Garo (TV series)

Garo
The "GARO" splash logo, screenshot taken from the TV show
Title screen
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero
Horror
Created byKeita Amemiya
Developed byKengo Kaji
Directed byKeita Amemiya
StarringHiroki Konishi
Mika Hijii
Ray Fujita
Masaki Kyomoto
ComposersShinji Kinoshita
Kōichi Ōta
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMinoru Kubo
Kiyotaka Ninomiya
Makoto Shiraishi
ProducersKōichi Ishida
Hiroyuki Hattori
Junpei Nakagawa
Running time24-25 minutes (per episode)
Production companyTohokushinsha Film
Original release
NetworkTXN (TV Tokyo)
ReleaseOctober 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) –
March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31)
Related
Garo Special: Beast of the Demon Night
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Garo (牙狼 -GARO- (ガロ), "Fanged Wolf"), sometimes referred to as Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士ガロ, Ōgon Kishi Garo), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 7, 2005, to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes (with one additional "Overview" special, summarizing the events of episodes 1 through 13, aired before episode 14). The series was created and directed by Keita Amemiya (Kamen Rider ZO, Zeiram) with supporting direction from Makoto Yokoyama (Power Rangers) and Kengo Kaji (Uzumaki). The creature designer was Yasushi Nirasawa, known for his later work as the designer of the Imagin for Kamen Rider Den-O, as well as for his work designing the monsters of Kamen Rider Blade and Kamen Rider Kabuto.

Since 2007, the show has also been aired in other countries such as Italy (on MTV), Malaysia (on 8TV), and Spain (on Canal Buzz). The show's HD remastered version was broadcast on TV Tokyo starting July 8, 2016. The television series is the first installment of the "GARO" metaseries, which is composed of several installments, including a live action television series, films, TV & film specials, and anime series. The television series has been licensed for a North American release by Kraken Releasing.[1]

  1. ^ "Kraken Releasing Licenses Garo Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.