Garo: Gold Storm Sho

Garo: Gold Storm Sho (牙狼〈GARO〉－GOLD STORM－翔, Garo -GOLD STORM- Shō, lit. "Garo: Gold Storm Flight") is both a film and the fifth television series in the Garo continuity that serve as sequels to Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono. Wataru Kuriyama and Miki Nanri reprise their roles and are joined by new cast members (among them is Masahiro Inoue as the series antagonist Zinga). The film adaptation was released in theatres on March 28, 2015, while the television series began broadcast on April 3, 2015.^[1][2]

Plot

Both the film and television series for Garo: Gold Storm Sho are direct sequels to Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono.

Film

Months after the events in Vol City, Ryuga Dogai has just slain the Horror Murado when he begins to suffer the effects of the accumulated evil energy within the armor. Rian luckily knows of a Makai Priestess in Line City that can purify the armor, searching the city while coming across a kebabe stand owned by D Ringo. Ryuga and Rian eventually find the abode of Line City's resident Makai Priestess Ryume. Ryume takes the Garo armor from Ryuga to purify it over the course of two days, the Makai Knight assured that there are no Horrors within Line City to worry about. As Ryuga and Rian eat at D Ringo's stand, they see a painting that the owner explained to be of a statue of a guardian that mysteriously disappeared. When D Ringo's charm starts acting up, Zaruba senses an evil presence with the kebabe owner revealing there are ruins near the city outskirts.

Ryuga and Rian come to the ruins to find a group of Makai Priests dead before being the figure responsible. The figure proceeds to overwhelm Ryuga and Rian before escaping them, with Ryuga finding an item that fell off him. The two return to Ryume, who reveals the object the figure stole is the forearm of the mad Horror Degol that she kept in check with her power. Parting ways with Rian to cover ground, Ryuga visits D Ringo who gives him an ancient Madou Tome detailing a Makai Priest named Sōtatsu who used his craftsmanship skills to create a humanoid Madōgu named Agō. Ryuga realizes that the figure is Agō as Rian finds him while in the middle of repairing himself. As Agō overpowers Rian, he explains his dream is a world without Horrors and came to the conclusion before taking his leave. After meeting up, Ryuga stopping Rian from hurting a petty thief who was working for Murado, the two discuss what they have learned about Agō before Zaruba senses a ki disruption across the city.

The two realize that Agō plans to use Ryume's means to keep Horrors from infesting Line City to wipe out everyone in the city with Degol's energies. But Agō had already defeated Ryume, with D-Ringo taking Ryuga and Rian to the central hub while providing them with Makai weapons he acquired from the black market. Fighting Ryuga as Rian frees Ryume, Agō reveals his goal to create a Horror-less world is by wiping out humanity itself. As their battle eventually comes to a highway, Ryuga explains that he and Rian share Agō's dream but refuses to acknowledge killing humans to achieve. It would be at that time that Degol awakens, revealing himself to be the Horror that killed Sōtatsu long ago as he consumes Agō's body to recreate his physical form. Luckily, Ryuga gains a purified and upgraded version of the Garo Armor so he can fight the Horror while reaching Agō. Finally understanding his creator's intention, Agō uses what strength he had left to restrain Dregor while giving Ryuga his weapon to destroy the Horror. Ryuga finds only a fragment of Agō, understanding the truth behind Agō's words but feels such a world without humans would be a tragedy. Later, after Ryume gives Zaruba an upgrade so they can seek her help, seeing D-Ringo on the way out, Ryuga and Rian leave.

Television series

After successfully saving Ryume and stopping Agō, Ryuga and Rian are assigned under her as guardians of Line City, investigating a mysterious increase in Horror activity in the area. This is all a plot by Makai Knight Zinga and his wife Makai Priestess Amily who have since become Horrors to raise the ancient weapon Radan to destroy humanity in revenge for the death of their son years earlier. To stop them, Ryuga and Rian team up with Daigo Akizuki, Giga the Beast Knight, and the Makai Priests Gald and Haruna, as well as D Ringo and Yukihime before the two Horrors can succeed in their plans.

Episodes

Cast

• Ryuga Dougai (道外 流牙, Dōgai Ryūga): Wataru Kuriyama (栗山 航, Kuriyama Wataru)
• Rian (莉杏): Miki Nanri (南里 美希, Nanri Miki)
• Ryume (リュメ): Sakina Kuwae (桑江 咲菜, Kuwae Sakina)
• D Ringo (D・リンゴ): Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷 しげる, Izumiya Shigeru)
• Yukihime (ユキヒメ): Momoko Kuroki (黒木 桃子, Kuroki Momoko)
• Raiji (雷侍): Hiroto Tanaka (田中 大登, Tanaka Hiroto)
• Madō Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, Madōrin Zaruba, Voice): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu)

Movie cast

• Agō (阿号): Shunya Isaka (井坂 俊哉, Isaka Shun'ya)
• Priest Sōtatsu (双竜法師, Sōtatsu Hōshi): Akira Emoto (柄本 明, Emoto Akira)
• Fuji (風侍, Fūji): Minoru Tomita (富田 稔, Tomita Minoru)
• Murado (ムラド): Kazuya Shimizu (清水 一哉, Shimizu Kazuya)
• Fukaya (フカヤ): Tsune (ツネ, of 2700)
• Okabe (オカベ): Hiroyuki Yasoshima (八十島 弘行, Yasoshima Hiroyuki, of 2700)
• Little girl: Alicia Mitsui (三井 アリーシア, Mitsui Arīshia)
• Old woman: Kazue Tsunogae (角替 和枝, Tsunogae Kazue)
• Truck driver: Kunihiro Matsumura (松村 邦洋, Matsumura Kunihiro)
• Degol (デゴル, Degoru, Voice), Horror (ホラー, Horā): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō)
• Ryume (Voice): Yu Mizuno (水野 ゆふ, Mizuno Yū)
• Fuji (Voice): Masaomi Yamahashi (山橋 正臣, Yamahashi Masaomi)
• Raiji (Voice): Takahiro Fujitaka (藤高 智大, Fujitaka Takahiro)
• Little girl (Voice): Eri Ōzeki (大関 英里, Ōzeki Eri)

Series cast

• Zinga (ジンガ, Jinga): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大, Inoue Masahiro)
• Amily (アミリ, Amiri): Miyavi Matsunoi (松野井 雅, Matsunoi Miyabi)
• Gald (ガルド, Garudo): Hiroki Nakajima (中島 広稀, Nakajima Hiroki)
• Daigo Akizuki (秋月 ダイゴ, Akizuki Daigo): Tomohito Wakizaki (脇崎 智史, Wakizaki Tomohito)
• Haruna (ハルナ): Moka Komatsu (小松 もか, Komatsu Moka)
• Fuji: Daiki Suzuki (鈴木 大樹, Suzuki Daiki)

Theme songs

Movie

Opening theme

• "Opening Theme of ~GOLD STORM Sho~" (Opening Theme of ～GOLD STORM 翔～, Opening Theme of ~GOLD STORM Shō~)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama
  • Artist: Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama

Ending theme

• "GOLD STORM Sho ~The Ending Theme~" (GOLD STORM 翔 ～The Ending Theme～, GOLD STORM Shō ~The Ending Theme~)
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama, Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama
  • Arrangement: Shiho Terada

Series

Opening themes

• "GOLD STORM"
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shiho Terada, Yoshichika Kuriyama
  • Artist: JAM Project
  • Episodes: 1-12
• "EMERGE ~Shikkoku no Tsubasa~" (EMERGE ～漆黒の翼～, "EMERGE ~Black Wings~")
  • Lyrics: Masami Okui
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
  • Arrangement: Kenichi Sudō
  • Artist: JAM Project
  • Episodes: 13-22

Ending themes

• "PRAYERS"
  • Lyrics: Masami Okui
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
  • Arrangement: Shiho Terada
  • Artist: Makai Kagekidan (魔戒歌劇団)
    • YUKIHIME: Momoko Kuroki
    • RYUME: Sakina Kuwae
    • REKKA: Mary Matsuyama
    • ANNA: Eri Ōzeki
  • Produced by team GAJARI (Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okui, Keita Amemiya)
  • Episodes: 1-12
• "Guren Byakuren" (紅蓮白蓮, "Crimson Lotus, White Lotus")
  • Lyrics: Masami Okui
  • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
  • Arrangement: Hijiri Anze
  • Artist: Makai Kagekidan
  • Episodes: 13-23

References

External links

• Official website for the movie (Japanese)
• Official website for the TV series (Japanese)
• Official website at TV Tokyo (Japanese)