The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor

25min

Animation

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor is a 12 part anime OVA loosely based on Yoshiki Takaya's manga, Bio-Booster Armor Guyver. It was released in Japan from 1989 to 1992. It is the second animated adaptation, following the 1986 OVA Guyver: Out of Control.

Episodes

Cast

Data 1: Genesis of the Guyver

1. Data 1: Genesis of the Guyver

30min

25th Sep 1989

The 3 Guyver units are stolen from the enigmatic Chronos Corporation in Japan. Guyver 1 is accidentally discovered by a young student, Sho Fukamachi, who triggers the units control mechanism. Transformed into the Guyver, he battles against the bio-morphic Zoanoids controlled by Chronos.

Data 2: Battle of the Guyver

2. Data 2: Battle of the Guyver

30min

25th Oct 1989

Determined to recover the stolen Guyvers, Chronos' headquarters dispatch an agent to confront Sho. But as the young student is about to be abducted, the agent is involuntarily transformed into Guyver II: a fighting unit, specially trained for combat. Sho's only hope is to summon the Guyver, thus thrusting the two mechas into deadly battle for survival.

Data 3: Mysterious Shadow

3. Data 3: Mysterious Shadow

30min

25th Nov 1989

Commander Gyou arrives from Chronos' headquarters to lead the recovery of the Guyver units. Meanwhile, Chronos Japan creates the Hyper Zoanoid "Zerebus" in a desperate attempt to eliminate the Guyver. To bait the trap, sho's girlfriend is kidnapped and Sho must once again become the Guyver and face challenge of Zerubus and the mysterious shadow, Guyver III.

Data 4: Attack of the Hyper Zoanoid - Team 5

4. Data 4: Attack of the Hyper Zoanoid - Team 5

30min

16th Dec 1989

Finally, Sho is convinced by his friend Tetsuro to publicly expose the existence of the evil Chronos organization. But before they have a chance, Commander Gyou attacks with Chronos' five most powerful Hyper Zoanoids. Escaping only to face a further sudden attack from the deadly cyborg warriors, it is clear that Guyver 1 will not survive the battle alone.

Data 5: Death of the Guyver

5. Data 5: Death of the Guyver

30min

25th Jan 1990

The desperate Commander Gyou commands his men to transform Makishama, the head of Chronos Japan, into a Zoanoid armed with an enzyme capable of disintegrating the Guyver armor. To force a confrontation with Sho, Gyou has both his girlfriend and her brother kidnapped. They are taken to the mountains and forced to watch as Sho and the transmutated Makishama fight in a battle to the death!

Data 6: Terminal Battle - The Fall of Chronos Japan

6. Data 6: Terminal Battle - The Fall of Chronos Japan

30min

25th Feb 1990

Mizuki and Tetsuro are imprisoned under heavy guard at Chronos' headquarters. With Sho believed dead, Tetsuro fears the worst as he begins to comprehend the enormous power of Chronos. Meanwhile, Guyver III's identity is finally revealed as he initiates his plan to destroy Chronos and Commander Gyou. But can Guyver 1 regenerate his control metal in time to save his girlfriend and her brother?

First air date

25th Sep 1989

Last air date

21st Aug 1992

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks