Series synopsis
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor, also known as 強殖装甲ガイバー is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on August 6, 2005. It ended on February 18, 2006. It stars Kenji Nojima, Nana Mizuki, Kosuke Takaguchi and Katsuyuki Konishi.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenji Nojima as Shō Fukamachi / Guyver I (voice)
- Nana Mizuki as Mizuki Segawa (voice)
- Kosuke Takaguchi as Tetsurō Segawa (voice)
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Agito Makishima / Guyver III (voice)
- Michiko Neya as Shizu Onuma / Griselda (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Aptom (voice)
- Takeharu Oonishi as Toshiaki Hayami / Bio-Freezer (voice)
- Mitsuaki Madono as Imakarum Mirabilis / Masaki Murakami (voice)
Supporting cast
- Unsho Ishizuka as Oswald A. Lisker / Guyver II (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Archanfel (voice)
- Dai Matsumoto as Sin Rubeo Amniculus (voice)
- Kinryu Arimoto as Richard Guyot (voice)
- Hiroshi Tsuchida as Friedrich von Purgstall (voice)
- Saburo Kamei as Hamilcar Barcas (voice)
- Go Shinomiya as Li Yan Tui / Rienzi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | July 3, 2005 | July 3, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 26 | August 6, 2005 | February 18, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-show Special | July 3, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Amazing Bioboosted Armor 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. |
August 6, 2005 |
| 2 |
Secret Organization Cronos 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. |
August 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
Inspector Lisker 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. |
August 20, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 6, 2005 |
| Last aired | February 18, 2006 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |