New Macross (Macross Frontier) - Talkback

Me I'm just happy that Macross 25 is going to be used now, by the way that was the first time I've seen a macross cannon used in the ship formation since the first ep of SDFM way back in the day and shows that a new-macross class ship doesn't need to be in battle mode to use the canon.

And man that canon is all kinRAB of win!!!!!!!!
 
It's confirmed: the show's mascot is a space maggot.

And the crap is on rapid approach to the fan blades.

Oh and this This is one the few times I'm glad I don't understand much of the Japanese language.
 
Yea, Ranka used her abilities to have the V-virus leave Sheryl's brain and directed them to her stomach. So I think she in effect turned Sheryl into the same type of hybrid she is since that's where they reside in Ranka.
 
So at the 4 ep mark and things (in my view) are coming along nicely. I will say though that there are a few "fanservice" moments, there is a beauty contest in this ep after all. Alto gets the new guy treatment (and what Afro man did to him was funny).

The space battle this time was fast and furious, again I'll say that the 3D animation was the right move for the mecha fights since it pulls off the kind of sense of speed that you just really can't express through 2D animation.

For me the best part was the eps end, it was nice relaxed and fun.
 
I came into episode 12 wanting to see what the connection was with this guy who looked like Kamujin from the original series and was walloped over the head with a holy crap at the end of the episode

THE MACROSS? What the heck...

We know the Macross was still on Earth as of the whole Sharon Apple incident in Macross Plus. So what is going on?

The previews call it the first Macross ship and the episode is titled Memory of Global... I could kinda see something where Global leaves with the original Macross to try and find out what happened to the SDF-2, but that would invalidate so much of the stuff from the past few series. Like I said the Macross is confirmed to be on the Earth in 2040ish time for Macross Plus. If we generously say Global was in his late 30s to early 40s in the original series that would put him in his 80s post Macross Plus which would probably be the only opportunity to then take the Macross away from Earth and not conflict with what we saw in Macross Plus.

Hmm, an 80 year old Global stealing the original Macross and taking off from the Earth to look for the SDF-2 would actually be pretty awesome tbh... lol

As for the events in the episode. I'm liking that they're now placing Sheryl as the underdog because that bodes well for her winning in the end

I guess the Sound Force from M7 lives on and Michael is now an honory meraber lol
 
I really want Alto to wake up and decide between Ranka and Sheryl because damn he's getting it thrown in his face by Michel so much I really got fooled into thinking he was about to do it.

and pick Sheryl you idiot.


So now it's confirmed the little pet thingy was a baby vajra and it's going to hatch and it looks like with the Queen onboard plus that it's going to really mess up Frontier.
 
The 3d dogfighting in this is just so friggin beautiful. I can't wait to own this on Blu-Ray some day...

I really liked the training scene and the Pixie squadron being full-size Meltran (Female Zentraedi) is pretty cool. Although the whole micronization thing was pretty strange. I don't remeraber ever seeing it have effects like that before.

Infact some of the comedic moments, expressions by characters, and other things felt somewhat "non-Macross" and more elements that you see in other animes. It certainly presents an interesting contrast between those scenes and then the actual corabat though.

Oh yea and awesome touch having Ranka singing the Minmei classic Watashi no Kare Wa/My boyfriend is a pilot. Liking the inclusions of previous macross songs in the series.
 
I sincerely apologize for bringing this thread back from the dead, but I just wanted to really gush a bit.

I finally decided to watch Frontier, and have already gotten through the first ten episodes. I'm not much of a Macross fan (except for Plus), but man am I impressed with the series. The execution is just superb. Characters are likable, action is intense, music is superb, and in some sense it comes off as rather inspiring and you kindof feel for them and become somewhat inspired yourself as you see them clirab to their dreams and wishes, which if I'm not mistaken is a focal point of the Macross franchise.

I honestly can't wait to get into it even more.
 
No he was all there you just saw his head in the opening in the M7 bridge most of the time (he did get out in a few eps.)

Well the episode saw the return of seven colored carrots.

Sound Force tech still seems to be around.

Alot of Zentrati seem to have a bit of the loli-con.

Alto now has an arch-rival.

Sheryl get jealous for the first time.

Yay, another Ranka rendition of a classic Macross song
 
If there ever was a series to address what happened to Misa/Hikaru/Minmay and the rest of the Megaroad-01 which launched at the end of Flasrabroadack 2012 it would be this series.

The Megaroad-01 was travelling to the center of the galaxy. Which is where the Frontier is headed... It also happens to be the 25th anniversary of the original series so what better time to find out what happened to the three main characters from that series.

The question would be if they do have Hikaru appear who will voice him since his original japanese va passed away some years ago. Hikaru and Max were the same age in Macross... Max was 51 in Macross 7 but still looked pretty good, although 13 years has passed since then so he would be in 60's, as would Minmay and Misa.

It would still be awesome to find out what happened and could lead into the next series if we run into the next generation with their children
 
This anime is so.. and I don't use this word often.. beautiful. I love watching this so much. It's visually pleasing to the eyes, along with the story actually being good. I don't tend to like love-stories/dramas, but I see this as turning into one and I don't mind it one bit.
 
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