Comments on: Macross Zero in Macross Frontier

By: The Sighs of Kawamori Shouji: Macross Frontier 10 « We Remember Love

The Sighs of Kawamori Shouji: Macross Frontier 10 « We Remember Love — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:02:14 +0000

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By: extremegunner

extremegunner — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:23:41 +0000

In other words, the US want to milk more out of the series and screw themselves over. Ever since their major screw up there are no plans for localization of newer Macross series *Thank God for that*

By: Zasheir

Zasheir — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:31:30 +0000

That’s Robotech stuff. Robotech took the first Macross series, and tied in two additional unrelated Japanese series (Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospedia) into one over-arching plot, due to ’80′s US public TV constraints (Macross didn’t have enough episodes to air alone so they had to extend it). In Macross, protoculture refers to an ancient race, instead of an energy source, and the Invid don’t exist since they came from Mospedia.

As such, Robotech is essentially its own work, with Macross as a slightly altered starting point. Macross itself branched off in different directions in Japan.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:56:28 +0000

Are they not the Invid? The race the Zentradi Master’s stole protocuture from.

By: rampancy

rampancy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:31:22 +0000

While I laughed with the rest at the blatant reuse of the Macross Zero footage, I thought it was actually done tastefully well. And if pinching pennies by pinching footage means they get to do another magnificently done bit like Episode 7, then I’m all for it.

And of course, we get to know a little more about Brera, too.

By: Jonathan Wong

Jonathan Wong — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:06:10 +0000

Am I the only one who sees the exact replication of scenes and backgrounds from Zero in Frontier as a good thing?

This is why Macross Frontier is so awesome – it’s making a point of paying homage to Macross Zero and the entire Macross mythology in an in-your-face manner. This is the 25th anniversary after all. :)

By: antares67

antares67 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:54:29 +0000

Ok, first time poster here but fan of Macross since 1985.

I noticed that Sheryl shared the same last name as Sara from MacZero when I saw the pilot back in January. I thought it was just a cute way to tie-in one the earlier Macross series. They do it several times in the first two episodes.

Both Sheryl and Ranka could be related, distantly, to Sara and Mao. The Vajara obviously react to their singing as evidenced in episode 2 and 5.

Could the Vajara be decendents, or the original enemy of the Protoculture race that created humans and the Zentradai?

Just my two cents.

By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:50:37 +0000

I love that dude that appears exactly the same in both of Sara’s scenes! That is awesome!

I am ok with scene reuse. I’d rather they spend the money elsewhere instead of reinventing the wheel.

By: SDF-2

SDF-2 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:22:23 +0000

Well, all the cost saving techniques were around since 1960′s. I hope that there will be more progress in the future coming episdoes.
Sigh~ seeing the trailer for Episode 11, it seems to be a repeat from the first TV series (1982)

By: Asch

Asch — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:34:26 +0000

Wow I can’t believe I went a watched the whole Macross Zero OVA so that I would get what was happening, both the OVA and Episode worth the watch.