is a 12-part

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OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

loosely based on Yoshiki Takaya's

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

, ''

Bio Booster Armor Guyver is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiki Takaya. The Guyver itself is a symbiosis, symbiotic techno-organic (or Biomechanical engineering, biomechanical) device that Human enhancement, enhances the capabilities of its h ...

''. It was released in Japan from 1989 to 1992. It is the second animated adaptation, following the 1986

'' Guyver: Out of Control''.

Plot

Divided into two series, this OVA series tells a condensed version of the first five volumes.

Differences between manga and OVA

Though the series follows the manga much more closely than the original OVA, '' Guyver: Out of Control'', there are still some significant differences between the manga and this OVA series. The main characters were included and the general feeling of manga plot are still there. The series of events that happen are where the major differences occur, as well as character appearances. An example was the appearance of Vamore; in the OVA he appeared immediately after Guyver I had defeated Gregole, in contrast to the manga where he appeared during the first kidnapping of Tetsuro. The Hyper Zoanoid Team 5 were also introduced much earlier than in the manga. In fact, an entire sequence of the team attacking Sho's school was added in as well as a battle between the two Guyvers and the team in the Chronos headquarters.

US Release

The OVA series was first released in the United States by

U.S. Renditions U.S. Renditions was a Special Projects Division of Books Nippan (which was the American branch of Nippon Shuppan Hanbai) and one of the pioneers of anime home video distribution in North America. The division was founded in February 1987 by Kev ...

in 1992. L.A. Hero, which released the first OVA, ''Guyver: Out of Control'', provided the translation. It was released on 6 VHS tapes dubbed in English. All tapes had two episodes per tape with the first part of the series on the first three tapes and the second part on the last three tapes. After U.S. Renditions rights expired, the series was later picked up by Manga Entertainment and released one episode per VHS. They later condensed the series onto two DVDs with each series on a separate DVD. The DVDs featured both English and Japanese audio tracks. Although much of the original audio tracks for the English dubbing were kept from the U.S. Rendition version, there were some minor edits to the videos. The opening intro was slightly edited and gray boxes with English credits were placed over the original credits that were in Japanese, though unedited introductions were included in the special features. Some of the voices were re-dubbed. The final episode was also edited, mainly the nudity was removed. However, an unedited version of this episode was included in the special features, with Japanese audio only (the episode was available uncut with English audio for the US Renditions releases previously).

Cast

Voice Actors (Japan)

* Takeshi Kusao: Shō Fukamachi/Guyver I *

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: Mizuki Segawa *

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: Tetsurō Segawa *

Hideyuki Tanaka is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is attached to Aoni Production. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Donquixote Doflamingo), '' Dokaben'' (as Tarou Y ...

: Agito Makishima/Guyver III * Chieko Honda: Natsuki Taga *

Jun Hazumi , better known as his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor from Tōkyō Metropolis attached to Arts Vision. He was formerly attached to Production Baobab. His voice has been compared to those of Shinji Nakae and Gorō Naya. Filmography Telev ...

: Genzō Makishima/Enzyme * Kōji Totani: Gregole *

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: Vamore * Norio Wakamoto: Oswald A. Lisker/Guyver II *

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: Zerbebuth * Hidekatsu Shibata: Richard Guyot *

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: Thancrus * Banjō Ginga: Gaster * Daisuke Gōri: Derzerb * Juurouta Kosugi: Elegen *

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: ZX-Tole *

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: Masaki Murakami *

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: Fumio Fukamachi * Seizō Katō: Dr. Hamilcar Barcas * Maria Kawamura: Shizu Onuma * Kenichi Ogata: Yōhei Onuma * Issei Futamata: Aptom

Voice Actors (English)

* David Hart: Narrator (series I)/Genzo Makishima * Hal Cleaveland: Narrator (series II) *

Tom Fahn Thomas Fahn (born 1962) is an American voice actor. He is known for his portrayals as Sho Fukamachi in '' Guyver'' and Agumon in the '' Digimon'' franchise. Personal life His sister and brother, Melissa Fahn and Jonathan Fahn, respectively an ...

: Shō Fukamachi/Guyver I, Malmont * Melissa Fahn: Mizuki Segawa * Víctor García: Tetsuro Segawa, Truck Driver *

Steven Jay Blum Steven Jay Blum (; born April 29, 1960) is an American voice actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, his most well-known roles include Spike Spiegel from the anime series '' Cowboy Bebop'', Garazeb Orrelios from the animated series ''St ...

: Agito Makishima/Guyver III, Zancrus * Gary Michaels: Oswald A. Lisker/Guyver II, Zector, Aptom * Bill Kestin: Rehalt Guou *Debra Rogers: Natsuki Taga/Mizusawa/Shizu *Steve Areno: Masaki Murakami *Sonny Byrkett: Dr. Balcus/Fumio Fukamachi *

Mimi Woods Mimi J. Woods (born October 18, 1965) is a former Los Angeles-based voice actress known primarily for voice-overs in Japanese anime. She is best known for being the English voice of Motoko Kusanagi in the original ''Ghost in the Shell'' film and v ...

: Newscaster *Susan Byrkett: Secretary *

Dan Lorge Dan Lorge is an American voice actor. He currently teaches acting at Take 2 Performers Studio in Reno, Nevada. Selected filmography Anime * ''Lupin the 3rd Part II'' (1977–1980) – Inspector Koichi Zenigata * ''Fist of the North Sta ...

: Zerebubus, Takasato, Darzerb, Mr. Onuma, Additional voices * Yutaka Maseba: Additional voices * Lee West: Additional voices *Bob Sessions: Genzo Makishima (Manga UK Version) *

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: Zector (Manga UK Version)

Theme songs

*Opening Theme - "Bio Booster Armor Guyver" -

Shinichi Ishihara is a Japanese singer, voice actor and actor from Yamanashi Prefecture. He is famous for singing the theme songs of '' Guyver'', ''Kamen Rider Agito'' and '' Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V'', among other theme songs as well as the entire soundtrack to ''J ...

(Episodes 1-12) *Ending Theme 1 - - Shinichi Ishihara (Episodes 1-6) *Ending Theme 2 - - Katsumi Yamaura (Episodes 07-12)

Episode list

Part 1 (1989-1990) *Data 1: Genesis of the Guyver (September 25, 1989) *Data 2: Battle of the Guyver (October 25, 1989) *Data 3: Mysterious Shadow (November 25, 1989) *Data 4: Attack of the Hyper Zoanoid - Team 5 (December 16, 1989) *Data 5: Death of the Guyver (January 25, 1990) *Data 6: Terminal Battle - The Fall of Chronos Japan (February 25, 1990) Part 2 (1992) *Data 7: The Battle Begins (February 20, 1992) *Data 8: The Last Unit (February 20, 1992) *Data 9: Transformation Tragedy (May 21, 1992) *Data 10: Haunted Village (May 21, 1992) *Data 11: The Beastmaster (August 21, 1992) *Data 12: Reactivation (August 21, 1992)

References

External links

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