| Deja-vu? Heh, same as the Gundam 00 topic. I was wondering if I should watch all the other Macross anime before starting this one. There are a lot and if I'm honest, I can tell you I don't have the time to watch them all. But this one seems worth watching, and I'm usually not the one to watch a sequel before a prequel but I don't know how strongly all the Macross anime are connected. Would be nice if someone could enlighten me, thanks! |
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| I've only seen the first episode, but from what I can tell it isn't very dependent on prior installments - it gives you a very general overview of the premise and that's plenty. You really should watch some of the other shows eventually though, like the original and Macross Plus |
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| I believe it is in the same timeline with the other Macross's but not necessary to watch. Personally, I won't be watching this till I watch the others. |
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| I think it is possible to watch this and enjoy it, but you aren't really getting the complete experience. In the first episode alone, there were so many references (both visual and in the story) to previous series that it really makes watching it a lot more fun. There is a greater sense of history. Besides, the original Macross and Macross Plus are simply awesome and should be watched regardless :) I even enjoyed Macross 7 a lot (Max and Miriya ftw!) but I know that I am in a minority there ^^ The only one I think can be skipped is Macross II. |
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| Ah~ that#s just so much to watch. Thanks for your opinions guys. I guess I'll try to watch the other Macross anime before I start this one. |
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| I wasn't too fond of Macross II or Macross 7. But Macross Plus is awesome (and pretty short, which should make it easy to watch before) and the original is significantly longer but well worth seeing (it was the first anime I really got into, as Robotech). Still, I don't think there's any reason to go back and watch them first. You might appreciate Frontier a bit more if you were familiar with and a fan of the earlier installments, but it isn't particularly dependent on them. The several-minute crash course on Macross history at the beginning of Frontier is plenty IMO. |
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| Alright, I'm not sure what I'll do but you guys helped me a lot, thanks! |
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cyruz said: Alright, I'm not sure what I'll do but you guys helped me a lot, thanks! Well, if you don't have the time to watch all of the original Macross, you can always watch the "Macross: Do You Remember Love?" movie. It's like a super-condensed (yet very well animated) version of the TV series, and I think it and Macross Plus would be a good enough crash course before Macross Frontier, if you are strapped for time :) |
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| That's a very good point. cyruz, do that =P |
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| Sounds like a plan, cheers! |
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| If you want to seize close to everything there is to seize about the Macross universe without necesarily watching the whole damn thing, you can watch the recaps in a particular ordre. According to AniDB, this order would be : Macross Zero Macross - Do You Remember Love ? Macross II - Lovers Again Macross Plus You have a month before Macross F starts airing. ;) |
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| Don't bother with Macross II, it's not only non-canon, but it's a 'alternative story' bucket of shit. If you want to watch it in 'order' then: Macross Zero Macross Macross Plus Macross Seven Macross Frontier Would be the way to go. However, it's possible to watch any of them without having seen the others. They're not all that tied together, none of them share characters or anything. Just the setting. The movies are generally pretty poor, too. Though Macross Plus is technically a movie, it's generally split in to four OVAs. I wouldn't actually recommend you watch the older stuff, honestly. It might be pretty painful to revisit the ancient animation and stuff. =p Macross Zero, Plus and Frontier would be fine. |
| I think you can watch it without seeing the others, although i would recommend watching the others anyway seems as SDF Macross is so friggin awesome ;P. But I agree with Asako, skip out Macross II its set in an alternate dimension and has nothing to do with the plot... |
| Thanks, I'll stick with what's been recommended before though. Windspirit said: You have a month before Macross F starts airing. ;) No it's actually already airing. |
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cyruz said: No it's actually already airing. Sort of, but not really. The pilot/first ep aired at the beginning of this season, the series starts properly next season. Still a month away. I wouldn't call that currently airing. :\ Right bastards for doing it they are, too. Horrible to tease us with a full episode like that. >.< |
| Ah right, I still gotta watch it. :D |
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| well i watched macross zero before it was gr8, then i started on frontier, since i was indeed a bit interested in the prequels (but didn't want to spend too much time on them...) i watched; Macross: Do you remember love (i heard this was an okay "summary" on the macross saga?) then macross plus OVA well i can say i did enjoy them but i guess i have not yet gained a full image on the macross world. some things have become a bit more clearer but i'm still missing some motives (probably because i did not watch the macross series in full), or it could be because i might have been rushing it.. yeh i also notice many things alike in macross F and macross zero, i like it... lol imagine shin and sara showing up :P anyways watching those did increase my enjoyment of macross F so i'm happy i decided to watch em thanks for the recommandations in this topic everyone |
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| yeah Macross F does a good job of summing up what you need to know but some things like the whole deculture thing might confuse you if you have not seen the original or at least the summary version (Macross: Do you remember love). Anyway, - The original Macross (Super Dimensional Fortress Macross lol) is worth watching if you can stand older animes since it is still good -Macross Plus isn't really necessary at all but it is very good and short so why not watch it -Macross Plus... also not "really" needed but its an awesome anime at least watch the movie version or the OVA version -As for the rest the OVAs (not including the Macross 7 ones) such as Macross Flash Back 2012 are all pretty good but not needed -Macross 7... well... just do yourself a favor and don't watch it... I lasted 10 eps and my IQ dropped 10 points I mean its Macross it HAS to get better right!? but it never did >< |
| Hope there's still someone interested in this thread after 2 years :D From what I get, it seems to be the best to see everything if you have the time and patience (and courage to see the old series). So I think I would. But I have another question. If I'm right Macross Zero has aired long after the original Macross serie. Now I wonder if it's best to watch it chronological (so first Zero and than the rest), or if it's best to see it in the order it aired (so first Macross and so on). It's like asking if you first have to watch the new Star Wars trilogy or the old. |
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| You don't need to watch the older Macross series at all to enjoy Frontier, everything is fairly self-contained and the only benefit you get from it is the references to the older shows. But I highly recommend watching the original series(or its remake film) to appreciate it more and it is WAY better than Frontier(even though its a great show). As mentioned before, Plus is also worth checking out, but I can't say anything about Macross 7. I tried watching it but I never got that far because it was too odd, but it has great music. |
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