Garo: Gold Storm Sho

**Garo: Gold Storm Sho** (牙狼〈GARO〉-GOLD STORM- 翔, *Garo Gōrudo Sutōmu Shō*?) is both a movie and the fifth installment of the *Garo* franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and Omnibus Japan, the movie was released on March 28, 2015 while the series was broadcast from April 3 to September 18, 2015 on TV Tokyo, with a total of 23 episodes.

## Production

Wataru Kuriyama and Miki Nanri reprise their roles from the movie and are joined by new cast members (among them is Masahiro Inoue as the series antagonist, Jinga). Before the start of the TV series, there was released a special episode, known also as episode 0 to promote the series. The series was directed by Makoto Yokoyama and written by Norio Kida. The series began broadcast on April 3, 2015.

## Plot

### Movie

Ryuga Dougai, Garo the Golden Knight, and Makai Priestess, Rian, travel from Vol City to Line City, and along the way meet the Makai Priestess, Ryume, who says she can help exorcise the dark energies from the Garo armor.

Their plans are disrupted when the ancient humanoid Madogu, Ago, awakens, kidnapping Ryume to use her body as a vessel to awaken the ancient Horror, Degol, that killed its Makai Priest creator, Soutatsu in order to destroy humanity. Ryuga and Rian pair up with Makai pawnbroker, D-Ringo and his partner, Yukihime, to stop Ago before it kills Ryume and before Degol can be revived.

### TV series

"Demon beasts Horrors devour people. Horrors have existed since ancient times. They hid in the darkness. But in that darkness, there was a ray of light. Garo. In olden times, that armor shone with a golden light. After losing its master, it was lost to the pitch black darkness. But thanks to one young man's passion... love... and virtue... that armor regained its golden light. A light that shines in the darkness. People called it the light of hope."
―Rian's narration in episode 1[src]
After successfully saving Ryume and stopping Ago, Ryuga and Rian are assigned under her as guardians of Line City, investigating a mysterious increase in Horror activity in the area. This is all a plot by Makai Knight Jinga, and his wife, Makai Priestess Amily, who have since become Horrors to raise the ancient weapon, Radan, to destroy humanity in revenge for the death of their son years earlier.

To stop them, Ryuga and Rian team up with Daigo Akizuki, Giga the Beast Knight, and the Makai Priests, Gald and Haruna, as well as D-Ringo and Yukihime before the two Horrors can succeed in their plans.

## Characters

### Movie

#### Allies

* Zaruba
* Rian
* Ryume
* Raiji
* Fuji
* D-Ringo
* Yukihime
* Priest Soutatsu

#### Villains & Horrors

* Degol
* Ago
* Murado
* Okabe
* Fukaya

### TV series

#### Allies

* Zaruba
* Rian
* Ryume
* Raiji
* Fuji
* D-Ringo
* Yukihime
* Gald
* Haruna
* Seiji Hiba
* Gen
* Moyuru
* Hikage

#### Villains & Horrors

* Radan
* Jinga
* Amily
* Hell Zwei (1)
* Bicro (1, 2)
* Bukeri (3)
* Scriptlla (5)
* Vestage (6)
* Ressade (8)
* Woska (9)
* Zeraza (10)
* Hedera (11)
* Geril (11, 12)
* Begul (13)
* Gueldina (16)

## Episodes

*Main article: Garo: Gold Storm Sho Episodes*
1. Sword (剣, *Tsurugi*?)
2. Flame (炎, *Honō*?)
3. Butterfly (蝶, *Chō*?)
4. Axe (斧, *Ono*?)
5. Sin (罪, *Tsumi*?)
6. Frame (額, *Gaku*?)
7. Spell (術, *Jutsu*?)
8. Brush (筆, *Fude*?)
9. Feathers (羽, *Hane*?)
10. Thunder (雷, *Ikazuchi*?)
11. Trap (罠, *Wana*?)
12. Bonds (絆, *Kizuna*?)
13. Swamp (沼, *Numa*?)
14. Signpost (標, *Shirube*?)
15. Fort (砦, *Toride*?)
16. War (戦, *Ikusa*?)
17. Mirror (鏡, *Kagami*?)
18. Darkness (闇, *Yami*?)
19. Heart (心, *Kokoro*?)
20. Fountain (泉, *Izumi*?)
21. King (王, *Ō*?)
22. Castle (城, *Shiro*?)
23. Storm (嵐, *Arashi*?)

**Specials**

1. *Garo: Gold Storm Sho Begins! The Golden Storm Special* (牙狼〈GARO〉-GOLD STORM- 翔 巻き起こせ！金色の嵐スペシャル, *Garo Gōrudo Sutōmu Shō Makiokose! Konjiki no Arashi Supesharu*?)

## Cast

### Movie

* Ryuga Dougai (道外流牙, *Dōgai Ryūga*?): Wataru Kuriyama (栗山航, *Kuriyama Wataru*?)
* Rian (莉杏, *Rian*?): Miki Nanri (南里美希, *Nanri Miki*?)
* Ryume (リュメ, *Ryume*?): Sakina Kuwae (桑江咲菜, *Kuwae Sakina*?)
* Raiji (雷侍, *Raiji*?): Daito Tanaka (田中大登, *Tanaka Daito*?)
* Fuji (風侍, *Fūji*?): Minoru Tomita (富田稔, *Tomita Minoru*?)
* D-Ringo (D・リンゴ, *D Ringo*?): Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷しげる, *Izumiya Shigeru*?)
* Yukihime (ユキヒメ, *Yukihime*?): Momoko Kuroki (黒木桃子, *Kuroki Momoko*?)
* Priest Soutatsu (双竜法師, *Sōtatsu Hōshi*?): Akira Emoto (柄本明, *Emoto Akira*?)
* Ago (阿号, *Agō*?): Shunya Isaka (井坂俊哉, *Isaka Shun'ya*?)
* Murado (ムラド, *Murado*?): Kazuya Shimizu (清水一哉, *Shimizu Kazuya*?)
* Fukaya (フカヤ, *Fukaya*?): Tsune (ツネ, *Tsune*?)
* Okabe (オカベ, *Okabe*?): Hiroyuki Yasoshima (八十島弘行, *Yasoshima Hiroyuki*?)

#### Guest cast

* Girl (少女, *Shōjo*?): Alicia Mitsui (三井アリーシア, *Mitsui Arīshia*?)
* Old woman (老婆, *Rōba*?): Kazue Tsunogae (角替和枝, *Tsunogae Kazue*?)
* Driver (ドライバー, *Doraibā*?): Kunihiro Matsumura (松村邦洋, *Matsumura Kunihiro*?)

#### Voice actors

* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Degol (デゴル, *Degoru*?), Body Horror (素体ホラー, *Moto-tai Horā*?): Rintaro Nishi (西凛太郎, *Nishi Rintarō*?)
* Raiji (雷侍, *Raiji*?): Tomohiro Fujitaka (藤高智大, *Fujitaka Tomohiro*?)
* Fuji (風侍, *Fūji*?): Masaomi Yamasaki (山橋正臣, *Yamasaki Masaomi*?)
* Ryume (リュメ, *Ryume*?): Yu Mizuno (水野ゆふ, *Mizuno Yū*?)
* Girl (少女, *Shōjo*?): Eri Ozeki (大関英里, *Ōzeki Eri*?)

#### Suit actors

* Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?): Sanshiro Wada (和田三四郎, *Wada Sanshirō*?)
* Ago Go Killing Sword (阿号戦闘形態, *Agō Gōsatsuken*?): Atsuya Nakajima (中島厚也, *Nakajima Atsuya*?), Hirokazu Iwakami (岩上弘数, *Iwakami Hirokazu*?)

### TV series

* Ryuga Dougai (道外流牙, *Dōgai Ryūga*?): Wataru Kuriyama (栗山航, *Kuriyama Wataru*?)
* Rian (莉杏, *Rian*?): Miki Nanri (南里美希, *Nanri Miki*?)
* Ryume (リュメ, *Ryume*?): Sakina Kuwae (桑江咲菜, *Kuwae Sakina*?)
* Raiji (雷侍, *Raiji*?): Daito Tanaka (田中大登, *Tanaka Daito*?)
* Fuji (風侍, *Fūji*?): Daiki Suzuki (鈴木大樹, *Suzuki Daiki*?)
* D-Ringo (D・リンゴ, *D Ringo*?): Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷しげる, *Izumiya Shigeru*?)
* Yukihime (ユキヒメ, *Yukihime*?): Momoko Kuroki (黒木桃子, *Kuroki Momoko*?)
* Daigo Akizuki (秋月ダイゴ, *Akizuki Daigo*?): Tomohito Wakizaki (脇崎智史, *Wakizaki Tomohito*?)
* Gald (ガルド, *Garudo*?): Hiroki Nakajima (中島広稀, *Nakajima Hiroki*?)
	+ Gald (child): Rion Ichimura (市村涼風, *Ichimura Rion*?)
* Haruna (ハルナ, *Haruna*?): Moka Komatsu (小松もか, *Komatsu Moka*?)
	+ Haruna (child): Hisui Kimura (木村日翠, *Kimura Hisui*?)
* Jinga (ジンガ, *Jinga*?): Masahiro Inoue (井上正大, *Inoue Masahiro*?)
* Amily (アミリ, *Amiri*?): Miyavi Matsunoi (松野井雅, *Matsunoi Miyabi*?)

#### Guest cast

* Gen (ゲン, *Gen*?, 1): Atomu Shimojo (下條アトム, *Shimojō Atomu*?)
* Seiji Hiba (檜葉セイジ, *Hiba Seiji*?, 9, 22): Hiroyuki Takashima (高嶋宏行, *Takashima Hiroyuki*?)
* Hikage (ヒカゲ, *Hikage*?, 11): Masami Okui (奥井雅美, *Okui Masami*?)
* Moyuru (モユル, *11, 17*?): Yuki Matsumura (松村雄基, *Matsumura Yūki*?)

#### Voice actors

* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Gald's doll (ガルドの人形, *Garudo no ningyō*?): Moka Komatsu (小松もか, *Komatsu Moka*?)
* Twin girls (双子の少女, *Futago no shōjo*?): Akiko Tanaka (田中晶子, *Tanaka Akiko*?)

#### Suit actors

* Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?), Beast Knight Giga (獣身騎士ギガ, *Jūshin Kishi Giga*?), Jinga (ジンガ, *Jinga*?): Sanshiro Wada (和田三四郎, *Wada Sanshirō*?)
* Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?) (9, 15), Beast Knight Giga (獣身騎士ギガ, *Jūshin Kishi Giga*?) (18), Jinga (ジンガ, *Jinga*?) (18, 21, 22), Hedera (ヘデラ, *Hedera*?), Geril (ゲリル, *Geriru*?): Daiki Suzuki (鈴木大樹, *Suzuki Daiki*?)
* Ago Go Killing Sword (阿号戦闘形態, *Agō Gōsatsuken*?), Jinga (ジンガ, *Jinga*?) (22): Hirokazu Iwakami (岩上弘数, *Iwakami Hirokazu*?)

## Songs

### Movie

Opening theme
* "Opening THEME OF ~GOLD STORM Sho~"
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
	+ Artist: Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama

Ending theme
* "GOLD STORM Sho ~The Ending Theme~"
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama, Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama
	+ Arrangement: Shiho Terada

### TV series

Opening theme
* "GOLD STORM"
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama
	+ Artist: JAM Project
	+ Episodes: 1-12
* "EMERGE ~Shikkoku no Tsubasa~"
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
	+ Artist: JAM Project
	+ Episodes: 13-22

Ending theme
* "PRAYERS"
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Shiho Terada
	+ Artist: Makai Kagekidan (YUKIHIME, RYUME, REKKA, ANNA)
	+ Produced by team GAJARI (Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okui, Keita Amemiya)
	+ Episodes: 1-12
* "Guren Byakuren" (紅蓮白蓮, *Guren Byakuren*?)
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Hijiri Anze
	+ Artist: Makai Kagekidan
	+ Episodes: 13-22
* "Aishu no Rinbu" (哀愁の輪舞, *Aishū no Rinbu*?)
	+ Lyrics: Masami Okui
	+ Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Artist: Makai Kagekidan
	+ Episodes: 23

## Notes

* The character "Sho" in the title can be translated as "Flight".
* Masei Nakayama and Natsumi Ishibashi make a cameo as customers of D-Ringo's Kebab Stand in the movie. The two were previously in *Garo: Makai no Hana* as Raiga Saezima and Mayuri, respectively.
* During the credits of the movie, various Makai weapons and objects from past series are seen: Zaruba, Orva, Crow's Shurikens, Silva, Rei's Ginroken both transformed and in normal form, the Tougen Flute, Rian's jewelry and her Makai Gun, a Makai Brush and Jabi's Talismans.
* Also, sneak peek clips of the TV series are shown on screen in the movie.
* Because of Masahiro Inoue's background as Kamen Rider Decade, it became a running gag for him to say that he entered the "World of Garo" (*Garo no Sekai*) during talk shows. Interestingly, Inoue had Keita Amemiya sign his Decade KamenRide Card.

## References

1. ↑ "人気特撮シリーズ『牙狼＜GARO＞』2014年以降の新ラインアップ発表！ - CNET Japan". Japan.cnet.com. 2013-11-25. http://japan.cnet.com/release/30058319/. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
2. ↑ "Garo Gets 3 New Live-Action Films & Show, New TV Anime & Film, Stage Musical". Anime News Network. 2014-11-23. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-23/garo-gets-3-new-live-action-films-and-show-new-tv-anime-and-film-stage-musical/.81355.

## External Links

* *Garo: Gold Storm Sho* at Wikipedia
* Official website for the movie
* The movie at TV Tokyo
* Official website for the TV series
* The TV series at TV Tokyo

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