Zillion (1987)
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Where to Watch.
Currently Zillion is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Funimation Now
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
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Release DateApril 12, 1987
Original Name赤い光弾ジリオン
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes31
Running Time24m
Genres
Wiki.
Zillion (Japanese: 赤い光弾ジリオン, Hepburn: Akai Kōdan Jirion, literally Red Photon Bullet Zillion, fully titled Red Photon Zillion) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. It ran from April 12 to December 13, 1987, on Nippon Television, comprising 31 episodes. After the production of the anime, Tatsunoko Production and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the producer of Zillion, established IG Tatsunoko (which later became Production I.G) to obstruct the dispersing of the excellent staffs of Tatsunoko branch which had done actual production. Therefore, Zillion is considered to be Production I.G's first work.The first five episodes were dubbed into English and released on VHS in the United States by Streamline Pictures. This anime was featured in the music video for Michael and Janet Jackson's collaboration "Scream". Samples from the English dub of the anime were also featured in Del the Funky Homosapien's single "Cyberpunks".
In October 2018, Funimation has released the complete series and the OVA on a Blu-ray/DVD set with Japanese audio and English subtitles.