Photon: The Idiot Adventures (OAV)
Alternative title:
フォトン (Japanese)
Objectionable content:
Intense
Plot Summary:
Photon Earth is a young and gentle boy with superhuman strength and バカ ("Baka," meaning "idiot" in Japanese) scribbled on his forehead (apparently by his troublemaking friend Aun Freya). One day, he finds himself engaged to the beautiful fugitive pilot Keyne Acqua after writing "baka" on her forehead. And that's the least of his worries as he must protect both Aun and Keyne from the evil Papacharino, who seeks to steal the secrets of "Aho" energy from Keyne's grandfather's ship.
User Ratings:
431 ratings have been given [details]
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.186 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.8774, rank: #3146 (of 10551)
Weighted mean: 7.108 (Good), rank: #3313 (of 10551) (seen all: 7.24 / seen some: 5.55 / won't finish: 3.49)
Bayesian estimate: 7.118 (Good), rank: #3074 (of 7993)
Masterpiece: 31 votes (sub:29, dub:2)
Excellent: 66 votes (sub:48, dub:16, others:2
1 Polish subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)1 Spanish subtitled
Very good: 113 votes (sub:78, dub:30, raw:1, others:4
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
)2 French subtitled
Good: 103 votes (sub:76, dub:22, others:5
2 German subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
Decent: 64 votes (sub:43, dub:15, ?:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish edited dub
) So-so: 17 votes (sub:12, dub:5)
Not really good: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:4)
Weak: 12 votes (dub:7, sub:4, ?:1)
Bad: 8 votes (dub:4, sub:4)
Awful: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 821 users, rank: #1482 (of 10369)Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.186 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.8774, rank: #3146 (of 10551)
Weighted mean: 7.108 (Good), rank: #3313 (of 10551) (seen all: 7.24 / seen some: 5.55 / won't finish: 3.49)
Bayesian estimate: 7.118 (Good), rank: #3074 (of 7993)
Running time:
45 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
6
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage:
1997年11月21日 to 1999年02月18日
Release dates: We have 7
Ending Theme:
"Pinch!" by Yui Horie
Official website:
フォトン (Japanese)
Links: We have 2
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Photon: The Idiot Adventures (Blu-ray) 2025年02月25日
DVD (Region 0)
Photon: The Idiot Adventures (DVD) 2000年11月07日
DVD (Region 1)
Anime 101 - 12 Pack (DVD) 2004年12月21日
Photon: The Idiot Adventures (DVD) 2017年12月26日
Japanese staff Japanese cast
Director: Koji Masunari
Series Composition: Yōsuke Kuroda
Episode Director:
Kaoru Suzuki (ep 6)
Keitarō Motonaga (ep 1)
Koji Masunari (eps 4, 6)
Makoto Fuchigami (ep 5)
Satoshi Saga (ep 2)
Yasuhiro Geshi (ep 6)
Yasuhiro Minami (ep 3)
Kaoru Suzuki (ep 6)
Keitarō Motonaga (ep 1)
Koji Masunari (eps 4, 6)
Makoto Fuchigami (ep 5)
Satoshi Saga (ep 2)
Yasuhiro Geshi (ep 6)
Yasuhiro Minami (ep 3)
Music: Haruhiko Nishioka
Original creator: Masaki Kajishima
Original Character Design: Masaki Kajishima
Character Design: Shinya Takahashi
Art Director: Toshihisa Koyama
Chief Animation Director: Shinya Takahashi
Animation Director:
Genichi Murakami (ep 5)
Hideki Takahashi (ep 3)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 5)
Hisama Kinoshita (ep 2)
Kōichi Hashimoto (ep 2)
Kōji Matsuyama (ep 6)
Kōji Watanabe (eps 1, 4, 6)
Kyūma Ōshita (ep 2)
Minoru Yamazawa (ep 3)
Satoru Minowa (ep 6)
Shinya Takahashi (eps 1, 4, 6)
Yūji Ikeda (ep 3)
Yūji Yanase (ep 3)
Genichi Murakami (ep 5)
Hideki Takahashi (ep 3)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 5)
Hisama Kinoshita (ep 2)
Kōichi Hashimoto (ep 2)
Kōji Matsuyama (ep 6)
Kōji Watanabe (eps 1, 4, 6)
Kyūma Ōshita (ep 2)
Minoru Yamazawa (ep 3)
Satoru Minowa (ep 6)
Shinya Takahashi (eps 1, 4, 6)
Yūji Ikeda (ep 3)
Yūji Yanase (ep 3)
Sound Director: Kazuya Tanaka
Assistant Art Director: Hachidai Takayama
Assistant producer: Yūichirō Takahata
Casting Cooperation: Makoto Matsuda (Nelke Planning)
Color Coordination:
Eri Suzuki (eps 4, 6)
Keiko Gotō (ep 3)
Naoko Kodama (eps 2, 5)
Takuya Kawami (eps 1, 6)
Yuka Suzuki (ep 6)
Eri Suzuki (eps 4, 6)
Keiko Gotō (ep 3)
Naoko Kodama (eps 2, 5)
Takuya Kawami (eps 1, 6)
Yuka Suzuki (ep 6)
Color setting: Takuya Kawami
Concept: Yōsuke Kuroda
Design: Kōji Watanabe
Finish Animation:
Aiko Hirao (ep 2)
Akiko Kono (eps 4, 6)
Aya Ouchi (eps 1, 6)
Ayako Saitō (ep 5)
Ayami Minowa (eps 4, 6)
Chieko Hibi (ep 6)
Emiko Kimura (eps 1, 4, 6)
Eri Suzuki (ep 1)
Keiko Adachi (ep 6)
Koji Kitamura (eps 4, 6)
Mineyo Ōnishi (ep 6)
Naoko Satō (eps 1, 4, 6)
Naomi Endô (eps 1, 6)
Noriko Abe (eps 1, 4, 6)
Nozomi Shitara (ep 1)
Sakiko Ito (ep 6)
Takeshi Satō (ep 6)
Terumi Ito (ep 6)
Tetsuharu Eguchi (ep 6)
Yuka Suzuki (ep 4)
Aiko Hirao (ep 2)
Akiko Kono (eps 4, 6)
Aya Ouchi (eps 1, 6)
Ayako Saitō (ep 5)
Ayami Minowa (eps 4, 6)
Chieko Hibi (ep 6)
Emiko Kimura (eps 1, 4, 6)
Eri Suzuki (ep 1)
Keiko Adachi (ep 6)
Koji Kitamura (eps 4, 6)
Mineyo Ōnishi (ep 6)
Naoko Satō (eps 1, 4, 6)
Naomi Endô (eps 1, 6)
Noriko Abe (eps 1, 4, 6)
Nozomi Shitara (ep 1)
Sakiko Ito (ep 6)
Takeshi Satō (ep 6)
Terumi Ito (ep 6)
Tetsuharu Eguchi (ep 6)
Yuka Suzuki (ep 4)
In-Between Animation:
Akihiro Kurosaki (eps 4, 6)
Ayako Takai (eps 4, 6)
Chie Asai (eps 1, 4, 6)
Chizuko Kusakabe (ep 1)
Hajime Maeda (ep 3)
Hideki Takahara (eps 2, 5)
Hiroko Tezuka (ep 2)
Kei Oikawa (ep 1)
Kōji Kawasaki (ep 2)
Kumi Nakajō (ep 5)
Kumiko Sakai (ep 3)
Masako Sakano (ep 2)
Masayuki Ozaki (eps 2, 5)
Namie Akiba (eps 1, 4, 6)
Naoto Hosoda (ep 4)
Nobuhiko Genma (ep 1)
Noritoshi Yoshizawa (ep 3)
Osamu Sakata (ep 6)
Satomi Tanaka (ep 3)
Shuichi Hara (ep 6)
Takanori Suzuki (eps 4, 6)
Yasuhide Yoshida (ep 2)
Yoshiko Terada (ep 3)
Yoshio Katayama (eps 1, 4)
Yukari Umebayashi (eps 2, 5)
Yumiko Iwasaki (ep 3)
Akihiro Kurosaki (eps 4, 6)
Ayako Takai (eps 4, 6)
Chie Asai (eps 1, 4, 6)
Chizuko Kusakabe (ep 1)
Hajime Maeda (ep 3)
Hideki Takahara (eps 2, 5)
Hiroko Tezuka (ep 2)
Kei Oikawa (ep 1)
Kōji Kawasaki (ep 2)
Kumi Nakajō (ep 5)
Kumiko Sakai (ep 3)
Masako Sakano (ep 2)
Masayuki Ozaki (eps 2, 5)
Namie Akiba (eps 1, 4, 6)
Naoto Hosoda (ep 4)
Nobuhiko Genma (ep 1)
Noritoshi Yoshizawa (ep 3)
Osamu Sakata (ep 6)
Satomi Tanaka (ep 3)
Shuichi Hara (ep 6)
Takanori Suzuki (eps 4, 6)
Yasuhide Yoshida (ep 2)
Yoshiko Terada (ep 3)
Yoshio Katayama (eps 1, 4)
Yukari Umebayashi (eps 2, 5)
Yumiko Iwasaki (ep 3)
In-Between Check:
Hiroto Fukunaga (ep 5)
Keiko Imasato (eps 1, 4, 6)
Misa Watanabe (eps 2, 5)
Sayuri Tsuruyama (ep 2)
Yukako Tsuzuki (ep 3)
Hiroto Fukunaga (ep 5)
Keiko Imasato (eps 1, 4, 6)
Misa Watanabe (eps 2, 5)
Sayuri Tsuruyama (ep 2)
Yukako Tsuzuki (ep 3)
Key Animation:
Akihiko Mamashita (ep 5)
Akira Kano (eps 1, 4)
Atsushi Okuda (ep 1)
Chizuko Kusakabe (ep 6)
Genichi Murakami (eps 2, 5)
Hajime Yoshida (ep 6)
Haruo Ōgawara (eps 1, 4)
Hideaki Shimada (ep 6)
Hideki Hashimoto (ep 6)
Hideki Kakita (ep 6)
Hidenori Matsubara (ep 4)
Hirofumi Suzuki (eps 1, 4)
Hirokazu Karai (ep 6)
Hiroki Abe (ep 5)
Hiroto Tanaka (ep 1)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 5)
Hiroyoshi Ohkawa (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Horiuchi (ep 1)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (eps 2, 5)
Hiroyuki Uchida (ep 6)
Hitoshi Haga (ep 2)
Jirō Kanai (ep 4)
Katsuzō Hirata (ep 1)
Kazuhiro Koyama (eps 1, 6)
Kazuto Nakazawa (ep 1)
Keiichi Ishikura (eps 1, 4)
Keisuke Watabe (ep 1)
Kōdai Iwata (eps 1, 4, 6)
Kōichi Taguchi (ep 2)
Kōichi Tsuchida (ep 5)
Kōji Watanabe (ep 1)
Kōzō Masanobu (ep 6)
Kumi Nakajō (ep 5)
Kunihiro Abe (eps 1, 6)
Kyūma Ōshita (eps 2, 5)
Masahiko Kubo (eps 1, 4, 6)
Masahiro Sekiguchi (ep 2)
Masahiro Sekino (ep 4)
Masanori Kiryû (ep 1)
Masaya Tanaka (ep 1)
Michio Ito (ep 1)
Michiyo Suzuki (ep 4)
Misao Abe (eps 1, 4, 6)
Mitsuru Obunai (eps 1, 4)
Naoki Yamauchi (eps 2, 5)
Naoto Hosoda (ep 6)
Noboru Jitsuhara (ep 6)
Nobuhiko Genma (ep 6)
Osamu Kamijō (ep 5)
Ryuji Tsuzuku (ep 3)
Seizō Toma (ep 2)
Shigenobu Nagasaki (eps 2, 5)
Shiho Takeuchi (eps 1, 4)
Shinji Hashimoto (ep 2)
Shinji Tanaka (ep 6)
Shinya Takahashi (ep 1)
Shuji Kawakami (ep 4)
Sōichirō Matsuda (ep 6)
Takahiro Kishida (eps 1, 4)
Takahiro Tanaka (ep 6)
Takao Abo (ep 2)
Takashi Hashimoto (ep 6)
Tatsuhiro Sakano (ep 6)
Tetsuya Saeki (ep 6)
Tomoharu Doi (ep 6)
Tomomi Ishii (ep 5)
Toshiaki Kanbara (ep 2)
Toshihide Masudate (eps 1, 4)
Tsutomu Ōno
Tsutomu Takei (ep 6)
Yae Ōtsuka (eps 2, 5)
Yasuhiro Okuda (ep 4)
Yasushi Muraki (ep 6)
Yoshiko Kuwano (ep 6)
Yoshitaka Kōno (ep 6)
Yūichi Tanaka (ep 4)
Yūji Ogata (ep 2)
Yukihito Ōgomori (eps 1, 6)
Yukio Okano (ep 6)
Yutaka Matsubara (ep 6)
Akihiko Mamashita (ep 5)
Akira Kano (eps 1, 4)
Atsushi Okuda (ep 1)
Chizuko Kusakabe (ep 6)
Genichi Murakami (eps 2, 5)
Hajime Yoshida (ep 6)
Haruo Ōgawara (eps 1, 4)
Hideaki Shimada (ep 6)
Hideki Hashimoto (ep 6)
Hideki Kakita (ep 6)
Hidenori Matsubara (ep 4)
Hirofumi Suzuki (eps 1, 4)
Hirokazu Karai (ep 6)
Hiroki Abe (ep 5)
Hiroto Tanaka (ep 1)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 5)
Hiroyoshi Ohkawa (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Horiuchi (ep 1)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (eps 2, 5)
Hiroyuki Uchida (ep 6)
Hitoshi Haga (ep 2)
Jirō Kanai (ep 4)
Katsuzō Hirata (ep 1)
Kazuhiro Koyama (eps 1, 6)
Kazuto Nakazawa (ep 1)
Keiichi Ishikura (eps 1, 4)
Keisuke Watabe (ep 1)
Kōdai Iwata (eps 1, 4, 6)
Kōichi Taguchi (ep 2)
Kōichi Tsuchida (ep 5)
Kōji Watanabe (ep 1)
Kōzō Masanobu (ep 6)
Kumi Nakajō (ep 5)
Kunihiro Abe (eps 1, 6)
Kyūma Ōshita (eps 2, 5)
Masahiko Kubo (eps 1, 4, 6)
Masahiro Sekiguchi (ep 2)
Masahiro Sekino (ep 4)
Masanori Kiryû (ep 1)
Masaya Tanaka (ep 1)
Michio Ito (ep 1)
Michiyo Suzuki (ep 4)
Misao Abe (eps 1, 4, 6)
Mitsuru Obunai (eps 1, 4)
Naoki Yamauchi (eps 2, 5)
Naoto Hosoda (ep 6)
Noboru Jitsuhara (ep 6)
Nobuhiko Genma (ep 6)
Osamu Kamijō (ep 5)
Ryuji Tsuzuku (ep 3)
Seizō Toma (ep 2)
Shigenobu Nagasaki (eps 2, 5)
Shiho Takeuchi (eps 1, 4)
Shinji Hashimoto (ep 2)
Shinji Tanaka (ep 6)
Shinya Takahashi (ep 1)
Shuji Kawakami (ep 4)
Sōichirō Matsuda (ep 6)
Takahiro Kishida (eps 1, 4)
Takahiro Tanaka (ep 6)
Takao Abo (ep 2)
Takashi Hashimoto (ep 6)
Tatsuhiro Sakano (ep 6)
Tetsuya Saeki (ep 6)
Tomoharu Doi (ep 6)
Tomomi Ishii (ep 5)
Toshiaki Kanbara (ep 2)
Toshihide Masudate (eps 1, 4)
Tsutomu Ōno
Tsutomu Takei (ep 6)
Yae Ōtsuka (eps 2, 5)
Yasuhiro Okuda (ep 4)
Yasushi Muraki (ep 6)
Yoshiko Kuwano (ep 6)
Yoshitaka Kōno (ep 6)
Yūichi Tanaka (ep 4)
Yūji Ogata (ep 2)
Yukihito Ōgomori (eps 1, 6)
Yukio Okano (ep 6)
Yutaka Matsubara (ep 6)
Music Director: Haruhiko Nishioka
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Sound Mixing: Yasunori Ebina
Special Effects:
Kō Yamamoto (ep 2)
Masayuki Nakajima (ep 6)
Ryoji Sakurai (ep 1)
Takahiro Fukuda (eps 1, 4)
Takashi Maekawa (eps 2, 5)
Yasuhiko Komori (ep 6)
Kō Yamamoto (ep 2)
Masayuki Nakajima (ep 6)
Ryoji Sakurai (ep 1)
Takahiro Fukuda (eps 1, 4)
Takashi Maekawa (eps 2, 5)
Yasuhiko Komori (ep 6)
Theme Song Performance: Yui Horie (ED)
Junko Takeuchi as Photon Earth
Yui Horie as Aun Freya
Yumi Kuroda as Keyne Acqua
Akiko Hiramatsu as Buran
Kōichi Yamadera as Papacharino Nanadan
Kozue Yoshizumi as Koro-chan
Marie Ichino as MaMamie
TOMO as Pochi 1 Gō
Yuri Amano as Rashara
Ai Orikasa as Aun's sister
Eiji Takemoto as Bandit 3
Hidenobu Kiuchi as Bandit 2
Masaaki Tsukada as Keyne's Grandfather
Masashi Hirose as Emperor of the Galaxy
Naoki Bandō as Bandit 1
Yuu Asakawa as Pochi 2 Gō
Japanese companies
Animation Production: AIC
Backgrounds: Production ai
Distributor: KINEMATICS (Blu-ray Set)
Film Developing: Imagica
Finish Animation: Studio PIA (eps 1, 4)
Finish Animation Assistance:
Anime World Osaka (ep 1)
Ashi Productions (ep 3)
CDI (eps 1-2)
DR Movie (ep 2)
FAI (ep 1)
Far Eastern Animation (ep 2)
Hana Production (ep 1)
Kaizi Art Co., Ltd. (ep 2)
Marsa, Inc. (ep 3)
Sam Won (ep 1)
Studio CATS (ep 2)
Studio DEEN (ep 3)
Studio MAMBO (ep 2)
Studio Mugiboshi (ep 3)
Studio OZ (ep 3)
Studio Runrun (ep 3)
Studio μ (eps 2-3)
Suzhou United Sun Animation (ep 2)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 2)
Anime World Osaka (ep 1)
Ashi Productions (ep 3)
CDI (eps 1-2)
DR Movie (ep 2)
FAI (ep 1)
Far Eastern Animation (ep 2)
Hana Production (ep 1)
Kaizi Art Co., Ltd. (ep 2)
Marsa, Inc. (ep 3)
Sam Won (ep 1)
Studio CATS (ep 2)
Studio DEEN (ep 3)
Studio MAMBO (ep 2)
Studio Mugiboshi (ep 3)
Studio OZ (ep 3)
Studio Runrun (ep 3)
Studio μ (eps 2-3)
Suzhou United Sun Animation (ep 2)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 2)
In-Between Animation: Magic Bus (ep 3)
In-Between Animation Assistance:
Anime Spot (eps 1, 4)
Araki Productions (ep 3)
CDI (eps 1-2)
DR Movie (ep 2)
FAI (eps 1, 4, 6)
Hana Production (eps 1, 4)
Kaizi Art Co., Ltd. (ep 5)
Kino Production (ep 3)
Magic Bus (ep 4)
Marsa, Inc. (ep 3)
Mook Animation (ep 4)
Niandai Animation (ep 5)
Park Young (ep 6)
Production I.G (ep 1)
Radical Party (ep 2)
Sam Won (eps 1, 4, 6)
Studio Mu (ep 1)
Studio μ (eps 2-3, 6)
Sung San Production (ep 4)
Suzhou United Sun Animation (ep 2)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 2)
WAL (ep 2)
Xebec (ep 4)
Zero-G (ep 1)
Zhong Ying Animation (ep 2)
Anime Spot (eps 1, 4)
Araki Productions (ep 3)
CDI (eps 1-2)
DR Movie (ep 2)
FAI (eps 1, 4, 6)
Hana Production (eps 1, 4)
Kaizi Art Co., Ltd. (ep 5)
Kino Production (ep 3)
Magic Bus (ep 4)
Marsa, Inc. (ep 3)
Mook Animation (ep 4)
Niandai Animation (ep 5)
Park Young (ep 6)
Production I.G (ep 1)
Radical Party (ep 2)
Sam Won (eps 1, 4, 6)
Studio Mu (ep 1)
Studio μ (eps 2-3, 6)
Sung San Production (ep 4)
Suzhou United Sun Animation (ep 2)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 2)
WAL (ep 2)
Xebec (ep 4)
Zero-G (ep 1)
Zhong Ying Animation (ep 2)
Music Production: King Records
Photography: J.C. Staff
Recording Studio: AVACO Creative Studios
Sound Effects: Rakuonsha (ep 3)
Titles: Maki Production
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Arlen Tarlofsky
Translation: Katsuho Shimoharu
Executive producer: John O'Donnell
ADR Engineer: Jim Regan
Dubbing Coordination: Karel Havle
Dubbing Supervision: Christopher Sippel
DVD Coordination: Eric Thomann
DVD Producer: John O'Donnell
Script Adaptation: Crispin Freeman
Scott Cargle as Photon Earth
Suzy Prue as Keyne Aqua
Tara Jayne as Aun Freya
Carolee Goodgold as Lashara MoonMaiden
Mina Sands as Bulan
Tristan Goddard as Papacharino Nanadan
Carolee Goodgold as Maiden
Crispin Freeman as The Galactic Emperor
Ed Hajj as Bandit #2
P.M. Lewis as Aun's Sister
English companies
Distributor: U.S. Manga Corps
DVD Menu Design: Resolution
Recording Studio: Mercury Productions
Video Restoration: AstroRes (Discotek Blu-ray)
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