Yep. Completely different character with no Saejima connection.

I wish the live-action Garo design was that cool.

Not only do I hope this anime is good, but I hope it helps bring US attention to Garo enough to get the regular series licensed. Do not fail me Funimation!!!

It looks

Looks awesome. This would be a killer on Toonami for sure.

http://garo-project.jp/ANIME/img/pre/mainvisual_01.jpg

Character names has been released.

Leon: Young makai knight, who is on a journey to have revenge for his mom.
Hermann: The guy who brought up and trained Leon to become the Golden Knight Garo.
Alfonso: A prince who have lost his country, and fight for the peace of the people
Emma: Makai Priestess. Also on a journey for revenge.

catchphrase is 'The golden fang that cut through the darkness. I'll succeed the fate of the flames.'

http://animeanime.jp/article/2014/07...medium=twitter

God this sounds so generic and clichéd. How could you take something like GARO and make it seem so bland? Obviously the visual quality may alleviate above that plot description there but that poster is UGLY.

Yeah, it sounds like every other anime out there, but it is what they do with the Garo mythos that will make it stand out, not the genericc plot.

Cool