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Bio Planet WoO (生物彗星WoO, Seibutsu Suisei Wū?) is a kyodai themed tokusatsu that premiered April 9, 2006 and airs at 7:30pm on NHK. The series is scheduled to have 13 episodes. Woo was one of many unused ideas created by the late-Eiji Tsuburaya as story connecting to the show, Ultra Q. The story revolves around a living creature which came from a comet named Woo; in the series, Woo is befriended by a young girl named Ai; both are chased by a mysterious organization called SWORD who sees Woo as a threat to humanity. At the same time, giant monsters have invaded in search of Woo. The story itself follows the original script Tsuburaya intended for the show.
[edit] Main Characters
- WoO-The only survivor of his species wandered in space until he crashed on Earth. There, he befriended Ai and develops a strong bond with her that he'd protect her at any cost. He uses his antennae to connect to electronic devices (mainly a cell phone) to communicate with Ai.
- Ai Kumashiro-Junior high school 2nd grade. She stays with her mother and loves soccer. She travels with Woo after their encounter. Her school is then attacked by a giant monster, which resulted in her being the lone survivor of the attack.
- Kiyomi Kumashiro-Ai's mother and secondary chief editor at the magazine "CHEMISTRY."
- Akita-A reporter of magazine "CHEMISTRY" of the same publisher as Kiyomi.
- Kotarou-Ai's classmate. After he leaves working in the Convenient Store; his dream is to become a movie director. He seems to be attracted to Ai.
[edit] SWORD Organization
- Yaman-The leader of SWORD. It reveals that his daughter was killed in the incident that Ai survived and because of that holds a personal vendetta against the alien life forms, including WoO.
- Kirishi-Field Agent for SWORD.
- Katsura-Field Researcher for SWORD, she eventually becomes an ally to Ai and Woo helping them escape from her colleagues.
- Sakuraba-Field Agent of SWORD who keeps tabs on Ai and Woo.
- Nagakura-Biological Researcher for SWORD. He uses Woo's artifact and turns into a monster.
- Gonda-Katsura's sweetheart and ace combat specialist for SWORD's mobile unit. He is portrayed by Shigeki Kagemaru (who played GUTS Member Tetsuo Shinjou in Ultraman Tiga).
- Waver-Head of SWORD's mobile unit and his part of SWORD's US branch in Arizona.
[edit] WoO's Forms
- Egg Form-The shape WoO used to travel in space.
- Inflated Form-An expanded version of normal form; Woo grows bigger than Ai, but still fights monsters in its normal form.
- Fossil Form-WoO reverts to this form due to exhaustion fighting as a giant. It takes water to revive him into his normal form.
- Rucksack Form-Due to Woo's shapeshifting abilities, he takes this form when traveling with Ai to disguise himself from public.
- Aikira Form-A fusion of Woo and Ai's energies resulting in Woo turning into a Giant to fight other daikaiju; after fighting he turns into his Fossil Form.
[edit] Episodes
- "HE FELL FROM OUTER SPACE!!!"
- "YOU'RE DEAD WHEN YOU TRANSFER"
- "BIRTH OF A HERO"
- "DYING WITHOUT WOO"
- "ORDER OF INTERCEPTION"
- "NEW TIME OF FEAR"
- "GOOD-BYE WOO"
- "MY ADDRESS"
- "BEING CORNERED"
- "IT'S KOTAROU, DON'T YOU THINK???"
- "LOVE FOR ALL"
- "LAST FIGHT"
- "FUTURE BOND"
- Opening Theme: "Guardian Angel" by Splash Candy
- Closing Theme: "Kasa Juubun Ichi" by G.O.R. (Girls on the Run)