The Cyber Punk Anime That Gave You Nightmares - GENOCYBER

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Glad your covering Genocyber but have you considered Bio Boosted Armor Guyver? I've mentioned it on your past posts but I'm here once again to HIGHLY recommend it to you! Considering its a long running manga like Berserk and Bastard, you'll be in for a treat! There's a detailed 12 episode OVA series and even a 2005 reboot series that'll make you crave more!

[@ronimusprime7797]

There was also an a one shot Guyver OVA in 1987 called Guyver: Out of Control as well that you should check out too!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@ronimusprime7797 Yep. It was also by L.A. Hero who also released the 12 episode series. I think that's what got OVA series greenlit!

[@ronimusprime7797]

@@LowellLucasJr. Oh really! I didn't know the same studio that made the 12 episode series made Out of Control as well nor did I know the 12 episode series was greenlit because of Out of Control! Cool!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@ronimusprime7797 my apologies. It's a different studio that did the single ova vs the series. LA Hero would be its US/UK distributor through US Renditions. Now, Guyver out of control DID give the Green light for the other studio to do the series/ get the rights. Mainly, it was because people wanted MORE GUYVER!

[@cpolo88]

Spooky. I was literally asking myself about guyver 😂

[@post-leftluddite]

I still remember when I saw the original Vampire Hunter D on the Sci-fi channel's "Saturday Anime" on a Saturday morning back in the early 1990s...I love the style of the 80s and 90s too... Just got my hands on a Record of Lodoss War set

[@hazzard1983]

Good old days. Saturday anime

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

I think you should probably look up an explanation of the story for Genocyber. Because it's a lot deeper than you give it credit for. It isn't "just about the gore". It requires you pay attention to what is happening, because a shallow watching is going to just leave you confused.

[@richardofredemption]

Glad you covered this. I was terrified when I saw this as a young kid. My dad was flipping through channels or something and saw a bit of it.

[@benob3531]

The psychic girl kinda reminds me of the girl from Elden Lied and the other sister makes me think of Evangelion, especially with the dad being an asshole

[@mrsticky005]

Both of the sisters have psychic powers. The blonde mute one is Elaine and the one with the bob cut is Diana Also the balding guy with the mustache is NOT their dad.

[@IamOutOfNames]

I get a really nostalgic feels from lot of these older series I heard about as a kid but never got a chance to watch and then forgot about. Untill now. Thanks Ryan, we really need more 90's anime tiddies.

[@yeoedwin1619]

I would like to see Genocyber crossover with: Mortal Kombat (crossfire between Earthrealm and Netherrealm, with Liu Kang, Raiden, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Scropion, Sub Zero, Sonya Blade, Kitana etc) Aliens (assist Marine to fight Mother Alien and Alien Queen), Predators, Terminator, Hellraiser (encounter Pinhead), Ash Williams of Evil Dead, X-men (where Charles Xavier and Magneto approach Genocyber), Superman, Supergirl or Justice League, Incredible Hulk and She Hulk, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Thor or Avengers, Guyver, Doom, Watchmen, Warhammer 40000, Suicide Squad, Mutant League, Spawn, Hellboy, Invincible (with Omni Man), The Boys (with Homelander), Starship Troopers, Fist Of The North Star

[@shusterandy]

Man I wish a lot of anime would cross over into that stuff.

[@blanddull6881]

The box art for the VHS tape always intrigued me as a kid, glad my parents never rented it for me lol that would have been awkward for me and my parents 😂

[@jakebocek2949]

I am SO thrilled to see you talk about this series man. It was one of the first 4 or 5 anime I ever watched. My uncle had hundreds of OVAs and whatnot on VHS that he had personally dubbed and this was one. I was way too young to see it and it wasn't very good but still.

[@mrsticky005]

The story was never meant for kids so saying it wasn’t very good when you saw it when you were young makes me think you just don’t understand Genocyber. Hell I don’t completely understand it. Now to be fair it definitely could be explained better but I don’t think it is illogical. It’s definitely not a hand holding story. It goes into hyperdrive and expects you to keep up.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Who was/is your uncle and what was his name?

[@potatomatop9326]

the purpose of this anime is violence, badass and 90s nostalgia.

[@Joao395]

Ahhh Genocyber...my guilty pleasure

[@TheVillain_x99]

I need to jump on this lol. Ryan, Spriggan is coning out next month hopefully, you can review before the remake

[@PrimarisBlackshieldDeathwatch]

I’d dare say even more violent than berserk

[@lucascoval828]

Both still can't end their stories.

[@PKFLASH123]

@@lucascoval828 oh berserk can now baby let's go

[@lucascoval828]

@Fred_Hajike_Master Can it? Can it really?

[@GioGioPietromica425]

Oh I’d say significantly more At least just the first episode

[@igormikuska4369]

A horror recomendation (my favourite movie in the genre): ,,Baskin" (Police raid); it is a turkish film. Now that you are self-employed you can improve your editing, scripting and technology skills, test out new programs, courses, tools.

[@mrsticky005]

Fun Fact: Koichi Ohata the director of MD Geist and in charge of the mecha design also worked on a couple Super Sentai series as a mecha/creature designer.

[@elroyskicks9127]

This anime would be perfect as a cyberpunk2077 spinoff like edgerunners. If you view this in the dystopian cyberpunk universe where cops/ military are powerless to the big corporations , and they are all experimenting to create the most powerful cyborgs first it makes the story much more engaging then things just happening for the sake of the next bloodbath .

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

I have to thank you for this series. I am sure at some point I will find time to sit and watch them all

[@AverageIrishDude]

Alita battle angel has the best mad scientist ever 4:55

[@lawrencefrost9063]

Ok this looks awesome. Bear in mind i'm watching this after watching that Legend of the Overfiend fuckery two days ago.

[@mrsticky005]

Personally I think Genocyber is actually waaaaaaaaay deeper than it often gets credit for. However it is very difficult to follow. There is a channel called The Unheralded which does a sorta explanation video about what the Genocyber is. It’s pretty interesting. Is anyone else a fan of Koichi Ohata’s works? A lot of people agree he is a great mecha designer but I think he is a superb storyteller.

[@Bopmyglizz]

I started searching the anime after i saw a man getting his spine ripped through his face. It was a gif on one of those slowed+reverb rap songs

[@ericschuller908]

Genocyber just seems like violence for the sake of violence. Gornographic.

[@mrsticky005]

I think people who say that Genocyber is just violent for the sake of violence watch it just for the sake of violence and don’t even really try to understand the point of the violence and how it affects the larger narrative.

[@ericschuller908]

@@mrsticky005, it feels self-indulgent.

[@mrsticky005]

Sounds like bullshit people say when they can’t admit they didn’t understand the narrative and don’t even want to try to understand.

[@ericschuller908]

@@mrsticky005, let me make this clear: this kind of animation and the scale of this kind of nightmare fuel seems like the kind of stuff that is done for shock value. The fact that the story doesn't really go anywhere or have any lasting emotional impact beyond nausea and terror is evident of that. It's an attempt to expand upon what is arguably horror for horror's sake and trying to make something profound out of it is laughable. I like horror elements. I've been a fan of Berserk since I was seven years old. But Berserk's horror elements always having a deeper level to them that illustrate some inner manifestation of a character's nature or is set up for juxtaposition against another, such as Guts' and Griffith's appearances seeming like they are designed to be the villain and the hero by traditional standards, yet the opposite being the case. The mutilation of Guts' body had a point. Hell, even the complete breakdown and torture of Griffith at the hands of a sexual sadist had a point. And that shit made me vomit in my goddamn mouth and gave me nightmares for weeks. Genocyber was an attempt to expand upon a one-shot concept and fell short with the shock value of intense gore, child mutilation, and enough viscera to make the directors of The Boys choke on their own bile.

[@mrsticky005]

Can you tell me what The Genocyber is? If you were paying attention at all you should know.

[@freemygrandma956]

Weird this video took me back to the 90’s like the whole feel of the video is nostalgic asf thanks man

[@seekpenance]

thumbnail looking like cell from dbz 💀💀

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Genocyber had a difficult production history that effected its narrative. There were 3 volumes created and they weren't made back to back. More like years apart. There was an attempt of trying to fill in the blanks the incompleted manga couldn't do. From a visual design, its fantastic! However, if your craving a story, its a children of science turned messiah; then become a destructive Overfiend. It's truly a mess story wise, but fantastic eye candy!

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Candy? I don't know...

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@WiseOwl_1408 There's some great action, transformation and destruction scenes...but I can't defend everything sadly...

[@mrsticky005]

I agree it is a mess but I say it is a brilliant mess

[@unholymayhem]

If you haven’t already you should cover Angel Cop and Violence Jack

[@thomaslao9832]

i feel like all these pure violence animes are just a way of japan trying to shed its awful WW2 history and acts a permutation of Go Nagai's Devilman, which was made to protest against war by showing how low human kind can descend. they all have the following in common: -throw in some titties and tentacles to sell the product(devil made ate a demon's boobs in the OVA) - a demon or god is hidden in a human body, - some higher level power is trying to misguide the lower level beings - there is some prophecy or force to unleash that demon, -lots and lots of human blood shed while the main character struggles to control their inner demon, -the world is going to blow up if nothing is stopped -the 1/2 demon 1/2 human is good. the pure demon is misguided and evil. humans are pure evil.

[@janedoe1418]

Me in the 90´s loved this OVA of course much for the designs and visuals(and music) but also the cryptic cyber punk "surrealism", watched it many times and felt getting more pieces of the puzzle came together bit by bit....of course now looking back it is obvious the creators here did not get enough budget to flesh out the whole story. koichi ohata who did most of the work here is perhaps best with mecha designs...and ideas rather then being a director.

[@malcolmisgee]

Did u find Genocyber bcoz of KZbin recommendations? I literally watched the full ova series super high and tbh I forgot wtf happened I just remember it was crazy and incoherent

[@ryanfebrianto8973]

Now I am on the phase "Why I love these shits?"

[@MrM9819]

You need to watch Apocalypse Zero

[@wwefan11222]

And I thought Ninja Scroll and Hellsing Ultimate had a crap ton of gore and guts. But in comes Genocyber. Fu....

[@DTBluesreviews]

Here's some recommendations for you for this series of yours 1. Bastard!!!! Yes the one you already did the manga review for 2. Demons of Steel though not released in the states as far as I can tell it's on KZbin with English subtitles 3. The wind of amnesia an interesting post apocalyptic film with some Mecha stuff I'll have more for you soon but check these out

[@VengeDracul]

I am surprised no one brought up another anime called Baoh. Man, I can list so many fun 80s and 90s anime. Some too Adult like Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend.

[@ObiClon]

Will need to look this up

[@mrmanju6989]

Genocyber was bizarre as hell. The 3rd movie seemed to come out of nowhere and didnt feel like the same universe even

[@mrsticky005]

If you understand what the Genocyber is then the 3rd movie makes sense.

[@melancholyman369]

If liked this one you'll like Battle Angel Alita, it's got the 90s cyberpunk aesthetic/concepts and Mad Max flavor to it.

[@Torric2K8]

Late, off-topc, but cyberpunk-related: What's your take on the Battle Angel Alita manga?

[@emmanuelboakye1124]

Great deep dive👍👍

[@vincentgullion1566]

Where can I watch it? Also I read Starving Anonymous and it was really good but it left me wanting more

[@skyline2601]

Just watched the whole thing yesterday in one go and I thought there was something wrong with me for not understanding anything. I was so confused. Glad to see I'm not crazy after all.

[@astronomicafilms]

Besides Robotech and Voltron, my intro to anime was Legend of the Overfiend when I was in college...I didn't watch anime again for a while after that. Luckily I did! I also like the mid 80s-mid 90s anime and enjoyed Genocyber as a sort of curiosity. It's not a good story at all, but it's bonkers enough that I can put it on while reading and glance up when the crazy stuff hits.

[@DaveGrean]

They aren't the evil scientist's daughters, they're the daughters of the scientist who originally came up with the vajra research, and died years before the story. The evil scientist is the guy who killed their father. Diana's robotic limb replacements weren't due to random cruel experiments; her natural body was paralysed from the waist down since birth, so it was actually specifically done so she could have a functioning body. This is all stated explicitly in the anime

[@Bornagainvillain]

10 minutes into Genocyber, and I almost vomited.

[@HeartburnMan]

I have a question and honestly think your the guy who could answer it… I watched a manga when I was a kid and for love nor money I can’t remember the name of it. In 25 years I still can’t remember lol. All I do remember is it’s mostly set in a construction site skyscraper building and there’s one evil character if I remember correctly, he gets his arm chopped off and the blood from his arm turns into some like demon and he uses it as a weapon. He fights the main character in the skyscraper. That’s all I remember! Hopefully you can answer this life long question of mine 🙏 thank you! Love your videos!

[@Rain-Orca]

You have to be aware of occult and biblical knowledge to get this.

[@mmin298]

have you done apocalypse zero yet

[@MandoMTL]

It happens to have a totally unfitting opening track too (Fairy Dreaming).

[@mrsticky005]

You clearly didn’t understand the movie nor the song if you think it doesn’t fit.

[@edenladin]

I must say there are some mistake in the Analysis here. The tentacles on the ship didn't come from Genocyber but from the remaining of the Vajranoid - who's only job was to kill Genocyber... What I like about this show is that the "villians" eventually are the humans and not the monster.

[@NekMinuteG]

Brooooooooooooooooooo this sent me to valhalla....I seen this when I was like 8 and I was like mf what wa that brutal shit I seen a while back...I've typed so much bs

[@Kruskfar]

Keep the weirdness coming

[@darrenclements6028]

Genocyber tears apart the so called madame webb and the marvels into oblivion

[@Dan-pt2tn]

0:28 Is that character going to be okay tho?

[@PrimarisBlackshieldDeathwatch]

Maybe?

[@hattoripool1533]

Which is more violent Beserk or Genocyber?

[@ericschuller908]

Berserk. By virtue of more content and the Eclipse event.

[@father042]

This series is just extremely nihilistic and miserable

[@ronimusprime7797]

I'm sorry biut I honestly thought Genocyber was trash. It's not even the good kind of trash it's just pure trash. The story is poorly written and convoluted, the characters aren't interesting or compelling and it's message and themes go completely nowhere and aren't explored competently. I'm usually am down for the hyper violence trashy animes from the 80s and 90s but this one wasn't for me man.

[@mrsticky005]

I agree the story is convoluted but I think it is brilliant or at the very least had the potential to be. I think the characters are very interesting. But the story flies by so quickly we hardly get to even know them. Although I would say Genocyber looks at the character of humanity as a whole. What did you think the message or theme of Genocyber was?

[@zacharythompson9791]

This had so much potential. It’s a shame.

[@mrsticky005]

Genocyber should have been 3 seasons long. There is so much going on but it happens all at once that I don’t blame people for being confused. Hell it confuses me. What annoys me is people who trash it basically because it’s ultra violent and they assume that must mean Ohata can’t tell a good story when really it’s them who just can’t admit they didn’t understand something.

[@JustSiouxMe]

Yeah they tried to cram in way too much story in far too short a time. They should have stuck with and expanded the narrative of the first part.

[@misterlizard9832]

I've recently watched the first one and I didn't like it at all. Just to be clear I though the animations and some characters concept were cool but as the movie goes by, I've noticed that the only thing that sustain the whole thing was the gore factor, and even that felt a little out-dated and silly at times. I don't know if the secuels are better (cause I haven't seen them yet) but definitely the first OVA didn't do it for me... Honestly, go watch Wicked City instead.

[@mrsticky005]

I disagree. I think the gore is important because it establishes just how violent and wicked people and society at large have become and the cry of the down trodden and oppressed for justice.

[@maxwellgraves635]

US Manga Corps threw a 13&up on this shit.

[@fernandohernandezperez3730]

Is the manga of the same name?

[@bladeofimmortal7224]

Another banger review from Ryan, highly suggest guyver anime another hardcore old-school anime.

[@mrsticky005]

Have you ever seen MD Geist? It’s by the same director and it’s my favorite anime movie of all time.

[@ardavan8313]

you review the weirdest movies ever created ngl 😬

[@RealLifeRyan]

😎

[@onojioboardwalk9748]

@@RealLifeRyan .. It is not ''Incoherent'' - They took from 'Guyver' in every little way and made their own thing. And Guyver is as faar from ''Incoherent'' as it gets. +

[@BlackAndRedJack-BARJ]

Favorite Anime

[@mrsticky005]

Genocyber rules. Bleach rules. Haters drool.

[@BlackAndRedJack-BARJ]

@@mrsticky005 👍

[@jimthethug7119]

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