Zillion

Zillion (赤い光弾ジリオン Akai Kōdan Jirio, lit. Red Photon Bullet Zillion) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Akira Watanabe and produced by Tatsunoko Production. It premiered on Nippon Television on April 12, 1987 to December 13 of the same year.

Five of the 31 episodes were dubbed into English and released on VHS in the United States by Streamline Pictures.

Synopsis

In 2387, Earth's most successful off-world colony is under siege by a savage race of warrior-cyborgs called "the Noza Empire". The Noza are seemingly invincible and the Marisian Defense Forces are severely outclassed. All hope seems lost when a trio of guns of immense power are found by the colonists and dubbed the "Zillion Weapon System" after the ancient civilization that created them and the substance "Zillium" that powers them. These guns are the only thing strong enough to destroy the Noza and are given to a team of three young colonists called "the White Naughts" whose members include J.J., Champ and Apple. They have been specially trained to use these weapons and are the last hope for survival for the Colonists.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
J.J.	Toshihiko Seki	Doug Stone
Champ	Kazuhiko Inoue	Kerrigan Mahan
Apple	Yuko Mizutani	Barbara Goodson
Dave	Daiki Nakamura	Eddie Frierson
Amy Harrison	Chieko Honda	Wendee Lee
Mr. Gord	Yuzuru Fujimoto	Michael Forest
Bernstein	Osamu Kobayashi	Tom Wyner
Narrator	Osamu Kobayashi	Tom Wyner

Additional Voices[]

Notes[]

Samples from the English dub of the anime were also featured in Del the Funky Homosapien's single "Cyberpunks".
The series and OVA were released sub-only on a DVD/Blu-ray set from FUNimation Entertainment.

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Streamline Pictures	1990-1991		Episodes 1-5	NTSC	United States
Streamline Pictures	1990-1991		5 Volumes	NTSC	United States

External Links[]

Zillion (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Zillion at the Internet Movie Database