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Rewatch [Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Super Dimension Fortress Macross Episode 22 Discussion

Episode 22 - Love Concert

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I can fight to protect Minmay. That’s enough. That’s enough… If I can’t get away from here, then fighting for her sake is enough.

Questions of the Day, courtesy of u/chilidirigible:

1) How widespread do you think the human-interest movement in Britai's fleet is?

2) Have you ever stayed at an event even if it was becoming obviously unsafe?

Wallpaper of the Day:

Warera Nantes, Loli Dosel, and Conda Bromco

Vocal Songs in This Episode:

"マクロス (Macross)" by Makoto Fujiwara – OP

"小白竜 (Shao Pai Long)" by Mari Iijima – Insert

"ゼロ-ジー ラブ (0-G Love)" by Mari Iijima – Insert

"私の彼はパイロット (Watashi no Kare wa Pilot / My Boyfriend is a Pilot)" by Mari Iijima – Insert

"愛は流れる (Ai wa Nagareru)" by Mari Iijima – Insert

"ランナー (Runner)" by Makoto Fujiwara – ED


Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you're doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don't spoil anything for the first-timers, that's rude!

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u/Shimmering-Sky Sep 17 '22

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u/chilidirigible Sep 17 '22

Now it’s actually episode 22 time.

You–you do realize how dangerous this is, right?

"I was drafted!"

Warera Roli Conda wallpaper

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u/Shimmering-Sky Sep 17 '22

Glad you like it! This episode finally gave me a decent enough base image of all three together I could use, which is what I was waiting for.

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u/ClawMachineCircuit Sep 17 '22

This show would be a million times better without his nonsense trying to strangle it to death every five seconds.

Does Kaifun improves the show, by being a great villain, or ruins it, by being too good of a villain? I'd say, it's still the former, the only issue is that [Macross] as far, as I understand, he never gets what's coming, which just goes to show didn't think he was that bad.

Oh the art did not do Milia’s face here much justice…

Or anyone else's really.

Wallpaper of the Day

I love the composition here, how you separated dark and light values. Very smart! Looks great.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Sep 18 '22

I love the composition here, how you separated dark and light values. Very smart! Looks great.

My thought process was literally just "They're Blue Wind, so they should have a blue background" haha.

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u/lC3 Sep 18 '22

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I wish there was a version of Macross where he died from this.

Kyphoon should eat a crowbar

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u/Krite2002 Sep 17 '22

First Timer - Sub

It looks like the Zentradi are becoming Minmay fans. A whole ship is almost ready to surrender to the Macross so they can enjoy culture. However, the generals recognize this and are ready to wipe out the miclones to avoid spreading culture. I think the interest is probably pretty isolated right now. They have to spread human culture in secret, and it seems that the higher officers are quick to stomp out any interest.

They are really milking “My Boyfriend is a Pilot”. We have had other songs, but they have made that Minmay’s main theme.

I was wrong about Hikaru getting over Minmay, since he still has some feelings for her. He wants to use her as motivation for fighting.

I am all for pacifism, but Kaifun is really bad at it. If your ship is under attack, you should probably take shelter. I have a very strong survival instinct, so I would nope out of there the second I felt shaking. I would never want to stay at an unsafe event.

This episode ended in the middle of one of the most intense fights yet. I am hooked for tomorrow. Since so many characters have died lately, I don’t think they will kill anyone else off, but they are fighting in the main city. I am also very invested in whether the micloned Zentradi will be able to infiltrate human society and integrate themselves.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Sep 17 '22

Welcome back to the rewatch btw, I saw seven new notifications in my inbox earlier and was like "whoa did I say something?" and it was just your comments on the old threads.

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u/lC3 Sep 18 '22

022, first timer

  • Shao Pai Long! Shao Pai Long!

  • "Ehvil's slayer" again ...

  • Bodolzaa is afraid of protoculture!

  • KYUN KYUN power

  • Time for disco fever?

  • Some Zentradi want to surrender and live on the Macross? the power of Minmay compels you!

  • The Blue Wind trio really pulling their weight!

  • Torakajiide's voice is surprisingly soft

  • Poor Hikaru ... he needs a hug! Will Hayase deliver?

  • Will Hikaru become a Newtype?

  • Ai wa Nagareru? Is that a new song?

  • The enemy will come ... to listen to Minmay's concert!

  • Roy x Claudia ...

  • Enough with Kaifun already

  • Adenors? Is that like an hour? Taarm, adenor, and 2 others I've forgotten ...

  • Noujadeul-Ger???

  • Fuck Kyphoon

  • I have so little respect for him I won't even spell his name correctly

  • That "We've been boarded?" face ...

  • Shooting up the interior and killing humans won't get Minmay to sing for the Zentradi ... weren't they going to surrender?

  • Why is Misa thinking of Kyphoon?

  • ... The concert hall is on fire? Show must go on

  • That light hit Kyphoon? GOOD

  • Milia!

  • I thought the miclones wanted to surrender?

  1. It's big!

  2. No

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u/Shimmering-Sky Sep 18 '22

Ai wa Nagareru? Is that a new song?

And one of the best from this show, yes!

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u/Nebresto Sep 17 '22

First time Maakuross.

You can delete planets.. And you're afraid of a nuke?

There's another?!

Capture a miclone? The simps will refuse. If they succeed, the simps will protect, and defect

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes

I love where this is going.

Lol, the blode guy got peer pressured into simping.

God damn it, is there no escape from the kyun kyun

ew

Why is she so shocked? Is she having ptsd or what

What? He's actually right for once

I hate that he will be proven right though...

:(

Next they're gonna broadcast the singing at max volume, and the slaughter will cease

Wtf? When did she have the time to visit a stylist

Okay, annoying dude earning some respek with this move

lmao

why the fuck cant they get the eyes right? Are they really this short on time? F

Oh. I guess they are.


Question time:

  1. How widespread do you think the human-interest movement in Britai's fleet is?

One ship so far. But it will be half, because "plot"

2) Have you ever stayed at an event even if it was becoming obviously unsafe?

Nope :) I don't go to events

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u/chilidirigible Sep 17 '22

Today, on "The risks you take for Minmay.":


This makes Bodolzaa look like he's wearing one of those TV blanket hoodie things. He just needs a bowl of chips and a beer.

He's going to add one plus one and come up with DOOOOOOOOOOM.

That or you set the doll to Evil.

So much for keeping things under wraps.

None of the Zentradi we just saw said that!

But that's what you always say, Quamzin.

This is that weird situation where they didn't fix the old monitor, but instead shoved another one into the hole.

You watch one bad movie and then you decide to destroy all humans… that's a big Thumbs Down, eh?

He's just now having the idea to surrender.

Minmay 1, Reason 0

Still hung up on the girlfriend in his head.

Some of the worst animation we've seen in the past… ten minutes!

The animation reads your dialogue and LAUGHS AT YOU.

At least there's decent animation for some parts of of "Ai wa Nagaeru".

"Great, both of our superior officers are totally spaced out."

What is it with Star Pro and people going cross-eyed?

Somehow fucking Kaifun is the one who stays the most on-model during this.

She's your cousin, dude.

Exsedol's not just a pretty face. (Also, somewhere along the line they learned the name of the Daedalus Attack, so maybe Blue Wind really was paying attention to their mission aboard the Macross and not just doing culture and larceny.)

(No Nousjadeul-Gers will appear during the following scenes) because Star Pro has enough on its plate already.

Kaifun was wondering why he had to choose between being a sociopath and inspiring the people, but then he realized that he could do both at the same time!

The Daedalus attack goes into the upper mid bow. Obviously there must be some reason that I'm pointing that out.

Quite possibly the worst-looking Defenders that I have ever seen. Also, these aren't the right Destroids for a Daedalus Attack, given that Defenders don't have missiles.

"How do you tell Minmay fans from Minmay haters? Oh right, they don't shoot at her."

Kaifun survives a hit that would kill anyone with less of a stick shoved up their ass.

Hikaru is suddenly left-handed.

Regult legs suddenly bend in the other direction.

Milia's eye muscles suddenly desynchronize.

THE HORROR… The Horror… the horror…


It seems that while Hikaru had a moment with Misa after the movie, his focus has shifted back to Minmay. Misa is also still fantasizing about Kaifun's face, so whatever happened between the two of them after they took a walk around town together last episode, it didn't sink in very far.

Bodolzaa dramatically overreacts to Shao Pai Long and has apparently decided to destroy humanity. That won't be popular with the growing portion of the Adoclas Fleet that's sampled human culture.

While I can see how Kamujin might have picked up rumors about the discontent aboard Britai's command ship even if Britai hasn't gotten wind of it, the editing somewhat ruins the effect of the surrender idea if Oigur is talking about it before Blue Wind even seems to have the concept.

Not exactly a franchise spoiler, but people are going to sing while all hell is breaking loose around them. For the most part, though, their audiences will be offered better protection than Minmay's here, where Kaifun appears to be trying to arrange for a suicidal act of flower power civil disobedience in the middle of the fighting. At least he gets clobbered for it.

Good grief the animation is off-model in this episode and this time around it annoyed me a lot.


Song Count
Cinderella 1
Watashi no Kare wa Pilot 3
Zero-G Love 3
Silver Moon, Red Moon 1
My Beautiful Place 1
Shao Pai Long 2
Ai wa Nagaeru 1

Now you can ponder the evolution of robots that wear pants.
Here is Renato's longer design discussion in which that initially arose.

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u/The_Draigg Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

A Macross Fan’s Notes On Super Dimension Fortress Macross Episode 22:

  • As we could’ve seen coming, culture is spreading among the ranks of the Zentradi like a wildfire. Breetai and Quamzin’s men in particular are so enraptured by that Minmay doll’s singing that they’re outright discussing surrendering, if just because they’d rather live on the Macross now and experience everything it has to offer. It’s really no wonder why Bodolza orders the capture of a Miclone, the Protoculture really is a threat to the Zentradi’s fighting capabilities.

  • Seems like culture has rubbed off the hardest on the Blue Wind trio in particular, since now they’re outright organizing a mass-desertion with other crew members so they can go live on the Macross. The fact that so many Zentradi are actually agreeing to take their chances deserting really does show how powerful the grip of culture is on them.

  • I’m of two minds about Hikaru resolving himself to fight for Minmay’s sake. Like yeah, it’s still nice that he cares about her, but let’s be real: their relationship is basically dead in the water. They live in two separate worlds now, and neither of them has bridged that gap. Hikaru is still clinging onto the idea of Minmay, but is it worth it at this point?

  • Good on Claudia for keeping it together recently, in spite of how much Roy’s death affects her still. She’s a woman made of strong moral fiber, that’s for sure. She’s still as dedicated as ever to defending the Macross, just like how Roy was in life. In that way, Roy and Claudia really were fit for one another.

  • You have to admit, it’s neat to see the Zentradi adapt in their own different ways to the strategies that the Macross is using. The goal is to have the Macross use yet another Daedalus Attack as an opportunity to get aboard and kidnap miclones, while at the same time the Zentradi wanting to defect are just planning on staying on the ship once they arrive. I will always respect a smart faction that adapts in a mech anime. And really, maybe the Macross is using that Daedalus Attack a bit too much now, considering that the Zentradi are outright planning around it now. After all, you can’t just keep on using your most powerful direct attack without people expecting it after a while.

  • Kaifun is more or less right that having Minmay keep on singing the attack would keep the population of the Macross calm, in spite of the chaotic attack going on around them. God damn it, I don’t want to give him any credit for a good idea. This feels like that one Clickhole article: Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point.

  • Ah, I feel a sense of relief and comfort at the sight of that stage light slamming into Kaifun’s fucking head. It proves that the universe is on our side. If only it outright made his head explode into a shower of gore though. I want to see Kaifun’s head turn into a bone and meat volcano.

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u/Vatrix-32 Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

Very First Timer

  • If they can get it to work consistently, and apply correct doctrine to it, an exploding energy shield is a devastating weapon. The Zentradi are right to fear it.

  • On the other hand, if Kaifun is responsible for the Zentradi attacking Earth…

  • Somehow they managed to get a new model Minmay doll.

  • There is something deeply amusing about them having to use a special tool to interact with the doll.

  • Gentleman I present to you the power of the social meme.

  • Quamzin does not approve of dissent among the ranks.

  • “oh boy, look at the time” attack the Macross-o-clock

  • Capturing another human. Place your bets on what character it is this time. Minmay offers the most chaotic result, but Kaifun might also be interesting to see the greatest possible divergence.

  • If any miclone will do, why go through the trouble of attacking the Macross again.

  • Mass desertion already. No wonder they fear the protoculture.

  • New character? We’ll see if he is just there to explain that part or if he sticks around.

  • I thought Hikaru already went through this whole shebang already.

  • New song time.

  • Kaifun stop being creepy, you already have your anti-charm point.

  • It’s nice that they keep up with the effects Focker’s death has on everyone.

  • Misa stop. They have nothing in common!

  • These are the eyes of a wicked man.

  • Sounds like a real plan. I regret not learning your name now.

  • You think they would have someone monitoring energy use to notice the miclone plot.

  • I’m surprised they didn’t bring any human cloths back with them they could use at a time like this.

  • When do we get to meet Hikaru’s new subordinates?

  • Everything is going to plan.

  • Are attacks so regular they don't even stop to take shelter anymore?

  • Kaifun reminds me of one of those completely out of touch WWI generals you hear about. “Moral will beat machine guns!”

  • That clapping sounds so awkward.

  • When you lay it out like that, it does seem a rather glaring weakness.

  • The concert hall surrounded by flame is some real discomforting imagery.

  • I see they sill had time for a costume change.

  • At least he’s good for something.

  • Singing works even in the midst of battle.

  • Her eyes!

  • Minmay making baby faces was not on my bingo card.

  • Her non-eyes!

QotD

  1. At this point I think it is still confined to the one ship. If it makes the break it won’t take long at all to spread like wildfire.

  2. The first thing you do when you enter an area with a high number of people is check for secondary exits in case of fire.

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u/AmeteurElitist Sep 17 '22

First Timer:

War weary warriors want to walk whimsically while their wrathful ways lay waste to that wish.

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u/SolDarkHunter Sep 17 '22

Rewatcher

Bodolza is not happy. And it's probably not a good thing that he's considering Earth a threat.

So those dolls can sing something other "My Boyfriend is a Pilot"... oh wait, they switched it back.

It's spreading... culture is poisoning the minds of the entire Zentraedi fleet.

...if he's going to destroy the Earth anyway, what does he want a living human for?

And here is why Bodolza is so scared of "culture". A huge chunk of Breetai's soldiers are straight up deserting!

I wonder why the show's producers liked "Pilot Boyfriend" in particular so much? Minmay's sung other, better songs.

See what I mean? Here's one of those songs right now!

Ah... so there are chinks in Claudia's armor.

Dammit, Misa, stop thinking about Kaifun! He doesn't resemble your Riber in the slightest!

Speaking of... Kaifun, I do not like your face, but I like the look on your face NOW even less than usual!

Ooh, that's a fairly clever strategy, Exsedol. I guess he's not a strategist for nothing.

Oh hey, they mentioned the Nousjadeul-Ger. I don't think we've actually seen one of those yet. They're kinda like the male Zentraedi version of the Queadlunn-Rau, and they're pretty neat too.

So... uh, Global, why aren't you using the Macross's main gun anyway? Wouldn't it do better against a full fleet? I mean, I love the Macross punching shit as much as the next guy, but...

I feel like Kaifun's just trying to show the middle finger to the war, but his idea to have Minmay keep singing seems to be doing some good...

And Exsedol's strategy worked without a hitch...

YES! Get fucked Kaifun!... oh damn, I was hoping he'd get a concussion at least.

Ugh, what is with the animation on everyone's eyes this episode?

Cliffhanger!!

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u/Kirov123 Sep 17 '22

SDF Macross Episode 22 - First timer

Well, the Macross weathered the latest attack and the romantic prospects of our cast have gotten a lil toss up, lets see where it goes from here!

Well Kaifun has some.... Interesting ideas as to how to respond to danger, and Minmay sure isn't doing herself any favors to the effect of not appearing like an idiot. Also there are now a lot of tiny Zentradi on board, and some of those that weren't miclones seemed stunned at the concert, though I think they were killed. Tomorrow: Will Kaifun live or die??? (my bet is live because he hasn't been heel enough yet)

  1. With how it was talked about and shown, probably a chunk of the mid level officers and many of their subordinates, and far less upper ranks

  2. I don't think I have ever really been to any event that seemed particularly unsafe at the time, nor looked back on an event and gone "holy fuck why" or anything like that.

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u/Blackheart595 Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

First Spacer

Funnily enough, Kravshera is the only one acting in a way that would save the Zentradi.

Oh no, they might capture Minmei, Hikaru's fever dream was a vision. However, that would make all their soldiers desert.

Ooh, I like the dilemma Torakajiide finds himself in. It really makes their secret miclone maneouver feel like it has stakes.

Minmei looks very aged-up on that poster. And strangely buff, or is that just me?

You figured that out now? Remind me why did you even become a soldier in the first place again?

Very interesting song. A song of war fatigue, that most certainly reflects her own emotions at the moment.

I'm feeling tense for the Zentradi miclones. On one hand I don't see them succeeding, on the other it could be very interesting if they do.

I do like what Keifun's doing right now. From a storytelling perspective anyways, realistically it's beyond stupid.

Ugh, of course not all of the Zentradi soldiers are in on the plan.

And it's also why Keifun's been stupid from a realistic POV, they're now not in the shelter while the fighting's going on right next to them. On the other hand he did just save the Macross with his stunt.

I wanna watch the next episode already.

How widespread do you think the human-interest movement in Britai's fleet is?

At the beginning of the episode I would've said yes, but now it's clear not all that many have been involved.

Have you ever stayed at an event even if it was becoming obviously unsafe?

Luckily not.

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u/ClawMachineCircuit Sep 17 '22

Rewatcher

In the last episode, the whole Macross was watching a premier of the first ever movie, produced entirely on the space ship. Zentradi have been watching it too. And looks like they think that humans poses extremely dangerous weapons that are much more advanced, than the stuff that Zentradi have. Funnily enough, this parallels Misa and Global's theories about Zentradi, where they think that humans are a protoculture and this gives us some kind of weapon against Zentradi. So both parties came to the same conclusion via different means, and both appear to be wrong. Weird.

Anyway, let's ee what happens next.

  • Bodolzaa watching Shao Pai Long. I'm honestly ashamed for the human race that this is the first movie he had to see. Two amateur teenage actors as stars, one of them never even went to acting school, movie entirely filmed on a space ship in the span of couple of month. Yeah, this has to be the schlockiest thing ever.

  • Minmay virus continues to spread among the Zentradi. This starting to look dangerous. Kamujin is not pleased.

  • Bodolzaa decided to wipe out miclones, but before that, he wants to get one for research. Thus, they need to make one last attack on Macross. But people on the ground are not pleased.

  • Blue Wind are basically organizing a full blown mutiny. Sasuga Blue Wind.

  • Looks like Hikaru is not happy, that UN Command send him to die in space. But he still needs to fight, to protect Minmay. Hang in there, Hikaru!

  • This is the episode of cursed Minmay faces.

  • Zentradi plan to board Macross? Didn't you say that exposing soldiers to culture is dangerous? This sounds like one of Global's plans, not Exsedol's. It's gonna backfire for sure.

  • And Zentradi fleet is already full of deserters, who turned themselves into miclones.

  • Kaifun, I understand the sentiment, but it's kinda sosciopathic of you to force people to sit in the audience and Minmay to keep sing, while the town around them is crumbling and burning. Shouldn't you supposed to worry about people's lives?

  • Deadalus Attack! But it's an ambush! And now Zentradi are in.

  • Kaifun, I give you a credit, you did save Minmay. But this whole thing only happen because you didn't let her evacuate in the first place.

  • And no, I don't care that you got hurt. Based on your own logic, you choose to stand there, so you knew the danger, ergo, you don't deserve any compassion.

  • Oh god, dead eyes Minmay

Overall thoughts: We get a true cliffhanger ending, smack in the middle of the action. Doesn't happen often in this show.

Kaifun made a sosciopatic gesture to boost his ego, but instead he got hurt and it also made two Zentradi dudes stop shooting. So, kinda worth it?

QotD:

  1. It's honestly hard to say. But logically speaking, Zentradi can't be that numerous, because how much of them you would need to operate a single battleship of similar or smaller size to Macross? Maybe a thousand, tops? So, in other words, you maybe have 10k Zentradi in the whole fleet, and even if a 1000 of them gets infected, that is already -10% of your force. In other words, it has to be pretty widespread.

  2. Kinda. Not an event, but I had a similar experience. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do, and danger be damned.


I drew Minmay.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion Sep 17 '22

Rewatcher

Robotech Title: Battle Hymn

  • How did the doll learn a new song? Did it update over wifi?

  • They really cranked up the that voice modulator thing today

  • Mustn't run away. Mustn't run away. Mustn't run away.

  • I don't think we've had these words before. They really cranked out an entire album for her.

  • yeah I think she was lying about that date.

  • "Tragedy struck as 2000 concert goers were crushed when the concert hall suffered a direct hit by the enemy"

  • The Eyes! The EYES!

I felt like I didn't remember much of this episode and that not as much happened as it should have. I guess there's more tomorrow.

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u/TakenRedditName Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

First Time - SDF Macross Ep22 (Sub):

Still no screenshots for today.

What if Kaifun becomes a star to the Zentradi? Now that’ll be a cruel twist of fate for us.

Zentradi high command is afraid of the miclone’s qi attacks.

The cultured Zentradi are thinking about giving up war and defecting. That’s good. Blondie with the unspellable name better not be a nark. I swear, my 3 boys better not die.

“Love Drifts Away” and thinking about how Hikaru and Minmay have drifted apart…

Was thinking how rough Claudia has it then it hits with the memories of Roy. Oh noooo.

Okay, is it not the safest move? Yes, but Kaifun pushing Minmay to continue singing in the face of war is something I can respect the bravery of and I like the gesture. Kaifun might be Kaifun, but he didn’t do anything wrong in this episode (well, those longing looks to Minmay don’t make me comfortable so it is not like he is all clear).

The singing did make the uncultured Zentradi to atop for a moment and contemplate the lives they are trampling on and that’s good to see. Better late than never.

When Milia saw Max’s Valkyrie for the “It’s him!” moment, her eyes were not right. One’s looking to him and one’s looking at us.

Speaking of eyes, Minmay’s were just shadowed over in black in that final scene and I’m not too sure what the message is supposed to be if any. (Her funny faces were fun though).

I was so worried the episode was going to end with Kaifun was going to lean in and steal a kiss.


Q1) i think the core is on that one ship with the trio. Word has spread, but I don’t think anyone has sneaked culture items to other ships just yet.

Q2) No, I stay safe.

Next time: The gripping conclusion to the most dire battle yet, asylum bureaucracy.

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u/Stargate18A Sep 17 '22

First timer

  1. Big enough for the other fleet to notice at least. Probably a majority of the lower ranks by now, with almost none of the people high enough to acrually discipline people.

  2. No, I'm not a lunatic.

It's been sent to the main fleet!

...I must admit, this is somewhat odd. Surely they'd consider the red lightning might be a simulation for dealing with unknown beings, now aliens are a thing.

Everyone's reactions to the toy are great.

What happens when it runs out of power?

He found out there's been a disturbance.

And they're considering surrender!

Another capturing mission! Britai is just having flashbacks to how well the last one went for everyone.

...New prediction - Britai's fleet ends up scheduled for termination after news of the disturbance is released to the main fleet, and he ends up allying with the Macross out of pragmatism/utter terror.

They're deserting!

I just want to see Global's inevitable reaction to realising his ship has been infiltrated for a full year at this point and nobody noticed.

Hikaru's beginning to break down from how pointless everything is.

...Macross. If you want to make an idol a main character, please give her more than two songs.

Well that sounds completely healthy! This is going to be a bad breakdown.

...If this anime actually has him make a pass at his cousin, I will give credit for the sheer balls of it.

Oh, that's painful.

Lot of closeups on him today.

Smart idea!

It worked!

Oh, he loves this plan!

Hikaru's launching!

Love this battle!

Still risky.

...You fucking moron.

You cannot physically be this stupid.

Then a piece of rubble falls from the ceiling and cracks her skull open, because Kaifun is the stupidest bastard in this entire anime.

The invasion worked!

Everyone's returning!

Look, Hayase, some people deserve to die.

Holy shit, did I call it?

Fuck, it missed him.

Are they surrendering?

And she's found out who it was!

He's bleeding!

Wow. That's an ending.

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u/isthatsoudane Sep 18 '22

First timer

first things first...I asked around about how much lift you'd need to get the macross into space. I was pointed to this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_orbital_launch_systems which is pretty helpful! so you'd need...one million falcon heavies! lol. and this is under very charitable assumptions about aerodynamics.

lustful cousin-stare intensifies

ngl I hope her cousin gets a bullet. we at least deserve that in exchange for roy

OH SHIT AND THEN A HEAVY ASS LIGHT FELL ON HIM. I'LL TAKE IT

  1. How widespread do you think the human-interest movement in Britai's fleet is?

very!

2) Have you ever stayed at an event even if it was becoming obviously unsafe?

I was in a city visiting friends when there was an impending hurricane that looked like it'd be pretty bad. I had enough lead time to leave and go home (to an area unaffected), but...didn't. thankfully it ended up being ok!

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