GARO(2005)

Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. Yet by the blade of knights, mankind was given hope.

Garo is a dark fantasy series following Kouga Saejima, a Makai Knight who wields the legendary Golden Knight armor to hunt Horrors—demonic creatures that possess human bodies to feed on their prey. When Kouga saves a young woman named Kaoru Mitsuki from one of these monsters, she becomes infected with its cursed blood. According to Makai law, the infected must be executed within 100 days to spare them from a gruesome death. Defying this ancient code, Kouga refuses to kill Kaoru and instead races against time to find a way to purify her before the curse consumes her. The series blends supernatural action with moral conflict as Kouga challenges the rigid traditions of his order to protect an innocent life.