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Last weekend I had a Macross overdose. Really. It was a blast from the past. 
 
As a little girl, I did not watch Macross as it is, I watched Robotech (like most of people). In my teens I watched the 'other' Macross from the saga:Macross II, Flashback 2012, Plus, 7 and, Ai Oboete Imasu Ka? / Do You Remember Love? , and recently Macross Zero and Frontier. This rendez-vous with the first series reminded me of a few things.
 
One is how has changed animation. God, that  was SO choppy! And the designs had really, really sudden shifts (in a couple of scenes, Max's uniform changes colors like 3 times in the same scene). The other one is that a good story can make you forget such animation; the series budget was not so high because the producers thought it wouldn't sell... Lesson: never underestimate the power of a well-written script and excellent, relatable characters. Nobody on board of the SDF-1 was perfect but despite their flaws, when in combat or hard moments, the best of themselves comes afloat. 
 
As a child, I wanted to grow up to become a strong woman like Misa. That is the most important thing I remembered about Macross. In fact, no other anime character left such a strong impression in me, except for Oscar from Versailles no Bara (but that's another story).
 
I may have not ended up as the captain of a spaceship, but I did quite well. Misa, thanks for being my first anime role model.
 
P.S.: Dear Sheryl, you may be young, hot, scantily clad and well animated. But you will never beat Minmei (even in the bitchiness apartment).

Well I guess its par for me to watch Macross out of order as other than seeing a bit of SDF/Robotech back in the '80's my viewing order has been Frontier, Zero, Plus, SDF and now 7. I think that means after the Frontier movie I'll watch Macross II then Do You Remember Love? just to keep up the tradition.