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Arion

Arion

6,4 /10 (27 Votes)
1986 JA 119 min

Overview

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.

Release date

15/03/1986

Votes

27

Popularity

1.1

Let the Gods beware!

Status

Released

Original title

アリオン

Language

JA

Runtime

119 min

Original Soundtrack

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patient1

2026-04-03

⭐ 8

  I've never seen a telling of the Old World Gods (the Olympians) from a Japanese viewpoint before this film, and I see similarities to known tales. Our story begins with a foul deed being done upon our young main character, Arion, and we were not told why as of yet, but hopefully soon.   The animation is just as I remember 80s & 90s Anime to be, eg. DragonBall w/Son Goku & A Wind Named Amnesia, it's just so raw and in your face, along with the fluidity of the character's motions and also the beast within our story. Hades is the true master of Lies and Deception in our story, as far as the…

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