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Macross is a franchise comprised of 3 movies, 9 anime series
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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).
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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. 
The power of rock compels you!
The power of rock compels you!








So far this iteration has yet to make much of an impression other than Basara is trying to show everyone "THE POWER OF ROCK!"(TM) 

I was glad to see my two favorite characters from SDF, Max and Milia, all grown up(I'm guessing superluminal time dilatation is why they aren't  in their 60's).


This boy just ain't right.
This boy just ain't right.
The art is good for the era but feels a bit stiff, like when Basara is singing in his varitech and everything but his mouth is frozen(creepy!) or how the battle sequences don't look as good as some of the ones in SDF. 







Overall I like the mech designs with the exception of Basara's VF-19 Battleroid form which looks like it was lifted straight from a gundam anime.
GUNNNDDDAAAMMMM!
GUNNNDDDAAAMMMM!

Max may be off his nut, would you entrust your 14 year old to this guy?
Max may be off his nut, would you entrust your 14 year old to this guy?
The pink haired loli is cute and is likely who I'll be rooting for in the inevitable love polygon barring she goes all MinMay on me. 

More to come a few episodes down the road.
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