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SYNOPSIS In 1999 a city-sized alien spacecraft crashes in South Ataria Island on Earth. Over the course of 10 years the military organization U.N. Spacy reverse-engineers its technology and rebuilds the spacecraft, naming it the SDF-1 Macross. In 2009 at the launch of the Macross, a young civilian pilot, Hikaru Ichijyo, comes to visit the Macross upon U.N. Spacy pilot Roy Folker's request. During the launch ceremony, a space war fleet from an alien race of humanoid giants arrives into the solar system and identifies the Macross as a former battleship used by their enemies, the Supervision Army. As the aliens, known as the Zentradi, approach the Macross, the original systems override the crew's commands and fire its main cannon, wiping out the advance alien scouts and starting a war. While Hikaru takes the new VF-1 Valkyrie on a test flight the aliens retaliate. He then encounters Lynn Minmay and rescues her from the aliens. The Macross crew attempts to use the experimental "Fold System" (Faster-than-light drives) to escape to the Moon's orbit, but it accidentally takes the Macross and South Ataria Island to the edge of the solar system instead. The people from the Macross salvage everything they can, including the city surrounding the ship and its civilians (who have survived in special safety shelters, which were transported along intact), and attach two aircraft carriers to the ship. Since the fold systems have vanished after the jump, the Macross is forced to make its way back to Earth by conventional power.
The Beginning • Created by Shoji Kawamori • Born February 20, 1960 • Educated at Keio University • Moldiver • Future GPX • Space Pirate Anime Credits- • Macross series • Gunhead • The Ultraman • Patlabor • Ghost in the Shell • Gundam 0080-0083 • Cowboy Bebop • Escaflowne
The Beginning Character Design • Haruhiko Mikimoto • Born August 28, 1959 • Educated at Keio University Anime Credits- • GunBuster • Gundam • Escaflowne • Aquarion • Orguss series • Megaszone series • Loduss War • Tytania • Blue Remains • Testuwan Atom • Rayca • Macross series • Gandalia • Salamander
Inspiration’s Inspiration • August 6th1945 - “Little Boy” destroys Hiroshima • August 9th1945 - “Fat Man” destroys Nagasaki • August 15th1945 – Japan surrenders to the U.S.
Inspiration’s Inspiration • Space Battleship Yamato • Aired October 6, 1974 • Movie release August 6, 1977 Formula for Success • Alien Invaders unleash radioactive meteor bombs • Yamato becomes the beacon for survival • Dealing with outsiders is dangerous • A small group can overcome a more powerful group. • In the face of destruction life still pushes forward.
Macross (Instant Success) • Super Dimensional Space Fortress Macross • Aired 1982 • Macross the movie: Do You Remember Love? Released 1984 Formula for Success • Yamato’s Formula • Space Opera • Idol • Love triangle • Macross is art • Battles are considered a ballet • Diversity among the characters • Evolution of existing technologies
Macross Franchise • Macross the Original • Macross II Lover’s Again • Macross Plus • Macross 7 • Macross Zero • Macross Frontier
Valkyrie Fighter VF1A • Designed by Shoji Kawamori • Modified F-14 Tomcat • Transformation possibilities researched before committing to a design. • Additional armor and kit added to make up for what F-14 lacked. • Design set new standards for mecha design in Anime
Valkyrie Inspiration F-14 Tomcat
Macross’ Idols Ishtar Minmay Ranka Lee Fire Bomber! Sheryl Nome Sharon Apple
Music and Art Sheryl Nome Ranka Lee
