History Series / GaroKamiNoKibaJinga

** By the time of #11, this occurs again. [[spoiler: Horror!Jinga invades his Human side's mind after he kills Fuusa]]. Though this time, it's a case of EvilVsEvil.

* EvilVsEvil: Jinga Mikage and [[spoiler: Horror!Jinga]]'s dynamic as of #10.

''GARO: Kami No Kiba ~Jinga~'' (Can be translated as '''GARO: Fang of God: JINGA''') is a series set in the Ryuga-Verse of the ''Series/{{GARO}}'' franchise and a continuation of the events of [[NamesTheSame the very similarly named]] ''[[Film/GAROKamiNoKiba GARO: Kami No Kiba]].''

After the events of ''GARO: Kami No Kiba'', [[spoiler: Jinga was soundly defeated by the Horror progenitor Messiah]]. His memories purged and his soul reincarnated, Jinga is now a member of the Mikage Family and is now one of his sworn enemies: a Makai Knight. Together with the aloof Makai Priestess Fuusa, his Madou Tool Alva and his younger brother Touma, Jinga executes his sworn duty to defend Japan from monsters known as Horrors; human-eating body-snatching beings that prey on the malcontent and the desperate. However, despite his incredible combat skills, Jinga suffers from the trauma of a family incident that impedes his ability to fight. Questioning his own future, the dark seeds of the past have yet to wither away.

Beware that potential spoiler elements for the ''Garo: Kami No Kiba'' film may remain unmarked. '''Read at your own risk'''.

* TautologicalTemplar: Mikage [[spoiler: as of #10]]. He's deluded himself into thinking he can save people more efficiently than the Watchdogs can to justify [[spoiler: [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight skirting the rules]] and [[spoiler: murdering Fuusa]]]].
* TransformationOfThePossessed: Instead of having a Horror form, the wrestler's body simply gains an unnatural amount of muscle-mass, [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and fanged teeth.

** Fuusa, a Makai Priestess whose job it is to notice the development of sinister behavior and act on signs of possession in no way, shape or form acts on Jinga's [[NotHimself development of sinister behavior]] or [[HeroWithBadPublicity signs of possession]] until Rozan [[InterrogatedForNothing railroads her into doing so]].

* FlatCharacter: Due to a complete lack of character introspection, the entire cast (sans [[spoiler: Horror!Jinga]]) ends up as a set of this. The only characters with displayed motivations are Fuusa and Rozan.

** Jinga finally crosses the MoralEventHorizon in Episode #11, [[spoiler: killing two errant Knights, abandoning Alva and eventually murdering Fuusa]].

* RedemptionRejection: In #11, it seems as though Touma and Fuusa briefly convince Jinga to [[spoiler: yield to Rozan's enforcement team and turn himself in for questioning and arrest]]. The moment Rozan's back is turned, he [[spoiler: kills his way over the MoralEventHorizon]] at the cost of two Knights, Alva and [[spoiler: Fuusa]].

* FallenHero: The Makai Order sees Jinga as a KnightTemplar DrunkWithPower as of #10 due to increasingly non-traditional actions, them [[spoiler: sending Rozan to arrest him or cut him down]].

* {{Flanderization}}: Jinga's transition from shy HurtingHero to [[spoiler: what may be a WellIntentionedExtremist KnightTemplar]] in #10 is instantaneous and abrupt, with no inciting factor.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rozan reveals that the outlaw couple Jinga saved back in #6 [[spoiler: retreated back into their murderous thieving ways after being liberated, causing the woman to become the new Horror host]]. This event is used to convince Jinga that his power is bad.....somehow.

** By #11, he's crossed the MoralEventHorizon in his attempt to exorcise all horrors. He's [[spoiler: killed two Knights just doing their jobs, abandoned his Madou Tool Alva and murdered the one woman in his life that cared about him]] for the sake of "the greater good."

* TalkingToThemself: Jinga and his [[spoiler: Horror side]] have an extensive morality debate within the confines of Jinga's mind.

''JINGA'' began airing on October 4th and is ongoing; slated for 13 episodes. It debuted with the bonus [[EpisodeZeroTheBeginning Episode 00]], fittingly titled "JINGA."

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: Horror!Jinga]]'s taunting of his reincarnated self in Episode 6 raises doubts as to whether [[spoiler: Touma's been completely liberated of his Horror-dom]] and [[spoiler: Whether Jinga's reincarnated self also has the dormant memories of his life pre-reincarnation]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: A lot of the tragic events that happen in the series would at least be kept to a minimum had Jinga tell someone exactly what is [[DemonicPossession happening to him]], or investigate his new but unknown ability to exorcise Horrors, or submitted to investigation by the Watchdogs. Fuusa also applies, as she could have at least confided in Rozan earlier about her suspicions on Jinga's recent odd behavior, but due to her trust and loyalty to Jinga, she decides to keep this to herself and ends up unknowingly making things worse.

* RedemptionRejection: In #11, it seems as though Touma and Fuusa briefly convince Jinga to [[spoiler: yield to Rozan's enforcement team and turn himself in for questioning and arrest]]. The moment Rozan's back is turned, he kills his way over the MoralEventHorizon]] at the cost of two Knights, Alva and [[spoiler: Fuusa]].

* ShowDontTell: Subverted. Jinga's InformedFlaw according to [[spoiler: Rozan]]'s report during the RecapEpisode is his inability to cut Horrors down due to [[spoiler: [[HurtingHero his family trauma]]]]. While we see Jinga ''hesitate'' to kill Nonloso in #0, he [[spoiler: actually sees it through]] and has yet to ever actually let a Horror go scot-free during the show's run.

** The friend of the bullied girl in episode 1 develops a friendship for someone that [[AmbiguousSituation may or may not have]] [[spoiler: driven a classmate to suicide]].

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: All the victims that Jinga has used his UniqueProtagonistAsset on throughout the entire series was for moot, as they turn back into Horrors, killing friends and family alike. Touma rejects Jinga and gives in to his Inga and turns back into a Horror. Jinga loses his will to fight and is [[DespairEventHorizon left broken]] from these events, allowing Horror!Jinga to absorb him and revive himself fully. Rozan arrives too late to stop Horror!Jinga's resurrection and is killed by the latter after a fight. Horror!Jinga defeats Horror Touma after a lengthy battle and eats him, fulfilling his earlier threat to Mikage. Horror!Jinga and Amily reunite and take off for parts unknown, presumably to start a new reign of terror onto the world. This would have been a [[DarkestHour Complete Downer]] for the series however, except during the ending credits, Fuusa's mentor and Mikage family friend Yoyuu shows up in the aftermath and picks up Fuusa's Madou brush and Jinga's ring Alva left in the cave and leaves. The end shot pans to a [[HopeSpringsEternal golden glow]] emanating in a corner of the cave, [[SequelHook leaving some questions unanswered.]]]]

* NotSoDifferent: Despite Jinga's insistence to the contrary, he and [[spoiler: His Horror side]] both possess a LackOfEmpathy and a complete inability to [[PoorCommunicationKills communicate or work with others]]. Their only difference is that one's a CompleteMonster while the other [[WellIntentionedExtremist means well, but is wholly ignorant]].

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: All the victims that Jinga has used his UniqueProtagonistAsset on throughout the entire series was for moot, as they turn back into Horrors, killing friends and family alike. Touma rejects Jinga and gives in to his Inga and turns back into a Horror. Jinga loses his will to fight and is [[DespairEventHorizon left broken]] from these events, allowing Horror!Jinga to absorb him and revive himself fully. Rozan arrives too late to stop Horror!Jinga's resurrection and is killed by the latter after a fight. Horror!Jinga defeats Horror Touma after a lengthy battle and eats him, fulfilling his earlier threat to Mikage. Horror!Jinga and Amily reunite and take off for parts unknown, presumably to start a new reign of terror onto the world. This would have been a [[DarkestHour Complete Downer]] for the series however, except during the ending credits, Fuusa's mentor and Mikage family friend Yoyuu shows up in the aftermath and picks up Fuusa's Madou brush and Jinga's ring Alva left in the cave and leaves. The end shot pans to a [[HopeSpot golden glow]] emanating in a corner of the cave, [[SequelHook leaving some questions unanswered.]]]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: All the victims that Jinga has used his UniqueProtagonistAsset on throughout the entire series was for moot, as they turn back into Horrors, killing friends and family alike. Touma rejects Jinga and gives in to his Inga and turns back into a Horror. Jinga loses his will to fight and is left broken from these events, allowing Horror!Jinga to absorb him and revive himself fully. Rozan arrives too late to stop Horror!Jinga and is killed by the latter after a fight. Horror!Jinga defeats Horror Touma after a lengthy battle and eats him, fulfilling his earlier threat to Mikage. Horror!Jinga and Amily reunite and take off for parts unknown, presumably to start a new reign of terror onto the world. This would have been a Complete Downer for the series however, except during the ending credits, Fuusa's mentor and Mikage family friend Yoyuu shows up in the aftermath and picks up Fuusa's Madou brush and Jinga's ring Alva left in the cave and leaves. The end shot pans to a [[HopeSpot golden glow]] emanating in a corner of the cave, [[SequelHook leaving some questions unanswered.]]]]

** This is one of the potential outcomes of Rozan's

* CharacterDerailment: Jinga's transition from shy HurtingHero to [[spoiler: what may be a WellIntentionedExtremist KnightTemplar]] in #10 is instantaneous and abrupt, with no inciting factor.

* {{Flanderization}}: Jinga's transition from shy HurtingHero to [[spoiler: what may be a WellIntentionedExtremist KnightTemplar]] in #10 is instantaneous and abrupt, with no inciting factor.

* PlotHole: Numerous examples. The RecapEpisode gives most of these a HandWave.
** The spell Fuusa was given during #7 was originally meant to [[spoiler: cast DetectEvil on Jinga and assess his mental/physical state]], not [[spoiler: check on Touma's humanity]]; which was a concern of ''Jinga's, not hers''.
** #8 introduces Ugai, a Priest that can detect Horrors faster than the Watchdogs....except Knights [[spoiler: usually only discover Horrors via said Watchdogs]].
** In #10, Jinga learns for the first time that it was [[spoiler: Horror!Jinga]]'s influence that made him [[spoiler: murder Shijo in #4 and the Master-son duo in the village during #7]]....except that Rozan asks him about it point-blank a minute prior and [[YouCanAlwaysTellALiar his eyes imply he already knew]].

** Becoming a RecurringElement for the season, as Jinga's bizarre behavior puts Fuusa's faith in him to the test.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Jinga's headed onto this path thanks to [[spoiler: the late Priest Ugai]]'s spurring. Ugai [[spoiler: getting eaten]] and Fuusa [[spoiler: trying to calm Jinga down]] hasn't changed this, [[WhatTheHellHero to the latter's chagrin]]. As of #10, this mindset is implied to be transforming Jinga into a KnightTemplar.
** Before meeting Jinga and his [[spoiler: eventual death]], Ugai is implied to have been operating like this for some time.

** Fuusa [[SarcasmMode finally decides]] to go to someone about Jinga's behavioral issues in Episode 7, receiving a spell that will allow her to DetectEvil if she uses it during one of Jinga's mood-swings.
* CentralTheme: Themes this season have been memory, one's inner-evil and the durability of ThePowerOfTrust.

** The spell Fuusa was given during #7 was to [[spoiler: cast DetectEvil on Jinga and assess his mental/physical state]], not [[spoiler: check on Touma's humanity]]; which a concern of ''Jinga's, not hers''.

* EvilVsEvil: Jinga Mikage and [[spoiler" Horror!Jinga]]'s dynamic as of #10.