Arion
Seen it?1986 | 119 min | Adventure, Action, Animation, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anime fans and anyone who likes a world with its own rules. Made in the anime tradition: bold, emotional and willing to go dark. Shelve it next to Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- Shigeru NakaharaArion (voice)
- Miki TakahashiResphoina (vioce)
- Mayumi TanakaSeneca (voice)
- Hirotaka SuzuokiApollon (voice)
- Bin ShimadaAres (voice)
- Masako KatsukiAthena (voice)
- Kohei MiyauchiEthos (voice)
- Toku NishioGido (voice)
- Chikao OhtsukaHades (voice)
- Hideyuki TanakaPrometheus (voice)