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“After 12,000 years, Demon Empire returns; Mu guardian Reideen awakens, choosing teen Akira to defend Earth with friends.”
Yuusha Raideen
勇者ライディーン
6.66
6,714 rank · 4,049 viewers · 8 favorites
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Mecha
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Synopsis
After 12,000 years, Demon Empire returns; Mu guardian Reideen awakens, choosing teen Akira to defend Earth with friends.
After a slumber of 12 millennia, the Demon Empire returns to seize control of the Earth. Reideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid, revealing to young Japanese boy Akira Hibiki that he is the one descendant of the ancient Mu people who must help Reideen save Earth. He was assisted by his friends, token girl Mari Sakurano (daughter of a scientist fighting the Demon Empire) and several members of his high school soccer team. (Source: AniDB)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 5
σ 1.80
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Nov 2011 → May 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Raideen is a awesome show for mecha and any oldschool anime fan. Cool and nostalgic, the series makes it best with a funny and great OST, facial mecha expressions and more. Half directed by Tomino...”
- 8 “Raideen is a "weird" series, well, all old-school mecha animes are "weird" in our current standards. The first season is Tomino's work, so you can see his ero-humor in characters like Mari (panty...”
- 7 “Fall deep enough into the mecha rabbit hole or spend enough time on old super robot forums and you are bound to come across Yuusha Raideen, a 1975 super robot anime most notable nowadays for being...”
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Long · 25%
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- Format 50 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 00m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1975 – Mar 1976 Spring 1975
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1948 catalog
Produced by
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Producer