GARO: THE ANIMATION - HOME

About GARO: THE ANIMATION - HOME

GARO: THE ANIMATION - HOME (牙狼[GARO]-炎の刻印- 糸車 HOME) arrives as an action anime by MAPPA (2015), and the premise is easy to summarize. In short: Unaired episode included in the eighth Blu-ray and DVD volume. Ema visits Tina's house after a long time.

Further in, while singing and spinning yarn, Tina and the children spend a peaceful time together. They reminiscence about Tina's foster mother, Natoria, who had the strength to spin the yarn which once carried magic power. Now to the spinning wheel she used and left behind approaches an ominous shadow...

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Romi Park voices Ema Guzman, one of the main characters driving the story. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. The run is 1 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by MAPPA, so the studio's house style defines how GARO: THE ANIMATION - HOME looks and moves on screen. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. With a 6.5/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Romi Park voicing Ema Guzman gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2015, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.