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GARO: Season 2

25 episodes Premiered Oct 6, 2011
Previously on GARO

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of GARO Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (22): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Spark

Oct 6, 2011

Kouga returns to take care of a new Horror, but afterward is attacked by a strange figure in a red mask.

S2·E2 Core

Street Light

Oct 13, 2011

A woman is using street lights to abduct young men; Kaoru sees Kouga again and tries to follow him.

S2·E3 Core

Wheels

Oct 20, 2011

Kouga and Leo are delivering Leo's Gouryuu to the western district, but after a battle it rebels and starts to turn into a Horror.

S2·E4 Core

Trump Card

Oct 27, 2011

A Horror is running a casino and Kouga is sent undercover to find who is in charge.

S2·E5 Core

Hell

Nov 3, 2011

An artist designs manhole covers that are then placed all over the city and become gates for Horrors.

S2·E6 Core

Letter

Nov 10, 2011

Rei wonders if Kouga has told Kaoru about the seal on his chest; people are flocking to a weird looking tree outside of an old couple's home.

S2·E7 Core

Flash

Nov 17, 2011

Leo abandons Kouga as he escorts an obnoxious elder Makai Priest to deliver a pelt.

S2·E8 Core

Demon Sword

Nov 24, 2011

An ancient samurai makes a deal with a Horror and is resurrected in present day. He is in search of a worthy opponent and finds Rei, who reminds him of the Makai Knight he saw as a

S2·E9 Core

Makeup

Dec 1, 2011

Kaoru and Kouga visit a play, with Kouga storming out before the end. After the show, the lead actor is killed by a Horror.

S2·E10 Core

Secret

Dec 8, 2011

Kouga is off hunting a Horror and so Kaoru tags along on Leo's journey to find a Spirit Beast.

S2·E11 Core

Howl

Dec 15, 2011

Kouga goes off to have all the evil ki cleansed from of him that has built up after each battle. After he returns, a Horror that can manipulate time appears and challenges the Gold

S2·E12 Core

Fruit

Dec 22, 2011

Rei stumbles upon a car accident that left no bodies, which means a Horror must be involved. During his investigation, he finds a familiar face.

S2·E13 Core

Wizard Water

Jan 5, 2012

After Kouga and Leo finish a training session, Zaruba spontaneously combusts. Kouga calls Jabi to help, who goes off to repair Zaruba, but the man in the red mask appears before he

S2·E14 Core

Reunion

Jan 12, 2012

Kouga and Leo get word that a Makai Knight has attacked another Makai Knight. The two set out to help a familiar face.

S2·E15 Core

Brothers

Jan 19, 2012

During a run-in with a Horror, Kouga remembers the first time he encountered it during his training as a boy, and the friends he made at that time.

S2·E16 Core

Mask

Jan 26, 2012

A Makai Knight is killed right in front of Rei and Leo says goodbye to Kaoru as she gets the final inspiration for her picture book. Rei and Kouga go hunting for the creature that

S2·E17 Core

Red Brush

Feb 2, 2012

Rekka appears to help Kouga deal with a Horror. However, the Horror has decided to go through Kaoru instead.

S2·E18 Core

Beast Herd

Feb 9, 2012

Kouga wants to figure out if Leo really is Red Mask; Makai Priests all over are turning on the Makai Knights.

S2·E19 Core

Paradise

Feb 16, 2012

It turns out that Leo is actually a Makai Knight. So who really is Red Mask?

S2·E20 Core

Train

Feb 23, 2012

The Makai Knights are all torn between giving up their armor and fighting Sigma, who has commandeered a train to the moon.

S2·E21 Core

Stronghold

Mar 1, 2012

Sigma captures Kouga in order to use him to power Idea. Kouga's friends must then band together to save him.

S2·E22 Core

Sworn Friends

Mar 8, 2012

Rei, Leo, Jabi, Rekka and Kaoru all head out to save Kouga; Ganon awakens and shows its true form.

S2·E23 Core

Golden

Mar 15, 2012

Ganon has awakened. It's now up to Kouga, his friends, and an army of Makai Priests to stop it.

S2·E24 Mytharc

Era

Mar 22, 2012

The Makai Knights defeat Ganon, but Kouga still must honor his contract with Gajari. On his way home with Leo, someone arrives to greet him.