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They should have made it a double feature. More value for money and 'Dark Hero' is a lot better.

Nice thread! Let me see... I was in high school when the original OVA series was first licensed and released in the UK. (Can't remember the exact year, maybe 1993?) Manga Video Entertainment already had me hooked on their releases with the incredible "Akira" and "Fist of the North Star" so I was spending my pocket money each week on a new VHS title. I was an anime addict and constantly on the look out for anything new/violent/sexy when Manga Mania magazine (anybody remember that?) ran a one page ad saying "Coming next month, a brand new monthly video comic - The Guyver!!" with a full cover shot of Guyver I & II. I knew I had to get it, so was REALLY happy to discover that not only was it coming each month but that each tape was only 5 pounds! Cheap AND Amazing! I got "Data 1" on the day of it's release from Our Price records (anybody remember those too?) and I bunked off school and watched it instead! HOOKED! The data entries of the Zoanoids with the amazing figures and the hilarious spelling errors were really cool too! Ah.... Happy days!

I loved the Guyver since I was in high-school and have just recently started reading the manga. It's been great because I've just read the first 25 volumes during the past 5 days. I am also acutely aware that this has been going on since 1985 and that after 30 years, we only have 31 volumes and no ending in sight. It's gonna suck when I put down Volume 31 next week and start twiddling my thumbs whilst waiting for the next chapter but, hey what can you do right? The reason why the Guyver isn't popular is very simple. The Mangaka himself is lazy and can't be bothered anymore. Simple. I was a big fan of Vinland Saga, a Norse manga which was winning awards all over the place and had a huge readership but you know what? The moment that switched from weekly to monthly, its popularity took a nosedive. People became tired of waiting for the next chapter and before long that mangaka took breaks too. Switching from weekly to monthly is probably a very welcome proposal as far as the mangaka are concerned as it means they can actually sleep and have a life but unfortunately, it's also the kiss of death when it comes to popularity. Takaya is obviously burned out and probably wishes he didn't have to do the series anymore but in all likelihood, it's probably his only source of income right now. God knows how his editor puts up with his snail pace but I can only imagine that it's because the Guyver enjoyed a modicum of popularity in the 90s. This year is the 30th anniversary so who knows, maybe he'll put his back into it and finish the story once for all. God knows it's taken him long enough!!

If a new Guyver movie does ever come to fruition, I would hope that if Steve Wang is unable to direct the movie, then I would like to see Guillermo del Toro direct it. I think he would not only follow the source material but do series the justice it so rightly deserve.