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Another year, another new Garo series. I'm actually a little sad that I've become accustomed to this - it feels a little less special when Garo is an annual franchise (and when the last few entries have been underwhelming, let's be honest).

No new knight this year - it's a weekly anthology series drawing upon beloved characters from previous years (and maybe Crow). And, kind of surprisingly, we start off with Rekka. I can't lie and say this was a super memorable or impressive episode. It's pretty much just a kind of neat ghost story with some Garo elements. There are a couple of nice cameos, but not a lot of mythology or even particularly impressive action. It's nice to be back in the Garo world, but this wasn't the best way to get the series off to a rollicking start. At least it's not the cartoon, though.

Also, the four actress/singers from Gold Storm's endings are back for this year's. I still miss Sakina Kuwae's transcendentally awful orange jumper from the first Gold Storm ED.