History Series / GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:The sheer amount of sin on Tousei's head is enough to make the Horrors turn him. After that he even tries to pull a KarmaHoudini, [[KickTheSonOfABitch but fails.]]]]

* ArcherArchetype: Aguri, who is stoic, cool headed and uses a bow as his weapon. However…

Protecting the city from the shadows are a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits ragtag group]] of rookie Makai Knights: Aguri Kusugami, [[TheArcher a cold and analytical archer]] who bears the armour of GAI; Takeru Jakuzure, a free-wheeling playboy who controls the ZEN armour; and Ryuga Dougai, a brash and rebellious AntiHero who is the current successor to the title of GARO.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Yoshitomo's birthday letter to Enhou.
** What [[FreezeFrameBonus quick glimpses]] we see of the Vol Times article on Rivera and Ryuga show this.

* {{Utopia}}: Vol City. It has low-cost living and low taxes, and schools and hospitals are free. Turns out to be a FalseUtopia as crimes and violence are denied by news reports and [[spoiler: Horrors are in such mass here that one can eat enough to be stuck in a building. Furthermore Horrors are in control of the city's infrastructure, able to create more of their own that are nearly undetectable by the means of Makai Knights or Priests, and are powerful enough to negate most protection that said Priests and Knights can give as seen in ep 7 and are basically creating a massive feeding ground for their kind]]. Basically Vol City is a Utopia of sorts, but [[spoiler: only if your are a Horror.]]

* LovableSexManiac: Takeru Jakuzure/Flame Blade Knight ZEN, who has no problem [[ReallyGetsAround sleeping with different women.

* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Ryuga Dougai
** TheLancer: Takeru Jakuzure
** The SmartGuy: Aguri Kusugami
** TheChick: Rian
** TheMentor: Burai

* ShoutOut: The Inga Horrors in this season have [[Film/ResidentEvil Majini mouths.]]

* InfantImmortality: Averted. Children are not safe from Vol City's Horrors; a boy in Episode 7 is killed with his family, and at least five children are killed in Episode 17, [[spoiler: as part of ThePurge of the Kaneshiro family.]] In episode 13, among the spirits they released is a pregnant woman.

* LoveableSexManiac: Takeru Jakuzure/Flame Blade Knight ZEN, who has no problem sleeping with different women.

* DarkIsNotEvil: In [[SubvertedTrope a radical departure]] from previous holders of the title of GARO wearing [[ManInWhite white longcoats]], Ryuga is wearing a black longcoat.

* BadassGrandpa: The first Madou Horror in #13. You may remember him as the veteran suit actor Yoshinori Okamoto in ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger''.

* NamesTheSame: You'd be forgiven for thinking ''[[Franchise/{{Stargate}} Stargate]]'' with [[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]].

* WigDressAccent: Rian's disguises usually consist of these.
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Kouhei Otomo, who played Igari Juzo in ''Makai Senki'' is playing Burai, the old Makai Priest in the 3rd season.
** Kanji Tsuda once played Kengi, a Makai Knight who trained Kouga in the past and Rekka's father, in ''Series/{{Garo}}: Red Requiem'', and returned as Kaneshiro Tousei.

* SandInMyEyes: Aguri in Episode 20, [[spoiler: when he's moved to tears by Ryuga's reunion with his mother.]]

* WigDressAccent: Rian's disguises usually consist of these.

* NamesTheSame: You'd be forgiven for thinking ''[[Franchise/{{Stargate}} Stargate]]'' with [[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]].

* AnnoyingArrows: …for the most part, his arrows fail to penetrate deep enough to cause lasting damage to stronger foes, which causes him no end of distress and almost made him leave the group.

A movie was released in 2015 starring Ryuga and Rian to serve as a sequel to this series, as well as another series to serve as a follow up to that. Both are titled ''GARO: Gold Storm Sho''.

A 2013 {{tokusatsu}} series and instalment in the ''[[Series/{{GARO}} GARO]]'' franchise, set in the far future after the first two seasons, featuring an entirely new cast of characters.

* ArrowsAreUseless: …for the most part, his arrows fail to penetrate deep enough to cause lasting damage to stronger foes, which causes him no end of distress and almost mede him leave the group.

* ArcherArchetype: Aguri, who is stoic, cool headed and uses a bow as his weapon.

* OnceMoreWithClarity: The first half of Episode 17 is a clip show, showing scenes from earlier episodes, [[spoiler: from the perspective of Kaneshiro Tousei, the BigBad.]]

* RecapEpisode: Episode 15.

*** In episode 21, [[spoiler: after Ryuga and Rian had managed to kill Enhou, leaving her human body behind, they made sure that at the very least, they would save her soul. [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Sound familiar?]]]]

** Kanji Tsuda once played Kengi, a Makai Knight who trained Kouga in the past and Rekka's father, in {{Garo}}: Red Requiem, and returned as Kaneshiro Tousei.

* DirtyCoward: Tousei Kaneshiro is this in ''spades''. [[spoiler: He's the most cowardly BigBad of any GARO villains, and he ''still'' is after being possessed by an Inga Horror!]]

** Episode 18, [[spoiler: Takeru cuts off his right hand to prevent himself from turning into a Madou Horror, Rian is kidnapped, and Sonshi stabs his sword directly into Ryuga's eyes, effectively blinding him. The continuous wham has been hitting so hard that [[PaintingTheMedium even the opening sequence crashed midway and burned]].]]