And even at the first half of the show, we get served one self-righteous scene after another. Hence, the show is basically one confrontation after another as the Buff clan spends the entirety of the show continuously attacking the human beings aboard the main ship. With the Ideon (powered by a mysterious energy called, surprise, "Ide") in the hands of the earthlings, the Buff clan has no other option but to attack, because they are SAMURAI (and diplomacy is obviously not an option, even though the show quite clearly shows that the Buff clan are no Zentraedi in the sense that they know of nothing but war.) But then, Space Runaway Ideon is anything BUT normal. In a normal show, they might have been considered the antagonists.
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Diddy) and ZIGG Mack, which made us suspect the leader of the Buff Clan eventually turning out to be this guy.Īnd yes, their clan name is "the Buff Clan", which basically consists of a group of Elvis impersonators if their hair and dress code is anything to go by. Oh well, at least they've got hilarious names.Īnd with names like Bes, Karala, Rukuku, Mayaya, Gurimade Abadede, Fard (yes, FARD!) and, we kid you not, Deck Afta and Kitty Kitten (pronounched "Kitchy Kitchen"), it had us wondering whether they put the "X number of monkeys with typewriters, Y amount of time" theory and just went with whatever the monkeys had typed up by the end of the day after a furious key-smashing session.Įven the mecha had unbelievably silly names, like Dogg Mack (with co-pilot P. Many characters are almost forgotten entirely, except for some scenes in later episodes. Unfortunately, this plot is executed very badly, and we never get to learn more about the characters and their situation because it seems that in EVERY SINGLE DOINKING EPISODE THERE'S A FIGHT SCENE! In the end, many of the characters never progress beyond basic stereotypes: Cosmo is The Teen Pilot, Deck is The Annoying Sidekick, Kasha is The Girl Who Yells A Lot, Karala is The Alien Woman Who Falls in Forbidden Love With The Enemy, and so forth. The plot certainly sounded interesting, with alien invasions, a powerful robot, and fugitives forced to flee their planet and fight the aliens. Now, this show did have some potential to be good. I could have sworn I checked that, but obviously I didn't. erm, eagle-eyed reader reminded me that Ideon does actually predate Macross by around two years. With a length of 39 episodes, we estimate that around half of it is just really, really goofy sci-fi that tries very hard to be Macross to a certain extent. To the show's defense, it takes quite a few episodes for the warning bells to REALLY start chiming. A very doinky kind of special, if you catch my drift. before we set out on this particular journey. That being said, we already knew Space Runaway Ideon was going to be something. A good show is a good show, end of story. Both of us, despite our general difference in anime tastes, don't put too much stock on whether a show might be looked upon as ancient by today's standards. When it comes to checking out older anime titles, neither of us tend to make a habit of approaching the subject with any particular apprehension. This awakens the ancient Ideon, a battle robot that is created when the three vehicles combine, and the ensuing battle eventually forces the earthlings to flee with the aliens in pursuit. However, they are being spied upon by another alien race, and when they discover what the earthlings have found, they decide to pursue with the intention of attacking the earthlings. Human beings on the planet Solo are investigating ancient artifacts when they come across a group of mysterious vehicles.
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Two years later, Sunrise ended up compiling these four unreleased episodes into the movie Be Invoked, which played as a double feature with A Contact, a movie-length recap of the show. However, after its cancellation, it steadily gained a cult following among mecha anime fans, who petitioned Sunrise to release the four unreleased episodes in some form. This anime was originally planned for 43 episodes, but due to low ratings, it was canceled at episode 39. Notes: Created by Tomino Yoshiyuki, who also created Mobile Suit Gundam. Related Series: The Ideon: A Contact (movie), The Ideon: Be Invoked (movie)Īlso Recommended: Robotech/Macross, something from the Gundam continuum, Vandread, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Length: Television series, 39 episodes, 23 minutes eachĭistributor: Currently licensed by Section 23 Films through its Maiden Japan print.Ĭontent Rating: 13+ (Warfare, deaths, pretentious speeches.)
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