Why You Must Watch Super Dimension Fortress Macross - Spoiler Free Anime Review 179

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Today's spoiler free anime review covers Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the revolutionary series that forever changed anime. I reviewed this series 7 years ago, but now that I'm reviewing the entire franchise, I think it's only fair that I revisit this classic.
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@Kurono561 2 года назад

I wached Macross a couple years ago because you mentioned it in several videos and I was very surprised, both about the story, the romance and the action. Really good show

@johnbradshaw3001 2 года назад

Though there are many aspects I don't like, Macross is truly a timeless classic. A space opera full of love and wars will always fill viewers needs.

@TomMcD71 2 года назад

A excellent classic anime with great storytelling Hollyweird could learn a LOT from this anime heck comics could learn a LOT as well.

@watsnit 2 года назад

Happy to announce married my version of Misa😉!!

@phaethon7 2 года назад

5:35 Ah yes, the reality bending moments of Macross. The one that had me scratching my head and laughing was in ep 3 around 20 mins. Hikaru & Lynn floating in space after the fold happened. The small air leak in the aircraft did not cause them to lose oxygen, furthermore it was fixed with a cloth/tissue? lol it reminded me of Phil Swift and his Flex Tape fixing leaking holes

@JATE4962 9 месяцев назад

This sparked my love of Mecha, the f-14, war drama, how war matures people, space operas, as well as my moderate distain for the idol genre but I do enjoy all the Macross bangers

@gungriffen 2 года назад

Despite Robotech's Reputation it's a 90+ percent accurate dub of the Macross series with some Americanized names. (Ex. Lisa instead of Miss) It may even be the most accurate dub for a 80s Anime to air on TV at the time. It's the two later series heavily adapted into Macross storyline. Also, I actually prefer Robotechs consistency over the later Macross products. The biggest departure from Macross series is that Macross tends to focus on the philosophy of conflict while Robotech is an intergalactic war over a critical resource. It's 2021 though and if you like Robotech you have to turn in your Weeb card, but I prefer Robotech as a whole over Macross.

@GeoffreyToday 2 года назад

Having watched both series numerous times, my preference is the Robotech version of Macross.

@mrmacross 6 месяцев назад

90% sounds about right. I think if you're just comparing the 36 original vs the 36 adapted episodes, Macross' story is just more polished, though. Robotech wins in the sound design department because they were able to go back and put in stuff Macross missed with all their production woes, but Robotech's plot got restricted by things like having to adapt the dialogue for younger US audiences used to simpler cartoons and stricter US S&P, chopping out 2 minutes per episodes due to longer US commercial breaks, shifting parts of the already-shortened runtime to focus on plot developments in episodes 37-85, etc. To get that level of cohesion for all three arcs, they had to eat into the cohesiveness of the first 36. Now if you like the entire 85-episode RT arc, then by all means watch RT, but I really think it’s better to treat them as separate entities these days. If you’re really engaged in the story, the differences start becoming more noticeable, and if you're just watching for the Macross bits then go with the fuller version. BTW, I'm not going to bother comparing voices or BGM, since thats too much of a personal preference thing.

@gungriffen 6 месяцев назад

@mrmacross At this point I treat Robotech and Macross like Gundam treats The One Year War vs Seed. (And their alternate time lines) Robotech is Similar to Macross obviously. But the three wars, fought by three different generations, with wildly different conflicts, across multiple space systems feels grander then Macross alone.

@watsnit 2 года назад

I grew up with robotech and some how I loved the macross saga and hated the rest😅, I even made a paper plane toy that could transform in to all 3 modes, back when frontier started I found out what macross really was and all the shows, today I have a few planes, and 3 games the psp triangle frontier, last frontier, and macross 30!!! My dream is to have a vr game ala ace combat 7 vr!!! Massive fan!!!

@ashkhanal3738 2 года назад

ive been watching it for the past couple days. On ep 14 or so right now. The only character I personally don't like is minmae herself but the other ones are so good that it doesn't really take away and the relationship building aspect is still solid. They all feel like real people and not just tropes . (cough cough demon slayer). I really really like the lieutenant girl. She has so many layers so her that they slowly uncover as well as her relationship with the MC. The plot moves at just a good enough pace to keep you interested while developing the characters. Ironically as someone who personally found Legend of The Galactic Heroes to be sleep inducing i actually really like this series so far

@ashkhanal3738 2 года назад

so i wrote this comment before I watched the review and I am SO HAPPY To see that i'm not the only one thats snoring and/or annoyed when she's the focus of the scenes. I thought I might've just been an asshole for a moment HAHA

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

There are actually lots of people who don’t care for Minmay. Enjoy the rest of the anime!

@user-gl7je2os7c 2 года назад

totally deserves 10/10 and this is imho the only anime that deserves it! the drawing quality drop is understandable (it's hard work and underpaid) and had to lol at your description of Lynn Kaifun, he's one of those overpaid, entitled anti-war elitists but methinks the writers wanted some jerk to play the incest angle w Minmei, blechh great vid, man

@kevind1183 2 года назад

Thanks for covering all these classic anime titles! Would love to see a Baoh review.

@ratboyraticus9896 2 года назад

Another great review but you got something wrong. ADV made a dub for this in the late 2000's for hulu. I haven't seen it, don't even know if it's complete, but it's out there.

@MusabNaveed 2 года назад

I've seen it. it's complete for all 37 episodes. Mari Lijima also plays Minmey in the dub, which is interesting.

@GeoffreyToday 2 года назад

I don't think the dub was made for Hulu, as Hulu didn't exist when the dub was made. It's a lousy dub. The voice acting is awful. Worst of all is they mispronounce "Macross" the entire series and it's utterly maddening.

@debonairgallant 2 года назад

Great review! My first anime, blew my teenage mind, there was so much awesomeness in it.

@devonhead1524 2 года назад

This is an anime i've been wanting to watch for the past year or so but i wanted to be in the right mood to watch it. I will start watching it within a week or so after me watching your review.

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

Enjoy!

@user-pt8cy5xe7i 2 года назад

Never believe this anime made in1980....story, mecha, character is too amazing...

@doomedhuh 2 года назад

i love Minmay.

@animebackwhen 2 года назад

Ironically just saw it for the first time last week, soundtrack is incredible

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

Making a vid for it?

@animebackwhen 2 года назад

@@bobsamurai nah man that's all you right now! I'll leave it alone for a year or two

@LoconStratos 2 года назад

I’m just starting Macross after struggling for a bit debating on whether to start this or Robotech but I’m loving it so far, so many crazy twists so early on in the show it’s been jaw dropping over and over and I also hate Minmei as well.

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

You made the right choice! Enjoy!

@LoconStratos 2 года назад

@@bobsamurai absolutely have and now that I’m in the final episodes I enjoy it just as much if not more than when I made this comment, constant action and drama! Definitely 10/10

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

@@LoconStratos glad to hear you had a great time!

@civilwarfare101 2 года назад

I loved this show when I first watched but I might watch it again one of these days. But thanks to me starting my MAL account, I have been more biased to getting more of the backlog done. That and I am not very good at getting done anime that is over 12 episodes consistently anymore. But I agree with what you said here. All though it's hard for me to choose between Macross and the original Gundam. It's like choosing between Doom or Duke Nukem 3D or FEAR and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Or for a movie comparison, Terminator 2 and Aliens lol.

@Flugmorph 2 года назад

thats it im gonna start watching macross now

@lovelybones8071 2 года назад

This sounds like a good anime. Although what I really want to watch is Macross do you remember love. I really love the song from it.

@valentinvasquez761 Год назад

Thanks for covering this series and giving it the praise and recognition it deserves. I do think you are being too harsh on robotech though. While it is inferior and flawed in many aspects, the original english dub is surprisingly well voice acted and endearing and still holds up.

@sarahjames6257 2 года назад

There is a english dub by ADV or go with Robotech.

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

Robotech changes too much. The adv dub exists, but I think it's harder to find, so I recommend sub for the average viewer

@MUSTARDMACDADDY 2 года назад

This explanation of Macross at least convinces me to check out the first episode I admit...lets see how far I get. Though is there a point the anime gets to its best?

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

About 2-4 eps and after that it’s pretty consistent

@DJRonnieG 11 месяцев назад

From 2003 to 2020, I only ever saw the fiest episode of Robocrap multiple times and thought it was okay (saw a couple of more later but didn't get far). FAST-FORWARD TO 2020 -- I stumbled into a subbed version on Prime, full of long commercials but it was so good snd kept my attention. I WAS BLOWN AWAY, and immeidafwly wanted more. I feel bad for friends gave only experiencrd that Roboshite and never gandered to look furtner.

@greggthegrimreaper7495 2 года назад

I know this I kind of an arbitrary comparison but I like SDF Macross more than Gundam 0079. Macross is a more complete package.

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

Same

@DanielGonzalez-vo5ni 2 года назад

Probably the same for me but I like Gundam more overall also HG kinda screwed me on watching any more Macross

@greggthegrimreaper7495 2 года назад

@@DanielGonzalez-vo5ni I like a number of the other UC Gundam anime more than SDF Macross. Like 0080, 08th MS Team, 0083, The Origin. Basically the stuff not directed by Tomino. I still need to watch more in the Macross series, like F and 7.

@mrmacross 6 месяцев назад

In the 1990s, I used to argue a lot with Western Macross and Robotech fans (well, mostly Robotech fans since it was the 1990s) that Minmay is probably misunderstood. Don't get me wrong, she's written to be a frustrating character because we the audience are rooting for Hikaru. Also, Roy, Minmay's aunt, Minmay's uncle, the Mayor, Max, and Kakizaki were all shipping Hikaru x Minmay, adding to the stakes. But the more I think about it, what does she really do wrong? Not see Hikaru is into her? Fine, but he could be as nice to her as humanly possible and save her life a million times, but it's not like she owes him a relationship. Love isn't quid pro quo. And as Hikaru admitted himself in episode 27, that's what he gets for not speaking his mind and expecting Minmay to read it. Anyway, long story short, fans tended to put 100% of the blame on Minmay, but Hikaru probably deserved close to half of it. And Misa ended up making many of the same dumb mistakes Hikaru did, making her life miserable and nearly as frustrating as Hikaru.

@dantase5826 Месяц назад

I wonder if the guys working at Studio Nue were fans of Marilyn Monroe and possibly used her as a point of reference for Minmay ? They share so many similarities to me atleast.

@MoonAnime 2 года назад

5:51 Omg the 'cockpit' came out from the crotch region. I wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't use that part as an example of comedy. Thanks for that, I guess XD.

@BurnRoddy 2 года назад

Its an AMAZING series.

@jasonkandahq1003 9 месяцев назад

Would you recommend the subs or the dubs?

@bobsamurai 9 месяцев назад

Always sub

@jasonkandahq1003 9 месяцев назад

@bobsamurai 😂 thanks Bob 👍

@time4manmode945 2 года назад

I remember playing the ps2 game when i was little

@chevyDboyMike 2 года назад

He said that all in one breath

@andrewmclachlan4242 5 месяцев назад

My 2nd Favourite Anime!🤔 I've lost count how much money I've spent on this franchise alone!😱☺😁👍

@adityagrrakshaskar1621 Год назад

A review I completely agree with story is Damm amazing and I liked how They have Used Songs and Culture and "Culture" as weapons though my score is just 8.2 I am a big fan of Romance and I have never been more disspointed with the Ending it's Macross nothing is confirmed is until its not confirmed so I can't say if Whom Hikaru ends up with actually ends up with I dislike Minmay but I understand why would she act like that way and yes Hikaru deserves least to be in a relationship And that I dislike that extended epiloge Tldr:my rating is low because Ending wasn't satisfying I dislike that they extended the epilog that long and Max's relationship is just rushed but I love the series

@fullofcool 2 года назад

>cons: Kaifun I kek'd

@DubbleOboyz Год назад

If only the rest of the franchise didn’t hurt the action scenes with idols it could have been legandary

@fornlike Год назад

Thank you for your work. For me, Macross is the best mecha anime ever made. Gundam too often presents conflicts whose genesis is missed, too far-fetched... and it's messy. The best example is Zeta Gundam but there's also Turn A... I've followed the whole saga (apart from the very recent ones) and the only one for which I barely cringed is Gundam 00 (And what generic!); Evangelion is too incoherent, unhealthy, even dangerous... in terms of the scenario. The animation is superb but what this anime offers in terms of messages, story is just awful. Macross is the only work that is both grandiose, epic and well-constructed every time. The atmosphere of the first series (with its magnificent songs) is unforgettable; Macross 7 with Basara, his band members and the incredibly beautiful and powerful songs, is unforgettable; Macross Frontier offers a really impressive scenario and several very beautiful songs and even Macross Delta manages to surprise. Macross is truly a unique experience. Gundam too but for Evangelion...

@soybrama 2 года назад

It's an amazing series, your recomendation was great. I absolutely hate minmay and i think the writers treat Misa like trash. But the overall It's great.

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@soybrama 2 года назад

@@bobsamurai Your work is incredible. You're a great person Bob.

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

@@soybrama thanks Rodrigo

@MusabNaveed 2 года назад

kaifun was basically the anime equivalent of a social justice warrior

@LoveFactorySweatShop Год назад

??? He's basically minmei's singing pimp at the end. Yeah, he hates the military, so what? Half of 2022 America wants to kill FBI agents. Are they SJW?

@graphicsaw2657 2 года назад

Oh Macross… I remember when BigWest stole it and aire it under the rebranded title Robotech … china is not the only one guilty of IP theft … But Macross Plus is my favorite of the franchise

@Armoure10 9 месяцев назад

Its the best space opera & real life mecha show in anime ❤ On par with Babylon 5 💙

@bobsamurai 9 месяцев назад

We need a good Star Trek TNG anime analog too

@Armoure10 9 месяцев назад

@@bobsamurai true true ^^ Hmm bot Yamato and Crest of the Stars popped up in my mind, but they are both to violent to be the TNG analog o.O

@Nextliar 2 года назад

Why this video have so low views

@bobsamurai 2 года назад

It’s one of my most popular videos that year lol

@DanielGonzalez-vo5ni 2 года назад

So if anyone was thinking about it I bought the recently released Robotech the Macross Saga hoping itd have Macross actually since it uses the name sadly doesn't seem to be the case its only in English with English subtitles I plan on returning it ASAP because ill be damned if I support HG when they can't even let us watch the actual show they decided to butcher for syndication

@nicotavo 2 года назад

Love Macross!! The movie is even better!

@Cagliostro81 Год назад

Yup, there’s no English dub *Kicks ADV dub into the trash*.

@LoveFactorySweatShop Год назад

I just watched it all. Hated it.

@christopherdeguzman1137 2 года назад

Eh, for you to rub off Robotech like it doesn’t exist, you come in ignorant at that. In the early 80’s there was no way to watch Macross so Robotech was there to entertain us kids that grew up in the early 80’s. Along with Star Blazers, Tranzor Z, Giant Robo, Voltron and other English translated anime. it carved a path for me to get into anime. I have watched Macross in the early 90’s and I gotta say, I still prefer Robotech over Macross. Robotech is 90 percent accurate to what Macross is. I prefer the sound track and voice acting over Macross any day. And to me, the sound track has more of the mood between the love triangle. The only one I would watch separately is Genesis climber Mospaeda