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牙狼-GARO-スペシャル 白夜の魔獣<br>''"Garo Special Byakuya no Majyu" Some people refer to this movie as "Beast of the Midnight Sun"'' | 牙狼-GARO-スペシャル 白夜の魔獣<br>''"Garo Special Byakuya no Majyu" Some people refer to this movie as "Beast of the Midnight Sun"'' | ||
A [[Garo]] | A special for the [[Garo Series]]. Initially aired as two parts and was released on DVD as two parts. Later, a director's cut of the movie was released on DVD that combined the two parts and | ||
=Two sentence summary= | ==Two sentence summary== | ||
=Cast= | ==Cast== | ||
'''Yamagatana Tsubasa 山刀翼 / White Night Knight Dan 白夜騎士・打無''' | '''Yamagatana Tsubasa 山刀翼 / White Night Knight Dan 白夜騎士・打無''' | ||
=Terminology= | ==Terminology== | ||
'''White Night''' 白夜 | '''White Night''' 白夜 | ||
<br>The kanji literally say "white" and "night". Midnight Sun isn't a very good translation for this movie since it's just a bad dictionary translation. The kanji are very important, in this case it's a part of Knight Dan's title and the ceremony they perform in this movie. A | <br>The kanji literally say "white" and "night". Midnight Sun isn't a very good translation for this movie since it's just a bad dictionary translation. The kanji are very important, in this case it's a part of Knight Dan's title and the ceremony they perform in this movie. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_sun Midnight sun] means the sun when it can be seen at midnight, a very distinct phenomenon. The titular event of this movie occurs during a solar eclipse. The darkness of this "night" comes from the eclipse and is made bright white by the light of the Ourin (phosphorus) Arrow. | ||
'''Ourin Arrow''' 鷹麟の矢 | '''Ourin Arrow''' 鷹麟の矢 | ||
<br>Ourin means phosphorus/luminous, but normally has this kanji 黄燐. In this, Ourin combines the kanji for hawk 鷹 and rin 麟 from kirin. Apparently in this story, the Ourin Arrow comes from the feathers of a mythical bird called the Orinchou 鷹麟鳥. | <br>Ourin means phosphorus/luminous, but normally has this kanji 黄燐. In this, Ourin combines the kanji for hawk 鷹 and rin 麟 from kirin. Apparently in this story, the Ourin Arrow comes from the feathers of a mythical bird called the Orinchou 鷹麟鳥. | ||
=Garo TV= | ==Garo TV== | ||
The making-of DVD that came with the director's cut. The format of the making-of parodies a news broadcast. | The making-of DVD that came with the director's cut. The format of the making-of parodies a news broadcast. | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 3 October 2012
| Garo Special: Beast of the White Night | |
|---|---|
| Writer | Era Itaru |
| Director | Amemiya Keita |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | December 15, 2006 – December 22, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Original Garo TV Series |
| Followed by | Garo Movie: ~Red Requiem~ |
牙狼-GARO-スペシャル 白夜の魔獣
"Garo Special Byakuya no Majyu" Some people refer to this movie as "Beast of the Midnight Sun"
A special for the Garo Series. Initially aired as two parts and was released on DVD as two parts. Later, a director's cut of the movie was released on DVD that combined the two parts and
Two sentence summary
Cast
Yamagatana Tsubasa 山刀翼 / White Night Knight Dan 白夜騎士・打無
Terminology
White Night 白夜
The kanji literally say "white" and "night". Midnight Sun isn't a very good translation for this movie since it's just a bad dictionary translation. The kanji are very important, in this case it's a part of Knight Dan's title and the ceremony they perform in this movie. A Midnight sun means the sun when it can be seen at midnight, a very distinct phenomenon. The titular event of this movie occurs during a solar eclipse. The darkness of this "night" comes from the eclipse and is made bright white by the light of the Ourin (phosphorus) Arrow.
Ourin Arrow 鷹麟の矢
Ourin means phosphorus/luminous, but normally has this kanji 黄燐. In this, Ourin combines the kanji for hawk 鷹 and rin 麟 from kirin. Apparently in this story, the Ourin Arrow comes from the feathers of a mythical bird called the Orinchou 鷹麟鳥.
Garo TV
The making-of DVD that came with the director's cut. The format of the making-of parodies a news broadcast.