• Garo Jabi
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Jabi is a childhood friend of Kouga who was taught in the Makai ways under Makai Priest Amon. She and Kouga trained together, but went their separate ways during their teenage years. Jabi is a sensually aggressive woman and wants to be a good woman rather than being a talented Makai Priestess. In Garo: Makai Retsuden, it is shown that Jabi has entered a romantic relationship with Tsubasa Yamagatana, also known as Dan the Midnight Sun Knight, and the two hunt Horrors together. Jabi is portrayed by Yasue Sato (佐藤 康恵, Satō Yasue). As a child, she is portrayed by Mizuho Kaneo (兼尾 瑞穂, Kaneo Mizuho). Kouga and Jabi were losing and Garo was infested. In a last-ditch effort, Garo used the power of the arrow to purify himself of the infestation and became Phosphorous Garo. Kouga threw the arrow to slay both Legules and destroy the barrier to complete the ceremony.

Garo: Makai Senki (牙狼〈GARO〉～MAKAISENKI～, ^{[Note 1]}) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as a sequel to Garo, airing on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2011 and March 22, 2012. The catchphrase for the series is 'The knight's oath, shines in gold' (騎士の誓い、金色に輝け。, Kishi no Chikai, Konjiki ni Kagayake.).

Ryosei Konishi, Mika Hijii, Ray Fujita, Yasue Sato, Hironobu Kageyama, Ai Orikasa, and Yukijirō Hotaru reprise their roles from the original television series. Shouma Yamamoto reprises his role from the Beast of the Demon Night special. Mary Matsuyama and Masahiro Kuranuki reprise their roles from the Red Requiem film. Newcomers to the series include Ozuno Nakamura and Yuriko Hishimi.

Plot[edit]

Prologue[edit]

Almost 20 years into the past, Goki Fudo, Flash Knight Lord, trained his twin boys to succeed him as the next knight. Although Sigma was the more talented one, Goki chose Leo as he felt Sigma didn't have the heart of a protector. Unfortunately, that didn't sit well with Sigma and he forsaken his knighthood. Leo never wanted to succeed as Lord and both brothers decided to restart their careers as Makai Priests. As adults, both dreamed about a solution to solve the Horror threat; both created the Gōryū. An advanced magical machine that helps priests defeats Horrors. While Leo made a combat version, Sigma had visions to create the ultimate one: Magōryū Idea. The most powerful anti-horror magical tool to ever be designed, Sigma teamed up with Mio (a love interest to both brothers) to search for a means to power Idea. With the help of Mio, Sigma realized Idea's power core needs the remains of a powerful horror and human sacrifices to realize Idea. However, Sigma has killed innocents to experiment on and intend to use Gyanon's corpse to power Idea. Mio tried to stop Sigma, but it led to her death. Leo vowed to stop his brother's mad crusade, but he disappeared. Sigma would later harness Gyanon's energy, to give him great magical powers. Leo would eventually gain prominence with his gōryū and became a priest of the senate, where he was called 'The Second Coming of Amon.'

Story[edit]

After Chapter of The Black Wolf and Red Requiem, Kouga's deeds as Garo promoted him to become a Senatorial Knight. Answering directly from the Watch Dog Grace, he is partnered with Leo to handle unique and difficult missions. Before answering the Senate's call, Kouga defeated a Horror when a Red Masked priest appeared and magically cursed him with The Mark of Death. Despite his mark, he accepted his promotion and secretly investigated into the matter without informing anyone aside from Leo.

As Kouga carried out his missions, the level of difficulty increased as he gotten weaker from his mark. He later finds out that Rei and the rest of the Makai Knights have all been marked. As they investigated deeper into the mystery (in between sealing Horrors), the knights suspected a Makai Priest(s) as it's clear that the attack was carried out by a magician. Eventually, Rei and Kouga fought Red Mask and unmasked him, surprised to see the face of Leo. Although the order now knows the face of their target, nobody was able to find Leo.

The truth is revealed after Kouga chased Red Mask after he stole the access key to the Madō Train. After Garo survived battling through a massive Horror's Den, Garo still had to face Red Mask and his gōryū. It was when Kouga was at his weakest that Leo arrived, revealing he's Flash Knight Lord. Leo tried to talk to Sigma, but he escaped. At Kouga's home with Zero, Leo explained about his past and his twin brother's mad quest. Although the truth has been revealed, nobody could stop Sigma. He revealed himself through a magical message, giving the knights an ultimatum: they need to forfeit their armor if they want to live.

At the Senate hall, the knights gathered to talk. Some were willing to give up their armor while others felt it's a dishonor, causing internal conflict. Kouga's title as Garo settled the knights down and promised to find a solution. However, this meeting was a trap. Sigma wanted to lure all the knights into a single place and trapped them in an unbreakable barrier. Sigma accelerated the death mark to hasten their deaths. With limited options, Kouga called forth Gajari (a powerful deity that's part of the order) to help transport his body where Sigma is so he could end the madness. Sigma had stolen the train and intends to use the moon's power to increase his powers. Garo managed to slice off Sigma's cursed arm (that made the marks), cancelling everyone's mark and saving all the knights.

The train crashed during the battle and Sigma salvaged the remains of the train and captured Kouga to travel into the Makai Realm. Once they entered the makai world, Sigma transformed the remains of the train and used Kouga's body to form Idea. With the help of Baron, Zero, Lord, Rekka, Jabi, and Kaoru, they managed to free Kouga, but Idea remains active. Garo and the rest of the knights attempt to stop it, but it was too powerful as it can regenerate any destroyed parts. When they invaded the control room, Sigma boasted the might of his creation, but he spoke too soon as his malice awakened Gyanon. The horror absorbed Sigma and took control of Idea. The entire automaton is now the new body of Gyanon. The might of the entire order descended upon Gyanon as the knights fought against Sigma's automatons and the priests prevented Gyanon from entering the human realm. Leo eventually suggested for the priests to give up their brushes, to allow the knights to create a powerful spiritual blast to take down Gyanon. In a coordinated effort, all the knights fired upon Gyanon and Garo finished Gyanon for good.

Despite restoring balance to the world, Sigma is still at large. It was while Kaoru prepared a feast for Kouga that Sigma took her hostage and forced Kouga in a duel to the death. Sigma knows he's dying, but he still had enough energy left for one last fight. Sigma was defeated, but Kouga's home was destroyed. When Gajari helped Garo, he promised to fulfill a favor for Gajari if he helped him and it was time for Garo to honor that deal. With little time, Kouga bid Kaoru and his friends farewell and he entered the Promised Land in search of a part of Gajari's body. Kouga's journey continues in Demon Dragon of the Blue Cries.

Theatrical releases[edit]

Throughout the remainder of 2011 and into 2012, the Garo production team showed three-episode blocks of the program before their television premieres at select theaters in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Hokkaido. The release schedule for these (up through episode 24) were:

• Volume 1 (Episodes 1-3): September 24, 2011
• Volume 2 (Episodes 4-6): October 8, 2011
• Volume 3 (Episodes 7-9): October 22, 2011
• Volume 4 (Episodes 10-12): November 5, 2011
• Volume 5 (Episodes 13-15): January 7, 2012
• Volume 6 (Episodes 16-18): January 21, 2012
• Volume 7 (Episodes 19-21): February 4, 2012
• Volume 8 (Episodes 22-24): February 18, 2012

Episodes[edit]

Soukoku no Maryu[edit]

Garo: Soukoku no Maryu (牙狼〈GARO〉～蒼哭ノ魔竜～, Garo ~Sōkoku no Maryū~, subtitle literally 'Demon Dragon of the Blue Cries') will be released on February, 2013, and serves as an epilogue to Makai Senki. It will tell the story of what happens to Kouga Saezima when he travels to the Promised Ground to retrieve Gajari's body. Ryosei Konishi was initially the only confirmed member of the cast,^[2] but Ray Fujita, Shouma Yamamoto, Ozuno Nakamura, Yukijirō Hotaru, Hironobu Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Watanabe have also been confirmed to appear in the film.^[3] The guest stars in the film are Yuki Kubota as Kakashi, Anna Aoi as Meru, Tetsuya Yanagihara as Esaruto, and Keiko Matsuzaka as Judam. JAM Project will contribute to the soundtrack of the film, performing the song 'Kaze ~Tabidachi no Uta~' (風～旅立ちの詩～, 'Wind (The Traveler's Song)').^[4]

Cast[edit]

• Kouga Saezima (冴島 鋼牙, Saejima Kōga): Ryosei Konishi (小西 遼生, Konishi Ryōsei)
• Kaoru Mitsuki (御月 カオル, Mitsuki Kaoru): Mika Hijii (肘井 美佳, Hijii Mika)
• Reo Fudō (布道 レオ, Fudō Reo), Sigma Fudō (布道 シグマ, Fudō Shiguma): Ozuno Nakamura (中村 織央, Nakamura Ozuno)
• Rei Suzumura (涼邑 零, Suzumura Rei): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲, Fujita Rei)
• Tsubasa Yamagatana (山刀 翼, Yamagatana Tsubasa): Shouma Yamamoto (山本 匠馬, Yamamoto Shōma)
• Wataru Shijima (四十万 ワタル, Shijima Wataru): Kenji Matsuda (松田 賢二, Matsuda Kenji)
• Jabi (邪美): Yasue Sato (さとう やすえ, Satō Yasue)
• Rekka (烈花): Mary Matsuyama (松山 メアリ, Matsuyama Meari)
• Shiguto (シグト): Masahiro Kuranuki (倉貫 匡弘, Kuranuki Masahiro)
• Gonza Kurahashi (倉橋 ゴンザ, Kurahashi Gonza): Yukijirō Hotaru (螢 雪次朗, Hotaru Yukijirō)
• Grace (グレス, Guresu): Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子, Hishimi Yuriko)
• Gigi (ギギ): Hiromi Eguchi (江口 ヒロミ, Eguchi Hiromi)
• Madō Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, Madōrin Zaruba, Voice): Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu)
• Madō Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, Madōgu Shiruva, Voice), Madō Mirror Uruba (魔導具ウルバ, Madōgu Uruba, Voice), Madō Ring Eruba (魔導輪エルバ, Madōrin Eruba, Voice): Ai Orikasa (折笠 愛, Orikasa Ai)
• Horror (ホラー, Horā, Voice), Heroic Spirit of Garo (英霊牙狼, Eirei Garo, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō)

Songs[edit]

Opening themes

1. 'GARO -MAKAI SENKI- with JAM Project'
   • Composition: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
2. 'Waga Na wa Garo' (我が名は牙狼, 'My Name Is Garo')^[5]
   • Lyrics: Hironobu Kageyama
   • Composition: Hironobu Kageyama, Ricardo Cruz
   • Arrangement: Kenichi Sudō
   • Artist: JAM Project

Ending themes

1. 'Predestination'
   • Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
   • Arrangement: Kyo Takada
   • Artist: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui
2. 'PROMISE ~Without you~'^[5]
   • Lyrics & Composition: Masami Okui
   • Arrangement: Kenichi Sudō
   • Artist: JAM Project featuring Masami Okui

Notes[edit]

1. ^'Makai Senki' is written as '魔戒閃騎' in kanji, which translates to 'Makai Flash Knight'.

References[edit]

1. ^'Garo ~Makai Senki~ Slated to Premiere on TV on October 6'. Anime News Network. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
2. ^'人気特撮シリーズ劇場版最新作「牙狼 GARO 蒼哭ノ魔竜」製作決定にファン歓喜！'. Eiga.com. March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
3. ^'【速報】「牙狼＜GARO＞～蒼哭ノ魔竜～」出演者追加情報！！'. GARO-Project. June 2, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
4. ^'JAM Project : JAM Project新曲「風〜旅立ちの詩〜」が『牙狼＜GARO＞〜蒼哭ノ魔竜〜』テーマソングに / BARKS ニュース'. Barks.jp. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
5. ^ ^ab'我が名は牙狼 - TV特撮ドラマ『牙狼＜GARO＞～MAKAISENKI～』 - JAM Project | Lantis web site'. Lantis. Retrieved 2011-12-13.

External links[edit]

• Garo: Makai Senki at TV Tokyo

About

Name: Jabi
Age: Mid to late-20s
Profession: Makai Priestess

*~*SPOILERS AHEAD*~*

Jabi was student under Makai Priest Amon and was a former childhood playmate with Kouga. She and Kouga trained together, but went their separate ways during their teenage years. Jabi is a sensually aggressive woman and wants to be a good woman rather than being a talented Makai Priest. She carries two Makai brushes to summon electrical attacks and has two red Makai flags used to ward off certain magical attacks. Unlike Kouga, Jabi never found someone for herself to protect.

By the time the two crossed paths, Jabi was framed with the murder of her mentor and had stolen the purified Horror blades due to be forced repatriated. Though Kouga believed she wasn’t responsible for the murder, Jabi was unable to trust him because Amon’s murderer was a Makai Knight. But once able to trust him again, yet knowing she can not have him, Jabi reveals the Eastern Watchdogs’ true nature before agreeing to Kouga enter the Crimson Forest once they deal with the Horror Blades. When she and Kouga attempted to perform the Force Repatriation on their own, Jabi was seemingly killed by a surprise attack from Kodama, vaporized with only her Makai brush remaining.

In Garo Special: Beast of the Midnight Sun, it’s revealed Jabi’s body wasn’t destroyed as presumed, but was recovered and incubating inside the Makai Tree, still alive yet stuck between life and death. Amon discovered the complication and dispatched Rin to help him inform Kouga that only a person with a strong bond with her can awaken her and bring her back to the living. With the help of Rin, he was able to enter the Makai Forest and fought his way to free Jabi. Jabi has since taken a liking to Rin and assisted Rin in her Makai training. Tsubasa didn’t acknowledge Jabi as a real person at first and being the un-shy girl that she is she made Tsubasa feel her breast for a heartbeat and the breath from her lips. Garai took Jabi to examine the Phosphorus Arrow and realized it’s weakened. While the Makai Knights guarded the outside premises, Jabi would restore the powers of the arrow with her powers. During Legules’ night attack on Kantai, the Makai Knights were able to stall Legules enough for Jabi to restore the arrow and use it against Legules in combat. Legules’ dark magic was too strong and Kouga jumped in to save Jabi.

Rin was poisoned by a shrapnel from Legules. Jabi decided to perform a Makai version of blood transfusion to dilute the poison within her because there wasn’t enough time to use the Barankas fruit. The process was painful, but both survived the procedure. Tsubasa thanked Jabi for saving his little sister’s life while still holding the Phosphorus Arrow. Legules took advantage of the moment and came out of Goruba to steal the arrow and kidnap Rin for his dark ceremony. Jabi and the knights entered the Abyss Forest and fought their way to save Rin. Jabi provided a great deal of support for Kouga, but eventually pinned down by the Karakuri. When Kouga defeated Legules and destroyed the barrier, the Karakuri disappeared and Jabi lives another day. After the ordeal, Kouga wondered what Jabi’s plans are and she intends to stay at Kantai. She finally found someone she feels strongly to protect, Rin.

It is shown on Garo: Makai Senki that Jabi and Rekka had a close relationship before Rekka met Kouga. Though neither how/when they knew each other or what kind of relationship they had, Rekka shows profound respect for Jabi indicating a master-pupil or a senpai-kouhai partnership. The fact that they are able to do combined attack against Sigma minion hints to the second possibility.

Name: Yamagatana Rin
Age: 18
Profession: Makai Priestess

Rin appears in Garo Special: Beast of the Midnight Sun as a messenger of Makai Priest Amon. Rin is a young 11 year old Makai Priestess in training and little sister to Tsubasa (Dan the Knight of the Midnight Sun) from Kantai. She somehow managed to communicate with Amon and was given the mission to find Kouga. Amon instructed Rin to use horror blood to bait herself towards Horrors in hopes to find Kouga in his district. Rin’s “fishing” found herself to Kouga and was taken into the Saezima household. Rin would use a special spirit summoning technique to communicate with Amon. Even though Kantai is Rin’s home, it’s a place filled with danger and spooks as various parts of Kantai are literal death traps. Rin knew enough to perform a special ceremony to open a gateway to help Kouga enter the Makai forest to help save Jabi. She was named after Kouga’s mother Rin and Priestess Garai believe there’s something remarkable that Rin was chosen for Kouga to help him.

Garo Jabi

It’s revealed that she became a priestess to help bring back her brother’s smile again. After Jabi was saved, Rin was poisoned by a piece of shrapnel from Legules during a night attack. Jabi performs a risky move in which she dilutes her blood with Rin using Madou Flames as a medium (Makai version of blood transfusion). The process made her experience great pain, but she survived the process and went to see Tsubasa. While having a moment with Tsubasa, Legules appeared out of Goruba and kidnapped Rin to the Abyss Forest. Legules had the Karakuri tie her down for a sacrificial ceremony. Kouga saved Rin and since she has had the love of Jabi as her protector.

Garo Personajes Jabi

She recently finished her training, becoming a full priestess in the Kantai region, and often helps out with the training of new priestesses.