Garo: Guren no Tsuki

**Garo: Guren no Tsuki** (牙狼〈GARO〉-紅蓮ノ月-, *Garo -Guren no Tsuki-*?, lit. **The Crimson Moon**) is the second animated entry of the *Garo* series, produced by MAPPA. It premiered in October 9, 2015.

This second series, which had a premiere event at the 88th Comiket, features character designs from Masakazu Katsura. Like the previous season, this series will be simulcasted by Funimation.

## Characters

### Allies

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

### Villains & Horrors

* Ashiya Douman
* Priest Douma
* Engo (1)
* Gaira (2)
* Dogura (2)
* Okina Taketorino (4)
* Te Kosodeno (5)
* Itsumaden (6)
* Katsurakohime (7)
* Dodomeki (8)
* Light-Taking Horror (9)
* Uchide-no-kozuchi-Possessing Horror (10)
* Kappa (11)

## 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. White Steel (斬牙, *Kiba*?)
12. Kyokuen (曲宴, *Kyokuen*?)
13. Conflict (相克, *Sōkoku*?)

## Cast

* Raiko (雷吼, *Raikō*?): Masei Nakayama (中山麻生, *Nakayama Masei*?)
	+ Raiko (child): Megumi Han (潘 めぐみ, *Han Megumi*?)
* 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*?)
* Yasusuke Fujiwarano (藤原 保輔, *Fujiwarano Yasusuke*?): Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, *Namikawa Daisuke*?)
* Michinaga Fujiwarano (藤原 道長, *Fujiwarano Michinaga*?): Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内 賢雄, *Horiuchi Ken'yū*?)
* Inari (稲荷・三狐神, *Inari*?): Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲紗花, *Sasaki Sayaka*?), Mayu Udono (鵜殿麻由, *Udono Mayu*?), Eriko Sato (佐藤 江梨子, *Satō Eriko*?)
* Kinto Shijo (四条公任, *Shijō Kintō*?): Nozomu Sasaki (佐々木 望, *Sasaki Nozomu*?)
* 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*?): Katsuhiko Nomura (野村勝彦, *Nomura Katsuhiko*?)
* 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*?)
* Ashiya Douman (蘆屋 道満, *Dōman Ashiya*?): Tomokazu Seki (関 智一, *Seki Tomokazu*?)
* Priest Douma (道摩法師, *Dōma Hōshi*?): Takaya Hashi (土師 孝也, *Hashi Takaya*?)
* Zaruba (ザルバ, *Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Goruba (ゴルバ, *Goruba*?): Cho (チョー, *Chō*?)

## 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

Ending theme
* "Kamon" (花紋, *Kamon*?)
	+ Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
	+ Composition: Masami Okui
	+ Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki
	+ Artist: Sayaka Sasaki with Inari-Bayashi (Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)

## 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). Retrieved on 2015-08-15.
2. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-10-03/funimation-to-stream-2nd-garo-anime/.93749