Garo Honoo no Kokuin
We’ve finally reached the second to
final episode of Garo, the animation. While the finale of Garo is usually huge,
this second to last one has been a great ride also. Let’s not hesitate and look
at the penultimate episode.
In a
way this episode really sets up the final fight. Now that might sound super obvious,
but let me explain a bit more. We split up the fight practically into three
ways, the first being Alphonso attacking the castle/watchdog center in order to
save the town. I really liked this bit, Alfonso slashing against an entire large
castle, his armor crackling and breaking apart and him being pushed back, and
after taking all this punishment and more, he takes a step forward. He pushes
back. It sums up Alfonso’s character perfectly. Alfonso is almost the ideal
Knight, a true protector who will save every last life. He is a shield that, no
matter how much it is cracked and dented, will never break. The second fight technically
has Alfonso in it, but it is really Ema’s fight against Octavia, in her weird monster
armor form. After Octavia orgasm’s while inserting Mendoza’s cut off arm into
her body, a sentence I never wanted to write, Ema steals and adapts Mendoz’s weird
future world machine, the thing from last episode, and uses it to fight
Octavia. Again, no one makes mention of the sky scrapers and roads and
helicopter pads that appear and don’t exist yet, but it is just so strange I can’t
even really complain. But it is a good fight, and after Ema has nearly killed
or at least capacitated Octavia, her false leg comes off, a futuristic looking
laser pistol is found at her stump and she shoots Ema in her stomach. Now I am
assuming that Ema will survive this thing over all, but still that was a
shocking moment. I didn’t expect it and even gasped. And then Ema’s monologue about
the true nature of a Makai Knight is something that is honestly wonderful. It is
one of the best moments of this series, especially how it is done over Alfonso’s
attack on the castle. It was great. The final fight is Leon verses Mendoza, and
to be fair it’s an easy victory. But Medoza has already killed German, making
him the last piece in the resurrection of the giant end of season Horror, and
the Anima, the name of the Horror, wakes up. Also props to the series for
making the final villain topless with exposed boobs. It is a Garo tradition
that has been with most final villains, and I am happy that the anime is
following it. It’s not my favorite tradition, but it is a one that I fully
expected. We end on Leon finding one of German’s blades stabbed into the
monster, and Leon ready to fight.
Next week is our final episode and I can already tell you what’s
going to happen. The fight will take place miles above the ground with Leon
falling constantly, the monster will use giant laser blasts, and Garo will take
on another final form. I am almost willing to bet money on it. So until next
time, keep on watching.
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