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Japanese: マクロスプラス

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 4

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 25, 1994 to Jun 25, 1995

Producers: Bandai Visual, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Studio Nue, Big West

Licensors: Manga Entertainment

Studios: Triangle Staff

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Themes: Adult Cast, Mecha, Military, Space

Duration: 39 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.73¹ (scored by 22,553 users)

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Ranked: #1174²

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Popularity: #3163

Members: 48,884

Favorites: 447

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Synopsis

The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings, which instead are supplied by Myung Fang Lone. Sharon's debut concert is on planet Eden, where at the same time, fighter pilots Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman battle over air superiority for the "Supernova Project." Isamu, Guld and Myung were once childhood friends, but after an accident seven years ago, they went their own separate ways. With Myung back in the picture, the old disputes are once again awakened. And when an unstable and illegal AI technique is installed in Sharon, the situation is worsened.

(Source: ANN)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Dyson, Isamu Alva

Main

Yamazaki, Takumi
Japanese

Fang Long, Myung

Main

Fukami, Rica
Japanese

Bowman, Guld Goa

Main

Ishizuka, Unshou
Japanese

Apple, Sharon

Supporting

Hyoudou, Mako
Japanese

Masseau, Kate

Supporting

Takano, Urara
Japanese

Gueldoa, Marj

Supporting

Hayami, Show
Japanese

Marley, Reymond

Supporting

Ginga, Banjou
Japanese

Masseau, Morgan

Supporting

Yara, Yuusaku
Japanese

Johnson, Millard

Supporting

Utsumi, Kenji
Japanese

McMillan, Lucy

Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi
Japanese

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Watanabe, Shinichirou

Director, Storyboard

Kawamori, Shouji

Director, Storyboard, Mechanical Design, Creator

Mima, Masafumi

Sound Director

Oohara, Minoru

Episode Director

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Opening Theme

	1: "Voices (English Version)" by Michelle Flynn (eps 1)
	2: "Idol Talk" by Akino Arai (eps 2)
	3: "Pulse" by Wu Yun Ta Na (eps 4)

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Ending Theme

	1: "After, in the Dark" by Mai Yamane (eps 1-3)
	2: "Voices (English Version)" by Michelle Flynn (eps 4)
	2: "Voices" by Akino Arai (eps 4)

Reviews

Mar 2, 2024

XOArama

Recommended

I had decided to watch this after seeing the director was Shinichiro Watanabe, and loving his other directed anime I had a feeling this would be good as well and I was not disappointed. While I've not watched any Macross anime before I already feel like this is one of the best. Due to its heavily character driven plot and because of those well written characters it maintained its quality throughout its short 4 episode run. With the three main characters semi love triangle, the competition between Isamu and Guld is very well written and each story beat hit perfectly, minus the main final twist ...

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Jan 4, 2024

B2Reviews

Recommended

I got the urge to rewatch this now classic title and put in the discs today while the boys destroyed the living room. Ah, parenting. Anyway, Macross!

Since the licensing nightmare behind Robotech has basically been figured out, I (im)patiently await a huge box set of EVERY Macross title we've never seen in the states. But until then, Plus will remain my favorite in the franchise. I credit this to the creative trio of Shouji Kawamori, Shinichiro Watanabe and Yoko Kanno.

Not a massively butchered cut and paste like Robotech, nor seldom recalled sequel film like Macross II (we ...

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May 5, 2024

Irememberlove

Mixed Feelings

It’s a much more character driven Macross story, with really good animation. I’m not a fan of the overall soundtrack, but Voices remains one of my favorite songs in the franchise.

There’s two love triangles (because we love them so much). One of them is really weak and pointless, and you wonder why it wasn’t treated as something more simple.

The strength of the characters is mostly between the three estranged friends, but none of them stand out that much on their own. Guld was sort of interesting and likable, but by the end in the OVA, he'd lost most of that.

The reveal about the fallout ...

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