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Macross 7

Also known as Macross 7.

Studio: Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ashi Productions , Studio Nue , Arts Pro , Big West , Victor Entertainment , Hero
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Music , Sci-Fi

35 years have passed since Lynn Minmay had brought peace between the Zentradi and the humans in the events of Macross. Nekki Basara is a guitarist and a singer of the band Fire Bomber. Living in a less-developed part of the flying colony City 7 which is looking for a habitable planet, he composes and sings songs in the belief that music holds a greater power.

During its flight, an unknown alien race appeared and started laying siege upon City 7. However, its attacks are not conventional -- instead of trying to destroy them, they steal what is known as "spiritia", rendering victims unresponsive and zombie-like. During these battles, Basara always goes out into the middle of the warzone, singing his songs and expecting friend and foe to listen and be moved by his music.



Tags: Space , Band , Aliens , Space Opera , Super Robot , Heterosexual , Rock Music , Real Robot , Military , Idol , Lost Civilization , Love Triangle , Episodic , Age Gap , Vampire , Cosmic Horror , Rehabilitation , Memory Manipulation , Disability

Area 88

Also known as Area 88.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance

In a cruel twist of fate, talented young pilot Shin Kazama is tricked into serving as a mercenary for Area 88. A hell on Earth where men survive by gunning down anyone who stands in their way. To return home, Shin must sell his soul to the battlefield and pave the road back to Japan with the corpses of his fallen opponents.



Tags: Tragedy , Military , Aviation , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Survival , Male Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Orphan

Macross Zero

Also known as Macross Zero.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Taking place one year before the Zentraedi arrive on Earth, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranqulity of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0.



Tags: Military , Real Robot , Environmental , CGI , Heterosexual , Aliens , Space , Love Triangle , Space Opera , Idol , Nudity

Macross Plus

Also known as Macross Plus.

Studio: Triangle Staff , Manga Entertainment , Madman Entertainment , Selecta Visión , Studio Nue , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Hero
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Music , Romance , Sci-Fi

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.



Tags: Love Triangle , Space , Military , Artificial Intelligence , Heterosexual , Real Robot , Aviation , Idol , Primarily Adult Cast , Space Opera , Aliens , CGI , Guns

Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai

Also known as The Magnificent KOTOBUKI.

Studio: GEMBA , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Bandai Namco Arts , Digital Frontier , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The story takes place in a barren frontier where people trade goods with each other in order to help each other survive. The Kotobuki Squadron are bodyguards for hire, led by a strict but beautiful squadron leader, an unreliable commanding officer, and a true artisan of a crew chief. Alongside pilots who don't lack for personality, they take to the air in dogfights, letting the engine noise of their Hayabusa fighters ring out in the skies.



Tags: Aviation , Primarily Female Cast , Full CGI , Female Protagonist , Military , CGI , Post-Apocalyptic , Alternate Universe , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Guns