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From the first episode all the way to Be Invoked (the movie that ended the series), its all about death and destruction. No everybody gets slaughtered until there are no survivors left. And the body count doesn’t just stop to only a handful of characters. Characters die in horrible, unexpected, and rather anticlimactic ways, and entire civilizations and planets get destroyed.

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In other words, EVERYBODY DIES! Yes, you heard right EVERYBODY DIES! That’s pretty much what the whole series is about. Because in this series, they put in as much death and destruction as possible to the point of total genocide. And God knows the Japanese are the masters of over-dramatization. Throughout the years I have known anime, a lot of series I saw had a heavy emphasis on violence, death, sexuality, and drama. So why is Ideon so infamous, might you ask? Well, that’s what I’m about to go over right now. In fact, Ideon shares a lot in common with Evangelion, right down to having a dark ending to its story. Because it is said that Ideon was one of the inspirations for “Neon Genesis Evangelion”, which is one of the most well-known series of all time. And not only that, but it’s also an influential series in its own right. But despite that, its also an interesting piece of history despite its infamy. In fact, it’s one of the most infamous titles in anime history.

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But having finally seen all 39 episodes plus the two movies that concluded the series, Space Runaway Ideon is not you’re your typical anime even for its time. And well… I have to say, this is quite a series with quite a reputation to boot. In 1982, the series was concluded with two movies “A Contact” and “Be Invoked”. So he struck a deal with Sunrise, and they agreed to conclude the series at Tomino’s request. However, the show was cut short before Tomino could properly conclude the series.

Space Runaway Ideon lasted for 39 episodes. Right next to Tetsujin 28, Mazinger Z, Robotech, and Voltron to name a few. Ideon was Tomino’s second giant robot series, following just after the far more popular and successful Gundam series, which would go on to become one of the most well-known mecha anime franchises of all time. It was one of MANY anime series that touched upon the giant robot genre, which was a craze all throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. So anyway, “Space Runaway Ideon” first aired in Japan in 1980. But thanks to the convenience of online sources like YouTube and such, we now have the means to view other series that were never given an international release outside of their native country. And I didn’t know about it until I was an adult. On top of that, it was never dubbed in English or any other foreign languages, and it would remain unknown to most of the world for ages to come until the digital age. I never saw it in my childhood because it was only ever released in Japan, and it was never given an international release. Now, I have to admit, up until I first learned about Ideon back in 2012, I had no idea this series even existed. Space Runaway Ideon also featured mechanical designs by Yuichi Higuchi, and character designs by Tomonori Kogawa. Also known as “Densetsu Kyojin Ideon” (伝説巨神イデオン, lit Legendary Giant God Ideon), this series was given to us by Yoshiyuki Tomino (AKA the creator of the Mobile Suit Gundam series), and is owned by Sunrise, who I know for giving us series like Ronin Warriors, Wild Knights Gulkeeva, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, and the Gundam series to name a few. The series I am talking about is of course, “Space Runaway Ideon”. But I gathered the strength I needed in order to do this series the justice it deserves. Because well… Let’s just say it’s one HELL of a series to watch let alone review. Now, I was hesitant to review this anime when I first saw it back then. And for today’s subject, I’m going to go over this one anime that I didn’t know about until I first discovered it on YouTube back in 2012. But admittedly, there are some titles that I didn’t know about back in my youth, and I wouldn’t discover them until many years later. And there are series that I am quite fond of and have known all my life. Because as someone who has been exposed to anime my whole life, I can tell you that I have seen TONS of different series in my day. And I do plan on revisiting certain titles just for the sake of revisiting them for old time’s sake. But admittedly there’s a lot that I didn’t go over.

Now, in the past, I have covered tons of anime. Hey, this is MDTartist83, and welcome to another retro anime review by yours truly.