Introduction
Shou and his friend, Tetsurou, stumble upon a strange orb-like mechanism, the Guyver Unit, in the woods. It physically bonds with Shou and turns him into the alien soldier, Guyver. His mission is to protect the Guyver Unit from the Japanese corporation known as Chronos. They are after it and two other units just like it. To retrieve the object, they send out vicious monsters known as Zoanoids. So no one is safe in Shou's life; not even himself.
Audience reviews
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Kamezuki
A choice quote from this series: "I don't want her to know... that my body is surrounded by a bio-booster monster."
“Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver” is a six-episode OVA that feels cliche and generic in just about every aspect, and yet somehow executes these generic parts nicely enough to deliver an enjoyable watch.
The plot is structured well, and has two stories/settings running parallel to each other: a slice-of-life with a bunch of ordinary high school students, and a sci-fi thriller about a secret organization aiming to dominate the world with people that can transform into monsters. These two settings intersect near the end of the first episode, and we spend the rest of the episodes bouncing back and forth between the two, as they become increasingly intertwined. Both settings are trope-l…
Read at the sourceLuquillo
The Guyver Volume 1 is the first six of a twelve episode series loosely based on Yoshiki Takaya's manga. The anime has gained a huge cult following over the years. This was mainly due to its graphic violence which can be brutal at times. To the best of my knowledge the manga spawned this particular series, two live action films, and a 26 episode remake that was released in 2005. Some fans actually hail this version as the best. I on the other hand just can't agree with that.
The Guyver is a sci-fi action series which in my view succeeds in two areas. This would be in the action scenes and with some of its characters. The battle scenes can be very brutal on some occasions. The action scenes consist of hand to hand combat plus battles with advanced weaponry. The Guyver armor itself has some…
Read at the sourceNealTenshio
Firstly, I would just like to say that this anime adaptation of the Guyver manga is incomplete. Therefore it leaves you unfinished at the end and you will have to read the manga if you want to see the rest. So depending on the person, the score may be lower if having to continue the story via reading the manga is a critical negative to you.
The story of this anime is actually quite believable in that there is this secret corporation, called Chronos, that plans on obtaining world power (similar to the "Illuminati"). Unlike other anime that rely on magic and supernatural, this one is scientific and also often makes references to the unknown of beasts and aliens.
The art has a retro look to it and would seem to be this anime's weakest aspect (because it is old). Although if you really like…
Read at the sourceSmudger
Really enjoyed all 12 episodes and even more so after seeing the more recent 24 episode remake. Great story and concept and even liked the 2nd live action movie staring David Hayter (Voice of Solid Snake)
I think both the older and the newer ones have there pros and cons regarding certain elements.
The older series felt very rushed and did skip alot of the original material which was a shame. However, the character development was just right even thou they missed out key events. The action and gore was great and even thou the newer series advertised itself as the 'new face of ultra violence' i prefer this series.Really a shame they did not continue this and make more episodes and would have benefited restructuring and adding to the original 12 to reflect the manga.
The newer series doe…
Read at the sourcemishka-cun
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First of all,it was the first anime i've ever seen! I remembered was 6 years old, my father took me from a kinder gurden,we went to a videoaudio technics shop,there on screens was the Guyver...wow,it impressed me,i was so excited...My father noticed my interes,so it wasn't a problem,he bought it
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So many years passed but I still love it.
+Breathtaking plot,the story won't let you get out of a screen!
+great animation (those monsters are so cool,how was I not afraid of them when i was a kid O,o), a lot of blood,meat :D
+Characters' temper and their nature are showed well!
+It is the first anime movie watched by me
-So,I'm reading the Guyver manga at the moment,and the story is continied...
so bad there are only 12series!
Read at the sourcejmoriarty84
All I can say is that if you have seen the newer TV series, the plot of this oav pretty much follows the same story line except some changes and being a 12 episode series, the pacing is more condensed and less material is covered. The beginning of the oav this time will be that the man on the run from Cronos is accidentally ran over by a truck as opposed to being stopped by two officers. But these events still lead up to the same result: Tetsuro and Sho go to a lake to hang out, and the man being chased causes an explosion and in front of them flies a special mechanical device in which Sho becomes the Guyver.
I won't go over the changes due to spoiler reasons, so I got really nothing to really say about the story that I already said about in the TV series. But some of the changes should…
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