Customer Reviews
classic anime - By: D. Mills, 12 Sep 2007 
The Guyver was releasedin Japanin 1989, but released by Manga Videoin the UKin 1994. As you can see, Japan is five years ahead of usin everything they do. Especially 'cartoons.'
The Guyver is possibly one of the best sci-fi anime next to the likes of Akira, Ghost In The Shell, & (shutters)... DBZ. It also has a uniquely dark, embryonic atmosphere that alot of anime don't have... & is pretty scary if you're a kid & watching it. If you like cartoons & sci-fi, get it.
Great but er.....pointless - By: Mr. Murray Smith, 02 Aug 2004 
This is the first episode of the The Guver series. Its approx 25 minutes long & despite it being relly cool its pointless. Why? i hear you ask! Ill tell you why! Cos you can get episodes 1-4 on a single video for the same price as this single one! So unless you are a fruit cake & want each one induvidually (like me) get the video with episodes 1-4 on it. Anyway this is classic stuff never the less. I especially like the bit where the two monsters are fighting & one calls the other one a "S*1t" Ha!! Take that you inferior monster bloke!! Quality!
Mutronics the beginning - By: , 13 Jul 2003 If your a die hard fan then this movie is for you. As happens with most main stream films numbers of poeple have seen Guyver "The Dark Hero" but very few have even heard of "Mutronics", which is a shame as the movie answers a lot questions left openin GTDH. The action sequencesin Mutronics may not be up to the fast paced fightsin GTDH but they are well correographed & put together. I would reccomend this film to anyone who has seen GTDH or the Manga equivelant as it is a great insight into the whole Guyver series.
What a great introduction! - By: , 20 Apr 2003 Sho a high school student unwittingly stumbles across one of the stolen Guyver units with his best friend, & accidentally activates it thus transforming him into a biological weapon.
Anime at it's best..... - By: , 02 Apr 2003 When the Chronos corporation uncover three Guyver unitsin an archaeological dig, they believe their campaign to tighten their already iron grip on the world is complete. However one of their rogue operatives steals the units & inadvertently loses them. High school student Sho Fukamachi finds one of the units & accidentally activates it causing him to be blessed with near indestructible armour & powers beyond his wildest dreams. But the blessing soon becomes a curse for Sho & the people close to him as Chronos stop at nothing to recover their lost treasure.
Based on the Manga by Yoshiki Takaya, "Genesis of the Guyver" is the first of a twelve volume release from Manga Entertainment. The Guyver was based on a comic strip which was publishedin Tokuma Publishing's Shonen Captain magazine & it became an instant hit among fans of the magazine. The rights to produce the animated series were quickly snapped up by the massive Bandai toy company & there then followed the Japanese release of "Guyver - Out of Control", a 55 minute OAV based loosely on the comic books. The success of this OAV lead to the production of two series of Guyver videos which adhered to Takaya's original vision more closely.
"The Guyver" is one of the most underrated anime seriesin existence. It follows a young man's struggle to come to terms with the power he has been given & charts his plight to protect the people he loves from an evil corporation who are above the law. I rate this series on a par with legendary titles such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion" & the Macross saga. The voice acting, as is par for the coursein dubbed anime movies, is nothing short of dire & the animation isn't exactly "Akira" but it's the story & the characterisation which make the series what it is.
