“Survivors flee in transforming robot Ideon and Solo Ship after Buff Clan attacks human colony on planet Solo.”
Space Runaway Ideon
伝説巨神イデオン
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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
What 12 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.07 · split reception
4.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 4.0
↑ 3.17
Running avg · Nov 2009 → Jul 2025
- 10 “Ideon transcends typical mecha anime expectations with its slow-building dread and devastating emotional weight. The characters feel remarkably human in their fear, mistakes, and brokenness, while...”
- 7 “Space Runaway Ideon transcends its standard mecha appearance to deliver a bleak philosophical perspective on humanity's self-destructive nature, balanced with enough action and character focus to...”
- 7 “The series transforms remarkably starting at episode 23, evolving from a formulaic toy commercial into a thematically complex exploration of inevitable conflict with spectacular character...”
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- 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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- Maiden Japan Licensor