Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor

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Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor (Kyōshoku Sōkō Gaibā) is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1 - 59 (volume 10) 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 Guyver TV series made its U.S. TV premiere on October 26, 2006 on the Anime Network, airing only the first episode and later, the rest of the series. The first episode was also viewable for free at IGN Entertainment, Inc. for a short period of time. Currently 16 episodes of the television series are available through Xbox 360, downloadable via Xbox live marketplace.

Most, if not all, of the characters from the original Guyver manga series appear in the new Guyver anime series. Several characters from the new anime series have undergone a slight change of design from their previous looks from the past animated OVA and manga series (see Guyver (OVA) and Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor). For instance, Shō has a different style, brown hair rather than his original black hair. Mizuki now has black hair in the 2005 series instead of her brown hair from the previous series. The Guyver TV series covers more of the original manga storyline than the 12 episode OVA series, being more loyal to the manga, mainly the first 10 or so volumes (covering everything up to the arrival of Guyver Gigantic). However there are key differences between the anime variation and original manga series