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GARO: Heir To Steel Armor

2024 TV Show Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Ryūga Dōgai, the Golden Knight Garo, is approached by a Makai Priestess, Koyori, who warms him that the "Gate of Destruction", the oldest gate through which Horrors first appeared in the Human Realm, is on the verge of opening once more. Guided by Koyori, Ryūga travels to Creacity, a city hiding the ancient gate.

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Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death. When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.

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Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job, but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working, she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's really not interested in doing anything, much less dating. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto. One day her landlord's son comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru, as he turn's out to be her fastidious boss, Takano.

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GARO: Sentinel of the East poster
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Following the events of "Heir to Steel Armor", Ryūga Dōgai returns to the Eastern Region hoping to reunite with Rian, only to discover that the once-fertile land has been transformed into a vast desert by the Horror Garzas. As spiritual balance collapses, Ryume—the East’s Sentinel and guardian of the Dragon Gate—weakens as the eastern dragon nears its 500-year reincarnation. To preserve her life, she enters regenerative stasis and quietly chose Rian as her successor...

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Unification of Japan: Hokkaido Edition poster
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After a civilian factory manager of a fishery is gunned down, Himuro (Motomiya Yasukaze) and Tamura (Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki) are tasked to investigate the strange circumstances by the Kyowa Clan Chairman (Ozawa Hitoshi) and are sent to Hokkaido. The pair and their Yamazaki Ichimon men travel around the Hokkaido with the help of the factory manager's estranged son, Hiroshi (Kuriyama Wataru), unearthing a series of leads involving old Cold War regrets and international crime, all while repairing broken families ...

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The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.

GARO

★ 7.7 2005 Action & Adventure

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