Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor

Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
強殖装甲ガイバー
(Kyōshoku Sōkō Gaibā)
Genre Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Action
Anime television series
Directed by Katsuhito Akiyama
Written by Junki Takegami
Music by Hayato Matsuo
Studio OLM
Licensed by
Network WOWOW
English network
Original run August 6, 2005 February 18, 2006
Episodes 26

Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (強殖装甲ガイバー Kyōshoku Sōkō Gaibā) is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1-60 (volumes 1-10) of the manga. The production was in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa Shoten. The series first episode aired in Japan on August 6, 2005 and the last episode aired on February 18, 2006.

The series aired in North America on December 20, 2010, on the FUNimation Channel.[1]

Plot

The Chronos Corporation has secret plans for the world and have biologically engineered employees and soldiers so that they can transform into powerful monsters at will, beings called Zoanoids. A test type Zoanoid, disguised as a normal man, escapes after stealing a bag containing three items Chronos was studying, known as the Guyver units. Chronos soldiers attempt to recover the units from the test-type but he activates a grenade, killing himself and scattering the Guyver units. One of the lost units is discovered by two high school students, Shō Fukamachi and Tetsurō Segawa. Shō accidentally activates the unit and it merges him with biological-armor that increases all his physical abilities and arms him with deadly weaponry. He is now a Guyver, later specifically designated "Guyver I."

Determined to recruit Shō or recover the Guyver armor from him (even if removing it proves fatal), the Chronos Corporation sends Zoanoids after the teenager and his friend Tetsurō. Also at risk is Tetsurō's sister Mizuki, whom Shō loves. The Zoanoid attacks lead to escalating battles that result in Shō learning to be a deadlier warrior while uncovering more of his armor's abilities. Thanks to their influence in politics and new media, the general public is kept unaware of the secret war between the Chronos Corporation and Guyver I. Eventually, Shō meets other Guyver-users and uncovers the secrets behind the origins of the Guyver units, the Zoanoids and the Chronos Corporation.

Characters

Most, if not all, of the characters from the original Guyver manga series appear in the new Guyver anime series. Several characters from the new anime series have undergone a slight change of design from their previous looks from the past animated OVA and manga series (see Guyver (OVA)). For instance, Shō has a different style, brown hair rather than his original black hair. Mizuki now has black hair in the 2005 series instead of her brown hair from the previous series.

Main characters

Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese), Chris Patton (English)[2]
The series protagonist. Age 17. Sho was a second-year student at a Tokyo-area high school when he and his best friend, Tetsuro Segawa, stumbled upon one of the missing G-units. Sho inadvertently activates the unit and merges with the bio-boosted armor. Labeled "Guyver I" by the Cronos Corporation, Sho must fend off the advancing swarms of Zoanoids dispatched by the corporation trying to recover the G-unit, while also protecting those close to him.
Voiced by: Kōsuke Takeuchi (Japanese), Lowell Bartholomee (English)[2]
Sho's closest friend. A third-year student attending the same school as Sho. Tetsuro is a science fiction fan and the president of the school's Sci-Fi society club, which gives him some knowledge to make quite a few assumptions about the things involving the Guyver.
Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
Sho's romantic interest and Tetsuro's younger sister. She is an average high school girl attending the same school as Shō and her brother. Initially infatuated with Agito Makishima, Mizuki develops Shō a lot more, to the point where her affections have completely shifted over to him.
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese), Brian Jepson (English)[2]
Agito is a third-year student at the same high school the others attend. He almost never allows sentiment to stand in his way. He does not even show much expression in his face, but acts quite friendly at school. He finds a Guyver unit and merges with it to become "Guyver III." Agito also seems to have extensive knowledge on the Guyver and its abilities and exhibits them quite well. Agito seems to have his own agenda when it comes to dealing with Chronos. He is an excellent example of an anti-hero.
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Voiced by: Tomo Adachi (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)
A high school girl that attends the same school as Shō and his friends. She is also a close friend to Shō and the Segawa siblings. She becomes of great help to them later when they are forced into hiding after the apparent deaths of Sho, Agito, and Masaki.
Voiced by: Kinryu Arimoto (Japanese), Bill Wise (English)[2]
Guyot is tall, powerfully built man. In the beginning of the series, he acted as the commander of Chronos Japan branch after Agito Makishima's foster father, Genzo Makishima, failed to retrieve the Guyver units. He has an immensely commanding presence.
Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese), Andrew Love (English)
Masaki was a freelance journalist captured by Cronos and used as a guinea pig in the Zoalord development program. He is a tall, thin young man with shoulder-length hair, and normally wears sunglasses, even at night. He joins with Shō to fight Cronos, having his own revenge in mind. He does not quite trust Agito at first because of Guyver III's earlier connections with Chronos.

Other characters

Voiced by: Hironori Miyata (Japanese), John Swasey (English)
Shō Fukamachi's Father.
Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Brando Austin (English)
Agito Makishima's foster father and ex-Head of Chronos Japan.
Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese), Jason Douglas (English)
An inspector from Chronos Headquarters. He is "Guyver II."
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese), Robert Kraft (English)
One of the Chronos "Lost Number Commandos" an elite group of Zoanoids that failed the Zoanoid optimization process. The Lost Numbers are used as expendable guinea pigs for Chronos genetic research. Aptom has the unique ability of mimicry, allowing him to recreate the abilities of other Zoanoids. As the series progresses, he receives an upgrade to his ability allowing him to enhance and combine zoanoids into more powerful hybrid creatures. The penalty (or perhaps benefit) of this process is that it renders him immune to the mental domination of the Chronos leaders.
Voiced by: Takeharu Onishi (Japanese), Illich Guardiola (English)
Voiced by: Saburo Kamei (Japanese), Charles C. Campbell (English)
Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese), Gray Haddock (English)
Voiced by: Dai Matsumoto (Japanese), John Gremillion (English)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida (Japanese), Brian Jepson (English)
Voiced by: Tomohisa Asō (Japanese), Romulus Venicito (English)
Voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe (Japanese), John Gremillion (English)
Voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe (Japanese), Josh Grelle (English)
Voiced by: Go Shinomiya (Japanese), Rhelik Shadowbriar (English)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese), Jim McClellan (English)
Voiced by: Kōichi Tōchika (Japanese), Mark X. Laskowski (English)
Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura (Japanese), Adam Dudley (English)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Hirano (Japanese), John Swasey (English)
Voiced by: Aamir Hydrai
Voiced by: Blake Shepard
Voiced by: Mariela Ortiz
Voiced by: Wendel Calvert
One of the Chronos "Lost Number Commandos" an elite group of Zoanoids that failed the Zoanoid optimization process. Dyme has the unique ability to bond with the surrounding elements, allowing him to control the battlefield during an encounter.

Episodes

Staff

Japanese Staff

Junki Takegami
Koji Ueda
Natsuko Takahashi
Yasuko Kobayashi
Yuuji Hosono
  • Music: Hayato Matsuo
  • Original Manga: Yoshiki Takaya
  • Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi
  • Chief Animation Director:
Masato Sawada
Yuji Ikeda
  • Creature Design: Masato Sawada
  • General Supervision: Yoshiki Takaya
  • Sound director: Jun Watanabe
  • Animation Production: Oriental Light and Magic
  • Broadcaster: WOWOW
  • Production:
ADV Films
GENCO
Kadokawa Pictures
Sojitz Corporation
WOWOW

English Staff

  • ADR Director: Charles Campbell
  • Translation: Brendan Frayne
  • ADR Script: Clint Bickham
  • DVD Graphics: Larry Koteff
  • Editing:
Eddie Shannon Jr.
Neil O'Sullivan
Patrick Givens
Roberto Garcia
  • Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud
John Ledford
Mark Williams
  • International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
  • Mix: Matt Wittmeyer
  • Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
  • Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
  • Producer: Scott McClennen
  • Production Assistant:
Maki Nagano
Monica Jimenez
Paul Mericle
  • Production manager: Joey Goubeaud
  • Recording engineer:
Adam Jones
Afshar Kharat
Bobby Gordon

Theme songs

Differences from the past series

The Guyver TV series covers more of the original manga storyline than the 12 episode OVA series, being more loyal to the manga, mainly the first 10 or so volumes (covering everything up to the arrival of Guyver Gigantic). However, there are key differences between the anime variation and original manga series:

Many of these changes were made with the permission and involvement of Yoshiki Takaya.

Subsequent releases

References

  1. "Funimation Mon 22 Nov 2010". Funimationchannel.com. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gifford, Kevin et al. "Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor". Newtype USA 5 (11) 28-33. November 2006. ISSN 1541-4817.
  3. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-30/adv-court-documents-reveal-amounts-paid-for-29-anime-titles
  4. AnimeY - News (German)

External links

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