Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)

Original title

超時空要塞マクロス

Genre

mecha, anti-war fiction, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 36 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A massive alien spaceship crashes on Earth and humanity reverse engineers it into a transforming fortress. The story follows a love triangle between a pilot, a young woman, and an idol singer during a war with an alien race.

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What happens

Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Japanese: 超時空要塞マクロス, Hepburn: Chōjikū Yōsai Makurosu) is a Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production. It is the first part of the Super Dimension trilogy and the Macross franchise. The series aired in Japan from October 1982 to June 1983. According to Shōji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first human-alien war. Macross features mechanical designs by Kazutaka Miyatake and Shoji Kawamori (both of Studio Nue) and character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto of Artland. Macross also created one of the first anime idols Lynn Minmay, turning her voice actress Mari Iijima into an instant celebrity, and launching her musical career. Most of its animation (with edited content, story changes and revised dialogue) was adapted in the United States for the first saga of Robotech. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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