Zero: Black Blood

**Zero: Black Blood** (絶狼＜ZERO＞-BLACK BLOOD-, *Zero -Burakku Buraddo-*?) is a Japanese film duology and television miniseries, spun off from the *Garo* series. 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, had a limited theatrical release on March 8, 2014, and the *Black Chapter* (黒ノ章, *Kuro no Shō*?), the last three episodes, had a limited theatrical release on March 22, 2014.

The film was also shown on Japanese cable television channel Family Gekijo as a six-episode miniseries from March 5 through March 7, 2014, with two episodes shown each night.

Ray Fujita stars as the lead character Rei Suzumura, the Silver Fanged Knight Zero, 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.

## 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]**
*Zero: Black Blood* is set after the events of the film *Garo: Soukoku no Maryu*. 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.

## Characters

### Allies

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

### Villains & Horrors

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

## Episodes

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

## Cast

* Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零, *Suzumura Rei*?): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲, *Fujita Rei*?)
* Yuna (ユナ, *Yuna*?): Riria (梨里杏, *Riria*?)
* Cain (カイン, *Kain*?): Naoki Takeshi (武子 直輝, *Takeshi Naoki*?)
* Iyu (イユ, *Iyu*?): Karia Nomoto (野本 かりあ, *Nomoto Karia*?)
* Bakura (バクラ, *Bakura*?): Guadalcanal Taka (ガダルカナル・タカ, *Gadarukanaru Taka*?)
* Ring (リング, *Ringu*?): Thane Camus (セイン・カミュ, *Sein Kamyu*?)
* Kuroudo (クロウド, *Kurōdo*?): Shogen (尚玄, *Shōgen*?)
* 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*?)
* 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 Kuwahara (桑原 麻紀, *Kuwahara Asaki*?)
* Era (エーラ, *Ēra*?): Miori Yoshida (吉田 澪里, *Yoshida Miori*?)
* Shire (シーレ, *Shīre*?): Saki Hagiyama (萩山 沙貴, *Hagiyama Saki*?)
* Man Horror (A) (男ホラーA, *Otoko Horā Ē*?): Yasuyuki Hirano (平野 靖幸, *Hirano Yasuyuki*?)
* Man Horror (B) (男ホラーB, *Otoko Horā Bī*?): Tatsuya Kondo (近藤 起矢, *Kondō Tatsuya*?)
* Woman Horror (A) (女ホラーA, *On'na Horā Ē*?): Nordi (のーでぃ, *Nōdi*?)
* Woman Horro (B) (女ホラーB, *On'na Horā Bī*?): Ai Tsuchiya (土屋 愛, *Tsuchiya Ai*?)
* Man Horror (C) (男ホラーC, *Otoko Horā Shī*?): Takuya Matsuda (松田 拓也, *Matsuda Takuya*?)
* Man Horror (D) (男ホラーD, *Otoko Horā Dī*?): Masaya Mimura (三村 昌也, *Mimura Masaya*?)
* Customer (A) (客A, *Kyaku Ē*?): Daisuke Honda (本田 大輔, *Honda Daisuke*?)
* Customer (B) (客B, *Kyaku Bī*?): Shaq (シャック, *Shakku*?)
* Woman (女, *On'na*?): Ayako Hino (日野 綾子, *Hino Ayako*?)
* Young Yuna (幼いユナ, *Osanai Yuna*?): Chiari Komori (小森 茅愛, *Komori Chiari*?)
* Silva (シルヴァ, *Shiruva*?, Voice), Customer (C) (客C, *Kyaku Shī*?): Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛, *Orikasa Ai*?)
* Priest (神官, *Shinkan*?, Voice): Rintaro Nishi (西 凛太朗, *Nishi Rintarō*?)

## 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. Retrieved on 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). Retrieved on 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). Retrieved on 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). Retrieved on 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). Retrieved on 2014-03-10.