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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rated by buyers Unrated
Type of bind: DVD
EAN num: 0660200405625
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Manga Video
Manufacturer: Manga Video
Quantity: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publishing house: Manga Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 28, 2000
Running Time: 160 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 34288
Studio: Manga Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 1995
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Despite its title, Macross II: The Movie is not a feature but the six-part 1992 OAV without the title sequences. One of several sequels to Superdimensional Fortress Macross (known in the U.S. as a component series of Robotech), Macross II is set 80 years after the initial adventure. For decades, alien invaders have been kept from Earth by holograms of teen-age singers performing pop songs. Then the Marduk, who controls their Zentraedi warriors with the songs of 'emulators,' appear. The nature of the Marduk threat is discovered by brash journalist Hibiki Kanzaki and ace mecha pilot Silvie Gena, who form an odd romantic triangle with the emulator Ishtar. Fans of the Macross continuity tend to love or hate Macross II with little middle ground. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and older; contains violence, minor profanity. --Charles Solomon
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Macross Plus really is one of the best installments in the Macross franchise. Coming from someone who has seen mostly everything of Macross (yes, including Macross 7) I can easily say this is one of the best purchases I have ever made.
As has been said this is the movie version of the original 4 part OVA that was edited, cut, and tied together into a 2 hour presentation. This movie is Japanese with English subtitles as the movie version was never dubbed into English like the OVA but don't let that sour you on this buy. Sometimes the best way to see anime is in its original format.
This movie has it all, a great story, high flying mecha action, and of course the trademark of Macross: music plays an important role. Whether you are a long time Macross fan or just like mecha anime in general you can enjoy this movie. Highly Recommended.
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Every review I have read here is talking about Macross Plus - an entirely different series produced several years after this. Macross II is the very first sequal series to Macross. The very first half is an intriguing set-up for a series, but the second half is lackluster and delivers no real pay-off. PLUSES: The character designs by original Macross designer Haruhiko Mikimoto are fantastic. The animation and space battles for the very first half of the story is great. The universe feels like a natural extension of the original series. MINUSES: Poor second half, both in terms of animation quality and storytelling. Overall, a worthwhile diversion for Macross fans, and any fan of Mikimoto or Kawamori's designs. And still light years better than Macross Zero or the infantile Macross 7 which inexplicably ran for many years. Enjoy.
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Macross Plus--the OVA -- is still one of my favorite anime titles. If you haven't seen it, I envy you. Buy it today. Everything about Macross Plus shouts QUALITY. Shoji Kawamori (Escaflowne and Macross Zero) and Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo) co-directed Macross Plus. Yoko Kanno (Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Macross Zero) along with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra scored the movie. So how can you lose? You have a collaboration of two of the best anime directors. Plus, you have Yoko Kanno, the hottest composer in anime.
The premise of Macross Plus is straight out of Top Gun. On a planet called Eden, at the New Edwards Air Base, The Ministry of Defense is testing two prototype-transforming jets to determine which jet will replace the Department's main fighter jet, the VF-Thunderbolt. Maverick and hot-head Isamu Dyson pilots the YF-19 manufactured by Industry; Isamu's Rival, Guld Goa Bowman, pilots the YF-21 manufactured by General Galaxy. Their jets are distinctive. Isamu's YF-19 is light and athletic, and its wings sweep forward like those of NASA's X-29. Guld's YF-21 is broad and stealthy with muscular diamond-shaped wings reminiscent of the U.S. Air Force's YF-23. Both pilots fight for more than air supremacy; they fight for the affections of beautiful Myung Fang Lone, the producer and puppeteer of virtual singing Idol Sharon Apple. Isamu and Guld clash in a series of exciting aerial brawls. Wings morph themselves into hands, tail flaps morph themselves into legs and feet, and canopies morph themselves into faces. They kick the living crap out of each other until the appearance of the Ghost X-9--the prototype unmanned fighter--threatens to knock them both out of the competition. I like the way the movie shows the succession of technology through the YF-19, the YF-21, and the Ghost-X9: the YF-19 jet is manually operated by Isamu; the YF-21jet is operated by the brain waves of Guld Goa Bowman; and the Ghost X-9 jet is completely autonomous.
I've seen this OVA many times, and I never tire of seeing it. Supposedly, Macross Plus was the most expensive anime of its era and paved the way for the integration of traditional cell animation and computer animation. The colors are saturated and the lines are razor-sharp. The frame rate is epileptic and the background elements are flat; however, the gung-ho mecha sequences and Yoko Kanno's rousing musical score make up for these shortcomings. Today's animation may be more sophisticated, but you won't find too many action animes that are better than Macross Plus.
author of Gotta Be Down!
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The Macross anime series actually is really interesting. The idea of Macross Plus, however, has, to me, one of the best plots they have ever. It is about 2 ex-best friends fighting over a girl--the one they have been friends with just as long as they themselves were. It's basically a love triangle drama. Macross Plus is great, except for one fact--it's a bit slow. I actually fell asleep halfway through it, then had to replay what I had slept past. However, if you can get past that, you get a decent if not great anime movie with great music. Good luck deciding. =)
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I found this movie to be full of action and true life experiences. A truly great story.
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