Garo (TV series)

Garo
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Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero Horror
Created by	Keita Amemiya
Developed by	Kengo Kaji
Directed by	Keita Amemiya
Starring	Hiroki Konishi Mika Hijii Ray Fujita Masaki Kyomoto
Composers	Shinji Kinoshita Kōichi Ōta
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Minoru Kubo Kiyotaka Ninomiya Makoto Shiraishi
Producers	Kōichi Ishida Hiroyuki Hattori Junpei Nakagawa
Running time	24-25 minutes (per episode)
Production company	Tohokushinsha Film
Original release
Network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Release	October 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 Worms and the Imagin for respectively Kamen Rider Kabuto and Den-O, as well as for his work designing the Undeads from Kamen Rider Blade.

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]