History YMMV / GAROTheAnimation

* WhatAnIdiot: When Lara's house is attacked by the MonsterOfTheWeek, Leon advices her and her family to run away to a certain tree where a barrier against Horrors is. However, [[spoiler:Lara's grandfather disobeys the orders because he wants to save his harvest first, so he and his family returns to the burning house. This only suceeds in getting Lara and all her family killed.]]
* TheWoobie: [[spoiler:León after episode 12. Mendoza forces him to relive his mother's painful execution and causes him to go berserk and attack the town. After that Alfonso takes his Golden Armor away (his only real gift from and connection to his mother), proceeds to kill Mendoza while he lays helpless, and then gets a cold and harsh ReasonYouSuckSpeech from Alfonso for putting vengeance above his Makai Code. And then his own father sides with Alfonso, hitting him and telling him he has to deal with he fact that Garo is no longer his, and that he's lost the right to be a Makai Knight. He simply stumbles off in a daze. He has no armor, no family no connection to his mother, and after all that, he wasn't even the one to avenge her murder. The last scene of Episode 12 has him seemingly killing himself by jumping off a cliff]]. Seriously, someone give this kid a hug!

* ValuesDissonance: Germán's relatively [[FreeRangeChildren hands-off parenting]] of León tends to garner [[BrokenBase conflicting responses from the fandom]]. In the setting, despite only being 16 and still recovering from the trauma of his mother's death, León is treated with the agency as an adult not just by his father, but everyone else as well. Because of that, even with Germán's laxed approach to disciplining him, it's León held fully accountable for his actions.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The CGI suits are not only incredibly elaborate, but also have extremely well-done mechanical designs. UpToEleven with [[spoiler:The ZORO-GARO hybrid in the finale]]; it is simply ''gorgeous''.

* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Priest Mendoza]] is the [[BigBad mastermind]] behind the misfortunes befalling the kingdom of Valiante. A former Alchemist of the Makai Order, Mendoza was expelled from the Order for sacrificing humans to enable himself to control the monsters known as Horrors. After marrying, Mendoza's child was born with the same curse the Order had placed on him, and in response, Mendoza murdered both his wife and [[WouldHurtAChild baby]], swearing vengeance on the Makai Order in the process. Using the Horrors to murder numerous innocents, Mendoza blames the Horrors' appearance on the heroic Makai Knights, who are [[ThouShaltNotKill forbidden from taking human life]], and, under this pretense, leads purges against the knights resulting in them being tortured, killed, or, in the cases of the Priestesses, raped, while Mendoza has one of the most powerful members [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake in public view]]. When confronted by León [[TheHero Luis]], Mendoza [[MindRape mentally forces him to relieve his own mother's burning at the stake]], causing the boy to go on a rampage that decimates a nearby village. [[spoiler: Having survived his near-death, Mendoza uses the tormented souls of hundreds of Makai Knights and Alchemists to summon an ancient Horror that, after consuming numerous innocents, Mendoza uses to give himself incredible power, at which point he proclaims himself the new god of humanity]]. Spiteful, cruel, egotistical, and petty, Mendoza aimed at nothing less than utter domination and destruction to avenge his wounded pride.

* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Priest Mendoza]] is the [[BigBad mastermind]] behind the misfortunes befalling the kingdom of Valiante. A former Alchemist of the Makai Order, Mendoza was expelled from the Order for sacrificing humans to enable himself to control the monsters known as Horrors. After marrying, Mendoza's child was born with the same curse the Order had placed on him, and in response, Mendoza murdered both his wife and [[WouldHurtAChild baby]], swearing vengeance on the Makai Order in the process. Using the Horrors to murder numerous innocents, Mendoza blames the Horrors' appearance on the heroic Makai Knights, who are [[ThouShaltNotKill forbidden from taking human life]], and, under this pretense, leads purges against the knights resulting in them being tortured, killed, or, in the cases of the Priestesses, raped, while Mendoza has one of the most powerful members [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake in public view]]. When confronted by León [[TheHero Luis]], Mendoza [[MindRape mentally forces him to relieve his own mother's burning at the stake]], causing the boy to go on a rampage that decimates a nearby village. [[spoiler: Having survived his near-death, Mendoza uses the tormented souls of hundreds of Makai Knights and Alchemists to summon an ancient Horror that, after consuming numerous innocents, Mendoza uses to give himself incredible power, at which point he proclaims himself the new god of humanity]]. Spiteful, cruel, egotistical and petty, Mendoza aimed at nothing less than utter domination and destruction to avenge his wounded pride.

* BaseBreaker: Alfonso and Germán shattered the fanbase because of their actions towards León in episode 12.

* ToughActToFollow: Most seem to agree that the sequel, GARO: Crimson Moon, did not hold up to this.

* Creator'sPet : Germán. He is a terrible father to León, often spending their money on prostitutes and throwing his son into danger. His hand-off parenting attitude has made his son's life harder as he has to deal with his psychological issues by himself. Germán is lazy and hedonistic yet is somehow a better fighter than both his more dedicated son and the Black Knight, an infamous commander of Mendoza's forces. He even irresponsibly impregnates a girl that is practically the same age as his son and lives with her parents, yet somehow everyone regards him with respect.

* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Priest Mendoza]] is the [[BigBad mastermind]] behind the misfortunes befalling the kingdom of Valiante. A former Alchemist of the Makai Order, Mendoza was expelled from the Order for sacrificing humans to enable himself to control the monsters known as Horrors. After marrying, Mendoza's child was born with the same curse the Order had placed on him, and in response, Mendoza murdered both his wife and [[WouldHurtAChild baby]], swearing vengeance on the Makai Order in the process. Using the Horrors to murder numerous innocents, Mendoza blames the Horrors' appearance on the heroic Makai Knights, who are [[ThouShaltNotKill forbidden from taking human life]], and, under this pretense, leads purges against the knights resulting in them being tortured, killed, or, in the cases of the Priestesses, raped, while Mendoza has one of the most powerful members [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake in public view]]. When confronted by [[TheHero León Luis]], Mendoza [[MindRape mentally forces him to relieve his own mother's burning at the stake]], causing the boy to go on a rampage that decimates a nearby village. [[spoiler: Having survived his near-death, Mendoza uses the tormented souls of hundreds of Makai Knights and Alchemists to summon an ancient Horror that, after consuming numerous innocents, Mendoza uses to give himself incredible power, at which point he proclaims himself the new god of humanity]]. Spiteful, cruel, egotistical and petty, Mendoza aimed at nothing less than utter domination and destruction to avenge his wounded pride.

* CompleteMonster: [[SinisterMinister Priest Mendoza]] of Valiante is the [[BigBad mastermind]] behind the misfortunes befalling that kingdom that are blamed on the heroic Makai Order. Under Mendoza's machinations, innocents are murdered by the monsters known as Horrors so that he can whip up the crowds into a frenzy against the Makai Knights, who are [[ThouShaltNotKill forbidden from taking human life]]. Many in the order are tortured, killed or raped in the cases of the Priestesses, while Mendoza has one of the most powerful members [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake in public view]]. As the years pass, Mendoza continues to allow the Horrors to terrorize the kingdom to tighten the grip of the church and it is revealed he is a [[BoomerangBigot former Makai Alchemist]] who was expelled from the order for sacrificing humans in order to use their blood to create an artifact which would control Horrors. Having eventually married, Mendoza killed his wife and [[WouldHurtAChild newborn son]] when he saw the baby with the mark he himself had been cursed with, before vowing revenge on the Makai Order’s bloodlines. Mendoza [[TheCorrupter corrupted one Knight into his service]] via dark magic and when he finally faced off with the young hero León Luis, Mendoza used his magic to make León relive his own mother burning at the stake to [[MindRape mentally torture]] him. Spiteful, cruel, egotistical and petty, Mendoza aimed at nothing less than utter domination and destruction to avenge his wounded pride.

* WhatAnIdiot: When Lara's house is attacked by the MonsterOfTheWeek, Leon advices her and her family to run away to a certain tree where a barrier against Horrors is. However, [[spoiler:Lara's grandfather disobeys the orders because he wants to save his harvest first. This only suceeds in getting Lara and all her family killed.]]

** The end of episode 19 has divided the base further, believe it or not, thanks to the[[spoiler:Ema/León sex scene. León/Lara fans were ''not'' happy.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The series' first opening, ''Honoo no Kokuin -DIVINE FLAME-''. It's Music/JAMProject, so it's to be expected.
** The second opening, ''B.B.'', somehow manages to top it. The jazzy feel and even hammier vocals definitely help.
** The second ending, ''FOCUS'', GratuitousEnglish aside. It's an eclectic mix of electronica and metal, complete with funky samples and stunning vocal work.
** The soundtrack itself is composed by studio MONACA, which composed the much acclaimed NieR soundtrack, with standout pieces like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI9r-_Logn0 Leon's Garo Transformation]] even having distinctive vocals reminiscent of NieR.