Garo/YMMV

• Awesome Music: The main theme, "SAVIOR IN THE DARK". It's sung by JAM Project, need we say more?
  • "Predestination", the ending theme for Makai Senki is also sung by JAM Project.
  • The second opening of Makai Senki, again by JAM Project, "Waga Na wa Garo (My Name Is GARO)".
• Non Sequitur Scene: Makai Senki #10 looks like a string of these, thanks to the Ki manifestations infesting the city becoming visible all at once, but the one that stands out the most is the fox-mask-wearing little-girl spirit who keeps showing up, but doesn't lead up to anything important, and certainly didn't make itself useful when one of the Ki manifestations gets violent.
  • The little fox girl was a guide, summoned by Leo to help him navigate the ki-manifestations of the city.
• Cargo Ship: Rei and Silva.
• Evil Is Sexy: Kaoru stops being annoying and starts being slightly attractive when Messiah possesses her.
• Heartwarming Moments: The end of the Beast of the White Night special is filled with this. There's Rin using her magic to create butterflies so she can make her brother, Tsubasa, smiles, which he did. There's also Kouga seeing the spirit of his parents happily together and very proud of their son, after which Kouga bow to them in respect. And the final scene, with Kouga coming home to find Kaoru there, finally reuniting with her.
• High Octane Nightmare Fuel: The whole damn thing, from the monsters and the Hero costume designs to the freaky intro and the dark settings.
  • One of the most notable HAS to be the Clown Horror.
• Moment of Awesome: Just pick ANY fight in the series.
  • Surfing a giant sword, anyone?
    • Try a horse surfing a giant sword, while both are on fire.
• Moral Event Horizon: Kodama killing Jabi.
  • Invoked in KIBA Gaiden. Barago's Face Heel Turn is only considered complete after he kills an illusion of his deceased mother.
• Ship Tease: Rei and Kaoru's relationship in the first series is a rather twisted version of this with Rei alternating between flirting with, threatening, and protecting Kaoru. Rei's Madou ring even states in GARO: Gaiden that Rei was at some point attracted to Kaoru. Of course, it could be considered well and truly sunk after he nearly forces himself on her. But since the first season, they have become rather good friends and in episode 12 of Makai Senki in the Couch Gag end credits, he leaves a bag of sweets outside her window.
• Tear Jerker: The old couple's story in Makai Senki episode 6.
  • Episode 15 of Makai Senki. Flashback during Kouga and his friends' training with Wataru Shijima. Everything seems to be going well, with Kouga and his friends forming a strong bond of friendship and Wataru being proud of their ability, until the last minute where a Horror comes to the village where the training is being held and kills all of Kouga's friend, while he could only watch as it devours them. It makes Kouga killing the Horror in the present time much more satisfying.