Garo the animation: What makes an impressive female?
Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. Yet by the blade of Knights, mankind was given hope. Garo: The Animation, known as Garo: Hono no Kokuin (literally meaning The Carved Seal of Flames), is a 2014 anime series, followed by a movie, based on a live action tokusatsu (think Power Rangers and Godzilla-style productions) franchise. The writer is Yasuko Kobayashi, one of, if not the, most prominent female tokusatsu writers in the business, having written Mirai Sentai Timeranger (Power Rangers Time Force), Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider Ryuki (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight), Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (Power Rangers Samurai), and several others. She has also written several anime scripts, probably the most well known of which is the first eight episodes of Attack of Titan, as well as portions of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventures adaptation. The basic premise of the franchise is that evil creatures, known as Horrors, infest the world. Horrors are born out of, and feast on, the dar...