History Anime / GAROCrimsonMoon

* GenderFlip: Seimei is named after the famous onmyōji [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_no_Seimei Abe no Seimei]], but is a woman rather than being a man.

* BigGood: The tripartite [[{{Kitsune}} fox goddess]] "Watch Dog" Inari, who sends Seimei and Raikou on missions to slay Horrors.

* AttackOfthe50FootWhatever: [[spoiler: Rudra emerges from the Crimson Moon as a twelve-faced, eight-armed monstrosity that demolishes the capital in minutes and towers above Japan]].

* MythologyGag: The whole show, really. Many of the show's side-characters and Horror hosts are adaptations of various famous figures in Japanese history and/or mythology.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Lost Beast Soul Form for Garo. Seimei initially [[spoiler: found Garo in this state]], calming him down before applying the seal that would become his PowerLimiter.
* ThatManIsDead: Once police magistrate [[spoiler: Yasusuke's discharge becomes possessed by a Horror and is cut down]], he discards his status as a member of the Fujiwara family and his name, becoming the GentlemanThief [[spoiler: Hakamadare]].

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Michinaga]], ultimately.

''GARO: Crimson Moon'' (Or, in Japanese, '''GARO: Guren no Tsuki''') is the second animated entry in the ''Series/{{GARO}}'' franchise, (Preceded by ''[[Anime/GaroTheAnimation GARO: Carved Seal Of Flames]]'') animated by MAPPA and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

''GARO: Crimson Moon'' (Or, in Japanese, '''GARO: Guren no Tsuki''') is the second animated entry in the GARO franchise, (Preceded by ''[[Anime/GaroTheAnimation GARO: Carved Seal Of Flames]]'') animated by MAPPA and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

''GARO: Crimson Moon'' (Or, in Japanese, '''GARO: Guren no Tsuki''') is the second animated entry in the GARO franchise, (Preceded by [[Anime/GaroTheAnimation GARO: Carved Seal Of Flames]]) animated by MAPPA and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

In Heian-Era Feudal Japan, A trio of secret warriors stand against monsters called Horrors that prey on people in the night. The current bearer of the GARO Armor, Raikou, (Aided by Raikou's young attendant Kintoki) must rely on the JerkWithAHeartOfGold Makai Alchemist Seimei to help him don his armor, as he is unable to wear it on his own due to a seal placed upon him.

* ActionGirl: Seimei.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Ashiya Douman]].
** BiggerBad: [[spoiler: Rudra]].

** Haruaki [[spoiler: using a spell to let Raikou enter Seimei's heart and purge her of Rudra]].
** Yorinobu [[spoiler: helping Garo during the Horror Cradle's attack on the Capital]].
** Zanga and [[spoiler: Kaguya]] during [[spoiler: the battle with Rudra]].
* BigGood: The Watch Dog Inari.
** Also, [[spoiler: Kaguya]].

* CastFromHitPoints: The seal keeping Garo under control [[spoiler: requires massive amounts of energy on Seimei's part]] to maintain.

* CollectorOfTheStrange: Seimei, natch.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Douma Doushi]].

* EvilMentor: [[spoiler: Douma Houshi]] has fallen to this. It's never explained why.
* FantasticCasteSystem: Nearly all of [[spoiler: Ashiya's targets for Horror possession]] are the angry, desperate results of those shunned/held back by this.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Haruaki]] uses a spell to [[spoiler: let Raikou enter Seimei's heart and purge her of Rudra]]. He pays the ultimate price for using it.

* LovableSexManiac: Masamune.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Heavily implied with Kintoki.
** An extra episode reveals that Kintoki [[spoiler: was once a Makai Knight whose Armor robbed him of memories and age each time he used it, hence why he appears to be a young child and has forgotten his old life]].
* OrcusOnHisThrone: [[spoiler: Michinaga]] typically sits in the Light Palace, letting the police magistrate investigate the disturbances on their own.

* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler: During the final battle with Rudra, Garo is forced into Lost Beast Soul Form. Kaguya saves him by granting his armor angelic wings]].

* [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything The Royal That Does Nothing]]: The aristocrat Masamune is implied to laze about all day while his wife does his business for him. The only [[AllMenArePerverts business he does]] [[LovableSexManiac is skirt-chasing]].

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Lost Beast Soul Form for Garo.
** Seimei initially [[spoiler: found Garo in this state]], calming him down before applying the seal that would become his PowerLimiter.

* WeCanRuleTogether: Michinaga seems to want this arrangerment with the Makai Knights, giving them both some variation of the offer at various points. They turn him down.

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the live-action shows' non-nonsense CrapsackWorld portrayal, ''Crimson Moon'' has a rather expressive cast of characters; Notably Kinto, who acts as PluckyComicRelief a lot of the time.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Douma Doushi]].

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Ashiya]] kills [[spoiler: Doushi]] during a disagreement on whether or not to sick [[spoiler: Seimei-turned-Rudra]] on the heroes right after her possession.

* [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything The Royal That Does Nothing]]: The aristocrat Masamune is implied to laze about all day while his wife does his business for him. The only [[AllMenArePerverts business he does]] [[LovableSexManiac is skirt-chasing]].

* DesignatedHero: [[spoiler: Michinaga]]. Loved by the public, [[spoiler: classist that doesn't care if they live or die]].

* AttackOfthe50FootWhatever: [[spoiler: Rudra emerges from the Crimson Moon as a twelve-faced, eight-armed monstrosity that demolishes the capital in minutes and towers above Japan]].

* AesopAmnesia: Desspite Izumi succeeding in gettng Masamune to rid himself of his lecherous ways, [[spoiler: his wife's death due to Horror possession]] leaves him all too happy to indulge once again.

* PowerGivesYouWings: [[sspoiler: During the final battle with Rudra, Garo is forced into Lost Beast Soul Form. Kaguya saves him by granting his armor angelic wings]].

* BigDamnHeroes: Quite a bit. Examples include:
** Haruaki [[spoiler: using a spell to let Raikou enter Seimei's heart and purge her of Rudra]].
** Yorinobu [[spoiler: helping Garo during the Horror Cradle's attack on the Capital]].
** Zanga and [[spoiler: Kaguya]] during [[spoiler: the battle with Rudra]].
* BreatherEpisode: "Worst," focusing on the ComicRelief Masamune's LovableSexManiac tendencies.

''GARO: Crimson Moon'' (Or, in Japanese, '''GARO: Guren no Tsuki''') is the second animated entry in the GARO franchise, (Proceeded by [[Anime/GaroTheAnimation GARO: Carved Seal Of Flames]]) animated by MAPPA and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

** Deconstructed with [[spoiler: Michinaga]], head of the Light Palace. He has moderate knowledge on Knights and Horrors and despite showing signs of being TheUnfettered, he has no issues hearing his servants out and generally just shows a strict-yet-fair attitude. [[spoiler: Come the Finale, he opposes efforts to let common citizenry into the Light Palace for shelter against the giant Horror Rudra, succumbing to Japan's CasteSystem. Yorinobu has to let them in behind his back, forcing him to give a RousingSpeech to save face]].

''GARO: Crimson Moon'' (Or, in Japanese, '''GARO: Guren no Tsuki''') is the second animated entry in the GARO franchise, (Proceeded by [[Anime/GaroTheAnimation GARO: Carved Seal Of Flames]] animated by MAPPA and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

Is followed up by the 2017 sequel ''[[Anime/GAROVanishingLine Garo: Vanishing Line]].''

* EvilMentor: [[spoiler: Douma Housh]] has fallen to this. It's never explained why.

GARO: Crimson Moon (Or, in Japanese, GARO: Guren no Tsuki) is the second animated entry in the GARO franchise, (Proceeded by [[Anime/GaroTheAnimation GARO: Carved Seal Of Flames]] animated by MAPPA and written by Yasuko Kobayashi.

Is followed up by the 2017 sequel Anime/GAROVanishingLine.