Bio Planet WoO

Bio Planet WoO (生物彗星WoO, Seibutsu Suisei Ū, lit. "Living Comet WoO") is a giant hero tokusatsu series that premiered on April 9, 2006. It aired at 7:30pm on NHK and ran for 13 episodes. The series is based on many unused concepts created by the late Eiji Tsuburaya before the production of Ultra Q, including the series WoO.

Synopsis[]

The story revolves around a living creature named WoO which came from a comet, who 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.

Episodes[]

He Fell from Outer Space! (あいつが宇宙から落ちてきた！, Aitsu ga Uchū kara Ochite Kita!)
I'll Be Killed! (わたし殺される！, Watashi Korosareru!)
Hero? Born (ヒーロー？誕生, Hīrō? Tanjō)
WoO, Don't Die! (WoO、死なないで！, Ū, Shinanaide!)
Counterattack Orders (迎撃命令, Geigeki Meirei)
Farewell WoO (さよならWoO, Sayonara Ū)
New Terror (新たなる恐怖, Aratanaru Kyōfu)
My Whereabouts (わたしの居場所, Watashi no Ibasho)
Cornered (追いつめられて, Oitsumerarete)
Sorry, Kotaro (ごめんね、小太郎, Gomen ne, Kotarō)
Love for All (ラブ･フォー･オール, Rabu fō Ōru)
The Final Battle (最後の闘い, Saigo no Tatakai)
Bonds to the Future (未来への絆, Mirai e no Kizuna)

Characters[]

Protagonist[]

Ai Kumashiro

SWORD[]

Daisuke Yamanami: 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.
Ryuji Kirishima: Field Agent for SWORD.
Shion Katsuragi: Field Researcher for SWORD, she eventually becomes an ally to Ai and WoO helping them escape from her colleagues.
Kenzo Sakuraba: Field Agent of SWORD who keeps tabs on Ai and WoO.
Naoto Saizaki: Field Agent of SWORD who keeps tabs on Ai and WoO.
Taizo Nagakura: Biological Researcher for SWORD. He uses WoO's artifact and turns into the monster Gelnoide in episodes 12 and 13.
Ichiro Gonda: Katsura's sweetheart and ace combat specialist for SWORD's mobile unit.
Weber: Head of SWORD's mobile unit and his part of SWORD's US branch in Arizona.

Others[]

Kiyomi Kumashiro: Ai's mother and secondary chief editor at the magazine "CHEMISTRY."
Joji Akita: A reporter of magazine "CHEMISTRY" of the same publisher as Kiyomi.
Kotaro Motoki: Ai's classmate. After he leaves working in a Convenient Store; his dream is to become a movie director. He seems to be attracted to Ai. Later mutated into Gelbile MK in episode 10.

Heroes[]

WoO

Kaiju[]

Cast[]

Ai Kumashiro (神代アイ, Kumashiro Ai): Mitsuki Tanimura (谷村美月, Tanimura Mitsuki)
Kiyomi Kumashiro (神代清美, Kumashiro Kiyomi): Maho Toyota (とよた真帆, Toyota Maho)
Shion Katsuragi (葛城シオン, Katsuragi Shion): Tomoka Kurotani (黒谷友香, Kurotani Tomoka)
Ryuji Kirishima (桐島隆司, Kirishima Ryūji): Jundai Yamada (山田純大, Yamada Jundai)
Kenzo Sakuraba (桜庭賢三, Sakuraba Kenzō): Shoji Maruoka (丸岡奨詞, Maruoka Shōji)
Naoto Saizaki (雑崎尚人, Saizaki Naoto): Keigo Nagata (永田恵悟, Nagata Keigo)
Joji Akita (秋田譲二, Akita Jōji): Kosuke Toyohara (豊原功補, Toyohara Kōsuke)
Ichiro Gonda (権田一郎, Gonda Ichirō): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki)
Kotaro Motoki (元木小太郎, Motoki Kotarō): Hiroshi Yazaki (矢崎広, Yazaki Hiroshi)
Staff Officer Weber (ウエーバー参謀, Uēbā Sanbō): Laz Brezer (ラズ・ブレザー, Razu Burezā)
Taizo Nagakura (永倉泰三, Nagakura Taizō): Shinya Tsukamoto (塚本晋也, Tsukamoto Shin'ya)
Daisuke Yamanami (山南大輔, Yamanami Daisuke): Toshiyuki Nagashima (永島敏行, Nagashima Toshiyuki)

Guest Cast[]

Madoka Yamanami (山南マドカ, Yamanami Madoka): Mariko Nara (奈良真理子, Nara Mariko)
Gen-san (源さん): Katsuhiko Watabiki (綿引勝彦, Watabiki Katsuhiko)
Marou (マロウ, Marō): Mai Kitajima (喜多嶋舞, Kitajima Mai)
Ayumi Kondo (近藤歩美, Kondo Ayumi): Maimi Harada (原田舞美, Harada Maimi)
Seiko (聖子): Mariya Yamada (山田まりや, Yamada Mariya)
Ooya (大家, Ōya): Shinobu Kawamata (川俣しのぶ, Kawamata Shinobu)
Defense Force Members (防衛隊隊員, Bōei-tai Taiin):
- Mitsutoshi Shundo (俊藤光利, Shundo Mitsutoshi)
- Akitoshi Otaki (大滝明利, Ōtaki Akitoshi)

Voice Actors[]

WoO (WoO（ウー）, Ū): Eriko Fujimaki (藤巻恵理子, Fujimaki Eriko)
Aikichi (アイ吉): Atsushi Kisaichi (私市淳, Kisaichi Atsushi)
Staff Officer Weber's Aide (ウエーバー参謀の側近, Weber Sanbō no Sokkin): Kumiko Ukai (鵜飼久美子, Ukai Kumiko)
Gelnoide (ゲルノイド): Daisuke Gori (郷里大輔, Gōri Daisuke)

Suit Actors[]

Aikichi: Kazunori Yokoo (横尾和則, Yokō Kazunori)
Kaiju: Junya Soma (相馬絢也, Sōma Jun'ya)

Staff[]

Directors: Mamoru Ohashi, Tsugumi Kitaura, Kyota Kawasaki
Screenwriters: Itaru Era, Yuji Kobayashi, Yuki Okano, Tsugumi Kitaura
Special effects directors: Tsugumi Kitaura, Kyota Kawasaki, Toshiyuki Takano
Planning cooperation: Kazuo Tsuburaya
Special effects producer: Shinichi Ooka
Music composer: Gary Ashiya
Cinematographer: Sou Takahashi
Action choreographer: Tatsumi Nikamoto
Character designer: Hiroshi Maruyama
Setting research: Naoyuki Eto, Kazuho Mitsuta
Original concept: Eiji Tsuburaya, Tetsuo Kinjo

Manga[]

Bio Planet WoO also had a manga that ran for six chapters of a single volume collection. Unlike the show, the manga Bio Planet WoO only featured Small WoO and no giant monsters and is considered a slice of life.

Music[]

Opening Theme

Guardian Angel
- Artist: Splash Candy

Ending Theme

Kasa wa Hitotsu de Tariru no ka na... (傘はひとつで足りるのかな…, lit. "One Umbrella... Is it Enough?")
- Artist: girls on the run

Home Media[]

From October 2006 to March 2007, the series was released in 6 DVD volumes. Each volume contained 2 episodes, except for volume 6, which included 3 episodes.

Gallery[]

External Links[]

Productions
Showa Series	Ultra Q \| Ultraman \| Ultraseven \| Return of Ultraman \| Ultraman Ace \| Ultraman Taro \| Ultraman Leo \| Ultraman 80
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Reiwa Series	Ultraman Taiga \| Ultraman Z \| Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga \| Ultraman Decker \| Ultraman Blazar \| Ultraman Arc \| Ultraman Omega
Outside of Japan	Ultraman: The Adventure Begins \| Ultraman: Towards the Future \| Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero \| Ultraman: Rising
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Reiwa Movies	Ultraman Taiga The Movie \| Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z \| Shin Ultraman \| Ultraman Decker Finale \| Ultraman Blazar The Movie \| Ultraman Arc The Movie
Short Films	Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight \| Mirrorman Pilot Film \| Ultra Q No.29: Darkness is Coming! \| Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order \| Ultraman Neos Pilot \| Ultraman Tiga 〜To the Children of Light〜 \| Fierce Battle! Ultraman Takamiy \| ULTRAMAN_n/a \| Ultraseven IF Story
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Dramas and Docudramas	Fly in the Sea Breeze!! Ultraman \| The Men Who Made Ultraman \| Superhuman Detective Shuwatch \| My Beloved Ultraseven \| The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman \| The Kaiju Club \| The Two Ultramen
Rebroadcast Shows	Ultraman Retsuden \| New Ultraman Retsuden \| Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle \| Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle \| Ultraman New Generation Chronicle \| Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED \| Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey \| Ultraman Chronicle D \| Ultraman New Generation Stars
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