Guyver: Out of Control (1986)

Original title

強殖装甲ガイバー

Directed by

Hiroshi Watanabe

Genre

biopunk

Country

Japan

Runtime

55 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A human is bonded with a powerful symbiotic armor called the Guyver. This transforms them into a superhuman fighter who battles monstrous creatures.

action-packedgrungyintensevisceralsci-fidarkfast-pacedbiomechanical

What happens

Bio-Booster Armor Guyver (Japanese: 強殖装甲ガイバー, Hepburn: Kyōshoku Sōkō Gaibā) or simply Guyver is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiki Takaya. The Guyver itself is a symbiotic techno-organic (or biomechanical) device that enhances the capabilities of its host. The manga was originally serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Captain, the first appearance being in the February 18 magazine beginning in 1985. When Shōnen Captain was discontinued in 1997, the manga was picked up by Kadokawa Shoten who subsequently re-released all of the previous tankōbon originally published by Tokuma. The manga is currently serialized in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine. It has been licensed by Viz Media, Star Comics and Chuang Yi Publishing. Guyver has been adapted into a single OVA titled Guyver: Out of Control (1986, based loosely on the first volume), a 12-episode anime OVA series (1989 to 1992, based on the first four volumes), two American tokusatsu live action movies (1991's The Guyver and 1994's Guyver 2: Dark Hero) as well as a 26-episode anime series (2005 to 2006, based on the first ten volumes). There was also a novel released in 1989 and two light novels in 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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