GARO - Kiba: The Dark Knight
Seen it?2011 | 45 min | Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who still love a bit of magic and anyone after some adrenaline. Leaves you with ideas to chew on afterwards. Sits nicely alongside One Piece: Stampede or My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 45 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
The spirit of Kiba the Dark Makai Knight influenced everything since the beginning. Though he called himself a Makai Knight, Kiba was no different to a Horror. Kiba's spirit resides inside what was once a grey colored Makai Armor that's filled with the dark knowledge of Makai Power. As Barago absorbed Horror after Horror, Kiba eventually deformed into an organically pure black armor with a cape. Kiba assumed full control over his host upon Meisha's defeat by Kouga.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Keita Amemiya
- Masaki KyomotoKarune Ryuzaki
- Mika HijiiKaoru / Messiah
- Leah DizonMakai Guide Eruda
- Mikoto InoueBarago's Mother
- Raima HiramatsuYoung Barago
- Kazuhiko InoueBado (voice)
- Mizuho YoshidaBarago Image
- AsamiMessiah Image
- Shin'ya IidaKnight (voice)
- Kokoro TanakaKnight (voice)