Guyferd (series)

“	Here comes the strong new hero!	„
	— A phrase used in the series' marketing

Guyferd Air date April 8, 1996 - September 30, 1996 Distributor Toho Channel(s) TV Tokyo Genre(s) Tokusatsu Episodes 26

Guyferd (七星闘神ガイファード,   Shichisei Tōshin Gaifādo, lit. Seven Star Fighting God Guyferd) is a Japanese tokusatsu kaiju series co-created by Toho and Capcom that aired Monday nights at 6:30 from April 8, 1996 to September 30, 1996.

Plot

After returning to Japan from his world travels due to hearing that his brother Masato had gone missing, Go Kazama began to search for him. After besting the master of their old Kennoryuu fighting dojo, Go was kidnapped by the evil Crown Corporation to be part of their Guyborg program. Go awoke after his surgery in a containment cell, converted into a cyborg. However, due to the facility's being in a state of emergency due to the escape of Jerks, a Mutian created by the Fallah Virus, Go was able to escape. In the forest surrounding the Crown facility he encountered Takeo Shiroishi, who was being terrorized by Jerks. Despite Go's pacifistic nature he fought to protect Shiroishi. During the battle, Go transformed into Guyferd, a name given by Shiroishi to a state of perfect integration with the Fallah Virus and was able to escape with him. They were quickly approached by two friends of Masato's named Rei and Yu Kujo. They four of them battled many Mutians and were able to locate Masato who had also been transformed into a Guyborg. Masato then revealed to Go that he had always hated thath he was a better fighter than he was, but never wanted to fight and forced Go to fight him after transforming into Deathferd.

Masato perished in the exploding Crown facility, and Go was later faced with Metalferds, Fallah infused Guyborgs like Go himself sent by Zodiac, the true leader of Crown, who was intent on gathering the last remaining samples of Fallah in order to make it rain from the skies and turn everyone on Earth into a Mutian. After Go stopped him and defeated the Metalferds, Zodiac resurrected them using the Gaia-Net, turning them into the Gaia Soldiers. Zodiac sent them out to retrieve the four Key Items that when placed on the Gaia-Net would send the Earth off its axis and by doing so destroy it. In the process of trying to prevent Zodiac from obtaining all of the Key Items, Go lost his life to Django, but was resurrected with a Key Item given to him by his sensei, who lost his life to protect it from another Gaia Soldier. Masato was then revealed to be protecting Go on his travels after faking his death in order to make up for the wrongs he committed against his brother. Guyferd and Deathferd then stormed Zodiac's stronghold and were able to destroy the Gaia-Net, Zodiac, and the stronghold at the expense of their lives, simultaneously cleansing the world of all traces of the Fallah Virus.

Episodes

Episode no. Title Director(s) Writer(s) Air date 1 "The Birth of Guyferd!" Hirochika Muraishi Noboru Aikawa, Hiroshi Ishi 1996/04/08 2 "In Peril! Go" Kazuhiro Inaba 1996/04/15 3 "Did You See It? The Ultimate Supertransformation!" Shinichi Kamisawa 1996/04/22 4 "Breakout! The Genetic Laboratory" Hiroshi Ishi 1996/04/29 5 "Operation Battle Killer" Yoshiki Kitamura 1996/05/06 6 "Bloodlust! The Homicidal Sound Waves" 1996/05/13 7 "Crown's Strongest Warrior" Shinichi Kamisawa Kazuhiro Inaba 1996/05/20 8 "Confrontation of Destiny!" 1996/05/27 9 "Crown's Ambition!" Hirochika Muraishi Hiroshi Ishi 1996/06/03 10 "Defeat Metalferd" 1996/06/10 11 "Brainjack" Toshiyuki Takano Kasuhiro Inaba 1996/06/17 12 "Charge! Battlekids" 1996/06/24 13 "Assassination Command GX-9" Hirochika Muraishi 1996/07/01 14 "Protect! A Small Life" 1996/07/08 15 "The Red Rose of Revenge" Toshiyuki Takano 1996/07/15 16 "Countdown!" 1996/07/22 17 "Zodiac's Appearance!" Hirochika Muraishi Hiroshi Ishi 1996/07/29 18 "Release Gaia-Net!" 1996/08/05 19 "The Mystery of the Polaris Document" Shinichi Kamisawa 1996/08/12 20 "The Valkyrie's Trap" 1996/08/19 21 "Pursue the Sword of the Seven Stars!" Kazuhiro Inaba 1996/08/26 22 "Guyferd Dies!" Masatsugu Takase 1996/09/02 23 "Resurrection!" 1996/09/09 24 "The Warrior of Darkness Lives Again" Shinichi Kamisawa Hiroshi Ishi 1996/09/16 25 "Earth's Last Day" Hirochika Muraishi 1996/09/23 26 "Eternal Vow" Kazuhiro Inaba 1996/09/30 Staff Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right. Directed by   Hirochika Muraishi (episodes 1-2, 9-10, 13-14, 17-18, 25-26), Shinichi Kamisawa (episodes 3-4, 7-8, 19-21, 24), Yoshiki Kitamura (episodes 5-6), Toshiyuki Takano (episodes 11-12, 15-16), Masatsugu Takase (episodes 22-23) Written by   Noboru Aikawa (episode 1), Kazuhiro Inaba (episodes 2-3, 7-8, 11-16, 18, 21-23), Hiroshi Ishi (episodes 1, 4-6, 9-10, 17, 19-20, 24) Produced by   Masahiko Kurokawa, Haruo Sai, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Takatsune Nishijima, Keisuke Iwata Music by   yamanaka Opening theme "Eternal Vow" written, composed and performed by   Kenzo Fukuyama Arranged by   KEIME Ending theme "Befriend" performed by   Kotono Shibuya Lyrics by   Masumi Kawamura Composed by   Masahiro Arakawa Arranged by   Seiichi Kyoda Cinematography by   Koji Nishino Production design by   Shinji Fujiwara, Yoshikazu Furuya Special effects by   Yuji Terai, Fuyuki Shinada, Nobuaki Fujiyoshi Narration by   Masaaki Okabe Cast Actor's name on the left, character played on the right. Hiroyuki Kawai   as   Go Kazama Shoichiro Akaboshi   as   Takeo Shiroishi Asuka Shimizu   as   Rei Kujo Hirokazu Tachikawa   as   Yu Kujo Shigeaki Kano   as   Masato Kazama Toshio Tomogane   as   Detective Yuji Nakano Yoko Hoshi   as   Etsuko Murako Gen Idemitsu   as   Jimei Seiji Mori   as   Yashamaru / Guyferd Kei Kagaya   as   Godo Nahoko Takahashi   as   Riki Tenmei Basara   as   Zodiac Ken Okabe   as   Mr. Bikross Masako Takeda   as   Megumi Shion Hozumi Goda   as   Shiozawa Hideto Shimamura   as   Minoh / Metal Master Isamu Ichikawa   as   Kuzan Kenta Hino   as   Jerks / Guilpulss / Ranghoul / Valcanon Nijiko Kawashima   as   Kihara Shiro Sakakibara   as   Doggross / Guyborg 801 / Dragos / Globe Toru Edomatsu   as   Bolguiss / Deathferd / Scarabeth Yuko Hiwasa   as   Spirass Kazumasa Seki   as   Antaleess / Bikross / Django Kiyoshi Iwata   as   Batrod / Rudra / Guyborg (episode 24) Makoto Yokokawa   as   Baiken Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi   as   Guyborg GX-9 Nami Hanada   as   Valkyrie Ukon Urata   as   Minos Shozo Izuka   as   Zodiac (voice) Appearances Characters and Monsters Go Kazama Masato Kazama Takeo Shiroishi Rei Kujo Yu Kujo Detective Yuji Nakano Zodiac Mr. Bikross Metal Shion Metal Master Minoh Jerks Doggross Bolguiss Spirass Antaleess Guyborg 801 Guilpulss Dragos Batrod Baiken Guyborg GX-9 Globe Rudra Scarabeth Valkyrie Minos Django Ranghoul Valcanon Koichi Hayami (mentioned) Weapons, vehicles, and races Guyborgs Mutians Fangs Metalferds Gaia Soldiers Gallery Concept art Deathferd concept art Valkyrie concept art Minos concept art Video releases Japanese Guyferd DVD volumes 1-4 Guyferd DVD box set Merchandise Replica of Guyferd's helmet Guyferd mask Model of Guyferd by Takara 3 inch resin models of Guyferd and Deathferd Cloth based poseable figures of Guyferd and Deathferd Figures of a Guyborg, Mr. Bikross, Guyferd, Metal Shion, a Fang, and Metal Master Chibi toys of a Fang, Metal Shion, Mr. Bikross, Metal Master, and a Guyborg A Guyferd handkerchief A Guyferd handkerchief The cover of Guyferd: Crown's Devastating Strategy Trivia The show was adapted into a video game called Guyferd: Crown's Devastating Strategy for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Comments Showing 10 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators. Loading comments...