Monday, November 24, 2014

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.

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