Review: The Guyver

Paul

Paul

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We have recently posted Stuart Bullen's review of The Guyver, a "cult classic" anime series that was popular in the UK during the 90s but has since vanished from our shop shelves.<ul><span class="menu">A blood soaked and refreshing riff on the mecha genre that starts off strong but loses it's way in the end, despite this The Guyver still remains a fascinating foray into the darker side of the mecha genre and on the strength of the first six episodes is a more than worthy purchase.</span></ul><a href="http://www.animeuknews.net/viewreview.php?showreview=117">Read the full review.</a>
 
I love The Guyver, still have all my videos!! The movie was OK but the animation was horrid!! I have contemplated getting it on DVD but it's the age old problem of wanting new anime over replacing videos!!
 
I still love the Guyver too, as I mentioned in the review it's one of my earliest Anime memories and i never get tired of it. It may be silly and a little OTT but's it's a perfect example of how anime used to be done. Anybody seen the first movie I'm pretty sure Mark (Skywalker) Hamill was in it......or did I dream that??
 
I loved it when it first came out since it was one of the few programmes that would make it as far as sci-fi channel.

These days though, it seems camp. :mrgreen:
 
Which movie are you talking about? I've seen the anime movie subtitled and of course the forever cheesy but sooooooooo good live action movie!!
 
There were two movies Guyver: Dark Hero was the sequel starring David Hayter (interestingly also the voice of Solid Snake and scriptwriter for X-men 1+2 and Watchmen). The other was on the sci-fi channel years ago , it is available on R1 dvd and follows the first Guyver story arc....i seem to remember it was quite faithful to the anime.
 
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