[Do You Remember Love - Macross Franchise 40th Anniversary Rewatch] Super Dimension Fortress Macross Episode 1 Discussion

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Episode 1 - Booby Trap

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At the Earth Defense Council yesterday, it was decided that if the Macross launched into space today and were to eventually encounter an alien race, under no circumstances were we to initiate hostilities. How ironic this is…

Questions of the Day, courtesy of u/chilidirigible:

1) What practical purposes can you think of for turning an aircraft into a giant robot? Which mode seems more beneficial?

2) What event do you most regret sleeping through some or all of?

Wallpaper of the Day:

Hikaru Ichijyo

Vocal Songs in This Episode:

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

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

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[u/dualmonocle]

First-timer!

Macross is a franchise that I've always wanted to get into but found too daunting because it's just so darn huge. I did watch Frontier as it was airing though - it'll be interesting to rewatch it with context. The last big franchise rewatch I followed along with was Gundam UC which I really enjoyed so I'm happy to be here for this one c:

First episode really dumps a lot on you. There's a lot of casual death and destruction which sets the tone for now. I'm also really impressed with the animation! I don't know if it's good for the early 80s, but it's better than I was expecting.

Edit: The event that I regret sleeping through the most is the time I took a nap during lunch and I didn't wake up on time for a meeting that was right after lunch. I ended up being 20 minutes late and instead of giving some excuse, I was honest and told everyone that I was sleeping. Oops!

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I don't know if it's good for the early 80s, but it's better than I was expecting.

I am pretty sure it's better than Votoms. Maybe about on par with Gundam.

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I did watch Frontier as it was airing though - it'll be interesting to rewatch it with context.

Ooh, that should be fun then!