GARO: Crimson Moon

GARO: Crimson Moon
Information
Director	Atsushi Wakabayashi
Air Date	October 9, 2015 – April 1, 2016
No. of episodes	24 (23 + Special)
Production Order
Previous:	The Carved Seal of Flames
Next:	Divine Flame

GARO: Crimson Moon (牙狼 -紅蓮ノ月-, GARO -Guren no Tsuki-) is the second anime, but organized as the first story within the Anime Series. It was broadcasted from October 2015 to April 2016 on TV Tokyo and other TXN stations.

Story

Introduction

Set in the Japan's Heian Period. There was a capital of a beautiful country, full of brilliant light, with magnificent flowers every season.

However, if the light is strong, the darkness will increase its dignity. When the sun sets and the night comes, a mysterious Horror (火羅（ホラー）, Horā) monster jumps into the city and attacks humans. Poor folk that could not receive the spiritual protection of Onmyoji like a nobleman with the privilege to enter the center of the city, Mitsumiya, was frightened by Horror at night.

As if to save those people, they appeared out of nowhere, and those who annihilated Horror appeared. They are Makai Priest (魔戒法師, Makai Hōshi) who uses extraordinary legal force like a trainee, and Makai Knight (魔戒騎士, Makai Kishi) who fights Horror with the power of the army with respective armor. They were collectively called "guardians" (守りし者, Morishi-sha) by the people.

Characters

Makai Knights

• Raikou
• Hakamadare

Makai Priests

• Seimei
• Kintoki
• Priest Dōma

Episodes

1. ONMYOU
2. TIED SWORD
3. CURSE
4. KAGUYA
5. HAKAMADARE
6. LURKING DEMON
7. MOTHER DAUGHTER
8. BROTHERS
9. SHINE AND RUIN
10. 1/10TH
11. ZANGA
12. CONFLICT
13. SEIMEI
14. SOUL MOON
15. WORST
16. SINISTER EVIL
17. EXTINGUISHED STAR
18. FRENZY
19. VESSEL
20. DUEL
21. RESONANCE
22. RUDRA
23. ASSAULT MOON
24. IMPRINT BUTTERFLY

Specials

1. KYOKUEN

Cast

• Japanese Voice Cast
• English Voice Cast

• Masei Nakayama as Raikou
• Romi Park as Seimei
• Akiko Yajima as Kintoki
• Daisuke Namikawa as Fujiwarano Yasusuke
• Kenyuu Horiuchi as Fujiwarano Michinaga
• Tomokazu Seiki as Ashiya Douman

Staff

• Keita Amemiya
• Director: Atsushi Wakabayashi
• Script supervisors: Shou Aikawa, Toshiki Inoue
• Screenplay: Takawo Yoshioka, Seishi Minakami, Masaki Wachi, Shinichi Inotsume, Shigeru Murakoshi

Music

Opening Theme

• "Guren no Tsuki ~Kakusareshi Yami Monogatari~" (紅蓮ノ月〜隠されし闇物語〜, Crimson Moon ~Hidden Dark Story~, Episode 1-14)
  • Lyrics: Masami Okui
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
  • Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
  • Artist: JAM Project
    • Hironobu Kageyama (Episode 1 and 2)
    • Hiroshi Kitadani (Episode 3 and 4)
    • Masami Okui (Episode 5 and 6)
    • Yoshiki Fukuyama (Episode 7 and 8)
    • Masaaki Endo (Episode 9 and 10)
    • JAM Project (Episode 11-Episode 14)
• "Gekka" (月華, Episode 15-24)
  • Lyrics: Masami Okui
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
  • Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki, Shiho Terada
  • Artist: JAM Project

Ending Theme

• "Kamon" (花紋, "Kamon") (Episode 1-14)
  • Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
  • Music: Masami Okui
  • Arrangement: Masaki Suzuki
  • Artist: Sayaka Sasaki with Inari Bayashi (Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)
  • There are two types of images, one in which Inari dances and one in which all characters appear.
• "Karen" (花蓮, Episode 15-24)
  • Lyrics: Sayaka Sasaki
  • Music: Masami Okui
  • Arrangement: Endou (GEEKS)
  • Artist: Inari Bayashi (Ayaka Ohashi, Sayaka Sasaki, Mayu Udono, Eriko Sato)

Trivia

• A majority of the characters are fictional portrayals of real-life figures in the Heian Era or early Japanese myths.
• Raiko's voice actor is Masei Nakayama. He previously played Raiga Saejima on Garo: Makai no Hana.

External links

• Official Site
• Watch on Funimation