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Photon

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1997–
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
130
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Photon (1997)
Photon
Play trailer1:17
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Photon, a young man with a kind heart and superhuman strength, leaves his village on Sandy Planet (a desert world) in search of a runaway friend. During this heroic quest, he is accidentally... Read allPhoton, a young man with a kind heart and superhuman strength, leaves his village on Sandy Planet (a desert world) in search of a runaway friend. During this heroic quest, he is accidentally engaged to a runaway space pilot! Now they're on the run from the evil emperor of the gal... Read allPhoton, a young man with a kind heart and superhuman strength, leaves his village on Sandy Planet (a desert world) in search of a runaway friend. During this heroic quest, he is accidentally engaged to a runaway space pilot! Now they're on the run from the evil emperor of the galaxy and his bumbling henchmen. But even worse than the incompetent bad guys are the disast... Read all

  • Creator
    • Masaki Kajishima
  • Stars
    • Junko Takeuchi
    • Scott Cargle
    • Suzanne Savoy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    130
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Masaki Kajishima
    • Stars
      • Junko Takeuchi
      • Scott Cargle
      • Suzanne Savoy
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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  • Episodes6

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    Junko Takeuchi
    Junko Takeuchi
    • Photon
    Scott Cargle
    Scott Cargle
    • Photon
    Suzanne Savoy
    Suzanne Savoy
    • Keyne Aqua
    Yumi Kuroda
    • Keyne Aqua
    Tara Sands
    Tara Sands
    • Aun
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Papachareeno
    David Logan Rankin
    David Logan Rankin
    • Papacha
    Carole Gold
    • Lashara
    Tomo
    • Pocheeni 1
    Yu Asakawa
    Yu Asakawa
    • Pocheeni 2-28
    Mina Sands
    • Bulan
    Marie Ichino
    • MaMamie
    Kozue Yoshizumi
    • Koro
    Crispin Freeman
    Crispin Freeman
    • The Galactic Emperor
    Yui Horie
    • Aun (Japanese version)
    Alvaro J. Gonzalez
    • Bandit 1, Chief
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    • Bulan (Japanese version)
    Ai Orikasa
    Ai Orikasa
    • Aun's Sister
    • Creator
      • Masaki Kajishima
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      Pochi: Papacha is buck naked! Buck naked!

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      Referenced in Labyrinth of Flames: Behind the Scenes (2001)

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    Perverse doesn't even begin to describe this series.
    "Photon: The Idiot Adventures" is amazingly well titled, as just about every character that plays a central role in the story is, to one extent or another, an idiot. Photon, the main character, is a young boy who barely has any dialogue aside from moaning and groaning, and to match, he has all of the intelligence of a box of rocks.

    It's really hard for me to recommend this OAV to just anyone. On the one hand, it's insanely funny, especially if you're into wacky animated science fiction comedies. On the other, it's absolutely perverse. The villainous Papacha has his pants down so often that the black dot covering his privates is a joke in and of itself. If you were offended by a film like Dumb & Dumber or have trouble with sexual jokes above a PG-13 level, this probably isn't the anime for you.
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    • Jan 30, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1997 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Photon: The Idiot Adventures
    • Production companies
      • Anime International Company (AIC)
      • Photon Project
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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