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| I found the whole, sneak round the ship bit funny, because it was a robot doing it. |
| Long suffering /m/subs translator http://msubsreleases.wordpress.com/ |
| That was a hilarious interrogation. "You two dudes. Kiss!" Haha. It was like everyone at the table suddenly got erections when they saw kissing. |
"I'm starting to think mal is run by Xinil generating electricity on a bicycle." - idklol |
| When men and women are together...disaster happens LOL This episode was crazy and hilarious, but it got me looking forward the background of these giants. I never thought Macross would be this "silly" but it's interesting and entertaining for sure. |
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| omfg this episode was just freakin hilaroius, from the fight with the captain in the beginning, to the interrogation, to Minmay-tan singing. Makurosu is such a B sci fi series. |
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| A disguise mecha lol. Another hilarious episode. Are those aliens related to Piccolo. |
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| WTF did I just watch. |
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| I think it's the most weird episode I have ever seen in an anime :)) |
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| This was freaking hilarious xD especially when Misa and Hikaru kissed and the giants was shocked... I've never seen this coming xD Minmay's song was nice~ |
sayamiAug 16, 2011 2:21 PM
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| Minmay singing, worth it! |
| Oh come on...it's obvious this episode was a commentary on how different the two civilizations are and how someone along the way must have lied or brainwashed the Zentrandi into believing love is evil and all that jazz. It's obvious where this is going in the grand scheme of things I think. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Wow that was a weird, shocking and funny first contact in a normal human sense eh? LOL Despite the societal difference and the obvious culture shock, at the very least they can understand the same language thanks to the very convenient translator. I laughed at Max's disguise and how effective it was, wait did he just went into an alien toilet first? XD Anyway Minmay' s actually missing Hikaru which I found nice for a change. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| This may be on the funniest things ever! |
| They shoul've just had sex right there on the table.The giants would totally freak out,lol. starseeker said: I found the whole, sneak round the ship bit funny, because it was a robot doing it. Yeah,and especially when Max disguised himself(the robot) as a giant...I lol-ed. It's just too funny. |
ChaosLegionJul 9, 2011 2:09 PM
 "Only the dead have seen the end of war". ~Plato~ |
| No, I had some choppy moments too. I think they must be saving up for the battle scenes, which is fine by me. Anyways, the robot on the toilet was superb. Just imagine being the alien, and opening the bathroom door. Yeah! |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| OMG, I know all these comment are old, but are so funny lol First of all, being asexual has nothing to do with being smarter... besides believe me there's weirder animes, thought I accept I laugh at the way Zentradis react every time |
| Max's changing into a Zentraedi outfit whilst confined in a toilet remains one of the greatest piloting achievements of all time. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Yeah :D I loled at his disguised mecha, but it worked somehow. Hikaru is fortunate for saving Misa earlier or he would have to kiss a guy. The woman has a deathwish, I'm sure of it... Of course, he wouldn't be in this mess if not for Misa in the first place. Fortunately, a kiss was enough for the big guys and they didn't have to show how to make love :3 |
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. |
| No, she's the superior officer so she's taken charge of the situation and is pushing the points to gather information from the Zentraedi without giving them anything in return. She's also still responsible for protecting the lives of her subordinates (slacker and horndog though they may be). While a first kiss with Hikaru may not have been on her agenda, it did yield extremely valuable information. Now they just have to get back to Earth with it. We've also found out that there is a way for the Zentraedi to be shrunk down to human size, and a hint that the reverse may have happened back when that race was engineered. And we've also confirmed that most Zentraedi aren't the sharpest tools in the woodshed, since Misa was able to seize control of the situation from the leaders of the two battle-fleets and the archivist/scientist. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| I never thought I'd get to see stealth mecha creed action in an anime. Anyways, it looks like the aliens are now on a quest to find out "what is love". |
| It was just so surreal seeing these giants freak out over a kiss lol. The trenchcoat disguise as a mecha was hilarious too. |
| this episode was hilarious xD just what i needed lol |
| Now that was funny! The poor giant just wanted to use the bathroom =( |
| Hahaha this was weird xD |
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| Loved that kiss even tho it wasnt cheating i just loved seeing it Minamy is a tease and i love her but this was a big satisfying not ntrish as i thought |
nep-nep said: I never thought I'd get to see stealth mecha creed action in an anime. Anyways, it looks like the aliens are now on a quest to find out "what is love". Baby don't hurt me~ PS: Absolutely hilarious episode. |
 People need societies, but they don't necessarily need nations. - Yang Wen-li |
| Did they ran out of money or something or did a group of interns handle this episode. Looked really bad at times. |
| Posibly, the best episode of the series.... first contact....Appear the word "protoculture"!!! The love is the arm to dominate the world!!! The song of Minmay, "my love is a pilot", is number 1 in the list of sells in Macross xD |
Hahahaha holy shit I lost it when they did that choppy zoom in on the main bad guy after the kiss.  |
| The close-up on faces of the characters were far prettier than what had been shown up to this episode (if we except the "Minmei watching the sunset" still) but the animation was super choppy at several instances, from the opening action scene to a lot of common scenes. Was this a way to spare drawings or was this the Itano style I saw in some Gundam scenes? Sad to see the young and innocent Hikaru being robbed from his first kiss (idem for Minmei xD) by the obasan. "My boyfriend is a pilot" is a decent wartime song to motivate the troops, I guess. Why is there no full version (by Ijima/Minmei) to hear on YouTube? -_- 5/5 Another great episode, making the scifi aspect exciting (and a bit mysterious). @CodeBlazeFate It is absurd how many people on this thread laughed at the encounter (of the third type) that was the high peak of the episode. Is the point of the episode (titled "Encounter") so easy to miss? Also, are those three guys who intercepted the broadcast then came to the meeting the ones who will be "micronized" later ? (that's very far away so I can't remember well) July 14, 2020 @St0rmblade Thanks ! I guess it was just some animation neglect. By the way, "pin-pon", you guessed it ! |
Rei_IIIJul 13, 2020 11:45 PM
| This is not how I would have imagined the first contact lmao,but I'm definitely interested to know more of the origin of the Zentradi. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| This was like something out of a Star Trek episode. That interrogation was actually quite fascinating. Didn't think the show would have some actual interesting sci-fi, after all the b-movie goofiness we have seen until now. |
| Finally a really good episode. |
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| Ah, the episode where Max dresses up his Valkyrie as a Zentradi lol And the rest of the captives must explain the birds and bees to the Zentradi. |
 Novels I have read/am reading pending approval: since November 10 2022 |
| "My boyfriend is a pilot" "Private concert" Can't be more obvious, Hikaru you dense mofo. I don't blame him, I was dense too at his age. Minmay's debut was good, cute song. Anyway, this is probably my favorite episode so far. Lot's of interesting and hilarious things happened. Lot of insight, foreshadowing and mystery when it comes to Zentradi. Can't wait to learn more about them and their origin. I guess them encountering "Protoculture" probably awakes their long hidden and suppressed instincts, like love, lust and other emotions, thus making them unable to fight like they have been for whole of their lives. |
| Hayase was surprised to know that Zentradi know human language, even though she was listening to their message in the previous episode. Also the camera in her chest (lol) was not always drawn but who cares. I'm nitpicking :p Destroying the planet looked like something inspired by Star Wars. Such a shame Zentradi don't have a giant space gun :D PROTOCULTURE! xD The interrogation scene was hilarious and interesting. The thing about love and birth gives me some Yamato flashbacks. Anyway, I wonder where do Zentradi come from. Are they an artificially engineered species? Minmay is a nice singer and dancer! It's a shame she had to perform knowing that Hikaru was absent. Rei_III said: Was this a way to spare drawings or was this the Itano style I saw in some Gundam scenes? ANN says that Itano didn't do anything in this particular episode https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=355 P.S. The way episode names are pronounced by the narrator during previews is pretty funny and has an echo effect |
St0rmbladeJul 11, 2020 2:24 PM
| I really don't like Minmay. She's the type of girl that'll ruin a man's life. Do you like him or not? Stop playing these stupid games and hurting his feelings every single time and acting like you're all high and mighty. Altough I can't defend Hikaru much... he just takes it without saying anything. |
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Jet- said: Hahahaha holy shit I lost it when they did that choppy zoom in on the main bad guy after the kiss. It was too soon for its time. If it had been released 20 years late the meme potential would be infinite. OgaZoSo said: I really don't like Minmay. She's the type of girl that'll ruin a man's life. Do you like him or not? Stop playing these stupid games and hurting his feelings every single time and acting like you're all high and mighty. Altough I can't defend Hikaru much... he just takes it without saying anything. Yeah, Minmay was like "he doesn't return" in one frame and smiling in the other. Brutal. tofei said: Wow that was a weird, shocking and funny first contact in a normal human sense eh? LOL Despite the societal difference and the obvious culture shock, at the very least they can understand the same language thanks to the very convenient translator. I laughed at Max's disguise and how effective it was, wait did he just went into an alien toilet first? XD Anyway Minmay' s actually missing Hikaru which I found nice for a change. tbh if you were a giant guy and a giant guy walked past you, you wouldn't think it's a battlebot in a trench coat, would you? Beatnik said: That was a hilarious interrogation. "You two dudes. Kiss!" Haha. It was like everyone at the table suddenly got erections when they saw kissing. The aliens were actually fujoshi all along! Veethorn said: I love the fact that that guy has all this universal knowledge and this is a fact important enough for him to remember xDWhen men and women are together...disaster happens LOL This episode was crazy and hilarious, but it got me looking forward the background of these giants. I never thought Macross would be this "silly" but it's interesting and entertaining for sure. |
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| Damn, finally, after 11 episodes it is starting to get a little interesting and we get an idea of where the aliens are coming from and where the love stories will go... It was long |
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