Garo: Hono no Kokuin/the Animation: Suspense, Mystery and Character Information

(Golden Knight) Garo, (not to be mistaken with SNK's fighting video game, Garou: Mark of Wolves) is a Japanese special effects show also known as tokusatsu, with very dark yet marketable Ancient European armored beings depicted to defeat monsters known as Horrors. Horrors are a perfect name for them as they are straight out of the television genre's shows, in both Western and Eastern culture.

There is a great deal of suspense and mystery in the anime.
The dialogue discusses the character, rules and past of Garo, yet there always seems to be a bit of mystery with the character. Part of this is because the world of Garo: The Animation is that of all these western mystical beings, causing non-mystical beings such as ourselves to question the rules of the anime, and traits of the character.
Also, let's analyze Garo's desire: Garo's desire to become a Gold Knight. Surreally, it could imply he wants gold, or more likely his enemies want gold, distinguishing him as a unique prey, a highly sought being to destroy, a highly sought character for audiences to understand, and for animation crews to hype up understanding.
Perhaps, Garo's desire of wanting to be a Knight is a desire of status; him and his armor, a symbol of status. Gold being a symbol of wealth.
Maybe there is jealousy as a result.
It doesn't really makes for their audience as gold might not be worth anything in their universe, but it could be quite relevant to our world's understanding and relation to their world.

Garo: Hono no Kokuin/The Animation: Intro: Toku vs Anime :: Silent film vs Animation

(Golden Knight) Garo, (not to be mistaken with SNK's fighting video game, Garou: Mark of Wolves) is a Japanese special effects show also known as tokusatsu, with very dark yet marketable Ancient European armored beings depicted to defeat monsters known as Horrors. Horrors are a perfect name for them as they are straight out of the television genre's shows, in both Western and Eastern culture.

However, there are notable differences in the presentation.
Garo toku pays homage to film- silent and (Japanese) New Wave, paying great respect to Lugosi, and the works of Kaneto Shindo, especially with the black and white.
Garo anime pays homage to animation, using bright colors to take advantage of the medium, with opening credits as surreal as Space Dandy, to Horrors as gruesome in homage to Bleach.

Both aren't afraid to show nudity in their medium, something Japanese creators are great at depicting.

Key aspects of film have to do with unlocking the mysteries of Garo.
In (Golden Knight) Garo, it is done through visual images and clues, whereas again in the anime, in a bit of a lazy uncinematic way, everything is done in dialogue. There's images too, but nothing that surreal or psychadelic enough that I figure there'd be a great payoff for, such as the sexual subtext of the works of H.R.Giger in Alien.

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei/When Supernatural Battles Become Common Place Episode 4 Loli controversy

Although his monologues are awesome, the male character in this magical sentai harem I find a bit annoying. It of course doesn't help with them all of a sudden having him discussing loli bondage with a girl in the group, one who is later revealed to be an elementary student. It's not something typically conservative Americans would find conservative behavior.
However, is this a result of me being intolerant towards overzealous asians?
Or is this a result of me not understanding the true essence of lov-o, lov-0, l0v-o?

The original of Japanese loli is the aesthetic style of drawing prepubscent/kawaii females, according to wikipedia, 11/22/2014.

In fact, since this is a magical sentai harem, it should be expected that these women are drawn this way, since the style is often associated with magical girls.

However unlike most fascinations with the genre, this isn't a woman who looks like a young girl. She is an admitted to be elementary school student in the 4th episode.

The male protagonist does take a picture in maid uniform to destroy the appeal of the anime to hardcore conservative heterosexuals.

Also, is it worse that the male protagonist does or does not reciprocate in this shipping?

The delivery in this cartoon is anything but subtle, using classic, unsophisticated use of panty shots throughout the friggin anime!

However, is this normally how Japanese teens act?
Should Japanese cartoons depict role models?
Should all Japanese cartoons be dramatic?
Is this humor just not for me and I don't get it?

However, this was an episode where it was revealed that the girl was a elementary school student.

She does however possess a high intellect, having a great teleportation power and enough ability to study

It was platonic.
There was no nudity.

Also, there's the pandering judging woman character by looks, hair color, size, appearance.

And we all know she is actually voiced by a talent of adult age, getting paid a decent wage.

Is this film going to be as classic as The Bad Seed, Kick-Ass or Lolita? Too early to say. I don't see a big pay off for this show, but maybe that's just me. One of my fellow writers sees more subtext in this show than me, and hopefully it'll just pay off more than-

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The main male protagonist is just so darn crazed that he's imagining these powers and completely locked out of real life.

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