Macross is one of the best mecha animes of all time. From the studios that brought you Speed Racer and the creator of Transformers Optimus Prime brings you Super dimension force Macross. That's a mouth full!
Macross is about a future where the strongest and smartest live on a giant city that's also a giant robot called "Macross City". It's a large giant utopia after the apocalypse of 2009. One day the city shoots a canon beam into the skies and it destroys an alien space ship of Zentradi. A giant race of aliens that that attack earth also using giant robots. A young soldier pilot named Hikaru must fight the Zentradi army with the UN Spacy's Valkyries. Medium sized airplanes that transform into humanoid robots! They fight each other. But then they learn to love each other as Zentradi and Earthlings learn to make peace with each other and yet fight again. There is a love triangle.
Be in mind the whole story revolves around a Chinese singer named Lin Minmay. She is so cute and sings "Kyun kyun my boyfriend is a pilot". The whole story is great but feels slow at times but I can still stand it.
ANIMATION The animation in Macross is some of the best of the early 1980's. All of the robots and planes feel rotoscoped and look realistic. The character designs are very early 80's with doughy big eyes. Lots of frames. If not re-used. So many MANY crazy effects like seeing robots transform into planes vice versa and Itano circus with missiles flying about. Macross city and it's sets have high appeal as the city is big and alive. Even when it's not moving it feels alive and bustling.
You'll love the early scifi art style even if it feels poorly drawn at times.
SOUND The sub is good. The music is funky as heck! So much bass and rock fusion! I'm so funky to this anime! Wow! It gave me vertigo. And Lin Minmay is just lovely.
Do yourself a favor and don't watch Robotech if you don't like the funk.
OVERALL Best anime 10/10
OVERALL Macross is a very deep and wonderful mecha anime. I'd totally watch it.
Macross is about a future where the strongest and smartest live on a giant city that's also a giant robot called "Macross City". It's a large giant utopia after the apocalypse of 2009. One day the city shoots a canon beam into the skies and it destroys an alien space ship of Zentradi. A giant race of aliens that that attack earth also using giant robots. A young soldier pilot named Hikaru must fight the Zentradi army with the UN Spacy's Valkyries. Medium sized airplanes that transform into humanoid robots! They fight each other. But then they learn to love each other as Zentradi and Earthlings learn to make peace with each other and yet fight again. There is a love triangle.
Be in mind the whole story revolves around a Chinese singer named Lin Minmay. She is so cute and sings "Kyun kyun my boyfriend is a pilot". The whole story is great but feels slow at times but I can still stand it.
ANIMATION The animation in Macross is some of the best of the early 1980's. All of the robots and planes feel rotoscoped and look realistic. The character designs are very early 80's with doughy big eyes. Lots of frames. If not re-used. So many MANY crazy effects like seeing robots transform into planes vice versa and Itano circus with missiles flying about. Macross city and it's sets have high appeal as the city is big and alive. Even when it's not moving it feels alive and bustling.
You'll love the early scifi art style even if it feels poorly drawn at times.
SOUND The sub is good. The music is funky as heck! So much bass and rock fusion! I'm so funky to this anime! Wow! It gave me vertigo. And Lin Minmay is just lovely.
Do yourself a favor and don't watch Robotech if you don't like the funk.
OVERALL Best anime 10/10
OVERALL Macross is a very deep and wonderful mecha anime. I'd totally watch it.