Cybernetics Guardian (聖獣機サイガード, Seijūki Saigādo, lit. Holy Beast Machine Cy-Guard) is an animeoriginal video animation. The original Japanese version was released in 1989 by Anime International Company, and an English Language version in 1996, licensed by Central Park Media.[1] It is about John Stalker who is a research pilot for the fictional Central Guard Company. John was born in the city of Cyber-wood, in an area known as the Cancer Slums. The antagonist of the story, Adler, plans to attack the citizens of the Cancer Slums.
In this Japanese animated science fiction adventure, cities of the future are plagued by violence, and the Central Guard Company is commissioned to find a solution to urban crime. One designer creates a Guard Suit with special psychic powers, while another develops a robotic killing machine that will not only eliminate the bad guys, but also get rid of his romantic rivals in the process. But when John Stalker is given the assignment of testing the Guard Suit, it uncovers a dark and dangerous secret he has kept hidden from the world. Three episodes were planned, but only one was completed leaving the plot unfinished.
References
^"Pirates, gangsters and wolves, oh yeah! Action-adventure flicks take to sea, streets, the wild and even cellblocks". The Washington Times. March 28, 1996.
Further reading
Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy, The anime encyclopedia, Stone Bridge Press, 2006
Trish Ledoux, Doug Ranney, Fred Patten, The complete anime guide, Tiger Mountain Press, 1997
Andy Mangels, Animation on DVD: The Ultimate Guide, Stone Bridge Press, 2003
James M. Craddock, Video Source Book, Thomson Gale, 2006
