Makai no Hana* at Wikipedia
* *Garo: Makai no Hana*
* *Garo: Makai no Hana* at TV Tokyo

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