The grand finale to Yoshiyuki Tomino's original Space Runaway Ideon saga, The Ideon: Be Invoked, has landed on HIDIVE. This 1982 film serves as the concluding chapter to the space opera, which began with the TV series Space Runaway Ideon and the preceding film The Ideon: A Contact. Sunrise, the studio behind Mobile Suit Gundam, animated this tragic mecha epic.
The film picks up with the remnants of humanity aboard the Solo Ship, pushed to the brink by the alien Buff Clan. As their situation grows more desperate, the crew grapples with survival and the immense power of the Ideon, a mysterious weapon that offers their only hope against annihilation. The series is known for its bleak themes, intense psychological drama, and the eventual, catastrophic climax that cemented its place in anime history.
With a MAL score of 7.98, The Ideon: Be Invoked offers a complete, albeit harrowing, experience for fans of classic mecha and space opera. Its availability on HIDIVE with both English dub and subtitles makes this seminal work accessible to a new generation of viewers.
