![]() ![]() Hell, even Yoshiyuki Tomino is brutally killed. Anyone Can Die: Taken to its absolute logical extreme in Be Invoked.And if that didn't make it pointless enough, there's the fact that it was all part of the Ideon's plan. It started over a misunderstanding and ends in a Mutual Kill. Afro Asskicker: Cosmo Yuki, main character, main pilot of the Ideon and proud owner of a stylish orange 'fro.Yoshiyuki Tomino apparently wants to make a remake of it. On top of all that, it also becomes apparent that Ideon has a will of its own and that it is displeased with the humans' wars and infighting. Along the way, many folks die, and the Solo crew screw up their relationships with other Terran colonies and the Earth itself, all of whom now want Ide for themselves. This results in a Strategy of the Week format as the Buff Clan (unsuccessfully) employs increasingly more devastating technologies and renowned military commanders to bring down the Solo ship and to get their hands on Ideon. The ship and the robot contain the so-called Ide, a source of infinite energy, which a militaristic alien-but-actually-human civilization called Buff Clan is after. The story goes as follows: A group of Terran colonists on a remote planet find a Cool Starship and three bulky starfighters that combine into a Super Robot. Due to its angsty and bizarre ending, it is often cited as close inspiration for Neon Genesis Evangelion ( Hideaki Anno himself describes Evangelion as Ideon meets Devilman). The last 4 episodes were made into the movie Be Invoked (with help from Sanrio Animation). As with its sister series it had its run cut short, it was planned for 43 episodes but got pulled after 39. It was the project that Yoshiyuki Tomino worked on directly after Mobile Suit Gundam. Legendary Giant God Ideon, also The Ideon) is a 1980 Super Robot Genre, Mecha Show anime. Yoshiyuki Tomino technically explains the show to his sponsors, Gundam Sousei. ![]()
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