Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor

The Chronos Corporation has secret plans for the world and have biologically engineered employees and soldiers who are able to transform themselves into powerful monsters at will, beings called Zoanoids. A test type Zoanoid, disguised as a normal man, escapes after stealing a bag containing three items Chronos was studying, known as the Guyver units. Chronos soldiers attempt to recover the units from the test-type but he activates a grenade, killing himself and scattering the Guyver units. One of the lost units is discovered by two high school students, Shō Fukamachi and Tetsurō Segawa. Shō accidentally activates the unit and it merges him with the biological armor, increasing all his physical abilities and arming him with deadly weaponry. He is now a Guyver, later specifically designated "Guyver I."

Determined to recruit Shō or recover the Guyver armor from his body (even if removing it proves fatal,) the Chronos Corporation begins sending Zoanoids after the teenager and his friend Tetsurō. Also at risk is Tetsurō's sister Mizuki, whom Shō loves. The Zoanoid attacks lead to escalating battles that result in Shō learning to be a deadlier warrior while uncovering more of his armor's abilities. Thanks to their influence in politics and new media, the general public is kept unaware of the secret war between the Chronos Corporation and Guyver I. Eventually, Shō meets other Guyver users and uncovers the secrets behind the origins of their units, the Zoanoids, and the Chronos Corporation.

Most, if not all, of the characters from the original Guyver manga series appear in the new Guyver anime series. Several characters in the new anime series have undergone a slight change of design from their previous looks from the past animated OVA (The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor) and manga series. 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.

;{{nihongo|Sho Fukamachi|深町 晶|Fukamachi Shō}}

:{{Anime voices|Kenji Nojima|Chris Patton}}Gifford, Kevin et al. "Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor". Newtype USA 5 (11) 28-33. November 2006. ISSN 1541-4817.

:The series protagonist. Age 17. Sho was a second-year student at a Tokyo-area high school when he and his best friend, Tetsuro Segawa, stumbled upon one of the missing G-units. Sho inadvertently activates the unit and merges with the bio-boosted armor. Labeled "Guyver I" by the Cronos Corporation, Sho must fend off the advancing swarms of Zoanoids dispatched by the corporation trying to recover the G-unit, while also protecting those close to him.

;{{nihongo|Tetsurō Segawa|瀬川 哲郎|Segawa Tetsurō}}

:{{Anime voices|Kōsuke Takeuchi|Lowell Bartholomee}}

:Sho's closest friend. A third-year student attending the same school as Sho. Tetsuro is a science fiction fan and the president of the school's Sci-Fi society club, which gives him some knowledge to make quite a few assumptions about the things involving the Guyver.

;{{nihongo|Mizuki Segawa|瀬川 瑞紀|Segawa Mizuki}}

:{{Anime voices|Nana Mizuki|Luci Christian}}

:Sho's romantic interest and Tetsuro's younger sister. She is an average high school girl attending the same school as Shō and her brother. Initially infatuated with Agito Makishima, Mizuki starts to develop feelings for Shō after realizing she can't compete with Shizu's loyalty and devotion to Agito, and knowing the truth behind the Guyvers. By the later episodes of the anime, her affections have completely shifted towards him.

;{{nihongo|Agito Makishima|巻島 顎人|Makishima Agito}}

:{{Anime voices|Katsuyuki Konishi|Brian Jepson}}

:Agito is a third-year student at the same high school the others attend. He almost never allows sentiment to stand in his way. He does not even show much expression in his face, but acts quite friendly at school. He finds a Guyver unit and merges with it to become "Guyver III." Agito also seems to have extensive knowledge on the Guyver and its abilities and exhibits them quite well. Agito seems to have his own agenda when it comes to dealing with Chronos. He is an excellent example of an anti-hero. His loyal childhood friend is Shizu.

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;{{nihongo|Natsuki Taga|多賀なつき|Taga Natsuki}}

:{{Anime voices|Tomo Adachi|Kira Vincent-Davis}}

:A high school girl that attends the same school as Shō and his friends. She is also a close friend to Shō and the Segawa siblings. She becomes of great help to them later when they are forced into hiding after the apparent deaths of Sho, Agito, and Masaki.

;{{nihongo|Richart Guyot|リヒャルト・ギュオー|Riharuto Gyuō}}

:{{Anime voices|Kinryu Arimoto|Bill Wise}}

:Guyot is tall, powerfully built man. In the beginning of the series, he acted as the commander of Chronos Japan branch after Agito Makishima's foster father, Genzo Makishima, failed to retrieve the Guyver units. He has an immensely commanding presence.

;{{nihongo|Masaki Murakami|村上征樹|Murakami Masaki}}

:{{Anime voices|Mitsuaki Madono|Andrew Love}}

:Masaki was a freelance journalist captured by Cronos and used as a guinea pig in the Zoalord development program. He is a tall, thin young man with shoulder-length hair, and normally wears sunglasses, even at night. He joins with Shō to fight Cronos, having his own revenge in mind. He does not quite trust Agito at first because of Guyver III's earlier connections with Chronos.

;Fumio Fukamachi

:{{Anime voices|Hironori Miyata|John Swasey}}

:Shō Fukamachi's Father, aged 47.

;Genzo Makishima

:{{Anime voices|Kenichi Ogata|Brando Austin}}

:Agito Makishima's foster father and ex-Head of Chronos Japan, who becomes the first Enzyme.

;Oswald A. Lisker

:{{Anime voices|Unshō Ishizuka|Jason Douglas}}

:An inspector from Chronos Headquarters. He is "Guyver II."

;Aptom

:{{Anime voices|Tetsu Inada|Robert Kraft}}

:One of the Chronos "Lost Number Commandos" an elite group of Zoanoids that failed the Zoanoid optimization process. The Lost Numbers are used as expendable guinea pigs for Chronos genetic research. Aptom has the unique ability of mimicry, allowing him to recreate the abilities of other Zoanoids. As the series progresses, he receives an upgrade to his ability allowing him to enhance and combine zoanoids into more powerful hybrid creatures. The penalty (or perhaps benefit) of this process is that it renders him immune to the mental domination of the Chronos leaders.

;Toshiaki Hayami/Bio-Freezer

:{{Anime voices|Takeharu Onishi|Illich Guardiola}}

;Hamilcar Barcas

:{{Anime voices|Saburo Kamei|Charles C. Campbell}}

;Archanfel

:{{Anime voices|Yasunori Matsumoto|Gray Haddock}}

;Sin Rubeo Amniculus

:{{Anime voices|Dai Matsumoto|John Gremillion}}

;Fried'rich von Purg'stall

:{{Anime voices|Hiroshi Tsuchida|Brian Jepson}}

;Luggnagg de Krumeggnic

:{{Anime voices|Tomohisa Asō|Romulus Venicito}}

;Jabir Ibn Hayyan, Gregole

:{{Anime voices|Yoshinori Sonobe|John Gremillion}}

;Gaster

:{{Anime voices|Yoshinori Sonobe|Josh Grelle}}

;Lǐ Yǎn-Tuí, Derzerb, Enzyme II

:{{Anime voices|Go Shinomiya|Rhelik Shadowbriar}}

;Zerbebuth

:{{Anime voices|Kenta Miyake|Jim McClellan}}

;Elegan

:{{Anime voices|Kōichi Tōchika|Mark X. Laskowski}}

;ZX-Tole

:{{Anime voices|Tomoyuki Shimura|Adam Dudley}}

;Test Type

:{{Anime voices|Yoshitaka Hirano|John Swasey}}

;Kawada

:{{Anime voice|Aamir Hydrai}}

;Kobashi

:{{Anime voice|Blake Shepard}}

;Misuzawa

:{{Anime voice|Mariela Ortiz}}

;Dyme

:{{Anime voice|Wendel Calvert}}

:One of the Chronos "Lost Number Commandos" an elite group of Zoanoids that failed the Zoanoid optimization process. Dyme has the unique ability to bond with the surrounding elements, allowing him to control the battlefield during an encounter.

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:{{Main|List of Guyver episodes}}

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• Opening THEME - "Waiting for" - Reiri (Líng-Lì Yáng)
• Ending THEME - "Cotton Candy" - Bonnie Pink

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• {{IMDb title|0488266|Kyôshoku sôkô Guyver}}
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• [https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/16/guyver-the-complete-series Guyver at IGN]

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