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YagamiBlackstone255
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:57 pm
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FINALLY CANADA has something the USA doesnt!
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FanGamer24
Joined: 10 Apr 2024
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:54 pm
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Okay I gotta ask, what Macross series, if any, should I check out and in what order?
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nyaa
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:51 am
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For me I'd start with Macross+, then Macross Frontier, then Macross Delta and the movies of Frontier and Delta and just skip the rest unless you like schlocky, turgid bad space opera because that's all that the early Macross series amount to.
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Doctorkev
Joined: 17 Feb 2018
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Location: Scotland
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:30 am
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FanGamer24 wrote: | Okay I gotta ask, what Macross series, if any, should I check out and in what order? |
They’re all worth watching, though some are definitely better than others, generally I’d advise watching in production order, so:
1) Super Dimension Fortress Macross - not legally available in its unaltered form. You can get it as the first arc of Robotech on DVD, though. 36 episodes. ADV’s more faithful dub is available to watch on the internet archive, at least for now. The show hasn’t aged all that well but it introduces characters that will appear in other series, and a lot of Macross’ foundational concepts. The movie Do You Remember Love is superb but again not legally available, but can be found on YouTube. Avoid the awful Hong Kong dub if you can.
2) Macross Plus - either 4 OVAs or Movie, both tell the same story, movie is shorter, but adds some new animation. Very highly regarded by 90s anime fans. Essentially stands alone, could start with this.
3) Macross 7 - the longest series, at 49 episodes, with the most OVAs, and a movie. I’ve only started this one myself, but seems fun so far. More of a focus on rock than idol pop. Features characters from the original Macross quite prominently.
4) Macross Zero - a 4 episode prequel OVA. I’ve not seen it yet.
5) Macross Frontier - superb 25 episode series, two great movies, plus short epilogue. Amazing music. Could be a good place to start.
6) Macross Delta - most recent Macross series, 26 episodes, two movies. Quite a few links to previous characters and concepts, more meandering story. Still good but not a great starting point.
Additional - Macross II: Lovers Again - non-canon sequel not made with the core Macross staff. Completely optional
Hope that’s helpful!
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MarshalBanana
Joined: 31 Aug 2014
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:02 pm
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@Doctorkev I am planing on watching 7, can you still watch it without seeing SDF?
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