Payback1016
This is by far the better adaptation of one of the greatest manga series on the planet. Take the monsters anime and special fx and, Out of Control is a perfect example of how the world is like today. I can't help but feel sorry for Sho though: The armor takes over him, he was unconscious during his first kill so I can imagine the shock that he has when he realized what he was and what he did. His friends get shot right in front of his eyes in public. His girlfriend gets kidnapped by an evil organization that seems to have operatives both human and zoanoid in almost every media outlet and civil service and want his power and to top it off he gets his ass kicked by a girl that despite working for that company seems to want to kill him rather than take him alive which the superiors want. aside from that this is a pretty decent movie.
second_darkness
I have been a fan of the "Guyver" series for over 10 years. I only fairly recently found out that this movie existed and it took me quite some time to track down a copy. The beginning of the movie pretty much follows the story line of the original manga, but after the G-Unit bonds with Sho the story line changes somewhat. For instance: Guyver II in this variation of the story is a female Chronos operative (the scene where the unit bond with her is essentially a rape scene, but lets be clear, this is not hentai!).The animation is generally pretty stylish and slick (considering its a 1986 release! And its certainly more impressive than the poor animation quality of episode 7 onward of the 1989 12 part adaption), but suffers at times when certain scenes are re-used time and again. The story line goes nowhere and degenerates into a big fight between guyver I and II (guyver III appears later, but no explanation is given as to his identity and he disappears pretty quickly). Its almost as if they writers read Yoshiki Takaya's manga up until the Sho discovers the guyver and then they thought: "Bugger this, this is boring, lets just have a big fight scene!" If you are a guyver committed fan, this is a must to complete your collection, but be under no illusions: Underneath this anime's flash facade there is a giant void!
Silverbolt450
I saw Out of Control along time ago, and recently bought it on Ebay.I had heard that this OAV (Only Available on Video)is how the Guyver creators wanted it to be, and its animation is at least 10 times better than the Bio Boost manga series.It is also incrediably dark and almost scary. The Bio booster series had some cute and some funny moments, and was full of different characters, while this short film however, has anything but. Sho Fukamachi is still the main character, but gone are Agito, Tetsuro and any of the characters you met along the way. Mizky is still Sho's love, and that is also sharply brought more into focus. Chronos also seems more powerful in this episode... we see the Special task teams sent out to get the lost Units, we also see Zoanoid Cops, crooked Government Officials, and most impressively, Guyver II is female. (Oh, and does she ever give Guyver I a butt whoopin!!)Guyver III makes a special appearance at the end, but we are never clued in as to whom he may be, as this was never further developed.The whole episode also shows the true downside of being a super hero, where as the series makes you think of how great it would be to have these powers. For example some of Sho's close friends are wiped out while right in the middle of school and Mizky is kidnapped only to get Sho to reveal he is the Guyver.The last scene also shows the difficult choice Sho must make if he wishes for his loved ones to return to a normal life.
Robin-72
I searched all over for this video, and I was greatly disappointed when I watched it. It's a very dark anime. I would say it's more horror than action. Don't expect anything like the series Bio-Booster Armor. The animation quality is the only thing it has that's better than the series. Get the episode tapes. This OAV is not very good.
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