Macross Flash Back 2012

TL;DR

If you have already watched “Macross” and “Macross: Do You Remember Love”, and you enjoyed their music, then watching this OVA won’t leave you disappointed, but I would suggest watching it only after having watched the movie, since much of its art and many scenes are taken from there.

Story [8]

“Macross Flash Back 2012” is a music video compilation made from the scenes of the original series and the movie, so it doesn’t introduce new plot points, but the few minutes of new scenes for the ending are well made and are a great send off to the original Macross.

Art [8]

This OVA’s animation is good: most ... of it is reused from the movie and the original series, and the few new sequences are kept at the same quality.
Since many scenes come from the movie the art is more detailed than that of the series and it uses the same new designs that are used in the movie.

Sound [10]

The music in “Macross” and in “Macross: Do You Remember Love” was already great, here it’s made even better by the fact that it’s given the centre stage: some songs are extended and there is no dialogue or other sounds over the music.

Characters [9]

Since this is a music video compilation more than anything else, the characters here aren’t given much time, but they are the same great characters that are in “Macross” and in “Do You Remember Love”, so there are no complaints.

Enjoyment [10]

While watching “Macross” and “Macross: Do You Remember Love” much of my enjoyment came from the music so watching this OVA was a no-brainer and I wasn’t disappointed: “Macross Flash Back 2012” gives closure to a great anime series, and it does it very well.

This OVA is a treat for the Macross fan, best viewed after having watched the original series and Do You Remember Love. It brings closure to the Hikaru, Misa, and Minmei stories through the Macross series' keystone, music. Lynn Minmei's songs are presented through a series of music videos, most of which use footage from the TV series and movie. However the best is saved for last. My favorite part of the new animation is when Minmei is visiting the stage before departing and she has a vision of Hikaru and Misa appearing to show their support for her before the sequence transitions to the ... concert and departure of the Megaroad-01. I have to rate Character as only Fair since the viewer is assumed to already be familiar with the source material and thus there isn't that much development other than of Minmei's.