Power Rangers for people who think Power Rangers is too soft.
Sho and his friend Tetsurou stumble upon an odd alien artifact while walking through the woods. Then, the alien artifact breaks free of its metallic bonds and enters Sho's body, turning him into the Guyver. With this new power, Sho must do battle with the evil Chronos corporation and their genetically enhanced Zoanoids, who seek to get the Guyver back into their labs. No one close to Sho is safe from Chronos. He must fight.
Practical Effects
Gloriously gross creature designs that ooze and pulsate.
Sound
Sho's scream during transformation—iconic, unhinged, unforgettable.
Director
Naoto Hashimoto
Takeshi Kusao
Sho Fukamachi / Guyver
Yuko Mizutani
Mizuki Segawa (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Agito Makishima / Guyver III (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Masaki Murakami (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
Takasato (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Cronos Combatant A / Enzyme II
Seizo Kato
Dr. Hamilcar Barcas (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
Richard Guyot (voice)
Chieko Honda
Natsuki Taga/ Barcas's Aide (voice)
Kozo Shioya
Tetsuro Segawa (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Shizu Onuma (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Gaster (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki
ZX-Tole (voice)
Jun Hazumi
Genzo Makishima (voice)
Issei Futamata
Aptom (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Guyver suit design was created by Yoshiki Takaya after he saw The Fly and thought 'what if that, but also kung fu?'
This OVA directly inspired the American live-action films and remains the purest distillation of 'anime edge' that flooded Blockbuster shelves in the 90s.
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