Macross Frontier
Why does watching Macross Frontier bring a warm and fuzzy feeling to my heart? Perhaps it’s the draw of its wonderful soundtrack composed by Yoko Kanno, or is it the oscillating love triangle between Alto, Sheryl and Ranka? The storytelling is altogether compelling and the seamless blending of audio and visual effects bring highlight to every episode, each one an unique and exhilarating ride to satisfaction. It’s difficult to pinpoint just what Macross F has done right, but the use of music as a central plot device is without a doubt a vital part of its magic.
Macross Frontier looks set to be the show of the year. Go watch it if you haven’t. It’s simply deculture. (Zentradian for “unbelievable”.)
P.S. The primary motivation for this post is my sudden urge to fanboy over Sheryl after having watched episode 5. Sheryl <3
May 11th, 2008 at 12:46 am
You don’t actually need to know any of that to enjoy the series. And they do drop some hints to the background story, so Wikipedia is not necessary either. In fact, it’s more fun to figure it out yourself.
Also, you can register a Gravatar if you don’t like the randomized one.
May 11th, 2008 at 9:46 am
When Mikhail (supposed to be Michael) is acting like an ass, the fact that the VA is the same as Tieria’s becomes really obvious.
May 11th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
What do you mean Anon?
May 12th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Never mind I got it Anon…
May 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Hurray for more Macross. At this point, this new addition seems as if a good competitor to the original for top-spot in quality.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:07 am
this anime ROCKS!!!!!! the house compared too the other macross series
May 14th, 2008 at 10:01 am
If you’re being really picky, there’s actually 26 episodes.
Episode 1 has two versions.
One was aired late last year (sometimes referred to as a “preview version” or “Deculture Edition” or “Macross Special Edition”)
A revised version that aired last month. (referred to as “broadcast version”)
The only major notable difference is the later version has certain battle scenes removed. (It doesn’t affect the story as a whole though).
Regardless, both versions can be acquired via P2P networks.
May 18th, 2008 at 12:05 am
it’s also worth watching purely for seeing the other characters (mainly mikhail) make fun of alto’s bishie-ness
May 24th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
by far the best anime of the season(if not the year)!!!!!
i havent been this impatient for a release since …. i dont remember!
Music is amazing , i actually see myself buying the cd !!!
Action +storyline = reminiscent of the original macross with cptn Hunter (the good good good years).
a bit of help from wiki is still required for those whom havent seen Macross (1st season of robotech for the people in the US , or for those whom watched it on “Starmovies” channel in 1995-96)
VFs + good music + amazing battles might be better then a double cheese combo
i hope the series is longer the 24/26 episodes
June 1st, 2008 at 7:28 am
man good job with the reviews i see your stepping up on all your publishment.
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August 14th, 2008 at 4:44 am
I dont think its just the fact that they use music as a central plot but the fact that its good music lol. Macross 7 wasnt all that great to me because i didnt like the music. This draws connections to the entire macross universe with perhaps an exception to macross plus. The characters are great and some of the fighting is pretty deso. I forgot what the gay macross operator’s name is but hes hilarious. Even Klan and all the tertiary characters.
Its just a great blend of things
August 26th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
They killed Michael!!!!:(:(:(:(:( sorry I just finished watching episode 20, makes me sad, spoiller moment