Bio-Booster Armor Guyver (Japanese: 強殖装甲ガイバー, Hepburn: Kyōshoku Sōkō Gaibā) or simply Guyver is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiki Takaya. The Guyver itself is a symbiotic techno-organic (or biomechanical) device that enhances the capabilities of its host. The manga was originally serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Captain, the first appearance being in the February 18 magazine beginning in 1985. When Shōnen Captain was discontinued in 1997, the manga was picked up by Kadokawa Shoten who subsequently re-released all of the previous tankōbon originally published by Tokuma. The manga is currently serialized in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine. It has been licensed by Viz Media, Star Comics and Chuang Yi Publishing.
Adaptations (2)
Bio Booster Armor Guyver has been adapted into 2 films, from 1991 to 1994. The most recent is Guyver: Dark Hero (1994).
The Guyver1991 · film · 88 min · dir. Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang · IMDb ↗IMDb4.933%FBI agent Max Reed witnesses Dr. Tetsu Segawa - a researcher for the mysterious Chronos Corporation - being murdered. Dr. Segawa had stolen an alien device known as "The Guyver" from Chronos. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend's father was Dr. Segawa, finds the Guyver's hiding spot while watching the forensic team investigating the crime scene.
Guyver: Dark Hero1994 · film · 127 min · dir. Steve Wang · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8Sean Barker became the unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver. A year ago he destroyed the Kronos Corporation, an organization of mutants who want the Guyver. Now he is trying to find why the Guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil.
