Lion-Maru G

nihongo|"Lion-Maru G"|ライオン丸Ｇ|Raionmaru Jī is a Japanese tokusatsu series that began airing from October 1, 2006 to November 24, 2006 in Japan, lasting 13 episodes. It is the third part in the Lion-Maru trilogy, following "Kaiketsu Lion-Maru" and "Fuun Lion-Maru". The "G" is short for 'Ghetto'.

This series follows the story of the reincarnated Lion-Maru and Tiger Joe from the original "Kaiketsu Lion-Maru". The story is set in the year 2011 in Neo-Kabukichō, a fictitious version of the real red light district of Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Characters

;nihongo|Shishimaru|獅子丸: Shishimaru is the reincarnation of the original nihongo|Lion-Maru|ライオン丸|Raionmaru and the third human to use the power of Lion-Maru. This version of Shishimaru is very different from the original, he is not as serious as his predecessors. More of a "happy-go-lucky" person, he acts wild and crazy, hits on girls and generally leads a very different lifestyle. He is a bit of a coward, as seen in episode one, he only unsheathes the nihongo|Kinsachi|キンサチ (the sword that allows him to transform into Lion-Maru) as a final act of desperation. He owns a modified Suzuki Burgman that he calls "Hikarimaru," the name of the Pegasus ridden by Lion-Maru in "Kaiketsu Lion-Maru".;nihongo|Jonosuke Tora|虎 錠之介|Tora Jōnosuke: Jonosuke is the reincarnation of the original nihongo|Tiger Joe|タイガージョー|Taigā Jō. Like his predecessor, he is still very much the "rival" type character of the series and acts cold towards other people, due to the fact that his family members were murdered when he was at a young age. He transforms with the mysterious sword nihongo|Ginsachi|ギンサチ. He remains very loyal to only Gousan, who took him in after the loss of his family, until Kashinkoji reveals the truth behind his tragic encounter.;nihongo|Saori|サオリ: Saori is a mizu shobai girl who works in Neo-Kabukichō. She is very similar to the original Saori. She helps the new Lion-Maru.;nihongo|Kosu K|コスK|Kosu Kei: Kosu K is a 14 year old girl, and Saori's younger sister. Her real name is Kaori. She is the counterpart to nihongo|Kosuke|小助 from the original series. In the original series, Kosuke was the 8 year old brother of Saori.;nihongo|Kashinkoji|果心居士: Kashinkoji is an old homeless man who gives Shishimaru the Kinsachi, the sword that allows him to transform into Lion-Maru. He is very knowledgeable about how the Lion-Maru powers work. He and Gousan seem to have known each other from long ago.;nihongo|Junior|ジュニア|Junia: Junior is the Junior CEO of the Gousan Enterprises, to which Shishimaru owes money. His real name is never known. He is the son of Gousan and calls him "Papa". He is also a hardcore cosplayer who makes his costumes by hand himself, in a bid to focus his father's attention on him instead of on the Kinsachi and Ginsachi users.;nihongo|Gousan|豪山|Gōsan: Gousan is the boss of Gousan Enterprises. He creates the Skull Eyes, red contact lenses with strange powers. He seems to know a lot about Kinsachi and Ginsachi, and desires to gain possession of the mysterious swords.;nihongo|Master|マスター|Masutā: He is a master of Snack Z.;nihongo|Yuri|ユリ|Yuri: She was Jonosuke's coworker.;nihongo|Makage (Kagemaru)/Shishitora|真影(影丸)/シシトラ: He is hired by Gousan Enterprises to attack Shishimaru and Jonosuke, and steal both Kinsachi and Ginsachi. During the process, when the other two attempt to retrieve the swords, Makage transforms into nihongo|Lion-Tiger|ライオンタイガー|Raiontaigā by unsheathing both Kinsachi and Ginsachi at the same time.

Episodes

#nihongo|2011 Neo-Kabukichō, Lion-Maru Transformed, Jōtai!|2011 NEO歌舞伎町 ライオン丸TRANSFORMED状態!|2011 Neo Kabukichō Raionmaru TRANSFORMED Jōtai!
#nihongo|Tiger Joe Comes, Undercover Samurai, Jōtai!|タイガーJOE推参 UNDERCOVER SAMURAI状態!|Taigā JOE Suisan UNDERCOVER SAMURAI Jōtai!
#nihongo|Fake Skull Eye Incident Occurrence, Trouble Addict, Jōtai!|偽スカルアイ事件発生 TROUBLE ADDICT状態!|Nise Sukaruai Jiken Hassei TROUBLE ADDICT Jōtai!
#nihongo|Darkness Ninja Shadow Appearance! Shishimaru Betrayal, Jōtai!|闇忍者シャドー出現! 獅子丸URAGIRI状態!|Yami Ninja Shadō Shutsugen! Shishimaru URAGIRI Jōtai!
#nihongo|Lion-Maru vs. Tiger Joe Confrontation! Becoming Sharp, Jōtai!|ライオン丸VSタイガージョー決風! 鋭くなって状態!|Raionmaru VS Taigā Jō Keppū! Surudoku Natte Jōtai!
#nihongo|Saori Counters Love! Love is Drunken Hearted, Jōtai!|サオリ発愛! 恋はDRUNKEN HEARTED状態!|Saori Hatsuai! Koi wa DRUNKEN HEARTED Jōtai!
#nihongo|Furious Lion-Maru! Joe Cramp Discharger, Jōtai!|怒髪ライオン丸! JOE CRAMP DISCHARGER状態!|Dohatsu Raionmaru! JOE CRAMP DISCHARGER Jōtai!
#nihongo|Pantheress Appearance! Yokohama Memories in My Head, Jōtai!|女豹登場! 横浜OMOIDE IN MY HEAD状態!|Mehyō Tōjō! Yokohama OMOIDE IN MY HEAD Jōtai!
#nihongo|The Fate of the Selected People! Destruction Baby, Jōtai!|選ばれし者たちの運命! DESTRUCTION BABY状態!|Erabareshi Monotachi no Sadame! DESTRUCTION BABY Jōtai!
#nihongo|Love Attack Curry! Saori Breast Festival, Jōtai!|ラブアタックカレー! サオリPAIOTSU MATSURI状態!|Rabu Attakku Karē! Saori PAIOTSU MATSURI Jōtai!
#nihongo|Monster Comes! Its Name is Lion-Tiger ShishiTora, Jōtai!|怪人光臨! その名もLION-TIGER獅子虎状態!|Kaijin Kōrin! Sono Na mo LION-TIGER ShishiTora Jōtai!
#nihongo|The Previous Night of Battle! Everybody is Crazy, Jōtai!|決戦前夜! えぶりぼでぃ誰もがCRAZY状態!|Kessen Zenya! Eburibodi Daremo ga CRAZY Jōtai!
#nihongo|Explosion City is Full of Winds! I Love you, Sayonara, Jōtai!|爆裂シティは風だらけ! I Love you, SAYONARA状態!|Bakuretsu Shiti wa Kaze Darake! I Love you, SAYONARA Jōtai! Some of these episode titles are puns on the songs of a Japanese rock band, Number Girl.

Cast

* Shishimaru - nihongo|Kazuki Namioka|波岡 一喜|Namioka Kazuki
* Jonosuke - nihongo|Yasuomi Ohta|大田 恭臣|Ōta Yasuomi
* Saori - nihongo|Emi Kobayashi|小林 恵美|Kobayashi Emi
* Kosu K - nihongo|Asami Oda|小田 あさ美|Oda Asami
* Kashinkoji - nihongo|Taka Okubo|大久保 鷹|Ōkubo Taka
* Junior - nihongo|Kenichi Endo|遠藤 憲一|Endō Ken'ichi
* Gousan - nihongo|Renji Ishibashi|石橋 蓮司|Ishibashi Renji
* Master - nihongo|Ippei Hikaru|ひかる 一平|Hikaru Ippei
* Yuri - nihongo|Yumi Shimizu|清水 ゆみ|Shimizu Yumi
* Makage - nihongo|Mitsuru Karahashi|唐橋 充|Karahashi Mitsuru

Music

;Opening Theme
*nihongo|"Oh Wind, Oh Light"|風よ光よ|Kaze yo Hikari yo by nihongo|Akira Kushida|串田 アキラ|Kushida Akira;Closing Themes
*nihongo|"Bird"|鳥|Tori by angela (Episodes 1 & 2)
*nihongo|"Game of Life"|人生遊戯|Jinsei Yūgi by angela (Episodes 3-12)
*nihongo|"Oh Wind, Oh Light"|風よ光よ|Kaze yo Hikari yo by nihongo|Akira Kushida|串田 アキラ|Kushida Akira (Episode 13)

External links

* [http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/lion-marug/index.html StarChild:ライオン丸G] (Lion-Maru G's official website)