Zero: Black Blood

**Zero: Black Blood** (絶狼〈ZERO〉 -BLACK BLOOD-, *Zero Burakku Buraddo*?) is a spin-off movie of the *Garo* franchise.

The catchphrases for the movie are "Silver Blade, Cut Down Darkness" (銀の刃よ、闇を切り裂け, *Gin no Ha yo, Yami o Kirisake*?) and "Silver Fanged Knight Zero-Rei Suzumura. The Battle for the Coexistence of Humans and Horrors, Now Begins" (銀牙騎士ゼロ-涼邑零。ホラーと人間との共存をめぐる戦いが今、始まる―, *Ginga Kishi Zero-Suzumura Rei, Horā to Ningen to no Kyōzon o Meguru Tatakai ga Ima, Hajimaru*?).

## Production

The movie was split into 6 episodes and was broadcast on Family Gekijo from March 5 to March 7, 2014, with 2 episodes shown each night. 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 and had a limited theatrical release on March 8, 2014, and the *Black Chapter* (黒ノ章, *Kuro no Shō*?), the last three episodes that had a limited theatrical release on March 22, 2014.

Ray Fujita stars as the lead character, Rei Suzumura, reprising his role as the character from the previous television series and films. The films/miniseries explores 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. On November 23, 2015, there was announced a second series called *Zero: Dragon Blood* and premiered on July 2016.

## Synopsis

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.

## Plot

"As long as evil lurks in the hearts of man... demon beasts will appear. Drawn by Inga, they come from the Makai through Gates. They possess people and lurk in this world. There is someone protecting people from demon beasts this night too... This lone protector dashes through the darkness. Suzumura Rei. Also known as... Zero."
―Silva**[src]**
*to be added*

## Characters

### Allies

* Silva
* Cain
* Yuna
* Bakura
* Katou
* Satoshi Wanda
* Natsumi Suemori
* Kuroudo

### Villains & Horrors

* Ring
* Iyu
* Kousuke Nakaima
* Ura
* Sare
* Era
* Shire

## Episodes

*Main article: Zero: Black Blood Episodes*
1. Dolce (血のドルチェ -DOLCE-, *Chi no Doruche*?)
2. Community (コミュニティー -COMMUNITY-, *Komyuniti*?)
3. Enemy (外敵 -ENEMY-, *Gaiteki*?)
4. Dream (真実の夢 -DREAM-, *Shinjitsu no Yume*?)
5. Decision (決意 -DECISION-, *Ketsui*?)
6. Savior (救世主 -SAVIOR-, *Kyūseishu*?)

## Cast

* Rei Suzumura (涼邑零, *Suzumura Rei*?): Ray Fujita (藤田玲, *Fujita Rei*?)
* Cain (カイン, *Kain*?): Naoki Takeshi (武子直輝, *Takeshi Naoki*?)
* Yuna (ユナ, *Yuna*?): Riria (梨里杏, *Riria*?)
	+ Yuna (child): Chiari Komori (小森茅愛, *Komori Chiari*?)
* Bakura (バクラ, *Bakura*?): Guadalcanal Taka (ガダルカナル・タカ, *Gadarukanaru Taka*?)
* 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*?)
* Kuroudo (クロウド, *Kurōdo*?): Shogen (尚玄, *Shōgen*?)
* Ring (リング, *Ringu*?): Thane Camus (セイン・カミュ, *Sein Kamyu*?)
* Iyu (イユ, *Iyu*?): Karia Nomoto (野本かりあ, *Nomoto Karia*?)
* 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 Kuwabara (桑原麻紀, *Kuwabara Asaki*?)
* Era (エーラ, *Ēra*?): Miori Yoshida (吉田澪里, *Yoshida Miori*?)
* Shire (シーレ, *Shīre*?): Saki Hagiyama (荻山沙貴, *Hagiyama Saki*?)

### Voice actors

* Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, *Madōgu Shiruva*?): Ai Orikasa (折笠愛, *Orikasa Ai*?)
* Priest (神官, *Shinkan*?): Rintaro Nishi (西凛太朗, *Nishi Rintarō*?)

### Suit actors

* Silver Fanged Knight Zero (銀牙騎士・絶狼, *Ginga Kishi Zero*?): Sanshiro Wada (和田三四郎, *Wada Sanshirō*?)

## 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

## Notes

* This is one of the few entries in the franchise that does not feature the usual opening narration before the credits.
* The opening itself is the first to be written in English. Newspapers and TV news captions in the series are also in English rather than Japanese.

## References

1. ↑ "絶狼＜ZERO＞-BLACK BLOOD-". Garo-project.jp. http://garo-project.jp/ZERO/. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
2. ↑ "「牙狼」新シリーズに劇場版、そしてアニメ！新作ラインナップが連続発表！- 最新ニュース｜MSN トピックス". Topics.jp.msn.com. 2013-11-25. http://topics.jp.msn.com/entertainment/movie/article.aspx?articleid=2353363. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
3. ↑ ""銀牙騎士・ゼロ"が主人公の「牙狼」新シリーズ、来年3月劇場公開！ - シネマトゥデイ". Cinematoday.jp. 2013-10-25. http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0057581. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
4. ↑ "「牙狼」新シリーズに劇場版、そしてアニメ！新作ラインナップが連続発表！ - シネマトゥデイ". Cinematoday.jp. 2013-11-25. http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0058260. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
5. ↑ "牙狼＜GARO＞来春から新TVシリーズ＆来秋アニメ化発表！道外流牙主人公の新劇場版製作も - 芸能ニュースラウンジ". Newslounge.net. 2013-10-17. http://newslounge.net/archives/105965. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

## External links

* *Zero: Black Blood* at Wikipedia
* *Zero: Black Blood*

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