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Zillion

Zillion

19877.01 Season31 EpisodesEnded

Overview

On the planet Maris in the year 2387 three teen soldiers fight back against invading aliens.

Created by Tsunehisa Ito
Written by Tsunehisa Ito, Takao Koyama
NetworksNippon TV

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Top Cast

Chieko Honda

Chieko Honda

Amy

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Champ

Yuko Mizutani

Yuko Mizutani

Apple

Daiki Nakamura

Daiki Nakamura

Dave

Osamu Kobayashi

Osamu Kobayashi

Chief

Chieko Honda

Chieko Honda

Opaopa

Osamu Kobayashi

Osamu Kobayashi

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

JJ

Toshiko Sawada

Toshiko Sawada

Adomis

Kumiko Takizawa

Kumiko Takizawa

Upaupa

Themes & Keywords

anime

About Zillion

Zillion is a animation, action & adventure series that first aired in 1987 exploring themes of anime. Created by Tsunehisa Ito, it stars Chieko Honda, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yuko Mizutani. On the planet Maris in the year 2387 three teen soldiers fight back against invading aliens.

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