The IVA was an outright merciless defeat of the guyver, and that episode, they really went all out with the gore, horror elements, and animation. It actually disturbed me a little, since Sho was screaming in pain, and at one point after having been stabbed with the tail, he was whimpering! How many heroes in a series do you see whimpering in battle as they face death? That's what makes Sho such a good human character, he's only an average person forced into heroics. The TV series was such a let down in comparison, animation, gore, and acting wise. Sure it's cleaner than the OVA, but doesn't hold a stick to the originals presentation. It got willy when Enzyme was bitch slapping Guyver.... really? Slapping?!