Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!
Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! (ポリス×戦士 ラブパトリーナ!, Porisu × Senshi Rabupatorīna!) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV drama series that began airing on July 26, 2020. It is the fourth installment in the Girls × Heroine Series produced by Takara Tomy and OLM, Inc. (with the assistance of Shogakukan and EXPG Studio).[1]
| Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! | |
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| ポリス×戦士 ラブパトリーナ！ | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu, magical girl, children |
| Created by | TOMY OLM |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Toshiyuki Toyonaga |
| Theme music composer | Koji Endo |
| Opening theme | "Daiji na Mono" by Girls² |
| Ending theme | "Maru Batsu Sankaku" by lovely² |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Misako Saka |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | July 26, 2020 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The series is directed by Takashi Miike and stars Miyu Watanabe, Rina Yamaguchi, and Yui Yamashita. Additional cast members include Keiji Kuroki and Saeko Kamijō. The plot centers around Lovepatrina, a group of young girls who protect people's love from the antagonist Warupyoko, who plans on removing love from the world to create his own.
The show is expected to launch a brief idol career for the main cast, who performs as the Japanese idol girl group lovely².[2]
Plot
Waking up as an orphan without warning, a girl named Tsubasa Aiba is suddenly nominated to become a Lovepatrina after meeting an alien named Lovepyoko. In order to save her parents, whose love has been taken by the Warupyoko Troupe—a team of villains trying to steal the world's love—she transforms into a Lovepatrina. She fights alongside Sarai, a cheerful girl with a mysterious past; Kohana, a tomboyish honor student and athlete; and Director Loveji, their mentor. [3][4]
Characters
Lovepatrina
Lovepatrina is a group of three girls who fight against the Warupyoko Troupe from stealing the love from the world. In order to stop them, they owns the Lovepat Cards (ラブパトカード, Rabupato Kādo) and transform using the smartphone-shaped device, the Lovepat Shuffle (ラブパトシャッフル, Rabupato Shaffuru) and attack with the baton-like scepter, the Lovepat Wing (ラブパトウィング, Rabupato Wingu). The Lovepat Cards give them various abilities they can use with the Lovepat Shuffle.
Tsubasa Aiba (愛羽ツバサ, Aiba Tsubasa)
- Played by: Miyu Watanabe[5]
- Tsubasa is a bright, energetic, love-filled girl who wants to protect love. Her mother is a famous novelist who is turned into a LoveZero. She transforms into the pink-colored Lovepat Pink (ラブパトピンク, Rabupato Pinku). Her catchphrase is, "Even if my love goes dark, my wings of love will go lalla love!" Her element is Animals.
Sarai Shihara (紫原サライ, Shihara Sarai)
- Played by: Rina Yamaguchi[6]
- Having admired heroines for a long time, she loves sweets and is always bright and positive. She transforms into the purple-colored Lovepat Purple (ラブパトパープル, Rabupato Pāpuru), and her catchphrase is, "At any time, it's us! We're completely in love!" Her element is Sweets.
Kohana Aose (青瀬コハナ, Aose Kohana)
- Played by: Yui Yamashita[7]
- Kohana is a model student who is good at both studying and sports. Additionally, she loves to grow flowers. She transforms into the blue-colored Lovepat Blue (ラブパトブルー, Rabupato Burū). Her catchphrase is "No matter who, everyone is a beautiful flower! To blossom, love must be in full bloom!" Her element is Flowers.
Secret Headquarters
Lovepyoko (ラブピョコ, Rabupyoko)
- Voiced by: Saeko Kamijō
- A bunny-like ally who comes from a distant star called "Mimipyoko" and is searching for a love-filled person.
Director Loveji (ラブジー長官, Rabujī Chōkan)
- Played by: Keiji Kuroki[8]
- At first glance, he is cool, and his heart is lovely. He founded and directs the Police × Heroine Lovepatrina to protect Earth's love from the Warupyoko Troupe.
Hayato Kenzaki (剣崎ハヤト, Kenzaki Hayato)
- Played by: Iku Fujihara
- The new chief at Lovepat's secret headquarters. He loves Love Pat and gets excited easily. He is also a senior at Tsubasa's school.
Sora Nanairo (七色ソラ, Nanairo Sora)
- Played by: Yūra Sugiura
- The girls' graceful classmate who loves looking at the sky. She cannot fight, but joins the headquarters as their Lovepat supporter.
Warupyoko Troupe
Warupyoko (ワルピョコ)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
- The boss of the Warupyoko Troupe, who have come from the star "Mimipyoko." He wants to take the treasure called "Love" that humans have in their hearts to try and create his own Earth. He was childhood friends with Lovepyoko.
Warinne (ワリーヌ, Warīnu)
- Played by: Yū Yashiro
- A leader of the Warupyoko Troupe. She loves the indoors.
Pack (パック, Pakku)
- Played by: BOB
- The brain of the group. He packs people who are full of love and makes them Love Zeros.
Rincho (リンチョ)
- Played by: Hosaki Tanaka
- The powerhouse of the group. He takes away love.
Others
Yū Aiba (愛羽優, Aiba Yū)
- Played by: Sayaka Isoyama[9]
- Tsubasa's mother, a novelist who wrote the series "The Great Detective Magure," which became a movie.
Honoka Amami (甘海ほのか, Amami Honoka)
- Played by: Yuna Taira
- Sarai's favorite sweets chef.
Production
On Oha Suta, a "big announcement" on May 28, 2020, officially announced Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! for the first time. The show stars Miyu Watanabe, Rina Yamaguchi and Yui Yamashita.[10] Lovepatrina was trademarked in February 2020.
Prior to this season, Yamaguchi appeared in Phantomirage as Sarai, and producers later confirmed that her character will return in Lovepatrina as a main character. Watanabe also participated in LDH The Girls Audition in 2018. Yamashita was also a member of EXPG Lab. In addition to the main cast, the show's supporting cast includes Keiji Kuroki (EXILE), Iku Fujihara (EXPG Lab), Yura Sugiura, Yuu Yashiro, BOB, Hosaki Tanaka and Sayaka Isoyama. Saeko Kamijou voices Lovepyoko and acts as narrator of Phantomirage, and Toshiyuki Toyonaga voices Warupyoko and serves as the narrator.[11][12]
During the show's run, Watanabe, Yamaguchi, and Yamashita performed as their characters at events and released music under the name Lovely² (stylized as lovely² and pronounced "lovely lovely").[13] Girls² sang the opening theme "Daiji na Mono".
Episodes
Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! is broadcast weekly from July 26, 2020 on TV Tokyo at 9:00 AM.
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Lovepatrina have been Dispatched!" "Rabupatoriina! Shutsudou Shimasu!" (ラブパトリーナ！出動します！) | Takashi Miike | Yoichi Kato | July 26, 2020 | |
| The full of love 1st grade middle school student, Tsubasa Aiba, meets the cute and fluffy Lovepyoko one day and is suddenly nominated to become a Police x Heroine Lovepatrina! In order to save her mom whose love has been taken and turns into a Love Zero Kondate Onaji by the Warupyoko Troupe, she transforms into a Lovepatrina! Will she be able to bring her mom's love back!? | |||||
| 2 | "Absolutely Want to Become a Lovepat!" "Zettai Rabupato ni Naritai!" (ぜったいラブパトになりたい！) | Takashi Miike | Yoichi Kato | August 2, 2020 | |
| Everyone at Tsubasa's school is talking about the Lovepatrina. Meanwhile, Sarai, one of Tsubasa's classmates yells "I'll absolutely become a Lovepatrina!" on the rooftop. Sarai really wants to become a Lovepatrina, but what could she do... she has to be a Lovepatrina! When she was walking down the street, her favorite pastry baker becomes a Love Zero Sweets Kaeru. Sarai, who wants to save her, confronts the Love Zero. | |||||
| 3 | "Let's Protect! The Love to Books" "Mamorou! Hon e no Rabu" (守ろう！本へのラ～ブ♡) | Takashi Miike | Yoichi Kato | August 9, 2020 | |
| Tsubasa sees her classmate Sora in the library. Sora is always in the library because she loves books. Her older brother who is the librarian, is turned into a Love Zero Moji wo Suitoru which endangers the books. But Sora can't do anything... Tsubasa and Sarai transform into Lovepatrinas and rush over. Can Sora's feelings change when she sees them fighting? | |||||
| 4 | "In Full Bloom! Lovepat Blue!" "Sakihokore! Rabupato Buru!" (咲きほこれ！ラブパトブルー！) | Takashi Miike | Yoichi Kato | August 16, 2020 | |
| Kohana Aose transfers to Tsubasa's class. Tsubasa and the others are fascinated by her as she's good at both studying and sports. While looking at the beloved flowers on the way home from school, the florist is turned into a Love Zero. Tsubasa and Sarai rush to the scene where Kohana stands alone in front of the Love Zero! Does Kohana have a strong power of love too? | |||||
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