A Fun, but Bumpy, Road with “Onward"
While the film didn’t hit me as emotionally as I wanted it to, I still enjoyed it. I simply wish there was a little more, particularly with the world building.
Zone of the Enders: Idolo (2002)
2167, Deep in a hidden laboratory, the Martians are testing new weapons technology that’s going to blow Earth away! Hotshot pilot Second Lieutenant Radium Lavans is taking charge of the program to lead the fight against Earth’s oppressive rule –or is the program taking charge of him? The mineral substance used to power this secret weapon has a mind of its own! As the UNSF works to thwart a possible Martian uprising, the Orbital Frame project development team has no time to lose! Will Radium be able to force the Idolo beta unit to choose a noble destiny, or will the power of Metatron consume him completely?
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2167, Deep in a hidden laboratory, the Martians are testing new weapons technology that’s going to blow Earth away! Hotshot pilot Second Lieutenant Radium Lavans is taking charge of the program to lead the fight against Earth’s oppressive rule –or is the program taking charge of him? The mineral substance used to power this secret weapon has a mind of its own! As the UNSF works to thwart a possible Martian uprising, the Orbital Frame project development team has no time to lose! Will Radium be able to force the Idolo beta unit to choose a noble destiny, or will the power of Metatron consume him completely?
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Animation, Science Fiction
Written By:Shin Yoshida
In Theaters:9/24/2002
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Runtime:55 minutes
Studio:SUNRISE, Lantis, VAP
Cast
Tetsuya Watanabe
Director
Houko Kuwashima
Dolores (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Dr. Rachel Links (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Radium Lavans (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka
Viola Gyunee (voice)
Rumi Ochiai
Melissa (voice)
Dai Matsumoto
Engineer (voice)
Kan Tokumaru
Instructor Edgar (voice)
Katsumi Cho
Commander Jackson (voice)
Kenichi Sakaguchi
Will (voice)
Kihachirō Uemura
Operator A (voice)
Tadahisa Saizen
Operator B (voice)
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