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List Price: $24.99 | | Label: Manga Video
Salesrank: 81874
Released: February 25, 2003 |
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| Used Price: $9.45 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
New villains, new monsters, and new allies appear in the second half of this 1989 OAV. As the Japanese branch of the Chronos corporation has been decimated, the powerful Dr. Balcus takes over. Agito infiltrates Chronos--while plotting to destroy the organization. Sho, Tetsuro, and Mizuki are rescued by Masaki, a freelance writer who is really a "Zoalord." No one explains just what a Zoalord is, but the powerful Masaki fills in the back story: humans are actually the product of biological weapons experiments by the alien Creators. The series ends on an inconclusive cliffhanger that implies a sequel, although none was ever made. The filmmakers were clearly running short of money, as the later episodes involve lots of still artwork and recycled animation. The last episode is presented only in English. (Rated 13 and older but more appropriate for 15 and older: violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, nudity) --Charles Solomon
The Guyver - Bio-Booster Armor, Vol. 2 Reviews:
Great DVD! 
2009-03-13 - I bought this item used, but it was like it was right off the shelf. I am a big fan of this series and to have the DVD in such mint condition was awesome. Great seller and I recommend them.
Give and Take. 
2005-12-20 - All in all, the DVDs are BAD my friends. The opening sequence is completely cut from the episodes, and replaced with this awful clip sequence of cuts from variouse episodes. It's not even a song, and it just makes you want to cringe. To make it worse, the Chapter cuts are done so badly, you can't even skip the bad opening without cutting in a quarter of the way through the episode. And the extra features are minimal if any.
But, all in all, if this is the only way to GET Guyver on DVD, then it is a sacrifice that must be made. Aside from the few minor edits to the actual anime, it's still all there (even if you have to go looking through the extra features for episode 12.) If you don't want to keep rewinding through three episodes on your collection of 4 low quality VHSs, get it. Just be prepared to hit the Fast Forward as oppose to the skip on your remote.
A dream come true
2005-06-12 - Back then, in 1994, I only had the second episode on VHS. I also had the second movie, which I thought was one of the greatest movies with the greatest fight scenes. Years later, at a local store, I was just looking around, not planning to buy jack. Then, SMACK! It was right there in my face. The actual Guyver anime. I thought it was only a single episode, so I looked at the back. OMG! Six holy episodes! Not as planned, I begged to my parents if I could buy it. At home, I watched through the whole DVD only skipping the theme songs before every episode (which is pretty annoying). A week later, deja vu, only it was Vol. 2. Trust me, you'll go to heaven if you see this! Listen, you'll know it's cool after I say this: "He's immortal! One time, he dies for getting his control metal jacked. Next episode, he comes back (I ain't spoiling how he does)and kills a whole building of zoanoids!" Blood! Explosions! Gore! Cussing!
You like that stuff? Get this and rekanize!
a cool cartoon but not a masterpiece 
2004-07-30 - Guyver is about a boy named Sho Fukamachi who accidently comes across one of three units known as the guyvers unbeknownst to him the evil chronos corporation and it's army of alienic bio weapons known as the zoanoids are in pursuit. The guyver is the most powerful of zoanoids chronos lost when a rogue zoanoid steals them and chronos will do anything to retrieve the guyver units. It is a good action packed cartoon one that is fun to watch on a saturday afternoon it is rather violent but not so much so that it takes away from the story. I liked it because the action and characters were awesome and the plot was in my opinion rather innovative. This is a must see for true anime fans.
Classic
2004-05-18 - When I was a wee little 4th grader, I discovered this gem at a local blockbuster. This series is just fraught with gore. Episode 5, "The Death of Guyver", to me still has one of anime's goriest moments when we see Sho and Enzyme fight (severed/bitten off limbs, a fragmented head, a brutal impaling & coughing up a crap load of blood, and overload after Sho's control metal is ripped out). Anywhom, this series has a cool plot that is unique enough to not fall under average. An ancient race of people many years ago created 3 guyver units that grant their users the power of the bio booster armor. Sho and his friend Tetsuo are walking in the forest after school as a huge explosion occurs. Out comes a guyver unit and Sho ends up bonding with it. The Chronos company had been trying to retrieve the guyver units, and pursue Sho to obtain his for their needs. You'll definately dig this if you're into anime or gory flicks.
