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Space Runaway Ideon (TV)

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Alternative title:
Densetsu Kyojin Ideon (Japanese)
Great God Legend Ideon
Ideon
Legendary Giant God Ideon
伝説巨神イデオン (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Humanity's pursuit of knowledge leads them to the planet Solo, where they find mysterious remains of a long dead alien civilization, including the 3 part super robot 'Ideon', and a powerful warship. Using these, the Earthlings sent to investigate the ruins defend themselves in their constant conflicts against powerful aliens called the Buff Clan, who are in pursuit of 'Id', the mysterious energy that powers the Ideon.
User Ratings: 126 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 15 votes (sub:12, raw:2, dub:1)
 Excellent: 21 votes (sub:21)
 Very good: 35 votes (sub:32, dub:3)
 Good: 22 votes (sub:20, dub:1, others:1
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 13 votes (sub:12, raw:1)
 So-so: 8 votes (sub:8)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 246 users, rank: #3456 (of 9998)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.333 (Good+), std. dev.: 2.0432, rank: #2513 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 7.301 (Good+), rank: #2477 (of 10155) (seen all: 7.64 / seen some: 7.37 / won't finish: 3.10)
Bayesian estimate: 7.317 (Good+), rank: #2144 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 39
Episode titles: We have 39
Vintage: 1980-05-08 to 1981-01-30
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Fukkatsu no Ideon" by Isao Taira
Ending Theme:
"Cosmos ni Kimi to" by Keiko Toda
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 5
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 3-9 (Feb 5, 2019)
Maiden Japan Cancels SD Space Runaway Ideon Blu-ray, Plans HD Release (Oct 23, 2018)
Maiden Japan Licenses Maria Watches Over Us, Hataraki Man, Basquash!, Yumeiro Pâtissière, Votoms, Ideon, Xabungle, Human Crossing Anime (Jul 5, 2018)
Crunchyroll Streams 'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Anime (Apr 7, 2018)
'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Anime Reveals Cast, More of Staff, April 2 Debut, Teaser Promo (Mar 2, 2018)
'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Manga Gets TV Anime in April (Feb 4, 2018)
HIDIVE Streams Classic Mecha Anime Space Runaway Ideon (Nov 8, 2017)
Shirobako Episode 6 Streaming Suspended Due to Rights Issue (Dec 2, 2014)
Gundam Creator Tomino's G-Reko Entering Full-Fledged Production (Aug 25, 2012)
Art Director Mitsuki Nakamura Passes Away (May 17, 2011)
Talk with Gundam Creator Tomino Streamed on Tuesday (Dec 7, 2010)
1st Kingrun Anime Songs Kōhaku TV Event Announced (Nov 16, 2009)
Gundam Creator Tomino to Receive Award at Locarno (Aug 10, 2009)
Gundam's Yoshiyuki Tomino to Appear at NY Anime Fest (Jun 19, 2009)
New Attempt at Yamato Anime Project Announced (Aug 1, 2008)
Japanese Animators, Directors Establish First Union (Oct 15, 2007)
Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 for PS2 (Feb 8, 2005)
Press Releases:
Section23 Films Announces February Slate (Nov 15, 2018)
Explore the Andromeda Galaxy in the High Definition Release of 'Space Runaway Ideon' (Oct 24, 2018)
Section23 Films Announces December Slate (Aug 29, 2018)
Space Runaway Ideon to Stream Exclusively on HIDIVE (Nov 9, 2017)
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Shelf Life - Space Runaway Ideon (Feb 18, 2019)
The Mike Toole Show - Terminal Tominosis (Sep 25, 2011)
The Mike Toole Show - Evangel-a-like (Jun 5, 2011)
Interview: Kazuhiro Furuhashi (May 12, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Z Edition (Sep 4, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (Aug 15, 2008)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Space Runaway Ideon - Complete Series + Movies (Sub.Blu-ray) delayed/cancelled
    Space Runaway Ideon - Complete Series + Movies (Sub.Blu-ray) 2019-02-05 (from $799.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Script:
Arata Koga (6 episodes
eps 9, 19-21, 24, 28
)
Hiroyasu Yamaura (eps 1, 8)
Kenichi Matsuzaki (8 episodes
eps 3, 10, 18, 21, 23, 29, 37, 39
)
Sukehiro Tomita (13 episodes
eps 2, 6-7, 13-15, 21-22, 27, 30, 33-34, 38
)
Yūji Watanabe (13 episodes
eps 4-5, 11-12, 16-17, 21, 25-26, 31-32, 35-36
)
Storyboard:
Hiroshi Yoshida (eps 3, 6)
Kazuhito Kikuchi (4 episodes
eps 26, 28, 31, 34
)
Masanori Miura (eps 19, 22)
Minoru Yokitani (14 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 9, 11, 13-15, 17, 24, 29-30, 36, 38
)
Osamu Sakita
Osamu Sekita (eps 21-22)
Ryō Yasumura (ep 32)
Ryōji Fujiwara (eps 7, 23)
Shinya Sadamitsu (eps 5, 22)
Shōichi Yasumura
Susumu Ishizaki (8 episodes
eps 8, 12, 16, 20, 22, 25, 33, 37
)
Toshifumi Takizawa (6 episodes
eps 10, 18, 22, 27, 35, 39
)
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Episode Director:
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (eps 23, 29, 36)
Masanori Miura (9 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 15, 19, 22, 24, 28, 32
)
Osamu Sakita
Osamu Sekita (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 13, 17, 21-22, 26, 30, 34, 38
)
Shinya Sadamitsu (ep 5)
Susumu Ishizaki (9 episodes
eps 3, 8, 12, 16, 20, 22, 25, 33, 37
)
Toshifumi Takizawa (10 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 27, 31, 35, 39
)
Music: Kōichi Sugiyama
Original creator:
Hajime Yatate
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Character Design: Tomonori Kogawa
Art Director: Mitsuki Nakamura
Animation Director:
Eiji Suzuki (eps 9-10, 37)
Eiji Uemura (eps 7, 35)
Jōji Kikuchi (ep 20)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 25, 33
)
Saburō Sakamoto (9 episodes
eps 5, 12, 16, 19, 22, 24, 30, 36, 39
)
Satoshi Jingu (ep 14)
Shinnosuke Kon
Tomonori Kogawa (17 episodes
eps 1-4, 6, 11, 15, 17-18, 21, 23, 27-29, 32, 34, 38
)
Tsuneo Ninomiya (ep 26)
Mecha design: Submarine
Sound Director: Yasuo Urakami
Producer:
Hiroshi Ishikawa (TV Tokyo)
Tadashi Matsushima (Tokyu Agency)
Toru Hasegawa (Sunrise)

Color Coordination:
Kiyoko Takashima (eps 7, 11)
Kōichirō Miyasaka (12 episodes
eps 15-21 odd, 24-32 even, 35, 37-38
)
Mieko Yoshii (eps 23-33 odd)
Naoko Sasaki (ep 36)
Saeko Aoki (eps 9, 13)
Yuko Misawa (ep 4)
Key Animation:
Eiji Uemura (ep 35)
Emi Hoshino (eps 32, 39)
Etsuko Tomita (ep 9)
Fumiko Kishi (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 25, 33
)
Hideaki Sakamoto (8 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 32, 38
)
Hideaki Shimada (eps 1, 12, 22)
Hiroshi Watanabe (ep 26)
Ichirō Itano (10 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 32, 34, 38
)
Junzō Chiba (9 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 32, 34, 38
)
Junzō Ono (ep 39)
Kazuaki Mōri (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 25, 33
)
Kazuhiro Taga (ep 9)
Kazuko Maejima (6 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 14, 21, 28
)
Kiyomu Fukuda (ep 36)
Kōji Iwai (eps 16, 24)
Kougi Okawa (ep 34)
Kyouko Nakajima (ep 4)
Mamoru Hamatsu (4 episodes
eps 2, 21, 28, 36
)
Masanori Nagashima (ep 9)
Masato Kimura (ep 9)
Masayuki Yagi (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 38
)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (7 episodes
eps 2, 8, 13, 19, 22, 25, 39
)
Naoyuki Yoshinaga (ep 30)
Nobuyuki Fukuchi (eps 17, 26, 31)
Saburo Takada (ep 3)
Shigeru Yamazaki (eps 5, 12)
Tadashi Yahata (8 episodes
eps 3, 10, 14, 19, 22, 26, 31, 37
)
Takao Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 16, 24, 30, 37
)
Terumi Mutō (eps 17, 26, 31)
Tōru Satō (ep 7)
Toshihiro Hirano (9 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 32, 34, 38
)
Toshiko Sasaki (5 episodes
eps 12-13, 21, 28, 36
)
Toshinobu Togawa (7 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 14, 21, 28, 36
)
Yasuyoshi Uwai (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 25, 33
)
Yoshie Kawamura (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 25, 33
)
Yoshinobu Aohachi (4 episodes
eps 3, 17, 27, 39
)
Yūichirō Imawatari (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 38
)
Yuki Tezuka (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 38
)
Yukiko Machii (ep 34)
Yūko Takahashi (eps 12, 34)
Production Desk: Yukifumi Yamamoto
Recording Adjustment: Tsuguo Nakatogawa
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda
Special Effects:
Michiaki Doi (eps 1-23, 25-28)
Yutaka Hoshiba (11 episodes
eps 24, 29, 31-39
)
Theme Song Performance:
Isao Taira (OP)
Keiko Toda (ED)
Yoku Shioya as Cosmo Yuuki

Fuyumi Shiraishi as Kasha Imhof
Hideyuki Tanaka as Bes Jordan
Kaneto Shiozawa as Ira Djoliba
Keiko Toda as Karara
Takkō Ishimori as Doba Ajiba (eps 29, 37)
Yōko Asagami as Haruru Ajiba

Akihide Ichitō as Kirol (ep 36)
Akira Yamada as Ron (ep 36)
Asami Mukaidono as Child C (ep 23)
Atsuko Mine as
Landlady (ep 12)
Lou's Mother (ep 2)
Atsushi Ii as Soldier (eps 1-3)
Banjō Ginga as Damido Pecchi
Bin Shimada as
Barba (ep 20)
Gyabari (ep 3)
Personnel (ep 17)
Soldier (4 episodes
eps 22, 27, 29, 32
)
Staff
Techno (ep 3)
Chiyoko Kawashima as Female Soldier (ep 31)
Eiichi Onoda as
Controller (ep 2)
Correspondent (ep 10)
Operator A (ep 7)
Radar Operator (ep 5)
Soldier (6 episodes
eps 3-4, 15, 17, 22, 24
)
Soldier A (ep 9)
Techno (ep 12)
Eiji Kanie as Gindoro Jinmu (eps 28, 37)
Eiko Yamada as Lotta
Eisuke Yoda as Commander (ep 18)
Fumio Matsuoka as Loire (ep 34)
Gara Takashima as Rukuku Kil
Hidekatsu Shibata as Ide
Hideki Sasaki as Moera Fatima
Hidetoshi Nakamura as
Personnel (ep 17)
Soldier (ep 37)
Hisakazu Kanazawa as
Controller (ep 2)
Soldier (eps 1, 3)
Issei Futamata as
Doppa Bufu (ep 20)
Officer (ep 31)
Pilot (ep 19)
Soldier (eps 32, 35, 38)
Issei Masamune as Soldier (eps 1-2)
Kaneomi Oya as Ship Captain (ep 18)
Kaneto Shiozawa as Narration
Kazuo Hayashi as Gije Zaral
Keaton Yamada as Nujan (ep 31)
Keiko Ozaki as Kulara Kina (ep 32)
Keiko Yokozawa as Rin
Kimiko Tsuruta as
Child B (ep 23)
Lapo (4 episodes
eps 17, 25, 32-33
)
Kiyonobu Suzuki as Soldier (eps 18, 37)
Kōichi Hashimoto as Bento Marusu
Kōji Totani as
Damae (ep 3)
Officer (ep 14)
Soldier (8 episodes
eps 2, 24-27, 33-35
)
Kyōnosuke Kami as
Miraculin (eps 35-36)
Sanra (ep 12)
Soldier (eps 14-16)
Mako Yuda as Mayaya Rau
Mami Koyama as Kiyaya Bufu (ep 20)
Masaharu Satō as
Chimuka (ep 12)
Lieutenant (ep 14)
Soldier (10 episodes
eps 13, 16, 18, 21-22, 24, 26, 29, 36, 38
)
Tomuro (ep 20)
Masahiro Sakuramoto as
Soldier (ep 16)
Techno
Masahiro Takashima as Lukkuk Kill (eps 29-32)
Masako Matsubara as
Mayaya Lau (eps 1-7, 22)
Novak Ursula (6 episodes
eps 8-10, 29, 37-38
)
Woman (ep 24)
Masaru Ikeda as
Doctor Yuuki Rouru (eps 1, 22)
Gurimade Abadede (eps 3-5, 7-10)
Masashi Hirose as
Pilot B (ep 1)
Soldier (eps 2, 27)
Masaya Taki as
Lieutenant (ep 28)
Soldier A (ep 5)
Minoru Inaba as Rekuran (ep 32)
Motomu Kiyokawa as Noburo (eps 5, 7-8)
Naoki Tatsuta as Bilas (7 episodes
eps 6-8, 11-12, 16, 22
)
Nobuo Tanaka as Narration
Osamu Katō as Codomon (ep 38)
Rumiko Ukai as Kitty Kitten (eps 23-25)
Ryōichi Tanaka as Gilbaba Gra (ep 36)
Saburou Yokoo as Nabeul Khatari (eps 4, 7)
Sanae Takagi as Fard (6 episodes
eps 6, 9, 18-19, 29, 32
)
Satoshi Sakaguchi as Pilot A (ep 1)
Seizō Katō as Gindoro Jinma
Shigeru Chiba as
Company Commander (ep 19)
Gantsu (eps 1, 22)
Parkinson (ep 23)
Soldier (4 episodes
eps 13, 15, 21, 28
)
Shigezō Sasaoka as
Controller (ep 2)
Professor Formosa (eps 1, 22)
Soldier (eps 16, 30)
Staff
Staff Officer (eps 20-21)
Staff Officer A (ep 19)
Shingo Kanemoto as
Gams (ep 19)
Gyamusu Bufu
Shinji Toyota as
Messenger (ep 18)
Staff (ep 17)
Shōjirō Kihara as Zuba Daram (10 episodes
eps 21, 23-30, 32
)
Shōzō Iizuka as Mark Jordan (ep 31)
Shūsei Nakamura as Staff
Takako Kondō as
Camyula Lanban
Elmi Jordan (ep 31)
Takeshi Watabe as
Delon (ep 37)
Guhaba Geba (eps 11-13)
Takkō Ishimori as Doc (eps 14-15)
Tatsuya Matsuda as Afta Dek (debut)
Tesshō Genda as
Gen Hannibaru (eps 32-35)
Koboru (ep 18)
Tetsuo Mizutori as Frendali Limiter (ep 28)
Toshiya Ueda as Marshall Franklin (eps 34-36)
Toshiyuki Yamamoto as Soldier (eps 33, 36)
Yasuo Tanaka as Rice (ep 31)
Yō Inoue as Sheryl Formossa
Yōko Matsuoka as Child A (ep 23)
Yoko Yamaoka as Rococo (ep 10)
Yoshio Nagahori as Soldier (ep 24)
Yoshito Yasuhara as Kolbockle (ep 27)
Yumi Nakatani as
Chirac (eps 1, 22)
Rockfish (ep 33)
Yūsaku Yara as Lieutenant (ep 34)

Hidetoshi Nakamura
Issei Masamune
Naoki Tatsuta
Japanese companies
Animation:
All Production (ep 4)
Bebow (eps 1, 22, 34)
Nishiko Pro (ep 9)
Shinoda Production (1,5,22)
Yamashita Production (7, 22)
Animation Check: Bebow
Backgrounds:
AD Cosmo (ep 12)
Apple (17 episodes
eps 6, 9-21 odd, 22-36 even, 39
)
Artland (ep 4)
Baku Production (15 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 10, 14, 18, 22-23, 27-35 odd, 38
)
BIC Studio (eps 2, 8, 22)
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
Editing: Tsurubuchi Editing Room
Finish Animation:
AD Cosmo (17 episodes
eps 6-22 even, 23-37 odd
)
All Production (4 episodes
eps 4, 36-37, 39
)
Just (15 episodes
eps 8-20 even, 23-35 odd, 38
)
Kino Production (eps 1, 3, 5, 22)
Maki Production (15 episodes
eps 7-21 odd, 24-34 even, 38
)
Studio Hibari (eps 2, 22)
Sunrise (16 episodes
eps 7-21 odd, 24-36 even, 39
)
Key Animation: Anime R (uncredited)
Photography:
Studio Wood (ep 37)
T. Nishimura (eps 1-39)
Production:
Sunrise
Tōkyū Agency
TV Tokyo
Titles:
Maki Production
Studio Try
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Alicia Bull
Deven Neel
Katrina Leonoudakis
Executive producer:
Matt Greenfield
Toru Iwakami

Production:
Crystal Ruiz
Janice Williams
Joey Goubeaud
Son Phan Le
Production Assistant:
Alexandra Bedford
Andy Nguyen
E.W. Rector, III
Luke La Padula
Mariana Valverde
Natalie Jones
Ned Gayle
Subtitling: Jordan Hemann
Supervising Translator: Jennifer Challenger
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
(none)
English companies
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE
Licensed by: Maiden Japan

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