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. 

10 hours ago, Matt Bellamy said:

I think we'll see more in the Jan/feb Winter Wonderfest, with probably a late 2025 for a release date... This is all going by how long it took the new Guyver 1 figma to go from uncolored prototype to release.

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. 

On 11/5/2023 at 7:56 PM, LordNemesis said:

I'd love to have a Gregole. Can't beat a classic! 

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.

On 4/26/2023 at 12:40 AM, Matt Bellamy said:

There are certainly a number of factors... But bad marketing certainly doesn't help it... As well as the content... And the hiatus' over the years...

Guyver is a very old series, almost 40 years old... And yes, for those of us who have read and followed it, we love it... But Anime trends have come and gone... And the current trends do not mesh with the Guyver's old style, and they haven't for a while now. Today's anime demographic is focused on different kinds of series... And Shonen Ace is full of these other series that are basically trash, but trash people like because of various reasons (I have been known to read some of them... ).

The simple facts that Kadokawa has kept Guyver alive, and that Max Factory is still releasing new figures doesn't make ANY logical sense... But here we are... And we are so very lucky.

When the pre-order for the new Figma went up, I posted it in a Facebook group that is about 70's, 80's and 90's anime. Lots of positive feedback and over 1000 likes... but only about 50 or so people said they were pre-ordering it.

People remember Guyver, yes. But most of them do not even know if they still like it... Or even like it enough to read almost 32 volumes of free manga to try and catch up. Hell, most don't even know all 3 animated versions can be found on just Youtube alone...

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.

5 hours ago, Matt Bellamy said:

There are certainly a number of factors... But bad marketing certainly doesn't help it... As well as the content... And the hiatus' over the years...

Guyver is a very old series, almost 40 years old... And yes, for those of us who have read and followed it, we love it... But Anime trends have come and gone... And the current trends do not mesh with the Guyver's old style, and they haven't for a while now. Today's anime demographic is focused on different kinds of series... And Shonen Ace is full of these other series that are basically trash, but trash people like because of various reasons (I have been known to read some of them... ).

The simple facts that Kadokawa has kept Guyver alive, and that Max Factory is still releasing new figures doesn't make ANY logical sense... But here we are... And we are so very lucky.

When the pre-order for the new Figma went up, I posted it in a Facebook group that is about 70's, 80's and 90's anime. Lots of positive feedback and over 1000 likes... but only about 50 or so people said they were pre-ordering it.

People remember Guyver, yes. But most of them do not even know if they still like it... Or even like it enough to read almost 32 volumes of free manga to try and catch up. Hell, most don't even know all 3 animated versions can be found on just Youtube alone...

Well now I'm sad.

On 4/22/2023 at 8:11 AM, Tora Tan said:

Oh that's a shame. I always thought my Japan Amazon was the same as my main one.

Do you need any help to sign up or have you got it?

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

5 hours ago, Tora Tan said:

You should be able to use your existing amazon account there.

also be sure to change your language in case you haven't seen it

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?

15 hours ago, durendal said:

I think this could be a lot of things.  A very solid indicator is the sell-out numbers.  Obviously since Guyver is serialized under Shonen Ace, which is published monthly and has a much smaller circulation than other popular magazines like Shonen Jump (which is published weekly), the exposure is not as mainstream like those of Naruto, One Piece or the likes.  The author might also not be too keen on accepting collaboration with other forms of medium.  The reason why we see a lot of Guyver figures is probably because he is friends with Max Watanabe who is a legend amongst hobbyist.  In addition, when they rebooted the anime into a 26 episode series, it did not do quite as well as expected.  Lastly, us cult followers of Guyver are few in numbers, and despite our support for the franchise, does not generate enough profits to merit pressures from management to push for Guyver.

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.

4 hours ago, Matt Bellamy said:

Various reasons... But they were all personal reasons, so they didn't make much sense to anyone else at the time.

 

 

Theoretically, yes. But with Wiki's, there is always a chance that your entry can be edited/changed and/or you changed something that someone else wrote and they or you are not happy about it. That's why the original one here was more submission based I believe. Changes had to be approved by admin before being uploaded.

It can be a lot of work for something that might just disappear seemingly randomly.

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.

6 hours ago, MegaMcTaco said:

Like Spider-Man PS4.

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?