Completed Anime
Space Runaway Ideon

“Survivors flee in transforming robot Ideon and Solo Ship after Buff Clan attacks human colony on planet Solo.”

Space Runaway Ideon

7.15
3,910 rank · 21,266 viewers · 152 favorites
Drama Sci-Fi Mecha Space
39 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Spring 1980 · Sunrise · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Survivors flee in transforming robot Ideon and Solo Ship after Buff Clan attacks human colony on planet Solo.

Mankind has traveled to the stars and come across various alien civilizations, now long dead. Upon discovering the archaeological remains of such a civilization on the planet Solo, humanity finally has its first encounter with a living alien species: the Buff Clan. When Karala Ajiba, the daughter of the Buff Clan's military leader, sets foot on the surface of Solo, the Buff Clan launches a brutal assault on the colony to retrieve her. In order to escape, Cosmo Yuki, Kasha Imhof, and Bes Jordan climb aboard three trucks, which soon transform into the giant humanoid robot Ideon. When the settlement on Solo is destroyed, the survivors board a recently discovered spaceship—the Solo Ship—and flee, endeavoring to get away from the aliens and finally find peace. The relentless Buff Clan, however, is still in hot pursuit and will not give up so easily.

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Community consensus

Derived from 12 sampled reviews

7.2 /10

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80% recommend
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median 7 mode 7 σ 2.07
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σ 2.07 · split reception

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4.4 pts

Recommenders 8.4 · others 4.0

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↑ 3.17

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A Tv Production · Spring 1980

Sunrise.
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TV Tokyo · Sotsu

  • Format 39 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 15h 36m all episodes
  • Aired May 1980 – Jan 1981 Spring 1980
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-0844 catalog

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