FAQ for the newbs

[guyverfanatic]

How many volumes are there for The Guyver?

There are 27 volumes to date.

What magazine serializes The Guyver in Japan?

The Guyver is serialized in monthly Shonen Ace from Kadokawa Shoten.

How many novels are there?

There are 3 novels. Two novels were released in 1996 and one in 1998.

How much anime is there for The Guyver?

There are 3 OVAs & the new TV series. Guyver: Out of Control (Out of Standardized in Japan) came out in 1985 and is OOP (out of print). OVAs 2 & 3 (eps 1-6 and 7-12 respectively) are out on DVD from Manga Entertainment. (The Manga Entertainment Guyver dvds are now out of print) Now there is the new TV series that aired in Japan. (it was coproduced by ADV). The Guyver anime is now out in the US from ADV:

Guyver vol. 1: Days of Future Past

Guyver vol. 2: Procreation of the Wicked

Guyver vol. 3: The Lost Number Commandos

Guyver vol. 4: Innocence & Wrath

Guyver vol. 5: Secret of Relic's Point

Guyver vol. 6: Panemonium's Ransom (9/11/o7)

Guyver vol. 7: Armor of Gods (11/6/07)

Note: ADV has lost the rights to all their Sojitz titles (Guyver among them) and FUNi currently has the rights to Guyver now, so we should see Guyver dvds back in print this fall 2008.

Will there be a second season of the Guyver TV anime?

Usually this would happen with a year or two of the original series, and since it is 2010 now... I wouldn't count on it. FUNi has announced that they are interested in co-productions, but this may be for US properties only. However, we can always hope since they have the license to the 2005 anime.

Holy crap! There's a TV series?! I didn't even know that! Give me some info!

The Guyver is animated by Oriental Light and Magic. It did air on WOWOW every Saturday in Japan at 7 PM.

Can I get a torrent to the new series please?

Sur... No! That is against forum rules and you'll have to search for it yourself.

I loved reading The Guyver in English but Viz canceled it years ago... I sure wish I could...

You can! Chuang Yi Publishing has put out 10 volumes. They had run legal problems and are unable to release anything beyond volume 10.

I tried to order the manga directly from Chuang Yi, but I can't

That's because it is only licensed for Singapore. You have to order them through retailers in Singapore that sell internationally. Refer to this thread on ordering or refer to my signature.

Edited June 6, 2010 by Guest

[guyverfanatic]

I can't find any places to buy the Chuang Yi manga now!

To get the English Guyver Chuang Yi Publishing manga:

you can order them off of the following websites:

Popular, COMIC D LEGACY, and AnimeAnytime.

Edited September 17, 2007 by Guest

[guyverfanatic]

Ask John

A Couple Questions About Guyver

October 10th, 2002

Question:

I have a couple of questions about "The Guyver" anime. First, when it was rereleased by Manga was it redubbed, or did they keep the original voices from the first release? Second, will "The Guyver" ever come out on DVD any time soon?

Answer:

Little known to most fans, Bio-Booster Armor Guyver has actually been animated three times, and all of the Guyver animation has been released in America. The 55 minute long Kyôshoku Sôkô Guyver: Out of Standardized OAV premiered in Japan on December 13, 1986. It was later released in America on subtitled VHS by Dark Image Entertainment under the title "The Guyver: Out of Control."

Guyver was then turned into a 6 episode OAV series released between September 25, 1989 and February 25, 1990. This original OAV series was followed up by the six episode Kyôshoku Sôkô Guyver Act 2 OAV series that was released with 2 episodes per volume on October 24, 1991, May 21, 1992 and August 21, 1992. These two OAV series were originally released in America on 6 dubbed VHS tapes by US Renditions. In 1994, Manga Entertainment re-released these 12 OAV episodes on 12 individual VHS tapes with an altered soundtrack and edited opening animation. The first Guyver OAV series has been released to 2 reportedly poor quality DVD discs in the Netherlands, but none of the Guyver animation has ever been released to DVD in Japan. The OAVs are tentatively scheduled for American DVD release on February 25, 2003.

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[guyverfanatic]

Update:

ADV Films has lost the rights to the Guyver TV anime because Sojitz/ARM Corporation transferred the rights to FUNimation.

[Sully]

There have been several incarnations of the guyver released, which are listed here in (roughy) chronological order -

The Manga (ie, Comic) - created, written and drawn by Yoshiki Takaya. Currently published monthly (?) in the Shounen Ace magazine in Japan, several chapters are then reprinted into Graphic Novels by Kadowaka Comics, each weighing in at roughly 200 pages. These books are currently into their 21st volume. Many Volumes have been translated into Chinese and Italian, plus maybe other languages, but only 7 have been translated into English (by Viz Communications, who did a lame job of it, and who are now refusing to let go of the rights to the series so that another company could finish their job of translating it for us fans).

The OVA (Original Video Animation), an hour long animated film titled Guyver: Out Of Control. The story is quite different from the other versions of the Guyver - it has several suprising plot diffrernces, most noticably the Female Guyver and no Tetsuro. Available only in Japanese, but subtitled in the USA by LA Hero.

The Anime - A twelve part animated series. Season one was the better of the two, with the more accurate animation than series 2 (each series being six episodes long). The anime series, while more true to the story than the OVA, has several plot differences, most notably that Aptom doesn't get 'round to absorbing Hyper Zoanoid team 5, plus its the only Guyver adaptation to have the Powered Zx-Tole (created after he merges with Elegen).

The Movies - There have been two live action movies based on the Guyver. Both were average (my own opinion). The first, imaginativly titled 'The Guyver' (also known as 'Mutronics' in Europe, for some unfathomable reason) was directed by 'Screaming Mad George' and stared several relatively unknowns, plus Mark Hamill (from starwars fame). The film did little justice to the original story and was far too Slapstick. Guyver 2: Dark Hero was directed by Steve Wang. This sequel was a far better film, with no accursed slapstick humor. The main lead changed hands from Jack Armstrong to David Hayter, who actually made some attempt at playing the role seriously, and hence made the film far superior to the first. The most notable point about this film is that we get to see a Guyver Zoanoid, something we have yet to see anywhere else. Plus you get to see a Relic fly off into the sunset at the end.

Finally (though I don't know if that is chronologically accurate) there is the Guyver Novel. Not much to tell you about this, as I am still waiting for my copy to arrive in the post, but what I do know that it is only available in Japanese, is a book rather than a comic, and is the only adaptation to feature the Powered Zerbubuse (and probably a few other plot twists no-one knows about 'cos few of us can read Japanese).

Oh yea, there's also at least one Guyver Doujinshi (professional-looking fan-work) available which I can tell you more about when I recieve my copy.

Now thats my 'FAQ'. I think I've covered everything, and I reckon anyone who asks a question in ANY forum that is already covered here should be banned immediately for being so goddamned lazy.

Lifted from the old messageboard. This is kinda out of date now, but it's still correct.

[guyverfanatic]

Edited first post due to passage of time and new information i.e. no more Guyver manga in English from Chuang Yi.

[guyverfanatic]

Here's an ask John (Anime Nation) article:

Ask John: Will the Guyver TV Series Get a Second Season?

Question:

I have been a huge Guyver fanboy since I was 9 years old. I grew up watching the two live action movies, the 12 episode OVA, and Guyver out of control. I even began keeping track of the manga, and still my hunger for Guyver could not be satisfied. I was extremely happy to hear about a new Guyver series back in 2005. I recently finished the 26 episode TV series, and have been keeping up on the manga as well. There is more than enough material to cover a second season. There are 25 volumes of the manga to work from. 20+ years running. What’s the hold up?!

Answer:

It’s quite possible that there’s enough interest in the Bio-booster Armor Guyver series among Japanese readers to keep the manga series ongoing, but not enough interest among Japanese viewers to encourage the production of additional anime. In March 2005 Japanese satellite television network WOWOW announced the Guyver television series to the public, and identified American anime distributor AD Vision as a major financier behind the production. It’s quite possible that the Guyver TV anime was only produced because an American company was willing to contribute to the series production cost. In effect, more Guyver anime may not happen unless a foreign investor contributes money to get a production in motion. Considering the financial state of much of America’s anime industry, I don’t anticipate any domestic companies being eager to contribute money to produce another installment of a 20 year old anime franchise. It’s probably a much wiser and profitable investment to do what FUNimation, Manga Entertainment, and Media Blasters have done – invest in original new titles like Afro Samurai, The Five Killers, and Strait Jacket, or invest in a new installment of a franchise with larger market appeal that Guyver, such as Kite Liberator.

February 13th, 2008

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