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Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).

People (4)

Obari said he had proposed to Technos Japan that the game should have anime-like visuals in the manner of Capcom's Darkstalkers series, "since animators like me, Seiji Tanda and Kazuto Nakazawa were drawing even the character frames", but the company chose to draw the characters by the usual pixel-art method, and he says "there were things about the visuals I was not happy with".

The series antagonist, Shizuru Osaki is Bernard Institute's principal and headmaster, who is said to never be seen in public nor on campus.

(English)English Wikipedia"Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer"from "Ohga (Shizuru Osaki)"

Spanish magazine Hobby Consolas reviewed the Neo Geo CD version and regarded it as a very good fighting game for the system, praising the "Trade System" and visual artstyle.

In contrast when reviewing the Neo Geo CD release, Superjuegos Roberto Serrano praised the audiovisual presentation and gameplay but in the summary of his review, Serrano said that the game lacked an innovations as opposed to the more successful counterparts.

Reception (4)

Based on celebrity double life manga and music promotional materials, Kash Gyustan is the son of a famous and praised modern day British classical music composer.

(English)English Wikipedia"Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer"from "Hellstinger (Kash Gyustan)"

AllGames Kyle Knight praised the artstyle, character designs and controls but criticized the audio, stiff sprite animations and fighting system.

MAN!ACs Andreas Knauf criticized visual department for the jerky zooming effect, unrefined screen scrolling and static character animations, as well as the audio and lack of ideas despite noting the ability to learn special moves from opponents.

In contrast when reviewing the Neo Geo CD release, Superjuegos Roberto Serrano praised the audiovisual presentation and gameplay but in the summary of his review, Serrano said that the game lacked an innovations as opposed to the more successful counterparts.

Numbers (2)

In 2002 the same company also released the DVD Choujin Gakuen Gowcaizer Complete Edition, gathering the 3 episodes, and the DVD Choujin Gakuen Gowcaizer International Version, containing the re-edited version with new animation added that was released overseas.

According to Famitsu, the Neo Geo CD version sold over 6,285 copies in its first week on the market.

Cancellations and recalls (1)

A media mix was also explored, and Comic Gamest, the manga magazine tied to Gamest, ran a manga version by Tatsuya Ikegami, who also drew part of the game's ending visuals, but it was discontinued.

Disputes (1)

In Japan, Game Machine listed Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer on their November 1, 1995 issue as being the eighteenth most-popular arcade game at the time.

Firsts and onlys (1)

According to Famitsu, the Neo Geo CD version sold over 6,285 copies in its first week on the market.

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