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Figured since the latest Garo Movie is out that I'd end up reviving this thread. Surprisingly the wait for subs was easier this time since the movie had a home release on the 18th. Turns out the home release had English Subtitles so now a torrent is just out and about.

So as a result last night I watched Garo Moonbow Traveler. This'll be a fairly vague and non-spoilery type ramble. But... I absolutely adored it!

I've always sorta preferred the Saejima-verse version of Garo in comparison to the Ryuga-verse version, and given Makai Senki and Makai no Hana are like my top 2 in terms of Garo Shows, this movie did a lot for me.

The music is really nice, the main theme of sorts for the background music that was heard in the trailers is just, real nice to listen to. But then you've just got all these returning themes for certain scenes and they really just help pack a beautiful punch if you've watched all of the Saejima Timeline Shows and Movies. Like there's one moment, where the music kicks into one specific theme that had me just cheering the whole time.

The movie is also just nice aesthetically, the first half is very whimsical and mysterious and the little twists they pull are nice, some are obvious, others not as much. Of course though, the action like always is greatly on point. And just all the references to everything, certain lines being said towards the end that almost quote word for word from stuff like Chapter of the Black Wolf. All the little cameos, references, surprise appearances in characters I did not expect.

Not to mention the side characters all get some nice little moments in this movie, Crow gets some real MvP Moments, I enjoyed Mayuri a lot in this movie and I kinda dig what they have her doing here, and Gonza had a real nice moment in the later half.

Also that final battle, one I was not expecting them to pull out a reference to one certain thing. But also, just the way the final battle was handled, especially the final, final finisher against our big bad, was just handled so well. Teared up a little at the end too when they started connecting stuff together.

Overall, fantastic movie, while I'm not sure where it ranks yet, I'd definitely put it in my Top 3 Garo Flicks for sure, the other two being Lament of the Dark Dragon and Divine Flame.