PowerofGuyver

So in the two live action films, it's shown that the Guyver armor is stored in the body. You see the tendrils come through the receivers on Sean's neck several times. I've always noticed this, but wondered why. Does anyone know, or at least suspect why? Was it simply an artistic liberty, or perhaps done for budgetary reasons? Since I'm sure trying the flashy transformation sequence from the anime would be too costly.

This is giving me Batman Dead End vibes in terms of how great this could be.

Hopefully. Guyver I Ultimate went on sale March 2023, for a release in December 2023, but got delayed to February. I can see Guyver Gigantic following that same path. I'm gonna buy 3.

Figma Guyver Gigantic is a literal dream come true. I'm expecting 200 USD for the price. But it'll be worth it, hopefully it won't be too long till release.

So my Figma Guyvers are pretty lonely. Which toys out there do you think stand well with Guyvers? Ya know like, toys of monsters from various IPs that can kinda sorta replace Zoanoids (because Lord knows they're never getting toys). I was shopping over at bigbadtoystore.com and remembered some monster toys I have seen for a whole. Those being: Kikimura from The Witcher Tyranid from Warhammer 40k Kryptonite Doomsday from DC comics. All made by McFarlane Toys, with articulation. They seem like worth stand-ins. Kikimura is probably the most odd one in the group, since it's very animalistic, and not humanoid like legit Zoanoids.

I'd be fine with Hyper Zoanoid Team 5. They're the more recognizable Zoanoids anyway.

Getting Figmas from Dark Hero would be cool. But I would honestly rather have Oswald Guyver II and some Zoanoids instead.

Ah wouldn't it be amazing...but I personally think there isn't enough luck on our side to make it so. 75% chance just...isn't good enough.

Coming back to this briefly. I believe this is why Guyver had a better chance in the American markets. Because overall, what you have with Guyver is a pretty classic case of a superhero story. Think about it. Young boy in highschool, gets endowed with incredible powers. And is then thrust into a world of terrible monsters, evil villains, etc. You can so easily make it work in America so long as an adaption is respectful to the source material, and is completely made.

Well now I'm sad.

Well before I go any further, is there anything I should know about Amazon Japan? Will they ship to America?

Unfortunately I wasn't able to sign in with my regular Amazon account.

So I would have to make an account at Amazon Japan in order to pre-order this artbook, correct?

This idea recently popped into my head as well. But...aside from the 2005 series. The other animated works are well received and liked. Why not try and adapt your creation for other mediums?

In my opinion I feel like it's not a bad story and setting. Young boy obtains great powers, gets thrown into a terrifying world of monsters and evil rulers, etc. It's not a deep thought, provoking story that redefines anything, but it's sure as hell fun! Even the publisher of Dragon Ball stated that there is nothing special about the story. Just characters fighting and getting stronger. Was it the gore and violence? Plenty of successful anime and manga have gore.

So we got a new Figma action figure of Guyver 1, and now an art book. Quite remarkable. I would assume Kadokawa is trying to see if there is still interest with fans, at least in the Japanese market.

I like the larger size. I wonder if there are any army builder soldiers that might scale with Guyver 1. Use them as Chronos trooper stand ins.

I bought 3 at AmiAmi. Why do I need 3 you ask? Because reasons. I really really really hope this figure sells well enough to get us Oswald Guyver II and perhaps Guyver 0.

Customizations would be cool. Just for some extra content within the game. Guyver units can all look so different.

So here is the commission I had done. This is how Guyver I looks in my story. Sorry for being so late. It's hard to maintain a Guyver mood these days given the series is dead. https://www.deviantart.com/emilystepp/art/Guyver-Extreme-Concept-Commission-802115883

Welp, I think that just about does it. Guyver is gone and won't be coming back any time soon. R.I.P

One aspect I would love to see in a Guyver video game is customization. Because why the hell not? Choosing colors, how the sonic globes or vents are placed, shape of the eyes, elbow blades, etc.

Well, I'm still working on this little project of mine, albeit slowly, and only when a Guyver mood strikes me. Anyway, I've been working on a commission with an artist over at DeviantArt to bring my new Guyver design to life. Taking elements from some of the designs, merging them. I decided on Guyver 1 colors Guyver 0 vent and sonic orb placement Guyver 1 eyes Guyver III arm elbow blades It's not done yet, but the rough draft came out fine.

I see, wouldn't citations prevent that however? For example the Dark Gigantic Exceed, we know it exists because of the manga, someone posted a picture of it. Could that be a citation, just s page number of the volume? No one could deny it.

So an open world action adventure? That could be difficult, I mean the Guyver is a hero, but not a traditional one of fighting crime, the US version was, but not the Japanese. How would you craft it like Spider-Man?