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Gigantic Dark is officially Figma #680...! Which means we could see a much earlier release date than most of us ever hoped for, since Guyver Gigantic is Figma #671! The official Max Factory site already has a listing for Figma #681 with a release date of December... While that doesn't mean they release them in order... It's usually not too far off as the page translation says pre-order is coming soon! So they might be waiting for the new 40th Anniversary event for it's official pre-order and release date announcement.

As of December 15th, 2025, Kadokawa has renewed the Trademark rights for Guyver. This is something that has to be done every 10 years in Japan... Which the last time they did it, the Manga was actually still being published. https://chizai-watch.com/t/2025139888?q=kadokawa&d=20251215&a=株式会社KADOKAWA It's a bit of interesting news that doesn't actually tell us anything about what is going on with the Manga... Only that Kadokawa is still invested in owning the franchise and controlling what various products can use it.

The Figma Guyver Gigantic is now up for preorder! The pre-order closes on February 11th, 2026! The Price is: 21,800 Yen - Approximately $140 US! Release Date is: October 2026 Remember, pre-ordering is going to the the CHEAPEST this figure will EVER be. I cannot state this enough. These figures skyrocket in price after they are released. There currently does not seem to be any exclusive item from Goodsmile, so ordering from them isn't a priority for those who want the most. Goodsmile Japan https://www.goodsmile.com/en/product/61424/figma+Guyver+Gigantic Amiami https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-195428

Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor 40th Anniversary Exhibition ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The FIRST-EVER original art exhibition in Guyver history❗ The event will feature a massive display of figures and plastic models, plus exclusive original merchandise for sale. 📅 {March 14 (Sat) – March 22 (Sun)} 2026 📍 Akiba CO Gallery Check the website for details! 🔗 https://www.goodsmile.com/ja/Guyver40thAnniversary https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUaPolUAPb0/

Looks like there really was a crazy number of original illustrations on display - looks like basically everything that was in the Illustration Chronicle and, judging from some tweets, some shonen captain covers that have never been compiled anywhere and manuscript pages. Even though photography wasn't allowed you can see some of these walls in the background of other photos (links because attachments seem to be broken?) https://x.com/bounce_masa/status/2032836989205258421/photo/3 (this one you can see that some covers were drawn in two pieces - Bio freezer and Sho are isolated and displayed next to the backgrounds for volumes 21 and 22 - which i think i remember takaya talking about in the illustration book for several illustrations) https://x.com/judy_totoya/status/2033464858277249130 https://x.com/azuma_kazan/status/2033095881805988021 https://x.com/Akito_Nagumo/status/2033036847681778139 I'm fortunate enough to have a friend in Tokyo who was willing to go to the exhibition and pick up the Guyver Unit cushion for me. Very excited to receive and... hug it?

A short video released by Max Factory advertising the re-release of the Guyver 1 Ultimate Edition Figma at the upcoming 40th Anniversary Event seems to suggest that the new Figma of Gigantic Dark might not be too far behind...

It's been a week and we finally got some shots of the upcoming Guyver merch from the Shanghai Wonderfest 2025. No preorder dates yet, but the Titanomachia Guyver 1 and Guyver 3 kits are looking better, this time with a splash of color... But I don't think they are done with the armor on them just yet. And a couple shots of the upcoming Figma Guyver Gigantic. Hopefully we will get a pre-order date soon. Thanks to Donald Burtschi from the Guyver!! Facebook group for sharing these!

Only 8 seconds, but I'm kinda curious...

Yeah they're very cool. Hilariously expressive

Since this post has been brought back up now... Here's the updated image of my Guyver collection... Since I completed the BFC Max line completely, and of course the newer Figma Guyver 1 and 1/6th scale Guyver 1. Also picked up some more of the trading figures... and also got the Guyver Unit DVD case with the rare figure from it. Had to have new glass shelves made and hangers to put them on to fit the rest of the collection.

Those things will be cuddly gold dust to Guyver fans in a few years

Got me one! It's pretty cool actually...

Max Watanabe posted a couple images from the exhibit early as they are setting up still. Most importantly, the 1/6th Guyver 3 returns! Shame it isn't in color... But at least it's still being shown!

We have gotten our first early color image release of the new Guyver 3 Figma. It still says Pending, so we're likely still around 6 or so months before we hear about a pre-order... but they could also rush this one out too... So normal routines may not apply. But they are really getting everything ready to make the new 40th anniversary event stand out.

They keep on adding new merch too... Now there is a plush/pillow Guyver unit...

From Steve Wang himself...!

Completely forgot to check! Next up is Waferdanos!

We used to have scans of the Chuang Yi covers on the old wiki's merchandise page (still visible on the wayback machine) but the higher res versions didn't get saved, so I've scanned in my dust jackets for anyone that might like to get a better look at them. I also scanned in a few data files so people can get a flavour for what they looked like in the CY release: https://mega.nz/fm/PYYSiZxK enjoy!

At this point, Takaya should come out and tell the fans if he's done, rather than leave the series on permanent hiatus. If he's keeping the door open for a return, he should also make it known. George R.R. Martin gives status updates now and again, even if no one expects him to realistically finish the books. Instead, Guyver fans have been left in limbo. Takaya is the wrong side of 60, and we saw with Kentaro Miura that anything can happen, but at least Miura was still working on Berserk when he passed away. I have to wonder if Kadokawa won't officially end the manga, as they still need the IP to hawk figurines and merchandise.

https://www.facebook.com/EvilTedSmith/posts/pfbid0BnE5XgKguErbRF6sKH54Df7agnaK1Lkm6dAVQ7ccU1A95cof4ss72NGUB7fBzAUzl Cases are done!

Evil Ted has completed the Foam stunt prop version of the case! He is still working on the lighting on the hero prop and said it should be done tomorrow.

I love that Evil Ted is making the case. Bringing back the old legends to work on the fan project just hits right in the nostalgia. Some in progress shots from his Facebook page.

A little taste of things to come... "Did you bring it?"

Dunno if this is new for anyone else but it was definitely new to me! Backstory; a little while ago I was doing a Guyver nostalgia deep dive (as y'do every so often) and came across a Japanese site that mentioned initial versions of episodes 7 and 8 of Act II that were recalled due to poor production quality and redone into the versions we know and... uh, know. I wasn't sure if they were anywhere online but lo and behold - here we are! Episode 7 Episode 8: Thoughts are as below, don't read if you wanna see for yourself first! - The opening sequence/theme is taken from the original six episodes with bits and pieces from Act II being windowed in, the ending credits keep Strange Angel Milestone with a piece of art I've never seen anywhere else. Kinda torn on this because I really enjoyed the original Act II ending song as well! - BGM cues vary throughout in different spots and IMO they're usually worse picks compared to the final versions. Episode 7 - Guyver 1 comes into the scene with less flair (no flip) but better still art when he's dramatically pointing. - The (much paler) Ramotith transformation/death isn't as detailed, same with the pressure cannon (though to be honest it actually works better) - The second Chronos operative gets straight up disintegrated by the sonic busters. Almost certainly done for budget reasons but still kinda awesome. - Murakami has brown hair in these two episodes. Neat. - Balcus' outfit is identical design-wise but has a much more eye-searing color palette in the recall episodes. Also, green forehead gem. - Sho and Agito have a face to face conversation about what (supposedly) happened to his dad instead of a phone call, nice touch. - The explanation about the Guyver's blast field is more elaborate in the recall, complete with visual representation. - The Ramotith that gets killed by Murakami is SSJ yellow. Interesting choice. - The scenes with Murakami shooting down the Zoanoids are differently animated. - Tetsuro does a full roll out of the van instead of stumbling out holding his head. Not sure if it's supposed to be funny, but it was. - The fake Mizuki's transformation/death is different and the way Sho's reaction is framed/voiced makes it clear he has absolutely no idea what's going on behind him despite being handcuffed to a Zoanoid that's now twice his size. Sho. Dude. Duuuuuuuude. - The end of the fight is IMO a lot better; instead of a poorly drawn/animated Sho running to lead them away, he kills a bunch more in a really anime sequence before blasting the rest of the frozen crowd (and not because of bad animation, this is very clearly 'crap, we're so screwed') with the Megasmasher - This is in both versions but Murakami effortlessly dodging Broize's strikes untransformed and without his mental powers is badass as all hell. Episode 8 - Before anything else; the entire Lost Numbers fight takes place in an open environment with much better lighting. This changes the feel of that portion immensely. - We get to see Fumio walked to the processing tank before the reveal. This combined with the altered music cues makes this sequence a lot less unsettling. - Murakami's explanation to Sho and Tetsuro comes on the same road as the final version but this one has an attempted Chronos roadblock/trap that Sho easily handles. Take note of him timing the sonic busters so the first Zoanoid dies riiiiiight after transforming. - There's an attempt in the recalled version at hiding Murakami's RX-7 under scattered foliage. The key word here is attempt. - We meet Onuma and Shizu waaaaay earlier in this one (Onuma looks close to his final version, Shizu has brown hair) along with a nice little touch of Murakami scanning them to make sure they're on the level. - Aptom and Somlum initially confront Sho in human form. - Zoanoid Somlum is bright red with almost no other colors/detail to break up his design. He also tries hit Sho with the glue twice in fifteen seconds and gets put on the ground twice in that same time, if he didn't have any backup there's a very real chance Sho might have just beaten him to death and gone on with his day. - Dyme locking Sho down is a lot worse looking in this version to say the least. - There's absolutely zero drama to Aptom's fake Guyver reveal. This is gonna to be a running trend for the rest of the episode, as you'll see shortly. - Sho breaking free actually has some pretty decent still art even if the animation is iffy. Also, the shot of the broken blade landing in the grass is kept in the redone episode, which explains why the lighting looked so off to me even as a kid; it didn't take place in the same location. - Murakami straight up blasts Somlum's head off in what has to the the lowlight of these two episodes. It needs to be seen to be believed. - When Murakami starts messing with Dyme, we visibly see him react thanks to a cutaway to his human form. - Aptom loses his arm to the sonic busters (that come out of Guyver 1's eyes, sure, why not) instead of the Zoanoid Buster and shows about as much reaction to that as Somlum's headshot. - And his reaction to Dyme getting killed off? A semi-threatening raise of his remaining arm and an even less threatening 'onore'. This is co-worker energy, folks. - Guyver 1 and 3 meeting up at the end has some animation differences and ends on a nice piece of artwork that I feel is better than what the final version had. Needless to say, it was super interesting getting to experience 'new' Guyver content in 2025! I can also see why these two episodes were recalled, even considering Act II's reputation for rough quality these ones didn't even meet that bar even if a few sequences were really cool in isolation. (And I guarantee you, as soon as this Aptom gained independence from Chronos he's bailing on the whole thing to retire somewhere).

Looks like my silly prediction came true... new Figma releases for Guyver 3 and Gigantic Dark! And colored Guyver Giganitc! Also weirdly, Gigantic Darks eyes are colored... The only downside that a number of people have noticed, is that the scale of the Gigantic's seems to be off... When they showed the first proto-type, it was in scale... But now they seem to be similar in scale to what the BFC MAX line used. HOPFULLY it is just something weird about the pictures... But it is concerning. Also some new shots of the Titanomachina crossover with Guyver. Better shots of the arm blade design, which I am much happier with.

Someone on the Guyver!! facebook group posted an image from this, which made me curious. Found more images and it clearly was inspired by Guyver... And it turns out, it was available on Book Walker... So I bought both volumes, and ripped them. Still completely raw in Japanese sadly. "A clan of monsters that have existed since the Asuka period and protects the emperor from evil beasts called "monsters". Until now, they have continued to secretly fight fierce battles with monsters. The demonic beasts that resisted the Youbu clan evolved by absorbing human knowledge, and some of the demonic beasts that acquired cunning created an organization called the Grudges and tried to take over the human world. A battle for the fate of two races, humans and beasts. What is in its path...?" I uploaded it to my Megadrive if anyone is interested. https://mega.nz/file/CoswRYbK#7icdS0_A6dYci6-dG3O8u6mrr0CrPGA15GbrIi3xu1s It is a short little manga published back in 1992, probably trying to build off of the popularity of Guyver (and similar series) at the time... And it really shares a lot in common with Guyver... - There is an Evil Organization, with a fancy dressed Leader like Archanphel, with transforming henchmen in suits and shades. Though from the description of the series, they are Demons/Monsters rather than upgraded humans. - The hero seems to be quite strong as a human. Definitely above human power. Might not fully be human so he doesn't always use the armor... but the armor is summoned by a bracelet the human has. - The armor seems to be a separate living creature that can fight on its own and is about the size of the Gigantic. Seems to be beast like in fighting when by itself. - The main human can enter the armor and take control, but it is more like being in a mech suit rather than fully bonded like the Guyver. - The armor has a laser sword on its arms, can shot a black ball of energy, and can shoot a powerful large beam, but from its hands, more similar to a Kamehameha from Dragonball. The suit can fly from rockets in its legs. - The suit can also grow to a larger size... Not quite the same size as Gigantic Exceed. Looks to be maybe closer to 30-35 meters. The human stands on its shoulder and issues commands from there. - There is a "Cool Guy" character that helps the main character with fancy shades and a large scar on one side of his face. He uses a long katana like sword instead of a sweet hand cannon revolver. He is very strong and can transform his arms and legs into armored forms. So kind of a Murakami/Aptom hybrid character. - There is a second suit of armor of a darker color. It looks pretty identical unfortunately, but might be some minor differences I missed. The alternate cover suggests it might be green instead of a black like color like it appears in the comic. It is used by the bad guy (Archanphel like guy, who is already super strong), but seems to have been once owned by the main characters... Brother? Hard to say since it is untranslated. - Much more silly moments than the Guyver and a slight bit more random ecchi level nudity.

As of this post, they've managed to raise $5,400 in the first day! Let's see if we can help them hit their mark! UPDATE: THEY HIT THE MARK! THEY HIT THE MARK!

IT'S UP!!!!!!

That Dark Hero mystery prototype looks great. So nice to see all the details of the suit so clearly. Here's some other pics I found on twitter of Smile Fest, including some better shots of Takaya's and Max Watanabe's words. That last board with text talks about the publishing of the old vinyl BFC line and various photos that were taken to re-create scenes from the manga. I wonder where those images were originally published. You can use Google Lens to get some very rough translations of various captions which is pretty fun!

Spotted this on the director's IG...

Spidey is one of my favorite characters. I got this bad boy back in 1999 from a local comic shop. Just before my 18th birthday. Hopefully this new movie will keep the glory going!!

Bruno Patrick as Malmot is pretty neat. I wasn't into their short film to be honest but this looks like it will be a lot of fun and worth watching for sure

Check this Guyver1 1:1 head sculpt!!

Messageboard updated to Version 5. The Chatbox is down at the mo as it doesn't work with the new version. I'm looking into that. There will be a number of changes over the next few weeks as I both get used to the new version and tweak the site the way I want it to be.

Got an update!!!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guyvergenesis/guyver-genesis/posts/4619781

After a long wait, a new addition to my G-Gundam collection has arrived. Still contemplating how to display it...

The countdown begins...

"Please, Father, heed my words..."

New preview!

I really need to get update pictures to my collection done... But then I look over at the rather large pile of kits I haven't built and think I should probably work on them first... But just a quick pic I took a couple days ago... After finishing the Detonator Orgun Moderoid model kit and thought it would be silly to pose 3 characters with similar looking big attacks together. The three figures are from left to right: Moderoid Detonator Orgun Figma #600 Guyver 1 Moderoid Tekkaman Blade

I can't believe we missed a month! These were from the start of October! They did Shin/Sin's Zoalord form! And another Zoanoid.

From the Guyver Midnight FB page: "34-page script and 34 days to go before we begin principal photography on “Guyver: Genesis” Our team has been planning every single detail and we’re working with some absolutely incredible collaborators. To everyone who helped make this possible, thank you—we are looking forward to the bright future of this series."

This is true, OVA 12 totally reversed the trend and turned out amazing! And I'm right with you on them being in a jam without Team Five - they'd probably have been able to futz a lot of modified plot points in a hypothetical continuation but so much of the Gigantic payoff is set up by the Aptom/Zx-Tole brawl that couldn't take place I do wonder how well Act II sold when all was said and done; hard to find sales figures from those days, to say the least! You're very welcome, glad you found it as neat as I did!

UPDATE: THEY BROKE THE $20K MARK!!!!!!!!

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GUYS!!!! GUYSGUYSGUYSGUYS!!!!!! JUST SPOTTED ON IG!!!!!!!

I completely missed it, and just had it pointed out... That Steve Wang noted in the Guyver Geek interview he did about 4 months ago that Max factory was doing it... I can't believe I missed that.