Bio Planet WoO

Bio Planet WoO  ( 生物彗星Ｗ o O  Seibutsu Suisei Ū [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets  ? ] ) is a "kyodai" (giant hero) themed tokusatsu that premiered April 9, 2006 and aired at 7:30pm on NHK and ran for  13 episodes. WoO was one of many 

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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 Kumasiro: 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 Kumasiro: Ai's mother and secondary chief editor at the magazine "CHEMISTRY."
 * Akita: A reporter of magazine "CHEMISTRY" of the same publisher as Kiyomi.
 * Kotaro: 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 the monster Gelnoide in episodes 12 and 13.
 * 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.

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.
 * Aikichi 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.

Episodes

 * 1) He Fell From Outer Space! (あいつが宇宙から落ちてきた！Aitsu ga Uchū kara Ochite Kita!<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 2) I Will Be Killed! (わたし殺される！Watashi Korosareru!<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 3) Hero? Born (ヒーロー？誕生Hīrō? Tanjō<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 4) WoO, Don't Die (ＷｏＯ、死なないでWū, Shinanai de<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 5) Counterattack Orders (迎撃命令Geigeki Meirei<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 6) Farewell WoO (さよならＷｏＯSayonara Wū<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 7) New Terror (新たなる恐怖Arata Naru Kyōfu<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 8) My Whereaboouts (わたしの居場所Watashi no Ibasho<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 9) Cornered (追いつめられてOitsumerarete<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 10) Sorry, Kotaro (ごめんね、小太郎Gomen ne, Kotarō<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 11) Love For All (ラブ･フォー･オールRabu Fō Ōru<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 12) The Final Battle (最後の闘いSaigo no Tatakai<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )
 * 13) Bonds to the Future (未来への絆Mirai e no Kizuna<sup style="line-height: 1em; "><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; text-decoration: none; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-left: 0.1em; ">? )