Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor

2005
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor

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EP1 The Amazing Bioboosted Armor Aug 06, 2005

Cronos Corporation has been experimenting with bioweapons. They are concentrating on three Guyver Units, living suits of armor which bond with a subject and give the wearer abilities beyond human capabilities.

EP2 Secret Organization Cronos Aug 13, 2005

A secret organization named Cronos is trying to recover the three Guyver units. Sho and Tetsuro have another meeting with Cronos troops, Guyver reappears and performs the Mega-Smasher attack for the first time.

EP3 Inspecter Lisker Aug 20, 2005

Sho and Tetsuro try to deal with the events that lately happened in their life. Meanwhile, at Cronos, Genzo is visited by inspector Lisker, who tells him that the headquarters are disappointed by his recent failures. Nevertheless, Genzo sends one of his best men to recollect Sho's unit, but with no luck.

EP4 Visitor of Dusk Aug 27, 2005

After defeating the Zoanoid that Genzo sent, Sho encounters Lisker, AKA Guyver 2: the fight is one-sided, Lisker easily overpowering Sho, but Guyver II begins to malfunction, with gives Sho and Tetsuro a chance to escape. Commander Richard Guyot appears and takes back his place as Head of Cronos Japan. He also introduces a Hyper-Zoanoid known as Zerbebuth, and uses the Zoanoid to hunt down Sho at his school: with no choice but to fight, Sho takes on Zerbebuth, but with much difficulty.

EP5 The Third Shadow Sep 03, 2005

While dealing with Taraku-san's death, Sho and Tetsuro try to find a way to protect Mizuki. Cronos managed to cover up the explosion at school by making it appear as a terrorist attack. Moreover, Guyot decides to send two Hyper-Zoanoids against Guyver I in the attempt of recovering one of the missing units. A very tough battle begins: in the end Guyver III appears and saves Mizuki's life, who was being kidnapped by one of the Zoanoids.

EP6 The End of a Deadly Battle Sep 10, 2005

Mizuki stays at the hospital after suffering a trauma caused by the kidnapping attempt, and Sho decides to fight Cronos alone so his loved ones won't be in danger because of him. Meanwhile, Guyot sends against Guyver a new experimental Zoanoid, originated from Genzo Makishima. A deadly fight begins, with a surprising ending.

EP7 Miracle of Supreme Cell Sep 17, 2005

After Sho's disappearance, Tetsuro is taken to Cronos headquarters to be interrogated. There, he talks to Guyot in person, who reveales shocking informations about Zoanoids' real nature and Cronos' project of world domination. Meanwhile, Guyver II and III show up after Guyver I's Control Metal mysteriously reactivates, letting the first unit free to cause chaos in the building.

EP8 The Shaking Skyscraper Oct 01, 2005

Sho's reapperance shocks Tetsuro that immediately tries to figure out how his friend managed to come back to life. Suddenly, self destruction mode is activated inside Cronos building, forcing everyone, included Guyot, to run away. Before leaving together with Tetsuro, Sho has a final encounter with Lisker in his Guyver II form.

EP9 Ashes and Chasing Memories Oct 08, 2005

After the events at Cronos building, Sho finally returns home. In the morning, he talks with his lovely father, and together they recall memories of Sho's dead mother. Meanwhile, a surprising guest awaits Agito when he gets back home, and countermeasures are taken to attempt the recovery of Guyver I's Control Metal. A battle with a Hyper-Zoanoid begins, and this time Sho receives the aid of a mysterious gun-armed guy, who soon disappears. There's no time to celebrate victory though, as a shocked Mizuki discovers Sho's secret.

EP10 Prelude of the Chase Oct 15, 2005

Guyot sends a group of chosen Zoanoids, the Lost Numbers, against Sho to keep him busy and kidnap his father, Tetsuro and Mizuki at the same time. Guyver I defeats his three enemies, but Guyot's plan works: Sho must hurry to save his closest friends and his father, now with the help of the mysterious guy that previously helped him.

EP11 Relic's Point Oct 22, 2005

Sho finally meets the mysterious guy who helped him in two previous battles: Murakami Masaki, a freelance journalist who's investigating on Cronos after a past incident. Murakami drives Sho to Cronos' main base hidden under a mountain, called Relic's Point, and during the trip explains its origins. Inside Relic's Point, Tetsuro, Mizuki and Fumio are held prisoners until Guyver III comes to the rescue: Guyot, now with the help of a Zoalord divinity, dr. Balcus, immediately sends against Agito the five most powerful Zoanoids Cronos ever created, just in time for Guyver I to join the battle.

EP12 Respective Decisions Oct 29, 2005

Thanks to Guyver I's intervention, the group manages to escape from mount Minakami, but after a brief run, the Zoanoids capture Fumio again and seriusly injure Sho. Agito leads the group to an old house located in the forest he uses as a personal refuge: there his butler Yohei and a girl, Shizu, help him and Sho recovering battle wounds. Mizuki talks to Shizu and learns stories about Makishima san's past, while Sho, worried about his father's fate, decides to return to Relic's Point.

EP13 The Tragic Enzyme II Nov 05, 2005

After escaping with Mizuki and his father, Sho discovers that Mr. Fukamachi had been altered by Cronos and he becomes a powerful Zoanoid named Enzyme II, Sho fights with him, but half heartedly as he does not wish to kill his father, until a brutal attack destroys Sho's brain. The Guyver then stands, fighting on its own while Sho is too critically injured to fight. The robotic systems, immune to Sho's human emotion kills Enzyme, much to the horror of Tetsuro and Mizuki.

EP14 Escape in the Rain Nov 12, 2005

Sho awakens after his critical injuries from his confrontation with Enzyme II aka his father, Mr. Fukamachi. He apparently has no memories of rescuing him from Cronos, but when the group is attacked by Zoanoids, he finds himself inexplicably unable to transform. After they escape the Zoanoids, Sho is upset that he can't rescue his father if he can't change, and he is struck with a painful realization that he can't remember involving his father. Tetsuro surmises that killing his father has repressed both Sho's memories and his abilities to transform as a result.

EP15 Guyot Strikes Nov 19, 2005

The group is reunited for breakfast, and Murakami san tells the story of Creators, humans and Guyver units. Shocked by the story and by his friends' reactions, Mizuki runs away, soon followed by Sho. Meanwhile, Guyot decides to intervene personally to fulfill his plan, not knowing that dr. Balcus spies him thanks to Aptom. A violent fight begins, where Makishima san manages to hit Guyot with the Mega Smasher, causing a catastrophic retaliation.

EP16 The Awaken Guyver I Nov 26, 2005

After Guyot's attack, Tetsuro, Agito and Masaki are missing. Worried for their friends and by Sho's inability to transform, Mizuki and Sho hide in the forest. Aptom finds them and, to confront Guyver and have revenge for the other Lost Number, reveals to Sho the terrible truth about Fumio's death. The trauma is so strong that Guyver's powers are awakened, allowing Sho to successfully fight against his opponent.

EP17 The Nightmare Encircling Net Dec 03, 2005

Aptom attacks the group of Zoanoids that are investigating the battlefield after Guyver's fight against the mysterious Zoanoid and finally reaveals to dr. Balcus his ultimate abilities. Sho and Mizuki try to hide in a nearby village, Takeshiro, hoping not to be attacked by Cronos, but dr. Balcus decides to carry out his cruel plan involving village inhabitants. Guyver III suddenly appears, informing Sho about the rest of the group and about their unexpected new hideout.

EP18 Vibration Dec 10, 2005

Makishima san leads Sho and Mizuki through a secret path to the group's secret base inside Relic's Point lower levels. During the trip, he explains how Murakami san helped him and the others survive to Guyot's gravitational attack. Inside Relic's Point they meet prof. Odagiri, former prof. Yamamura's assistant, now trying to heal Murakami san. Suddenly, the Crypt starts resonating, effecting Guyot's Zoacrystal and Murakami san's healing process.

EP19 The Night Before the Strike Dec 17, 2005

Frustrated by her own weakness, Mizuki decides to help Murakami san during his recovering period but, while overhearing a conversation between dr. Odagiri and Masaki, she learns some shocking news that throw her in despair. Sho and the others prepare to explore the interior of the Crypt to discover useful informations about the Creators. Meanwhile, much to everyone surprise, the most powerful of the Zoalord divinities, Alkampfer, appears inside Cronos base and faces Guyot, who has just put his hands on the Remover, a mysterious device linked to the Guyver units.

EP20 The Advents' Ship Jan 07, 2006

While Guyot tries to run away from Alkampfer, who asks him to hand over the Remover, Sho and Agito try to enter the Crypt. While the two are inside, prof. Odagiri talks about past attempts made using Zoanoids to enter the Crypt and tells the story of the retrieval of the three Guyver units. Suddenly, Sho connects with the Crypt thanks to his unit's Control Metal and begins to mind control the whole ship.

EP21 The Chaos at Relics Point Jan 14, 2006

Aptom manages to infiltrate into Relic's Point and finally takes his revenge on Zector, Guster and Dezerb. Chased by Alkampfer, Guyot escapes to the lower levels, while Sho suggest that the whole group finds shelter inside the Crypt. Finally facing each other, Alkampfer and Guyot start their fight, and the latter unleashes his most powerful attack.

EP22 Countdown of Destruction Jan 21, 2006

Guyot's black hole attack slowly sucks in Alkampfer, who's helpless against its overwhelming power. Gravity affects the entire base, Tetsuro and the others have great difficulties trying to reach the Crypt. Inside the ship, Sho is slowly completing the charging process. Once the battle with Alkampfer is over, Guyot falls right in front of the Crypt and prepares to kill everyone and use the Remover, whose use is finally clarified. To stop him, Murakami san decides to transform for the last time.

EP23 Beam of Annihilation Jan 28, 2006

Murakami manages to hit Guyot but doesn't prevent the Zoalord from retaliation: facing his friend's terrible torture, Sho decides to come out from the Crypt, now moving out of Mount Minakami, to battle Guyot. Together with other Divinities, dr. Balcus starts attacking the Crypt to destroy it, so that all the information about the Creators that it contains won't be used by humans. An unexpected apparition throws Guyot in the deepest terror, and everything turns to a catastrophy.

EP24 At the Town Under Oppression Feb 04, 2006

One year has passed since the events at mount Minakami, Sho and Agito have disappeared, and Cronos has taken complete control over the world, affecting life in many aspects. Tetsuro, Mizuki, Shizu and Yohei hide in a small apartment, waiting for the heroes' return. Aptom spies on them, and even keeps their existence away from Cronos when authorities may discover them. At Cronos, dr. Balcus is carrying on a mysterious experiment on a new creature, and receives the visit of Shin, one of the Zoalord Divinities, who asks him to intervene on the Dead Sea, where a strange phenomenon is happening.

EP25 The Quickening Chrysalis Feb 11, 2006

Agito is still alive, and is now become the head of a group of rebels that try to steal from Cronos a mysterious chrysalis held by the organization in a research center located on the Dead Sea. Thanks to his superior psychic abilities, dr. Balcus figures out the nature of the chrysalis and plans to make further studies on it. Meanwhile, Aptom is visited by an old enemy seeking vengeance, and a very tough battle begins, with the entire city as a battlefield.

EP26 Advent!! Gigantic Bio-Boost Feb 18, 2006

The chrysalis suddenly disappears from the Dead Sea research center, along with Guyver III, and reappears in Shinjuku, right in front of Zector, who's ready to finish Aptom off. The Lost Number reveals to Tetsuro and the others that he watched over them for a year waiting for Guyver I's reappearance. Both Aptom and Guyver III are beaten, and in the moment Zector is going to kill Agito the chrysalis finally opens.
7.7| 0h30m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 06 August 2005 Ended
Producted By: OLM
Country: Japan
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Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1 - 59 of the manga. The production was in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa Shoten. The series first episode aired in Japan on August 6, 2005 and the last episode aired on February 18, 2006. The series aired in North America on December 20, 2010, on the FUNimation Channel.

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xamtaro Hands down, this 2005 revival of the Guyver series in animation form is by far the best there is. Extremely faithful to the source material barring a few minor changes, a well plotted story arc with a satisfying conclusion and a stylish new lean and mean look all adds to the enjoyment of this 26 episode series.From the heavy metal j-rock opening theme song to the deliberately slower pace as the plot unfolds and the heavy elements of mystery, the tone of this series seems decidedly more mature than its predecessors. The character development of the main cast is more well-rounded here due to its longer run, resulting in some very likable protagonists. This is further helped along by crisp, clear, good looking character designs (without resorting to sexualisation of characters like in the previous Guyver: Out of Control OVA) and a bunch of talented voice actors both for the Japanese and the English audio track. The designs for the Guyver units and the monsters are the real highlight of the whole show; intricate, well proportioned and not overly stylized.Though an excellent adaptation of the cult hit manga series(and possibly the best adaptation of Guyver ever made) it has only a mediocre standing among other modern anime series. The story tends to get bogged down in a "monster of the week" formula featuring increasingly powerful new villains with each episode and a once-in-a-while "boss monster" to give a heightened sense of threat to the heroes. Upon subsequent viewings, the characters and story would come across as not entirely original, bearing many parallels to other anime, manga and even American comic books like Spiderman(alien symbiote that enhances fighting ability but also violent tendencies……hmmm…..does Venom ring a bell?). The animation itself is pretty hit-and-miss. While the art and colours are vibrant and clear with adequate shading, shadows and detail, the animation makes use of too many of the typical "short cuts" seen in lower budgeted anime. The overuse of still frames, extreme close ups, slow panning and quick cuts takes away from any enjoyment that can be had with the otherwise intense fight scenes.This brings me to my next point.Guyver 2005 was advertised as "the new face of ultra-violence" but it failed to deliver what it promised. The fights in the previous OVAs and even in the live action "Guyver: Dark Hero" were a lot more violent than what is presented here. Maybe this would be violent when compared to the 1991 Mark Hamil Guyver joke-of-a-movie or when compared to anime like Pokemon, but to an audience familiar with shows like Hellsing, Spawn or other supernatural genre anime, Guyver does not live up to its hype. Plus, the vibrant colours sometime look too vibrant and tend to give many scenes a relatively cheery look that clashes with the dark tone of the story and so does the overly simplistic background art. On the flip side, there are some enhanced computer effects which are sparingly put to good use for special powers and some transformation scenes.As a guyver fan myself, i feel obliged to give this a 10/10 just for being the best installment of Guyver ever created, but i shall be objective here. As an anime series, Guyver 2005 is only mediocre and fails to live up to its hype. But as the newest addition to the guyver franchise, it is sure to please the long time fans and anime action junkies. A great jumping-on point for newer fans to introduce them to the guyver mythos with its updated look and fast paced action.
dee.reid With "Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor," the Japanese alien superhero is back and better than ever. As a fan of Yoshiki Takaya's Anime' and Manga series, I feel that this latest update of his comic book creation is right where it's supposed to be: Excellence!Right from the opening credits, "Guyver" hooks you and then pulls you in for some adrenalin-fueled ultra-violence as the eponymous alien armor bonds with high school student Sho, thus transforming him into the first Guyver, an armored being whose natural abilities have been enhanced to superhuman levels. Together with friend Tetsuro and Tetsuro's cute and demure sister Mizuki (who is also Sho's would-be love interest), they go about battling the evil Chronos Corporation, whose army of disposable shape-shifting mutants, called Zoanoids, become the series cannon fodder.Anime' fans have a reason to rejoice with this seriously revamped and pumped-up series. I just purchased volume two today and I wasn't disappointed; it was even better than the first set! Although I am getting ticked off with the whole "four-episodes-a-disc" gimmick, perhaps it's only to get you amped for the next set. A lot of Anime' tends to do that.10/10
gl_link Well folks, this is definitely what fans of Guyver deserve, greatness. Right from the opening credits to the preview for the next episode this show will please both fans of the original manga to newcomers alike.WARNING: Possible SPOILERS : WARNING The show follows high school student Sho and his friend Tetsuro as they continue to discover new things about the Guyver unit and try to evade capture and death from the Cronus cooperation. The Guyver unit is activated when Tetsuro and Sho discover the undamaged G-unit that was stolen from Chronos by a test Zananoid ( the monsters of the series ). The unit is activated by Sho when Tetsuro inspects the unit. The G-unit bonded with Sho when Tetsuro panics as the unit starts up and accidental throws it to Sho. :END SPOILERS: The show is very dark and violent as it should be. I can't wait until it comes out here in the states with hopes that Adult swim picks it up. 10 out of 10
suzakunomiko-2 I have been a long time fan of the Guyver series and was thoroughly disappointed when they did not finish the series. Now they are attempting to finish this series and I am more than happy. This Guyver is dark, full of intrigue and there are differences in the story line, such as Guyver didn't fight Guyver II in the first few episodes and kills him. Its just so different and so totally cool. I recommend any Guyver fan to watch this. You won't be disappointed. But I must admit, I much like the original opening song in contrast to this one, buy hey small price to pay for the series to finally be completed. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with the new version.