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Guyver (OAV)

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[ adapted from (The) Bio-Booster Armor Guyver (manga) ]

Alternative title:
Bio-Booster Armor Guyver
Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
Kyōshoku Sōkō Guyver (Japanese)
Гайвер: Био-Усиляющая Броня (Russian)
強殖装甲ガイバー (Japanese)
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: 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.
User Ratings: 296 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (dub:5, sub:4)
 Excellent: 22 votes (dub:12, sub:10)
 Very good: 60 votes (sub:36, dub:19, Rus.sub:2, raw:1, ?:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Good: 83 votes (dub:45, sub:36, ?:1, raw:1)
 Decent: 52 votes (sub:29, dub:21, raw:1, ?:1)
 So-so: 22 votes (sub:13, dub:9)
 Not really good: 14 votes (sub:7, dub:6, Fre.sub:1)
 Weak: 16 votes (sub:12, dub:4)
 Bad: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:2)
 Awful: 8 votes (dub:4, sub:4)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (dub:2, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 852 users, rank: #691
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.4314 (Decent+.43), std. dev.: 2.0669, rank: #2580
Weighted mean: 6.2863 (Decent+.28), rank: #2623
Bayesian estimate: 6.3265 (Decent+.32), rank: #2321
Running time: 30 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
1989-09-25 to 1990-02-25 (eps 01-06)
1992-02-20 to 1992-08-21 (eps 07-12)
Opening Theme:
"Bio-Booster Armor Guyver (強殖装甲ガイバー)" by Shinichi Ishihara
Ending Theme:
#1: "Guidepost -Alien's Messiah- (道標 -異形の天使-)" by Shinichi Ishihara (eps 01-06)
#2: "Guyver!! Another Me (GUYBER!!~もう一人の俺~)" by Katsumi Yamaura (eps 07-12)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
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Related reviews:
    Guyver DVD 2

Related releases:
    Guyver - Box Set (DVD) 2008-11-04 (from $41.92)
    Guyver (DVD 1) 2003-02-25
    Guyver (DVD 2) 2003-02-25
    Guyver - Bio Booster Armor DVD Set (DVD 1-2) 2004-11-23

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Kôichi Ishiguro

Screenplay: Aisushi Sanjo

Storyboard: Hide Omori

Music:
Eiji Kawamura
Reijiro Komku
Reijiro Koroku
Toshi Otsuki

Original Manga: Yoshiki Takaya

Character Design:
Hide Omori
Hidetoshi Oomori

Art director: Junichi Higashi

Animation director:
Shin Matsuo (ep 5)
Sumio Watanabe

Director of Photography: Seiichi Monishila

Executive producer:
Hideo Takano
Masaki Sawanobori

Producer: Nagateru Kato

Animation:
Akemi Konao
Harudoshi Fujishiro
Hisato Noma
Mitsuaki Kudo
Shingo Nagaya
Tomomi Haneda

Animation Supervisor: Tsurumi Takeguchi

Background:
Harumi Kitagawa
Katsuyoshi Ichihara
Kotoji Iijima
Sadako Nanzawa

Cinematography:
Fumi Kobayashi
Katsuaki Kamata
Katsumi Ota
Koji Sawada
Kouji Aoki
Shigeo Negishi
Tatsuji Fukumoto

Co-Producer: Ken Matsumoto

Color design: Takao Yoshikawa

Color setting: Seiji Nakamura

Coloring:
Chieko Machida
Kazue Shiki
Matsuko Suzuki
Nobuko Igarashi

Director Of Music: Jun Watanabe

Effects: Sumio Watanabe

Illustrator:
Fumi Matsumoto
Hide Shimezaka
Jun Sailo
Ken Miyazaki
Kenji Teraoka
Mitsunen Murata
Naoto Betsusho
Shinichi Toda
Sumio Hako

Key Animation:
Keiji Gotoh (OP)
Kouichi Arai (ep 5)
Shin Matsuo (ep 6)

Line Producer:
Seiichi Watanabe
Yasuo Fujiyama

Modeling:
I. Takabe
Masaya Ichida

Music Effects: Keizko Inoue

Production Desk: Tadashi Watanabe

Production Supervision: Makoto Watanabe

Production Supervisors: Yoshiki Takaya

Recording: Yoshio Ohara

Scheduling: Yoshi Sekiguchi

Sound Effects: Koji Suyama

Special Effects:
Daisuke Inbo
Ken Oia

Theme Song Arrangement:
Eiji Kawamura (ED2)
Norimasa Yamanaka (OP & ED1)

Theme Song Composition:
Eiji Kawamura (ED2)
Norizumi Morooka (OP & ED1)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Kei Mizuki (ED1)
Yoshiki Takaya (OP)
Yuji Hayami (ED2)

Theme Song Performance:
Katsumi Yamaura (ED2)
Shinichi Ishihara (OP & ED1)

 

Takeshi Kusao as Sho Fukamachi/Guyver

Yuko Mizutani as Mizuki Segawa

Hideyuki Tanaka as Agito Makishima/Guyver III

Kôzô Shioya as Tetsuro Segawa

Banjou Ginga as Gaster

Chieko Honda as Natsuki Taga

Daisuke Gouri as Darzelb

Hidekatsu Shibata as Rihyalt Gyu

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Masaki Murakami

Ikuya Sawaki as ZX-Tole

Issei Futamata as Aptom

Jun Hazumi as Genzo Makishima

Juurouta Kosugi as Elegen

Ken Yamaguchi as Vamore

Kouichi Yamadera as Zelbubuth

Kouji Totani as Gregorl

Maria Kawamura as Shizu Onuma

Masashi Hironaka as Thancrus

Michie Tomizawa as Mizuki

Nobuyuki Furuta as Proiz

Norio Wakamoto as Oswald Lisker/Guyver II

Seizo Katou as Dr. Hamilcal Valcus

Japanese companies 

Associate Producer: Visual HQ

Backgrounds: Studio Easter

Cinematography: Studio Twinkle

Laboratory: Tokyo Laboratory

Music Copyrighted By: Starchild Records

Music Effects: Studio Gen

Original Concept: Takaya Productions

Production: ANIMATE

Recording Studio: Studio Aoi

Titles: Maki Productions

English staff 
English cast 

Director:
Quint Lancaster
Raymond Garcia
Robert Napton

Screenplay:
Quint Lancaster
Raymond Garcia
Robert Napton

Executive producer:
Ken Iyadomi
Yutaka Maseba

Producer:
Ken Iyadomi
Robert Napton

Associate producer:
Robert Napton
Upton S. Redmondton
Victor Garcia

Casting: Victor Garcia

Production Coordination: Victor Garcia

Re-Mix: Trevor Barber

Recording Facility Engineer: Les Claypool III

Scheduling: Victor Garcia

Supervising Producer: Ken Iyadomi

Theme Song Lyrics: Road Narros (Translation)

 

Melissa Charles as Mizuki Segawa

Tom Charles as Sho Fukamachi / Guyver

Victor Garcia as Tetsuro Segawa

Steven Blum as Agito Makishima / Guyver III

Bill Kestin as Rehalt Guou

Dan Martin as Onuma

David Hart as Narrator

Debra Jean Rogers as
Mizusawa
Natsuki
Shizu

Gary Michaels as
Aptom
Oswald Lisker / Guyver II
Zector

Hal Cleaveland as Narrator

Mimi Davies as Newscaster

Sonny Byrkett as
Dr. Balcus
Fumio Fukamachi

Steve Areno as Masaki Murakami

Susan Byrkett as Secretary

Lee West

Martin Ferguson

Yutaka Maseba

English companies 

ADR Production: Animaze

Distributor:
FUNimation Entertainment
Manga Entertainment (Australia)

DVD Production: Manga Entertainment

Licensed by:
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Manga Entertainment
U.S. Renditions (Expired)

Post Production: Atlantic Editorial

Producer: L.A. Hero, Inc.

Recording Facility: Magnitude 8 Post

Translation: L.A. Hero, Inc.

Video Services: VDI, Inc.


French cast 
French staff 
(none)

Catherine Privat as Mizuki Segawa (ep.9-12)

Fabrice Josso as Sho Fukamashi / Guyver (ep.1-8)

Gérard Malabat as Testsuro Segawa (ep.9-12)

Malvina Germain as Mizuki Segawa

Mark Lesser as Tetsuro Segawa (ep.1-6)

Olivier Korol as Sho Fukamashi / Guyver (ep.9 to 12) 

Philippe Vincent as Sho Fukamachi / Guyver (ep. 11-12)

Pierre Tessier as Tetsuro Segawa (ep.7-8)

Franck Capillery as Agito Makishiwa / Guyver III (ep.1-8)

Julien Sibre as Agito Makishiwa / Guyver III (ep.9-12)

Catherine Privat as Shizu Onuma (eps 9-12)

Eric Chevalier as
Oswald A.Lisker / Guyver II
Zector (ep.3, 4)

Eric Chevallier as Oswald A.Lisker / Guyver II

Eric Legrand as
Dr Hamilcar Balcus
Masaki Murakami

Franck Capillery as
Derzeb (ep.5, 6)
Zancrus

Gerard Berner as
Elegin
Gaster
Genzo Makishiwa

Laurence Dourlens as Natsuki Taga (ep.1 -4)

Luc Bernard as Aptom

Malvina Germain as
Natsuki Taga (ep.5, 6)
Shizu Onuma

Patrick Borg as
Commandant Gu
Derzeb (ep.3, 4)
Fumio Fukamachi (ep7-10)
Narrateur

Patrick Olivier as Zector (ep.5, 6)

Philippe Vincent as Fumio Fukamachi (ep.11, 12)

Yann Pichon as Aptom (ep 12)

Eric Chevalier

Laurence Dourlens

French companies 

Distributor: Manga Video


Italian staff 

Dubbing Director: Raffaele Farina

Dialogues: Elisa Bellia

Italian cast 

Claudio Ridolfo as Sho Fukamachi / Guyver

Diego Sabre as Tetsuro Segawa

Lara Parmiani as Mizuki Segawa

Claudio Moneta as Agito Makishima / Guyver III

Antonio Guidi as Genzo Makishima

Massimiliano Lotti as Oswald Lisker / Guyver II

Italian companies 

Distributor: Polygram Video

Dubbing: DEA Digital Editing Audio

Dutch staff 
Dutch companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster: SBS6

Distributor: Manga DVD

Dutch cast 
(none)
 
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