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Garo Franchise Announces 20th Anniversary Project Film

The official website of the Garo franchise revealed on Wednesday the "Garo 20th Anniversary Project," which includes a new film slated for release this fall. More details of the new film will be released at a later date. The franchise also revealed the anniversary project's teaser visual with the tagline "Yami ni hikari o…" (Light in the darkness…).

Aside from the new film, the anniversary project also includes a 20-episode talk show special featuring past and present cast and staff on YouTube, a rerun of various Garo works on the CS Family Theater channel in Japan starting on June 9, the "Garo 20th Anniversary Exhibition," and a collaboration with the Zoids franchise.

The Garo live-action series franchise has a dark story that revolves around humans that have the job of "Makai Knights," people who fight against demonic beings called Horrors. The first 25-episode television series in 2005 revolves around Makai Knight Kōga Saejima, who tries to save a girl named Kaoru from her fate of death after being tainted by demon blood.

The franchise's latest television series titled Garo Hagane o Tsugu Mono (Garo: Successor of the Steel) aired from January to March last year. The franchise's latest film Garo -Gekkō no Tabibito- (Garo: Moonbow Traveler) premiered in Japan in October 2019.

The Garo the Animation, Garo: Crimson Moon, and Garo -Vanishing Line- television anime aired in 2014, 2015, and 2017, respectively. Funimation streamed the first two series and released them on home video. Crunchyroll streamed Garo -Vanishing Line- with English subtitles as it aired, and Funimation streamed the English dub. Garo: Divine Flame, a film sequel to Garo the Animation, opened in Japan in May 2016. The franchise's latest anime film Usuzumizakura -Garo- (Gray Cherry Blossoms: Garo) premiered in October 2018.

Sources: Garo franchise's website, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web