S6E5 - TOMINO-THON! Space Runaway IDEON (1980) TV Series History & Review

Podcast: Japanimation Station Season 6 - TOMINO-THON! · Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman

Opublikowano: 2026-04-13

It’s finally time to discuss what is almost certainly Tomino’s best-known and most widely renowned work outside the world of Gundam: 1980’s Space Runaway Ideon, the 39-episode TV series that begins with a relatively similar premise to Mobile Suit Gundam – a ragtag crew of space colonists flee an invading army, with a mysterious and powerful mecha in tow – before quickly spinning into much stranger, darker, and more philosophical territory. In fact, Ideon might be something closer to a horror anime than a traditional mecha show. But however one defines it, Ideon is undoubtedly one of Tomino’s finest hours, bold...