[DreamSword]

Episode #2: Save

The darkness of people is a running theme in GARO, too.

While a majority of the episode has to do with the white-haired Amo and his beef with the Yakuza, Kuon isn't totally left out.

There's alot of very obvious duality symbolism going on with the two. Amo in white, Kuon in black, and even more blatantly, how they handle the foes that get thrown at them in the climax of the episode.

And while I overall liked the episode, the pacing definitely could've used some work. The opening of the episode is very abrupt to the point that I thought I'd somehow accidentally skipped a scene, and the climax scene I just mentioned drags for a bit too long.

Still, the episode does do a good job at what it sets out to do: Establish the personalities of most of our key players. Kuon is likable and heroic, while Amo is stoic and ruthless. And of course, true to literally every Battle Royale show, there's gotta be a serial killer involved who's in all of this for fun. Though he only briefly shows up in this episode, we'll for sure see more of him soon.

Also, Amo's' fights in this are rather solidly choreographed I must say. I always appreciate whenever someone manages to pull off a suplex.