The 1980 Sunrise mecha classic Space Runaway Ideon is now available to stream on HIDIVE, featuring both English dub and subtitles. This 39-episode series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in its original broadcast year, marking it as a significant work from the early days of the studio.
Set on the planet Solo, the story centers on colonists who discover the Ideon, a powerful mecha from a lost civilization, and are subsequently hunted by the alien Buff Clan. The survivors escape across the galaxy, wielding the Ideon and grappling with the philosophical weight of their desperate struggle for survival.
Space Runaway Ideon delves into themes of war, tragedy, and the consequences of wielding immense power. Its narrative culminates in the film The Ideon: Be Invoked, which offers a definitive, albeit bleak, conclusion to the space opera.
