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New GARO Projects Announced For 2016- Garo: Retsuden, Zero Returns!

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Several new GARO projects were announced this past weekend at a special event in Japan!

Of particular note:

*The next Garo TV series will be called Garo: Retsuden! Details are sparse at the moment but this new series will feature characters from throughout the series’ history. Retsuden is scheduled to air in Spring 2016.

*Fan-favorite Makai Knight Zero will return again for a spinoff series, following on the success of 2014’s Black Blood. Actor Ray Fujita is set to reprise his role as the Silver Fanged Knight. Release date is sadly unknown at this time.

*Last but certainly not least, a film based on the anime Seal of Flames is also on the way, with the original cast reprising their roles! The movie, known as Divine Flame has a brief teaser:

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  1. Paladin's Avatar Paladin says

    Of note:

    *New series, "Garo: Retsuden" (means Biographies.) Said to include multiple characters from the series' history.

    *ANOTHER side-series featuring Makai Knight Zero! Ray Fujita returns again.

    *Trailer for new anime movie, "Divine Flame."

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQh-qscHBMU

  2. Switchblade's Avatar Switchblade says

    Retsuden sounds interesting - kind of like an anthology series. Given some of the issues Garo has had with doing ongoing plots, this might be a good excuse to do more standalone episodes.

    Apprehensive about another Zero series after what a mess Black Blood was.

  3. KyoryuGreen's Avatar KyoryuGreen says

    That would be great, especially if it means we see things with Taiga, Kouga, Raiga, Ryuuga, and all the other Knights and Priests from the series if we could. That sounds great.

    Also yes! I am so happy we get to see Leon continue I really enjoyed the second half of the first GARO anime so that makes me happy.

  4. Smozz's Avatar Smozz says

    The first Zero series was alright. I hope the new one is better though.

  5. KyoryuGreen's Avatar KyoryuGreen says

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    Originally Posted by Smozz View Post
    The first Zero series was alright. I hope the new one is better though.
    Just get a better villain and the ZERO series would have been a lot better. Someone who can match up with Ray Fujita's awesomeness. I would have loved to have seen him go against Masahiro Inoue.

  6. Switchblade's Avatar Switchblade says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KyoryuGreen View Post
    Just get a better villain and the ZERO series would have been a lot better. Someone who can match up with Ray Fujita's awesomeness. I would have loved to have seen him go against Masahiro Inoue.
    If they want to use a former Kamen Rider actor they should get Kento Handa or maybe Kohei Murakami. It would be fun to see Fujita fight one of them again.

  7. Spiteface has no avatar! Spiteface says

    I thought Ring was alright as a villain. It's the closest we're likely to get to David Bowie in a toku show. For me, the problem with Black Blood was that it simply did not need six episodes to tell that story. Half that would be ample.

    If they really wanted six episodes, then perhaps some standalone "Horror of the Week" stuff thrown in would have been cool. Those Zero solo episodes of Makai Senki were some of my favourite episodes of any show.

  8. ZeoRangerV's Avatar ZeoRangerV says

    I really liked Ring as well. He was far from the source of Black Blood's problems.

    This all sounds great though. I'm always down for more Zero and the last Garo anime ended on a high, so this movie should be good. Garo Retsudan sounds particularly interesting.

  9. Switchblade's Avatar Switchblade says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Spiteface View Post
    I thought Ring was alright as a villain. It's the closest we're likely to get to David Bowie in a toku show. For me, the problem with Black Blood was that it simply did not need six episodes to tell that story. Half that would be ample.
    It also had several plot points that felt derivative of TOWSITD.

  10. KyoryuGreen's Avatar KyoryuGreen says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Switchblade View Post
    If they want to use a former Kamen Rider actor they should get Kento Handa or maybe Kohei Murakami. It would be fun to see Fujita fight one of them again.
    I would love to see Kento Handa as a villain. Kohei actually was a one off villain in Makai Senki actually lol though it wasn't an episode with ZERO though. It's not like the villain of the ZERO series didn't come back to play a one off Villain in Makai No Hana though so the reverse could happen too lol.

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