Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage:
October 1, 1997
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Interplanetary high jinx as the protagonist Photon, already charged with watching over his ditzy childhood friend, marries a crash landed alien babe by writing "Idiot" on her forehead. Much hilarity ensues as they travel the planet searching for spaceship parts.
Written by carpetfluff on April 20, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 5
Photon is one of those little gems you come across now and then that make you wish there was more of it. At only 6 episodes, this is from the creators of Tenchi Muyo, but is far more off-the-wall than that show and will really appeal to fans of more surreal comedy anime. Although it's sexier than Tenchi, it also has a vein of sweetness running through it that makes you care about Photon and compact cast of characters that surround him; and the series baddie is hilarious. Does that slightly unnerving thing that a lot of comedy anime seems to do by getting really serious for the final episode, but that doesn't damage the series as a whole. If you've never discovered this one, and you like to grin stupidly for a few hours and be left with a warm glow, check Photon out.
