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| Bio Booster Armor Guyver | |
 First volume of the Viz release | |
| 強殖装甲ガイバー (Kyōshoku Sōkō Gaibā) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Yoshiki Takaya |
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| Demographic | Shōnen, Seinen |
| Original run | February 18, 1985 – June 3, 2016 (on hiatus) |
| Volumes | 32 |
| Original video animation | |
| Guyver: Out of Control | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Watanabe |
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| Written by | Toyoo Ashida |
| Music by | Tadashi Namba |
| Studio | Studio Live |
| Licensed by | Dark Image Entertainment |
| Released | December 13, 1986 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
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.[1] It has been licensed by Viz Media, Star Comics and Chuang Yi Publishing.
Guyver has been adapted into a single OVA titled Guyver: Out of Control (1986, based loosely on the first volume), a 12-episode anime OVA series (1989 to 1992, based on the first four volumes), two American tokusatsu live action movies (1991's The Guyver and 1994's Guyver 2: Dark Hero) as well as a 26-episode anime series (2005 to 2006, based on the first ten volumes). There was also a novel released in 1989 and two light novels in 1995.
- ^ "強殖装甲ガイバー リラックス・ポイント". unit-g.sakura.ne.jp.