Anyone Into The Guyver?

[Timothy2035]

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I remember my first exposure to "The Guyver" was back in the 1990s seeing a live action film (Mark Hamil known as Luke Skywalker of Star Wars fame was also in it) where the Guyver went up against humans who transformed into Zoanoids, which are beings from other planets. Essentially the movie looked like a sophisticated version of Power Rangers, with far better suits and effects on a serious scale.

I will come back with some pics and movie info more in depth.

Though today I bought at Deep Discount DVD the anime volume 1. These are the details:


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The classic 1980s sci-fi anime series THE GUYVER receives a contemporary makeover with this 2005 remake crafted by the creative masterminds behind BUBBLEGUM CRISIS, GODDANNAR, and RAHXEPHON. Based on Yoshiki Takaya's popular manga, the series still centers on a normal high-school student who is thrust into an epic battle of good and evil when he stumbles upon a suit of alien robot armor that transforms him into a powerful mechanized warrior. But the remake aims to follow in a more modernist tradition with stunningly stylized animation and character designs as well as amped-up levels of violence and gore. Gearing up to appeal to a whole new generation of anime fans, the remake kicks off with this collection of the series' first four episodes.

DVD Information

* Title: GUYVER V.01-DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
* Director:
* Year: 2005
* Runtime: 100M
* Rating: NR
* Language: English
S P E C I A L -- F E A T U R E S
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Japanese
Subtitles - English - optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Rod Peters, Jack
Glauser - Fans
Production Interviews -
Additional Footage - 1. Clean
Opening/Closing Animation
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Photo/Text Galleries:
Manga-to-Episode comparison
Additional Product:
32-page Booklet



Its got a big fandom in Japan and it still has some influence. To me it can exist quite well among other Japanese greats like Ultraman and Kamen Masked Rider.
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So anyone else familiar with this or do you want to find out more about it? Let's discuss...:)

[Omid]

Old anime in general beats new anime hands down. The Guyver OVA, Devilman, Akira, Ninja Scroll, Ghost In the Shell. Need I go on?

*ahem* Anyway..

It's difficult to juxtapose them really, since they are different lengths, and one follows the original story more accurately. However, I am going to go for the The Guyver 12 part OVA.

My reason for following the New series is because it gives you a consistent insight into the manga, which is nice for those of us who can't afford to buy it. It's nice and flashy in places, but sometimes the fights feel quite sluggish & stiff.

People criticize The Guyver 12 OVA for not honouring the manga, but I disagree. Since when does it HAVE to follow the source material? It took the original manga and produced some fantastic moments, such as the battle at the school between The Hyper Zoanoid Team Five. I love the English dub. Okay, so it's cheesy in places, but a lot of the voices really do suit the characters. Steve Blum as Makishima is great stuff. And you have to laugh at Zerbebuth, Lisker, Zx-Tole, AND Aptom all having the same voice actor! I haven't heard many of the English VAs for the New Guyver series. Mizuki sounds quite good, but Makishima doesn't have anything on Blum's! And what's with this slating of the 12 OVA English Sho? I thought he was fine.

The music's great too. Sometimes overused, but great none the less. The build-up music is so fitting in Episode 12, as Aptom & Sho charge up their lasers. 'I CAN'T BE! IT CAAAAAN'T BEEEEE!!!!'

It's a just it was let down by the second act, that has some really shocking animation at times. All you have to do is mention Episodes 7 & 8 to send a shiver down the spine of the Guyver fanbase!

[EricDent]

The Zoanoids are not aliens, they are humans biologically altered to turn into monsters. Sure the technology that is used to make them able to do this is alien in origin. In fact the aliens also "made" humans to be weapons, then Chronos uses the lost technology found in the ruins of the alien base, to make Zoanoids. The Guyver units (there are 3) are alien in origin.

The '90s show is pretty good, my only complaint is that it never ends, it just leaves you hanging as the Guyver 1 & 3, along with a Zoalord-like being go to attack the alien ruins, which are the main HQ of Chronos.

The new show is pretty good so far, and obviously will be a lot more in depth & tell lots more of the story. Cause they took out Chronos Japan in like the 8th episode, IIRC the '90s version did not do this until at least the 12th episode.

The 2 Live action films are really silly especially the first that features Mark Hamill & Jimmy "Dynomite" Walker (the later as a Zoanoid who raps).

[Omid]

Who do you think would win, Godzilla or Guyver Zoalord? I would say Guyver because he is faster, not a big target, has very powerfull attacks.
Godzilla might've these sensors in his head but still.

[Timothy2035]

I have a trailer vid for Guyver 2 live action movie. I will be picking this up next at the end of the month online.

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At Eric, sorry about that data. I thought the Zoaniods were aliens. I couldn't remember all the way back to when I first saw the show on Cinemax.

@ Omid
I will have to check out that version of Guyver you mentioned.

[Omid]

I have a trailer vid for Guyver 2 live action movie. I will be picking this up next at the end of the month online.
Looks pretty good. :cool: :up:


@ Omid
I will have to check out that version of Guyver you mentioned.
You do that, he is a hell lot stronger than the normal Guyver. ;)

[Timothy2035]

ok my Guyver purchase is late. I was planning to do some reviews of the disc and if it doesn't arrive today, then I will email the online vendor.

EDIT: For 1-27-07
I got my Guyver DVD in yesterday afternoon when I got home from work. So its here and I will start reviewing and getting ready to do some episode reviews with a few captures. This is based on "reasonable access to information" guidelines and based on the premise of "reviews".

[EricDent]

So why not buy the seven DVDs that are out now??
The show is so cool it deserves your monatary support, plus if you support it, they will make more of the show...

[Shineor]

....Where have I seen that character before?.............Yes of course. It looks almost similar to Elemental Hero Neos

[EricDent]

Yeah, I noticed that as well. I am sure that the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh is probably a fan of The Guyver.