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UPDATE! Speculation no more – this release was actually revealed a month ago by RightStufAnime.com. Pre-order your copy today and enjoy it in June! Special thanks to @Soundout12 on Twitter for catching us up.

If you’re a Garo fan living in the west, and you’ve been itching for some more content we’ve got some excellent news for you.

It seems that Garo: Demon Beast of the Midnight Sun may have been confirmed for a western release thanks to a tentative pre-order link that popped up on Amazon. While the link may seem a little unusual, we have seen Shout Factory’s Super Sentai DVD releases confirmed via this method and animenewsnetwork has confirmed as such. Garo: Special Demon Beast of the Midnight Sun will be released June 26th 2018 at least according to the Amazon link. 

Garo Special: Demon Beast of the Midnight Sun first aired in Japan on December 15th 2006 as a direct to TV movie.  It was set after of the first Garo series, Kouga Saezima sets out to the northern district upon reassignment. While hunting down Horrors, a young priestess named Rin informs Kouga that she has been sent by Priest Amon to save a presumed dead friend in the Makai realm within Kantai, Jabi. Kouga teams up with Rin in a quest to save Jabi as they are hindered by supernatural and Makai forces alike. Meanwhile, somewhere in Japan, the dark Horror Lord Legules was resurrected and plots a means to alter a supernatural event called Midnight Sun within Kantai to plunge the world into darkness with his family.

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Following their two-part release of the original series and KIBA spin-off due in February, Kraken Releasing have announced that their next GARO release will be the franchise’s first theatrical film – GARO: Red Requiem. The film is also notable for introducing Rekka, a Makai Priest who has become a staple member of the cast ever since.

GARO: Red Requiem will be released on April 10th 2018 with a retail price of $19.98. Ready to add another piece of GARO to your blu-ray collection? Sound off in the discussion!

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Following up from Kraken Releasing’s Garo TV Series Parts 1 & 2 Blu-Rays, they’ve just announced their official home video release of Garo: Kiba The Dark Knight!

He was born the child of a Makai Knight and a Makai Priestess. He trained to become a Makai Knight and fight the nightmarish creatures known as Horrors. Everything changed when the forces of evil intervened and stole everything he loved, the man who was once named Barago turned to a darker path. Learning to hate everything he once cherished, and twisting his oaths and armor to a new, sinister purpose, he makes a monstrous bargain with the ultimate Horror and betrays the Makai Knights! Now, in a spectacular stand-alone side adventure, the dark Genesis of one of GARO’s most formidable villains is revealed in GARO: KIBA – THE DARK KNIGHT!

This film is slated for a February 20th, 2018 release and retails for $19.98 though it’s currently listed on sale on Kraken’s site for $12.99. As with their previous Garo releases it features Japanese audio with English subtitles.

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Some time ago, it was reported that Kraken Releasing had licensed the first season of GARO for release in North America.

Now at last, we have some new details on this project!

GARO: Collection 1 will be released on October 17, 2017. This release will cover the fist half of the season, and is priced at a modest $39.98 USD.

A prototype of the collection cover has also been released, although the art is subject to change.

Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all GARO news!

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This past weekend at Atlanta’s Monsterama convention, Section 23’s Kraken Releasing announced that they will be releasing the original 2005 GARO tokusatsu series in the West in 2017. While the specifics of this release are currently unconfirmed, Kraken also revealed that they are also making plans to release subsequent entries in the franchise as well.

This is pretty fantastic news for tokusatsu fans in the West, as yet another franchise finally makes its way across the pond officially. Will you be adding this release to your collection? Sound off after the jump!