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A mod can change this if they like, but based on how the last series went, I don't feel the need to start a new 5-10 post thread for each episode. So general Garo season 4 thread.

The raw of episode 1, Fossil, is currently up. Over-Time and TV-Nihon will both be subbing it.

Having watched the raw, I can say this without any doubt and with minimal understanding of the plot:

Garo is back.

I liked TOWSITD, for what it's worth, and Black Blood was... totally a thing that happened. But Makai no Hana is legit Garo. From the second the (really awesome) opening ends, there is no doubt that this year we've got Keita Amemiya back in the driver's seat again. This isn't going to be another Garo project that's being farmed out to a different production team. This one really feels like proper Garo in the vein of the original series and Makai Senki.

I'm going to want to see this subbed to get a better sense of what all is going on, but so far I'm liking Raiga. He's got the skills to be Garo, but his fighting style is very different from the other Garos we've seen and he seems to be a much more outgoing and friendly character, even more so than Ryuga. Mayuri's in this episode, too, but I really need subs to know what her deal is.

All in all, it's a very promising start.