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:''This article refers to the anime series by this title; for the ship which shares the same name, see SDF-1 Macross.''
is an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a small love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war. [1]
''Macross'' is a science fiction series that combines giant transforming robots, apocalyptic battles, wartime romance, and victory through the use of various unconventional means, including bubblegum pop music. It features mechanical designs by Kazutaka Miyatake and Kawamori (both of Studio Nue) and character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto. In addition, Macross created one of the first anime idols Lynn Minmay, turning her voice actress Mari Iijima into an instant celebrity, and launching her musical career. Most of its animation (with edited content and revised dialogue) was adapted outside of Japan for the first saga of Robotech.
In 1999, a city-sized alien spacecraft crashes on Earth, and over the course of 10 years the humans rebuild the spacecraft just before a fleet of Zentradi warships arrive on the hunt for the ship belonging to their enemy, the Supervision Army (See Protodeviln). Meanwhile, a young civilian pilot, Hikaru Ichijyo comes of age and struggles with a love triangle between a rising pop singer Lynn Minmay and a dedicated bridge officer, Misa Hayase. During the war that ensues, the human crew operating this untested alien ship find themselves alone in fending off the invaders. Due to inexperience operating the ship, they end up stranded on the edge of the solar system, with refugees from the city that grew around the restored space craft living within the ship. The malfunctioning "fold system", which usually allows rapid space travel, vanishes, causing the crew to take about a year to return to Earth using conventional engines.
While journeying back to Earth, the Macross encounters the Zentradis, who would do anything to capture the ex-Supervision Army craft.
The series title uses the name of the main human spacecraft (which is usually shortened to ''SDF-1 Macross'' as it is Earth's first ''Super Dimension Fortress''). The original name for the ''Macross'' project was ''Battle City Megaload'' (or ''Battle City Megaroad'', as the Japanese transliteration to either "L" or "R" gives the title a double meaning in reference to the story line: ''Megaload'', referring to the spacecraft containing an entire city of people; and ''Megaroad'', referring to the long journey through space back to Earth). However, Big West, one of the sponsors of the project, was a fan of Shakespeare and wanted the series and the spacecraft to be named ''Macbeth'' (マクベス ''Makubesu''). A compromise was made with the title ''Macross'' (マクロス ''Makurosu'') due to its similar pronunciation to ''Macbeth'' in Japanese and because it still contained connotations to the original title. The word ''Macross'' comes from a wordplay combination of the prefix "macro" in reference to its massive size (though when compared with the alien ships in the series, it is only a relatively small gun destroyer).
'Japanese Staff'
★ Original Design: Studio Nue, in cooperation with Artland
★ Series Coordinator: Ken'ichi Matsuzaki
★ Character Designs: Haruhiko Mikimoto
★ Mechanical Designs: Kazutaka Miyatake, Shoji Kawamori
★ Creative Supervisor: Eiji Kurokawa
★ Background Art: Kikuko Tada, Kazuko Masai
★ Music: Kentarō Haneda
★ Recording Director: Yasunori Honda
★ Chief Director: Noboru Ishiguro
★ Produced by: Mainichi Broadcasting, Tatsunoko Pro, Anime Friend
'English Staff (ADV Dub)
★ Executive Producers: John Ledford, Mark Williams
★ Produced & Directed by: Matt Greenfield
★ Production: ADV Studios
★ Production Manager: Joey Goubeaud
★ Post Production: Shelly Thomas
★ International Coordinator: Toru Iwakami
★ Project Translator: Javier Lopez
★ ADR Script: Mike Yantosca, George Manley, Matt Greenfield
★ Sound Design & Mix: Matt Wittmeyer
★ Recording Engineer: Bryan Leach
★ Editors: Roberto Garcia, Patrick Givens, Neil O'Sullivan
★ Production Assistants: Miyuki Kamiya, Maki Nagano, Paul Mericle
★ Hikaru Ichijyo (Arihiro Hase/Vic Mignogna)
★ Lynn Minmay (Mari Iijima in both Japanese and English versions)
★ Misa Hayase (Mika Doi/Monica Rial)
★ Roy Focker (Akira Kamiya/Brett Weaver)
★ Claudia LaSalle (Noriko Ohara/Christine Auten, who also narrates)
★ Hayao Kakizaki (Katsumi Suzuki/Jason Douglas)
★ Maximilian Jenius (Sho Hayami/Chris Patton)
★ Bruno J. Global (Michio Hazama/John Swasey)
★ Vanessa Laird (Run Sasaki/Nancy Novotny)
★ Kim Kabirov (Hiromi Tsuru/Kira Vincent Davis)
★ Shammy Milliome (Sanae Miyuki/Hilary Haag)
★ Milia Fallyna (Eri Takeda/Luci Christian)
★ Lynn Kaifun (Hirotaka Suzuoki/Chris Ayres)
★ Lynn Shao-Chin (Minoru Inaba/George Manley)
★ Lynn Fei-Chun (Yoshino Ōtori/Kelly Manison)
★ Yoshio (Yoko Ogai/Tiffany Grant)
★ Panapp
★ Pocky
★ May
★ Jamis Merin (Atsuko Yoneyama)
★ Maistrov (Minoru Inaba)
★ Admiral Takashi Hayase (Osamu Saka)
★ Komilia Maria Fallyna-Jenius
★ Kenichi Machizaki (Shigeru Nakahara)
★ Riber Fruhling (Hirotaka Suzuoki)
★ Vrlitwhai Kridanik (Eiji Kanie/John Gremillion)
★ Exsedol Folmo (Ryūsuke Ōbayashi/Andy McAvin)
★ Lap Lamiz (Yoshino Ōtori/Tiffany Grant)
★ Milia Fallyna (Eri Takeda/Luci Christian)
★ Quamzin Kravshera (Kōsuke Meguro/Illich Guardiola)
★ Warera Nantes (Katsumi Suzuki/Mark X. Laskowski)
★ Loli Dosel (Tsutomu Fujii/Greg Ayres)
★ Conda Bromco (Kōsuke Meguro/Xero Reynolds)
★ Golg Boddole Zer (Osamu Ichikawa/Mike Kleinhenz)
★ Zeril (Kōsuke Meguro)
★ Oigul (Minoru Inaba/Mike Vance)
★ Karita Trakajiide (Shigeru Nakahara)
★ Dagao (Ryuji Nakagi)
#Booby Trap (ブービー・トラップ)
#Countdown (カウント・ダウン, ''Count Down'')
#Space Fold (スペース・フォールド)
#Lynn Minmay (リン・ミンメイ)
#Transformation (トランス・フォーメーション, ''Trans Formation'')
#Daedalus Attack (ダイダロス・アタック)
#Bye Bye Mars (バイバイ・マルス, ''Byebye Mars'')
#Longest Birthday (ロンゲスト・バースデー)
#Miss Macross (ミス・マクロス)
#Blind Game (ブラインド・ゲーム)
#First Contact (ファースト・コンタクト)
#Big Escape (ビッグ・エスケープ)
#Blue Wind (ブルー・ウインド)
#Global Report (グローバル・レポート)
#Chinatown (チャイナ・タウン, ''China Town'')
#Kung Fu Dandy (カンフー・ダンディ, (''Kungfu Dandy'')
#Phantasm (ファンタズム)
#Pineapple Salad (パイン・サラダ, ''Pine Salad'')
#Burst Point (バースト・ポイント)
#Paradise Lost (パラダイス・ロスト)
#Micro Cosmos (ミクロ・コスモス)
#Love Concert (ラブ・コンサート)
#Drop Out (ドロップ・アウト)
#Good-bye Girl (グッバイ・ガール, ''Goodbye Girl'')
#Virgin Road (''バージン・ロード'')
#Messenger (メッセンジャー)
#Love Drifts Away (愛は流れる, ''Ai wa Nagareru'')
#My Album (マイ・アルバム)
#Lonely Song (ロンリー・ソング)
#Viva Maria (ビバ・マリア)
#Satan's Dolls (サタン・ドール, ''Satan Doll'')
#Broken Heart (ブロークン・ハート)
#Rainy Night (レイニー・ナイト)
#Private Time (プライベート・タイム)
#Romanesque (ロマネスク)
#Farewell to Tenderness (やさしさサヨナラ, ''Yasashisa Sayonara'')
Several sequel series and one prequel have followed, with most using a chronology created by the Studio Nue creators, the rest followed their own storylines regarded as "parallel storyline" by the studio. The main Macross production consists of (in chronological release order):
A feature film, subtitled (愛・おぼえていますか ''Ai Oboete Imasu ka''), was released in 1984, with a condensed version of the storyline and cutting-edge animation. This movie was later described as a "historical drama" movie within the Macross universe (similar to, for example, ''Pearl Harbor'' in the real world). In ''Macross Plus'' and ''Macross 7'', it is revealed that there was a movie produced after Space War I (the original Earth-Zentradi conflict). ''(A shortened, English-dubbed version of the feature was also released to video as ''Clash of the Bionoids'', though this is largely lambasted.) ''Macross II'', the only animated project without Studio Nue's direct involvement, was declared a parallel-world story by Studio Nue.
In March of 2007, Studio Victor placed a casting call for a voice actress to play the heroine in an as-yet-untitled new Macross series.[1] The project was given the tentative title of ''Macross 25''. Later, as part of the 25th anniversary concert, a trailer was shown that revealed the new tentative title of ''Macross F (Frontier)''. According to Newtype Magazine, this new series will take place in a school.
Macross video games are based on its universe, sometimes expanding it with original characters and sidestories, latest games often include newly created anime footage. All of them were released in Japan only probably because of the Macross / Robotech license issue. These include:
★ ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'': A sidescrolling game released in 1985 for the Nintendo Famicom by Namco and Bandai. The main objectives of the lone Valkyrie are to destroy the Zentradi forces, penetrate the Zentradi mothership, and destroy it. A simplified rendition of the song Shao Pai Long plays in the background throughout gameplay.
★ '' - A 2D shooter released on the Nintendo Super Famicom and based on ''. The story takes place after the movie, but before the launch of the SDF-2 Megaroad-01.
★ '' - A 2D shooter created for the Sega Saturn , it was co-programmed by Sega and was later ported on the Sony PlayStation. It is closely based on the movie, with a mix of 2D and 3D action and special effects. It was released with 2 CDs as it contained footage and soundtrack from both the Macross movie and Flash Back 2012. The footage contained some new scenes including Hikaru and his fellow pilots still on Earth flying on their way to the Macross which made a space fold jump just before the massive Zentradi attack reached them.
★ '' - The first ever 3D graphics and polygonal game of the franchise made by Bandai Visual for the PlayStation. It was a best seller and was re-released as a budget priced game.
★ '' - The sequel of VF-X is also a 3D shooter based on the VF-X original characters and released on the PlayStation.
★ '' - The third 3D shooter and last Macross game for the PlayStation. It is based on the Macross Plus OVA series storyline.
★ ''Macross M3'' - A 3D shooter released on the Dreamcast.
★ ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross '' ("超時空要塞マクロス") - A full 3D shooter released by Sega-AM2 only for the PlayStation 2. The game features both famous and new characters, as well as a large number of VF (Variable Fighters) from the TV series to Macross Flashback 2012. This game made by one of the most experienced and famous development team (Shenmue series, Virtua Fighter series, ''Daytona USA'' series, ''Virtua Cop'' series) has been acclaimed by both the media and the gamers as the best Macross game ever released.
★ There were three arcade games released by Banpresto, all of which were scrolling shooters: ''Macross'', ''Macross II'', and ''Macross Plus''.
In 1984, Harmony Gold licensed the first Macross series from Tatsunoko and planned to dub the series on home video. In 1985, Harmony Gold edited and rewrote the series with The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada into Robotech, to syndicate on weekday television and to promote a Revell model line. Robotech's credits listed only the English adaptation's production crew and two Tatsunoko producers.
In 1999, Harmony Gold asserted it had exclusive rights to the "distribution of the Macross television series and the right to create and authorize the sale of merchandise based on such series" outside Japan, and began sending cease-and-desist letters to import toy dealers, temporarily barring ''Macross''-related merchandise from North America.[2] These merchandise have since been imported again by the same toy dealers in direct sales, and Harmony Gold has sublicensed additional material for North American retail distribution.
Macross fans had problems accepting Harmony Gold's claims, as they felt that Harmony Gold was inappropriately, and possibly illegally, blocking the release of more Macross-related products, in order to secure a clean market for Harmony Gold's Robotech products. Company representative Tommy Yune admitted during a panel discussion at the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con that Harmony Gold failed to exercise it's rights of ownership to the franchise when Macross Plus was released in 1995 by Manga Entertainment, who had directly licensed it from creator Big West. Yune further elaborated this was because Harmony Gold was undergoing internal problems with the defection of many of it's staff to another company, and was not aware that Macross Plus being released without it's consent or input. This explanation did not explain why Harmony Gold also allowed to be released earlier in the U.S. in 1993, once again being directly licensed outside of Japan by Big West without any complaints from Tatsunoko or Harmony Gold.
After these statements were made, Macross fans critical of Harmony Gold's actions were quick to point out that, during the time of the release of Macross II and Macross Plus, Harmony Gold was actively licensing out the Robotech franchise to role-playing game and comic book companies, as well as for the never-completed Nintendo 64 game, . This being an indication that Harmony Gold was still active with their product, and were should have realistically been aware of the Macross II and Macross Plus releases.
Since then, Harmony Gold has at least partially reversed its earlier position, possibly due to the decisions made in Tokyo Court regarding legal action taken between Big West/Studio Nue vs. Tatsunoko Productions (see next section). According to Tommy Yune, Harmony Gold would have allowed the possible release of Macross Zero and the Macross 7 manga by A.D. Vision and Tokyopop respectively. He has also denied that Harmony Gold had blocked the release of either production, and informally admitted that the company had handled previous license enforcement attempts badly. The credits of recent English releases of Macross have included most of the Japanese production staff except for Big West, in a better effort to recognize the original creative talent.[2]
In 2000, Big West and Studio Nue took Tatsunoko Productions to the Tokyo District Court over who had the rights to the first ''Macross'' series, due to Harmony Gold's attempt to bar Japanese Macross merchandise in North America the previous year. During production, Big West hired Tatsunoko to assist in the production of the series. Before the series premiere, Tatsunoko was given the license to distribute the show worldwide (i.e., outside of Japan), as well as earning some royalties to the merchandise. Tatsunoko then sub-licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold USA for the production of Robotech.
In 2002, the Tokyo District Court ruled that Big West/Studio Nue is the sole owner of the original character and mecha designs for the first series,[3] while that same court ruled in 2003 that Tatsunoko owned the production rights to the first series.[4][5]
In fall of 1984, Harmony Gold released the first English-language version of ''Macross'': an English-dubbed VHS video release containing unedited video footage of the first three episodes with a new English theme song, adapted dialogue scripts, and several name changes (which were later used in ''Robotech'', aside from Rick Yamada (Hikaru Ichijyo), who became Rick Hunter). This release was cancelled after one volume when production of the ''Robotech'' adaptation began. The first episode of this 1984 English dubbing was later released as an extra in the ''Robotech Legacy Collection 5'' and ''Robotech Protoculture Collection'' DVD releases, and is also included in the first volume of ADV Films' 2006 release of ''Macross''.
Streamline Pictures then released ''Robotech Perfect Collection: Macross'' on VHS in the summer of 1994, combining two English subtitled episodes of ''Macross'' and the corresponding dubbed episodes of the ''Robotech'' adaptation in each volume. This was the first English subtitling for ''Macross'', but it contained unedited video footage with incomplete and mistranslated English subtitles and was cancelled after seven volumes and 14 episodes.
In December 2001, AnimEigo released a ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' DVD box set. It was the first complete, unedited English release for ''Macross'', containing unedited English-subtitled video footage with no English dubbing. The nine DVDs in this set were re-released in three smaller 3-disc boxes and later in one final new artbox. In 2003 Madman Entertainment released a 6-disc PAL format version of this edition entitled ''Macross Ultimate Collection''.
In the summer of 2005, ADV Films announced that they would be releasing an English dub of ''Macross'' on January 10, 2006. This is the first complete, unedited English dub for ''Macross.'' Mari Iijima, the Japanese voice of Minmay, will play the same role in the English dub. [3]
★ Super Dimension Fortress - a UNIX shell access provider named after ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''
★ Itano Circus
★ List of companies in Macross
★ U.N. Spacy
★ VF-1 Valkyrie
★ Variable fighter
★ Macross Compendium
1. Follow Up: Victor Voice Actress Auditions for Macross
2. Harmony Gold bars Macross Imports
3. Macross Lawsuit
4. Tatsunoko Wins "Author's Right" to Macross
5. Tatsunoko Wins Macross Lawsuit
'Official Sites:'
★ Macross Official Website (Japanese)
★ Big West (Japanese)
★ Macross Compendium
'Other Sites:'
★
★
★ The Invid Connection (Beyond Reflex Point) - Information on Macross and Robotech
★ Macross
★ Macross World
★ Macross Nexus
★ Macross VOXP (In Spanish)
★ Macross Generation (In Spanish)
★ MAHQ
★ UN Spacy Database
★ Macross RPG Galaxies
★ Macross RPG Community
★ ADV Films Macross trailer
★ Macross Video Game reviews at Anime Video Games
★ Macross Papercraft Build your own Macross airplanes out of cards.
★ Macross Mecha Manual A website profiling the fictional vehicles of the Macross series
:''This article refers to the anime series by this title; for the ship which shares the same name, see SDF-1 Macross.''
is an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a small love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war. [1]
''Macross'' is a science fiction series that combines giant transforming robots, apocalyptic battles, wartime romance, and victory through the use of various unconventional means, including bubblegum pop music. It features mechanical designs by Kazutaka Miyatake and Kawamori (both of Studio Nue) and character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto. In addition, Macross created one of the first anime idols Lynn Minmay, turning her voice actress Mari Iijima into an instant celebrity, and launching her musical career. Most of its animation (with edited content and revised dialogue) was adapted outside of Japan for the first saga of Robotech.
| Contents |
| Story |
| Title |
| Production staff |
| Cast |
| Human side |
| Zentradi side |
| Episodes list |
| Sequels |
| Video games |
| Harmony Gold, Robotech, and Macross |
| Legal issues |
| English releases |
| See also |
| Sources |
| External links |
Story
In 1999, a city-sized alien spacecraft crashes on Earth, and over the course of 10 years the humans rebuild the spacecraft just before a fleet of Zentradi warships arrive on the hunt for the ship belonging to their enemy, the Supervision Army (See Protodeviln). Meanwhile, a young civilian pilot, Hikaru Ichijyo comes of age and struggles with a love triangle between a rising pop singer Lynn Minmay and a dedicated bridge officer, Misa Hayase. During the war that ensues, the human crew operating this untested alien ship find themselves alone in fending off the invaders. Due to inexperience operating the ship, they end up stranded on the edge of the solar system, with refugees from the city that grew around the restored space craft living within the ship. The malfunctioning "fold system", which usually allows rapid space travel, vanishes, causing the crew to take about a year to return to Earth using conventional engines.
While journeying back to Earth, the Macross encounters the Zentradis, who would do anything to capture the ex-Supervision Army craft.
Title
The series title uses the name of the main human spacecraft (which is usually shortened to ''SDF-1 Macross'' as it is Earth's first ''Super Dimension Fortress''). The original name for the ''Macross'' project was ''Battle City Megaload'' (or ''Battle City Megaroad'', as the Japanese transliteration to either "L" or "R" gives the title a double meaning in reference to the story line: ''Megaload'', referring to the spacecraft containing an entire city of people; and ''Megaroad'', referring to the long journey through space back to Earth). However, Big West, one of the sponsors of the project, was a fan of Shakespeare and wanted the series and the spacecraft to be named ''Macbeth'' (マクベス ''Makubesu''). A compromise was made with the title ''Macross'' (マクロス ''Makurosu'') due to its similar pronunciation to ''Macbeth'' in Japanese and because it still contained connotations to the original title. The word ''Macross'' comes from a wordplay combination of the prefix "macro" in reference to its massive size (though when compared with the alien ships in the series, it is only a relatively small gun destroyer).
Production staff
'Japanese Staff'
★ Original Design: Studio Nue, in cooperation with Artland
★ Series Coordinator: Ken'ichi Matsuzaki
★ Character Designs: Haruhiko Mikimoto
★ Mechanical Designs: Kazutaka Miyatake, Shoji Kawamori
★ Creative Supervisor: Eiji Kurokawa
★ Background Art: Kikuko Tada, Kazuko Masai
★ Music: Kentarō Haneda
★ Recording Director: Yasunori Honda
★ Chief Director: Noboru Ishiguro
★ Produced by: Mainichi Broadcasting, Tatsunoko Pro, Anime Friend
'English Staff (ADV Dub)
★ Executive Producers: John Ledford, Mark Williams
★ Produced & Directed by: Matt Greenfield
★ Production: ADV Studios
★ Production Manager: Joey Goubeaud
★ Post Production: Shelly Thomas
★ International Coordinator: Toru Iwakami
★ Project Translator: Javier Lopez
★ ADR Script: Mike Yantosca, George Manley, Matt Greenfield
★ Sound Design & Mix: Matt Wittmeyer
★ Recording Engineer: Bryan Leach
★ Editors: Roberto Garcia, Patrick Givens, Neil O'Sullivan
★ Production Assistants: Miyuki Kamiya, Maki Nagano, Paul Mericle
Cast
Human side
★ Hikaru Ichijyo (Arihiro Hase/Vic Mignogna)
★ Lynn Minmay (Mari Iijima in both Japanese and English versions)
★ Misa Hayase (Mika Doi/Monica Rial)
★ Roy Focker (Akira Kamiya/Brett Weaver)
★ Claudia LaSalle (Noriko Ohara/Christine Auten, who also narrates)
★ Hayao Kakizaki (Katsumi Suzuki/Jason Douglas)
★ Maximilian Jenius (Sho Hayami/Chris Patton)
★ Bruno J. Global (Michio Hazama/John Swasey)
★ Vanessa Laird (Run Sasaki/Nancy Novotny)
★ Kim Kabirov (Hiromi Tsuru/Kira Vincent Davis)
★ Shammy Milliome (Sanae Miyuki/Hilary Haag)
★ Milia Fallyna (Eri Takeda/Luci Christian)
★ Lynn Kaifun (Hirotaka Suzuoki/Chris Ayres)
★ Lynn Shao-Chin (Minoru Inaba/George Manley)
★ Lynn Fei-Chun (Yoshino Ōtori/Kelly Manison)
★ Yoshio (Yoko Ogai/Tiffany Grant)
★ Panapp
★ Pocky
★ May
★ Jamis Merin (Atsuko Yoneyama)
★ Maistrov (Minoru Inaba)
★ Admiral Takashi Hayase (Osamu Saka)
★ Komilia Maria Fallyna-Jenius
★ Kenichi Machizaki (Shigeru Nakahara)
★ Riber Fruhling (Hirotaka Suzuoki)
Zentradi side
★ Vrlitwhai Kridanik (Eiji Kanie/John Gremillion)
★ Exsedol Folmo (Ryūsuke Ōbayashi/Andy McAvin)
★ Lap Lamiz (Yoshino Ōtori/Tiffany Grant)
★ Milia Fallyna (Eri Takeda/Luci Christian)
★ Quamzin Kravshera (Kōsuke Meguro/Illich Guardiola)
★ Warera Nantes (Katsumi Suzuki/Mark X. Laskowski)
★ Loli Dosel (Tsutomu Fujii/Greg Ayres)
★ Conda Bromco (Kōsuke Meguro/Xero Reynolds)
★ Golg Boddole Zer (Osamu Ichikawa/Mike Kleinhenz)
★ Zeril (Kōsuke Meguro)
★ Oigul (Minoru Inaba/Mike Vance)
★ Karita Trakajiide (Shigeru Nakahara)
★ Dagao (Ryuji Nakagi)
Episodes list
#Booby Trap (ブービー・トラップ)
#Countdown (カウント・ダウン, ''Count Down'')
#Space Fold (スペース・フォールド)
#Lynn Minmay (リン・ミンメイ)
#Transformation (トランス・フォーメーション, ''Trans Formation'')
#Daedalus Attack (ダイダロス・アタック)
#Bye Bye Mars (バイバイ・マルス, ''Byebye Mars'')
#Longest Birthday (ロンゲスト・バースデー)
#Miss Macross (ミス・マクロス)
#Blind Game (ブラインド・ゲーム)
#First Contact (ファースト・コンタクト)
#Big Escape (ビッグ・エスケープ)
#Blue Wind (ブルー・ウインド)
#Global Report (グローバル・レポート)
#Chinatown (チャイナ・タウン, ''China Town'')
#Kung Fu Dandy (カンフー・ダンディ, (''Kungfu Dandy'')
#Phantasm (ファンタズム)
#Pineapple Salad (パイン・サラダ, ''Pine Salad'')
#Burst Point (バースト・ポイント)
#Paradise Lost (パラダイス・ロスト)
#Micro Cosmos (ミクロ・コスモス)
#Love Concert (ラブ・コンサート)
#Drop Out (ドロップ・アウト)
#Good-bye Girl (グッバイ・ガール, ''Goodbye Girl'')
#Virgin Road (''バージン・ロード'')
#Messenger (メッセンジャー)
#Love Drifts Away (愛は流れる, ''Ai wa Nagareru'')
#My Album (マイ・アルバム)
#Lonely Song (ロンリー・ソング)
#Viva Maria (ビバ・マリア)
#Satan's Dolls (サタン・ドール, ''Satan Doll'')
#Broken Heart (ブロークン・ハート)
#Rainy Night (レイニー・ナイト)
#Private Time (プライベート・タイム)
#Romanesque (ロマネスク)
#Farewell to Tenderness (やさしさサヨナラ, ''Yasashisa Sayonara'')
Sequels
Several sequel series and one prequel have followed, with most using a chronology created by the Studio Nue creators, the rest followed their own storylines regarded as "parallel storyline" by the studio. The main Macross production consists of (in chronological release order):
| Release Year | Work | Title (original) | Chronology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1982 ~ 06.1983 | TV series | ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' ''(超時空要塞マクロス)'' Original work adapted by Harmony Gold to become ''Robotech: The Macross Saga'' in 1985. | (1999~2012) |
| 07.1984 | Movie | '' ''(超時空要塞マクロス~愛・おぼえていますか~)'' Alternate telling of the events in ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''. | (2009) |
| 06.1987 | OVA | '' ''(超時空要塞マクロス フラッシュバック2012)'' Epilogue of the movie, segments were added in the movie's definitive "Perfect Edition". | (2012) |
| 05.1992 ~ 11.1992 | OVA series | '' "Macross 10th Anniversary" TV series' sequel created without Studio Nue. | (2089) "parallel" |
| 08.1994 ~ 06.1995 | OVA series | ''Macross Plus'' ''(マクロスプラス)'' TV series' sequel created by Studio Nue. | (2040) |
| 1994 ~ 1995 | OVA series | ''Macross Plus: International Version'' ''(マクロスプラス~英語吹替版~[日本語字幕付])'' Alternative version with English cast and songs. | (2040) |
| 10.1994 ~ 09.1995 | TV series | ''Macross 7'' ''(マクロス7)'' Sequel to Macross Plus. | (2045~46) |
| 10.1994 ~ 05.2001 | Manga series | '' ''(マクロス7 トラッシュ)'' Comic adaptation first serialized in ''Shounen Ace'' magazine then released as volumes. | (2046) |
| 09.1995 | Movie | ''Macross Plus: Movie Edition'' ''(マクロスプラス~劇場版~)'' Alternative version with a different editing and additional scenes. | (2040) |
| 09.1995 | Movie | ''Macross 7 the Movie: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!'' ''(劇場版マクロス7~銀河がオレを呼んでいる!~)'' | (2046) |
| 12.1995 | OVA | ''Macross 7: Encore'' ''(マクロス7 アンコール)'' Two '94 TV series additional episodes. | (2046) |
| 02.1996 | TV series | ''Macross 7 (special episode)'' '94 TV series' epilogue. | (2046) |
| 08.1996 | Drama series | '' ''(超時空要塞マクロス インサイドストーリー~マクロス・クラシック~)'' Backstories over the '82 TV series' episodes #27 and #28. | (2009-2012) |
| 12.1997 ~ 08.1998 | OVA series | ''Macross Dynamite 7'' ''(マクロスダイナマイト7)'' "Macross 15th Anniversary" '94 TV series' sequel. | (2047) |
| 07.1998 | Manga | ''Macross Dynamite 7: Mylene Beat'' (マクロスダイナマイト7 ~ミレーヌビート~) | (2047) |
| 12.2002 ~ 10.2004 | OVA series | ''Macross Zero'' ''(マクロス ゼロ)'' "Macross 20th Anniversary" Original '82 TV series' prequel. | (2008) |
| XX.200X | TV series | ''Macross Frontier (tentative title)'' ''(マクロスF [仮])'' "Macross 25th Anniversary" '94 TV series' sequel, scheduled project currently in production. | (About 2070) |
A feature film, subtitled (愛・おぼえていますか ''Ai Oboete Imasu ka''), was released in 1984, with a condensed version of the storyline and cutting-edge animation. This movie was later described as a "historical drama" movie within the Macross universe (similar to, for example, ''Pearl Harbor'' in the real world). In ''Macross Plus'' and ''Macross 7'', it is revealed that there was a movie produced after Space War I (the original Earth-Zentradi conflict). ''(A shortened, English-dubbed version of the feature was also released to video as ''Clash of the Bionoids'', though this is largely lambasted.) ''Macross II'', the only animated project without Studio Nue's direct involvement, was declared a parallel-world story by Studio Nue.
In March of 2007, Studio Victor placed a casting call for a voice actress to play the heroine in an as-yet-untitled new Macross series.[1] The project was given the tentative title of ''Macross 25''. Later, as part of the 25th anniversary concert, a trailer was shown that revealed the new tentative title of ''Macross F (Frontier)''. According to Newtype Magazine, this new series will take place in a school.
Video games
Macross video games are based on its universe, sometimes expanding it with original characters and sidestories, latest games often include newly created anime footage. All of them were released in Japan only probably because of the Macross / Robotech license issue. These include:
★ ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'': A sidescrolling game released in 1985 for the Nintendo Famicom by Namco and Bandai. The main objectives of the lone Valkyrie are to destroy the Zentradi forces, penetrate the Zentradi mothership, and destroy it. A simplified rendition of the song Shao Pai Long plays in the background throughout gameplay.
★ '' - A 2D shooter released on the Nintendo Super Famicom and based on ''. The story takes place after the movie, but before the launch of the SDF-2 Megaroad-01.
★ '' - A 2D shooter created for the Sega Saturn , it was co-programmed by Sega and was later ported on the Sony PlayStation. It is closely based on the movie, with a mix of 2D and 3D action and special effects. It was released with 2 CDs as it contained footage and soundtrack from both the Macross movie and Flash Back 2012. The footage contained some new scenes including Hikaru and his fellow pilots still on Earth flying on their way to the Macross which made a space fold jump just before the massive Zentradi attack reached them.
★ '' - The first ever 3D graphics and polygonal game of the franchise made by Bandai Visual for the PlayStation. It was a best seller and was re-released as a budget priced game.
★ '' - The sequel of VF-X is also a 3D shooter based on the VF-X original characters and released on the PlayStation.
★ '' - The third 3D shooter and last Macross game for the PlayStation. It is based on the Macross Plus OVA series storyline.
★ ''Macross M3'' - A 3D shooter released on the Dreamcast.
★ ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross '' ("超時空要塞マクロス") - A full 3D shooter released by Sega-AM2 only for the PlayStation 2. The game features both famous and new characters, as well as a large number of VF (Variable Fighters) from the TV series to Macross Flashback 2012. This game made by one of the most experienced and famous development team (Shenmue series, Virtua Fighter series, ''Daytona USA'' series, ''Virtua Cop'' series) has been acclaimed by both the media and the gamers as the best Macross game ever released.
★ There were three arcade games released by Banpresto, all of which were scrolling shooters: ''Macross'', ''Macross II'', and ''Macross Plus''.
Harmony Gold, Robotech, and Macross
In 1984, Harmony Gold licensed the first Macross series from Tatsunoko and planned to dub the series on home video. In 1985, Harmony Gold edited and rewrote the series with The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada into Robotech, to syndicate on weekday television and to promote a Revell model line. Robotech's credits listed only the English adaptation's production crew and two Tatsunoko producers.
In 1999, Harmony Gold asserted it had exclusive rights to the "distribution of the Macross television series and the right to create and authorize the sale of merchandise based on such series" outside Japan, and began sending cease-and-desist letters to import toy dealers, temporarily barring ''Macross''-related merchandise from North America.[2] These merchandise have since been imported again by the same toy dealers in direct sales, and Harmony Gold has sublicensed additional material for North American retail distribution.
Macross fans had problems accepting Harmony Gold's claims, as they felt that Harmony Gold was inappropriately, and possibly illegally, blocking the release of more Macross-related products, in order to secure a clean market for Harmony Gold's Robotech products. Company representative Tommy Yune admitted during a panel discussion at the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con that Harmony Gold failed to exercise it's rights of ownership to the franchise when Macross Plus was released in 1995 by Manga Entertainment, who had directly licensed it from creator Big West. Yune further elaborated this was because Harmony Gold was undergoing internal problems with the defection of many of it's staff to another company, and was not aware that Macross Plus being released without it's consent or input. This explanation did not explain why Harmony Gold also allowed to be released earlier in the U.S. in 1993, once again being directly licensed outside of Japan by Big West without any complaints from Tatsunoko or Harmony Gold.
After these statements were made, Macross fans critical of Harmony Gold's actions were quick to point out that, during the time of the release of Macross II and Macross Plus, Harmony Gold was actively licensing out the Robotech franchise to role-playing game and comic book companies, as well as for the never-completed Nintendo 64 game, . This being an indication that Harmony Gold was still active with their product, and were should have realistically been aware of the Macross II and Macross Plus releases.
Since then, Harmony Gold has at least partially reversed its earlier position, possibly due to the decisions made in Tokyo Court regarding legal action taken between Big West/Studio Nue vs. Tatsunoko Productions (see next section). According to Tommy Yune, Harmony Gold would have allowed the possible release of Macross Zero and the Macross 7 manga by A.D. Vision and Tokyopop respectively. He has also denied that Harmony Gold had blocked the release of either production, and informally admitted that the company had handled previous license enforcement attempts badly. The credits of recent English releases of Macross have included most of the Japanese production staff except for Big West, in a better effort to recognize the original creative talent.[2]
Legal issues
In 2000, Big West and Studio Nue took Tatsunoko Productions to the Tokyo District Court over who had the rights to the first ''Macross'' series, due to Harmony Gold's attempt to bar Japanese Macross merchandise in North America the previous year. During production, Big West hired Tatsunoko to assist in the production of the series. Before the series premiere, Tatsunoko was given the license to distribute the show worldwide (i.e., outside of Japan), as well as earning some royalties to the merchandise. Tatsunoko then sub-licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold USA for the production of Robotech.
In 2002, the Tokyo District Court ruled that Big West/Studio Nue is the sole owner of the original character and mecha designs for the first series,[3] while that same court ruled in 2003 that Tatsunoko owned the production rights to the first series.[4][5]
English releases
In fall of 1984, Harmony Gold released the first English-language version of ''Macross'': an English-dubbed VHS video release containing unedited video footage of the first three episodes with a new English theme song, adapted dialogue scripts, and several name changes (which were later used in ''Robotech'', aside from Rick Yamada (Hikaru Ichijyo), who became Rick Hunter). This release was cancelled after one volume when production of the ''Robotech'' adaptation began. The first episode of this 1984 English dubbing was later released as an extra in the ''Robotech Legacy Collection 5'' and ''Robotech Protoculture Collection'' DVD releases, and is also included in the first volume of ADV Films' 2006 release of ''Macross''.
Streamline Pictures then released ''Robotech Perfect Collection: Macross'' on VHS in the summer of 1994, combining two English subtitled episodes of ''Macross'' and the corresponding dubbed episodes of the ''Robotech'' adaptation in each volume. This was the first English subtitling for ''Macross'', but it contained unedited video footage with incomplete and mistranslated English subtitles and was cancelled after seven volumes and 14 episodes.
In December 2001, AnimEigo released a ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' DVD box set. It was the first complete, unedited English release for ''Macross'', containing unedited English-subtitled video footage with no English dubbing. The nine DVDs in this set were re-released in three smaller 3-disc boxes and later in one final new artbox. In 2003 Madman Entertainment released a 6-disc PAL format version of this edition entitled ''Macross Ultimate Collection''.
In the summer of 2005, ADV Films announced that they would be releasing an English dub of ''Macross'' on January 10, 2006. This is the first complete, unedited English dub for ''Macross.'' Mari Iijima, the Japanese voice of Minmay, will play the same role in the English dub. [3]
See also
★ Super Dimension Fortress - a UNIX shell access provider named after ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''
★ Itano Circus
★ List of companies in Macross
★ U.N. Spacy
★ VF-1 Valkyrie
★ Variable fighter
Sources
★ Macross Compendium
1. Follow Up: Victor Voice Actress Auditions for Macross
2. Harmony Gold bars Macross Imports
3. Macross Lawsuit
4. Tatsunoko Wins "Author's Right" to Macross
5. Tatsunoko Wins Macross Lawsuit
External links
'Official Sites:'
★ Macross Official Website (Japanese)
★ Big West (Japanese)
★ Macross Compendium
'Other Sites:'
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★ The Invid Connection (Beyond Reflex Point) - Information on Macross and Robotech
★ Macross
★ Macross World
★ Macross Nexus
★ Macross VOXP (In Spanish)
★ Macross Generation (In Spanish)
★ MAHQ
★ UN Spacy Database
★ Macross RPG Galaxies
★ Macross RPG Community
★ ADV Films Macross trailer
★ Macross Video Game reviews at Anime Video Games
★ Macross Papercraft Build your own Macross airplanes out of cards.
★ Macross Mecha Manual A website profiling the fictional vehicles of the Macross series
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