Garo: Guren no Tsuki

**Garo: Guren no Tsuki** (牙狼 -紅蓮ノ月-, *Garo Guren no Tsuki*?) is the second animated installment of the *Garo* franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and MAPPA, it was broadcast from October 9, 2015 to April 1, 2016 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 24 episodes.

## Production

The series, which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. The series' main writers are Toshiki Inoue and Sho Aikawa and director is Atsushi Wakabayashi.

The actor who voices Raiko, the series' Garo, is Masei Nakayama who previously played Raiga Saezima/Garo in *Garo: Makai no Hana*. Romi Park returns to voice the character Seimei and Kintoki, a friend of Raiko, is voiced by Akiko Yajima.

## Plot

The series is set in Japan during the Heian period, and features fictionalized versions of many Japanese historical figures. This time, Garo is a young Japanese man named Raiko who cannot properly summon the Garo armor himself, and instead relies on his companion, a female Makai Alchemist named Seimei, whose Makai magic allows him to become Garo to fight the Horrors infesting Heian-kyō.

They are accompanied by a young boy named Kintoki who wishes to follow in Raiko's footsteps. Their journey pits them against the evil Ashiya Douman, a fallen Makai Alchemist who summons Horrors to do his bidding. They are later accompanied in their fight by Yasusuke Fujiwarano, who becomes the bearer of the armor of Zanga the Silver Knight.

## Characters

### Allies

* Zaruba
* Goruba
* Seimei
* Kintoki
* Inari
* Kinto Shijo
* Yasunori Kamono
* Haruaki Abeno
* Michinaga Fujiwarano
* Yasumasa Fujiwarano
* Yorinobu Minamotono
* Shibiku Izumi
* Shinbachi Tadano
* Kaguya
* Masamune Tachibana
* Suetsumuhana
* Toru Minamotono

### Villains & Horrors

* Rudra
* Ashiya Douman
* Priest Douma
* Engou (1)
* Gaira (2)
* Dogura (2)
* Tengu (3)
* Yamaoroshi (4)
	+ Kamaitachi (4)
	+ Yamanba (4)
* Kosodenote (5)
* Itsumaden (6)
* Raiju (7)
* Tenome (8)
* Andon (9)
* Sougoku (10)
* Kappa (11)

## Episodes

*Main article: Garo: Guren no Tsuki Episodes*
1. Onmyou (陰陽, *Onmyō*?)
2. Tied Sword (縁刀, *Entō*?)
3. Curse (呪詛, *Juso*?)
4. Kaguya (赫夜, *Kaguya*?)
5. Hakamadare (袴垂, *Hakamadare*?)
6. Lurking Demon (伏魔, *Fukuma*?)
7. Mother Daughter (母娘, *Oyako*?)
8. Brothers (兄弟, *Kyōdai*?)
9. Shine and Ruin (光滅, *Kōmetsu*?)
10. 1/10th (一寸, *Issun*?)
11. Zanga (斬牙, *Zanga*?)
12. Song Feast (曲宴, *Kyokuen*?)
13. Conflict (相克, *Sōkoku*?)
14. Seimei (星明, *Seimei*?)
15. Soul Moon (心月, *Shingetsu*?)
16. Worst (最低, *Saitei*?)
17. Sinister Evil (兇悪, *Kyōaku*?)
18. Extinguished Star (星滅, *Seimetsu*?)
19. Frenzy (繚乱, *Ryōran*?)
20. Vessel (依代, *Yorishiro*?)
21. Duel (対決, *Taiketsu*?)
22. Resonance (共鳴, *Kyōmei*?)
23. Rudra (嶐鑼, *Rudora*?)
24. Assault Moon (討月, *Tōgetsu*?)

**Specials**

1. *Garo: Guren no Tsuki The Golden Wolf Barks in the Darkness of Peace Special!* (牙狼 -紅蓮ノ月- 平安の闇に吼える金狼スペシャル！, *Garo Guren no Tsuki Heian no Yami ni Hoeru Kinrō Supesharu!*?)

## Cast

* Raiko (雷吼, *Raikō*?): Masei Nakayama (中山麻聖, *Nakayama Masei*?)
	+ Raiko (child): Megumi Han (潘めぐみ, *Han Megumi*?)
* Yasusuke Fujiwarano (藤原保輔, *Fujiwarano Yasusuke*?): Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔, *Namikawa Daisuke*?)
* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Madou Necklace Goruba (魔導具ゴルバ, *Madōgu Goruba*?): Cho (チョー, *Chō*?)
* Seimei (星明, *Seimei*?): Romi Park (朴璐美, *Paku Romi*?)
	+ Seimei (child): Madoka Aiba (逢葉まどか, *Aiba Madoka*?)
* Kintoki (金時, *Kintoki*?): Akiko Yajima (矢島晶子, *Yajima Akiko*?)
* Inari (稲荷, *Inari*?): Mayu Udono (鵜殿麻由, *Udono Mayu*?), Eriko Sato (佐藤依莉子, *Satō Eriko*?), Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲紗花, *Sasaki Sayaka*?)
* Kinto Shijo (四条公任, *Shijō Kintō*?): Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木望, *Sasaki Nozomi*?)
* Yasunori Kamono (賀茂保憲, *Kamono Yasunori*?): Masao Komaya (駒谷昌男, *Komaya Masao*?)
* Haruaki Abeno (安倍晴明, *Abeno Haruaki*?): Hidetaka Tenjin (天神英貴, *Tenjin Hidetaka*?)
* Yasumasa Fujiwarano (藤原保昌, *Fujiwarano Yasumasa*?): Takanori Hoshino (星野貴紀, *Hoshino Takanori*?)
* Yorinobu Minamotono (源頼信, *Minamotono Yorinobu*?): Katsuhito Nomura (野村勝人, *Nomura Katsuhito*?)
* Shibiku Izumi (和泉式部, *Izumi Shibiku*?): Noriko Hidaka (日高のり子, *Hidaka Noriko*?)
* Shinbachi Tadano (多田新発意, *Tadano Shinbachi*?): Shinpachi Tsuji (辻親八, *Tsuji Shinpachi*?)
* Kaguya (赫夜, *Kaguya*?): Ayaka Ohashi (大橋彩香, *Ōhashi Ayaka*?)
* Masamune Tachibana (橘正宗, *Tachibana Masamune*?): Mitsuhiro Goto (後藤光祐, *Gotō Mitsuhiro*?)
* Suetsumuhana (末摘花, *Suetsumuhana*?): Kimiko Saito (斉藤貴美子, *Saitō Kimiko*?)
* Toru Minamotono (源融, *Minamotono Tōru*?): Yuji Mitsuya (三ツ矢雄二, *Mitsuya Yūji*?)
* Ashiya Douman (蘆屋道満, *Ashiya Dōman*?): Tomokazu Seki (関智一, *Seki Tomokazu*?)
* Priest Douma (道摩法師, *Dōma Hōshi*?): Takaya Hashi (土師孝也, *Hashi Takaya*?)
* Michinaga Fujiwarano (藤原道長, *Fujiwarano Michinaga*?): Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内賢雄, *Horiuchi Ken'yū*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Guren no Tsuki ~Kakusareshi Yami Monogatari~" (紅蓮ノ月〜隠されし闇物語〜, *Guren no Tsuki ~Kakusareshi Yami Monogatari~*?)
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
	+ Artist: JAM Project
	+ Episodes: 1-14
* "Gekka" (月華, *Gekka*?)
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki, Shiho Terada
	+ Artist: JAM Project
	+ Episodes: 15-26

Ending theme
* "Kamon" (花紋, *Kamon*?)
	+ Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
	+ Composition: Masami Okui
	+ Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki
	+ Artist: Sayaka Sasaki with Inaribayashi (Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)
	+ Episodes: 1-14
* "Karen" (花蓮, *Karen*?)
	+ Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
	+ Composition: Masami Okui
	+ Arrangement: ENDO. (Geeks)
	+ Artist: Inaribayashi (Ayaka Ohashi, Sayaka Sasaki, Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)
	+ Episodes: 15-26

## Notes

* "Guren no Tsuki" can be translated as "The Crimson Moon".

## References

1. ↑ "＜牙狼＞テレビアニメ第2弾「紅蓮ノ月」制作へ　メインキャラクターデザインに桂正和". Yahoo! Japan. 2015-08-07. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150807-00000009-mantan-ent. Retrieved 2015-08-15.

## External links

* *Garo: Guren no Tsuki*
* *Garo Guren no Tsuki* at TV Tokyo
* *Garo: Crimson Moon* at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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