Is this mecha?
>>23719829sure what not.
ok now i want organic Gundams that pee
remember it's meant to be pronounced "hweever".
>>23719839It's 'Gaibaa' (ガイバー) pronounced 'Guybah', and we.mecha now, bitch.
>>23719829Always has been. The thing was always biomechanical. But even then, it's basically toku. And toku is /m/.
>>23719829Why is the manga dead? Couldn't the mangaka let anyone else finish it?
>>23720193If I remember right Yoshiki Takaya's assistant (a longtime friend) died and he couldn't bring himself to continue the series without him. Takaya is apparently a practicing dentist now. That's the story anyway.
>>23719829Started out as toku (which is to varied degrees connected to mecha one way or another), only to also become mecha the moment Guyver Gigantic and later Gigantic Exceed appear.
>>23719829The hell is that?
>>23720673Guyver.
>>23720673Probably just someone's custom toy. Certainly never appeared in the comic or the movies.
>>23721021It's a licensed plamo figure for Max Factory's Titanomachia line
Shame this lady didn't get more focus.
>>23720673A thread not up to specification.
>>23722979In the Guyver: Out of Control (1986) OVA she got more focus on Guyver unit tentacles up her ass.
>>23723005>not up to specificationOut of control?
>>23719829What is that disgusting thing?Not my Guyver
>>23723152>What is that disgusting thing?Guyver.
>>23723189>No bioarmor>Ugly as sin>Itty bitty titties>Megasmasher? more like lil'bumperIt's a Dudever at best
>>23719829Why does it have both inverted tits and protruding nipples at the same time?
>>23723200>>23723209Interestingly, the brand producing this is Max Factory, owned by Max Watanabe, the same guy who's been producing Guyver garage kits, merchandise, and toys since the 80's.
>>23723852That is cool. But I think the american version looks cooler.
>>23723863Steve Wang is Chinese (Taipei, Taiwan). He also worked on Predator with Stan Winston, though, so he's a practical effects genius.
Just got caught up. Aptom is such a fucking Bro. He reminds me of Bandou from Elfin Lied (manga).
Guyver Zoanoid, is it mecha?
>>237239142 is so boring up to the halfway point then it becomes probably the best Wester toku we’ll ever fucking see. The way that design incorporates 3’s colors and spikes, 2s defective control medal, but is still wholly unique is unironically inspired.
The age old question, Anons. Would you get tentacle raped for super powers?
>>23723988I really like the random head twitch from the damaged control metal.
>>23723882>Steve Wang is ChineseWang being foreign born has no relevancy on the movies being American productions. Ergo that version is the American version.
>>23724180Yeah it’s great. In general the guyver’s sound design in the live action movies is imo even better than either anime adaptation. The voice modulation and strange bug-like clicks are peak.
>>23723852I never knew they did this. Cool that they did, but the one they used for the movie works better as a practical suit.
>>23723852>SPCIAL THANS TO TOKUMA SHOTEN.MAX•WATANABEShout out to Max Watanabe again. Dude must be the biggest Guyver fan of all time (he also invented a GunPla painting technique named after him, the 'MAX technique').
>>23719829Of all the things I like about Guyver (besides the peak aesthetics) it’s the story’s commitment to making Kronos an ever present threat that I think is most unique. It’s something I always pine for in things like kamen rider but they never effectively deliver. Kronos controls everything, it covers up murders, it almost instantly identifies shou and pursues him so relentlessly that he has to drop out of high school and abandon his old life. Shocker and Golgom do sort of similar things but they’re too afraid of upsetting the status quo to really follow through. Even apart from the big scary monsters, you really get a feeling from the story of what an impossible task opposing Kronos really is.
>>23723904Aptom had quite the character arc, huh?
>>23719852Snaaaaaaaake!
>>23724652Very well. Steve Wang is great and I don't mean to denigrate him in any way. He directed a really fun movie with Mark Dacascos called 'Drive (1997)' that randomly includes scenes from an awesome fake TV show called 'Walter the Einstein Frog'.
>>23727639>Steve Wang is great and I don't mean to denigrate him in any wayDidn't interpret as though you were. I honestly wish he could get the rights to do a third Guyver film. He's said he wants to do it and has had a script ready for it that he's very proud of but can't because whatever company that owns the film rights (if forget which one) ain't interested in playing ball with him. It does make me wonder how much of it would be based on what arc from the comic. Even though the second film detracts from the comic story more than the first, you can still tell what arc he took inspiration from. I can't help but wonder if he did something similar with that script or just went off on his own thing. Which I wouldn't blame him if he did considering the comic is unfinished and there's a lot that he never even had the chance to touch. The extent of Chronos and how long it's existed, the other Zoalords, the Hyper Zoanoids, other Guyvers, Archanphael, the Engineer's true intentions for mankind and why they abandoned Earth, Appallon. Shitloads of stuff. Wang had a lot he could've played with and made some cool shit out of.
>>23727639Oh yeah, also David Hayter has a cameo in Drive.
>>23727662I would've wanted to see a Guyver Zoalord.
>>23727670I'd kinda they didn't. It'd feel like they blew their load in that regard with Crane. And Crane died largely due to outside interference. If a Zoalord got one, a proper functioning one, there'd be no chance unless they introduce the Gigantic. But even then you don't need a Guyver Zoalord for that. Just have Balkus be the weakest of them (he almost basically was the american version of Guyot) and have the others much more powerful and less giant monster-ry. And besides, if you go by the comic story, the whole reason why Chronos wants a guyver is so that Archanpheal can use it since it cancels out the Engineers telepathic commands.
>>23727680My point is I want to see Steve Wang's Guyver Zoalord. He's very creative so it would probably be fucking awesome (and absolutely nothing like a theoretical Takaya Guyver Zoalord).
>>23727702>My point is I want to see Steve Wang's Guyver ZoalordI know. That's what I was talking about.
https://twitter.com/oricon_anime_/status/2016385768026214906Rest in peace, Kozo Shioya, Tetsuro's original seiyuu.
>>23723990I get super powers too??
The OVA has some of the best background music of all time.
https://hjweb.jp/article/2522291/
Sex with Griselda
>>23728154>>23728155What is that, a Transformer or a metallic bluish Gundam?
>>23719829is that the gale hound guyver kit? is 3 coming out with it?
>>23728278>is that the gale hound guyver kit?It's Guyver. A mecha for 4chan.org/m/
>>23728072https://youtu.be/7WHPT-zE1hIOne of the interesting things about Guyver is that Sho Fukamashi's life is horrific. His friends being abducted by Chronos, having to kill his own father. You might think you want to be Clark Kent or Peter Parker or Bruce Wayne but you can't possibly want to be some innocent kid with a Guyver unit. You're marked for extermination and the extermination of everyone you care about. Being a Guyver is the antithesis of the superhero trope.
>>23727706If you like Guyver: Dark Hero you should watch Cyber Ninja (AKA Mirai Ninja AKA Future Ninja) directed by Keita Amemiya. It's on this unfortunately now very expensive DVD set: https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Collection-1-Yuen-Biao/dp/B001DM37U4 the main character, Shiranui, is so fucking cool (a dead samurai made into a cyborg), and the main antagonist, Shoki, is also so fucking cool. Shoki get's killed about half way through the movie then gets resurrected at the end to continue being so fucking cool. I'm pretty sure Steve Wang was inspired by Keita Amemiya (he directed many toku tv shows and movies).
>>23728072>>23728420The chick in the OVAs death is one of the most disturbing in anime
>>23728406....you ok?
>>23728155It's so damn ugly...
>>23728155>>23719829>we want the Ironman audience
>>23728717>....you ok?Yes. Thanks for the (You).
>>23728522I'm a little surprised Out of Control is on YouTube uncensored, with all the nudity and the woman being anally raped by the Guyver unit and having an orgasm.
>>23719829I don't mind the idea of a more conventional, techy redesign of the armor, but I dislike how overly boxy it is. I also dislike much it reminds me of Sentinel's Fighting Armor Iron Man, which was also an overly boxy redesign of a streamlined suit.
>>23729116I agree that the Titanomachia Guyver looks off but I like that Ironman.
40th anniversary exhibition in march. don't get your hopes up but be grateful that this series is still acknowledged.https://x.com/official_MXF/status/2017145759767171519
>>23732112Will Takaya be there? Can someone finally confirm he is even alive?What a fucking shame to just let this series die in the 4th quarter. I'd finish it for him if he gave me his script.
>>23732190He's been sighted so he's definitely alive. He also had a message in the Max Factory guyver exhibition last year. He didn't comment on the manga
>>23732463I drew this a long time ago.
I wish I stuck around for the Guyver dump on /a/. Those threads were fun.
>>23733973I finished the manga from those threads. It was nice.
>>23733980Well you didn't since the manga itself isn't finished.
>>23733994You know exactly what I meant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I8P4_svjZk
I'm pretty convinced that there's one guy on 4chan that talks to himself about guyver across any board he can, but I don't even mind because I love guyver so muchAnyway Steve Wang announced a 4k remaster of dark hero so get ready to see those awesome suits in HD for the first time
>>23739654Oh shit
>>23728522It's one of the series' most iconic moments. A Guyver host dying because the suit starts eating them and they get Mega Smasher mercy killed comes up in every single adaptation.
>>23723200>>23723226It's literally a crossover with an existing plamo based line. That's why he looks so different.
>>23739654>4k remaster of dark heroThat sounds really terrible. I'll try to trust Steve Wang's judgement, because he's an underrated genius, but I love the CRT TV, VHS version.
>>23736305>>23742083Stop posting Gigantic. Gigantic fucking sucks.
>>23743048Literally blinded by nostalgia
I really want to see if Alky can actually find the Uranus. What an interesting impossible setup
>>23743048As long as it doesn't screw with the framerate, remastering it in 4k shouldn't be an issue. It'll just mean the picture quality will be in greater resolution. You'd probably still be able to watch it on a CRT television and it'd look just fine.
>>23739319Terrible, and they definately touched up the release on home media because it was bad looking digislop when it first came out.
>>23720673An upcoming Kotobuykia kit collab with Guyver, based on their existing Gale Hound powered armor model kit.
>>23725310Cronos really does a lot of good... And its only when parts of Cronos start to go rogue that shit really going sideways... And the Guyvers have to clean it up and still take the blame.
>>23743055No. It is you, the one that sucks.
>>23743048how can you even try and claim this is a bad thing
