Space Runaway Ideon

Space Runaway Ideon is a 1980 anime directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and produced by Sunrise, Inc. The anime aired on TV Tokyo for 39 episodes before being cancelled. The series has one compilation film and sequel, The Ideon: A Contact and The Ideon: Be Invoked.

Synopsis
In the future, humanity have managed to achieve space-faring status and begins colonizing other planets in the universe. One of these planets is Solo, in the Andromeda Galaxy. Solo is no ordinary planet- it is also home to recently excavated, mysterious machines belong to a Sixth Civilization called the Ideon and a warship later christened the Solo Ship. These artifacts also draw the interest of an imperial, human-like alien race called the Buff Clan. The artifact within the Solo colonists' possession sparks a manhunt by Buff Clan for the unfortunate colonists who have to flee to the stars and try to win a hopeless fight for their survival...