You know, I was under the impression (and I wish I could remember where I read this) that Kawamori doesn’t strictly consider any version of Macross as being entirely canon - he considers them dramatisations of events that happen in the Macross universe. As such, they are prone to inaccuracies, exaggeration and pandering to present tastes for the sake of dramatic effect.

Which all just sounds like an excuse to not take continuity as seriously as he should, but it’s probably a prompt for us to do much the same.

man, I want a Ranka decal too!! :3

I think Brera will ruin the show because he looks like some rejected character that was meant to be in Kingdom Hearts. They already had too many generic spikey-haired dudes with brooding personalities in Kingdom Hearts so they sold their leftover design to Macross F.

PPS. is anyone getting tired of hearing Alto constantly say “Ranka, omae…” and screaming “RANKAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!” every five seconds?

This episode rocked. I loved the remix of Aimo SOOOO much and Alto shoving Sheryl’s head up against the side of the bed with her >:T face was great. I also LOVED the new ED song! LOVED IT!! That cool little live action thing they did with May’n was neat.

History has showed this to be the worst thing you can do. Still each and every ep shows of the SMS killing vajra. I feel sorry for them as they are indeed living creatures, or whoever is behind them is alive and wants surely to meet Ranka.

Sigue: Did you not see the homage to macross 7 in the very first ep with Sheryl going all Basara with “LISTEN TO MY SONG!” before starting singing?

Or Totsugeki Love Heart playing in the background in I think it was the second ep.

Their attack formation being “Planet Dance”.

And now Protodeviln and the effectivness of songs in battle.

The worst that could happen now is that we get the M7 syndrome with the attack of the week and we then get pummeled into a 52 long series…

I just want some answers, that is all.

Gotta disagree with this. It’s only a disappointment if you’re a “hardcore old-school SDF:Macross only fan”. If you’re a Macross fan (ie a fan of all of the macross series) Frontier is exceedingly good at tying all other series together and has excellent homage to the spirit of Macross.

You’re definitely right that the other series have focused on one aspect that was presented in the SDF:Macross. M+ was machismo fighter pilots/dog fights, M7 singing to end conflict, M0 focused on trying to establish history (though it ended up being more about showcasing CG dogfights).

Frontier, yes there’s a focus on a love triangle and it feels better in this setting than the original SDF:M. Seriously, the love triangle in the 1st was set during a pretty bleak genocidal war, where as Frontier has a conflict going but doesn’t feel nearly as desperate. This allows for a much more playful triangle, while adversarial, keeps the door open for mutual cooperation between the two idols without being forced.

Of course as always, keep in mind the creators of Macross try to do something different every series. While it might alienate some of their old fans that expect more of the same, it really does allow them to express themselves in art. I for one love the Macross franchise for it.

So i really doubt this is THE MAGICAL POWER OF SONG as you put it so cynically. Besides, any superior technology is viewed as magic to more primitive people. ;)

That said…Basara pwnz j00.