Space Runaway Ideon, also known as Legendary Giant God Ideon (Japanese: 伝説巨神イデオン) was an animated television series that aired on Japanese television from 1980 to 1981. It was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series he worked on immediately after his most famous work, Mobile Suit Gundam. Its mechanical designer was Higuchi Yuichi and its characters were designed by Kogawa Tomonori. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季 Tomino Yoshiyuki) (b. ... Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ...

Plot

Space Runaway Ideon begins in 2300 AD, far enough in the future that mankind has begun colonizing other planets. On the planet Solo a group of archeologists come across the mysterious remains of the Ideon—three large armored trucks with the ability to transform into the godly mecha. They also come across a large spaceship. At that very moment of discovery, a humanoid alien civilization known as the "Buff Clan" comes across Solo. When the daughter of the Buff Clan's military commander flies down to the planet against orders an interstellar war is triggered. The cities on Solo are obliterated by the Buff Clan soldiers and the survivors, using the Ideon for protection, board the spaceship found with the Ideon (known as the "Solo Ship") and flee. The survivors travel from planet to planet, constantly pursued by the Buff Clan who desire the Ideon for themselves along with the mysterious energy source behind them, known only as "Ide". Importance and applicability Archaeology is the study of human nature and attempts to illuminate the question of what it means to be human. ... The title mecha RX-78-2 Gundam from the popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam In some works of science fiction, mecha (singular or plural) or mechs (singular: mech) are piloted or remote-controlled limbed vehicles. ...

Two movies, A Contact and Be Invoked were released as a double bill in 1982. A Contact featured clips from the first 32 episodes of the TV series. Be Invoked featured a modified version of the final episode of the TV series, in addition to those episodes that never aired, finishing off the Ideon saga once and for all. The apocalyptic ending of this movie cemented Tomino's "Kill 'Em All" reputation—with the death of the entire galaxy/universe. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Production Notes

Like Mobile Suit Gundam before it, Ideon was cancelled due to bad ratings and later revived in the movie theaters. Space Runaway Ideon is a predecessor of sorts to Hideaki Anno's Neon Genesis Evangelion and deals with many of the same issues[1]. There are a number of homage shots in the Neon Genesis Evangelion movies in which certain scenes are mirrored from Be Invoked almost perfectly. The Neon Genesis Evangelion series also ends in a similar fashion, with two theatrical releases: the first part ("Death") being composed largely of clips from the already-released episodes, and the second part ("Rebirth", or The End of Evangelion) made up of new animation devolving into apocaliptic territory much like that of Be Invoked. Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ... Hideaki Anno - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shin Seiki Evangerion) is an anime television series, begun in 1995, directed and written by Hideaki Anno, and produced by Gainax. ... Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shin Seiki Evangerion) is an anime television series, begun in 1995, directed and written by Hideaki Anno, and produced by Gainax. ... The End of Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 劇場版, Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban) is an animated movie by Hideaki Anno. ...

External Links

• Space Runaway Ideon - a fanpage with detailed information on the show