Welcome and welcome back! So glad to be talking about Macross finally, been kind of gearing up for this for a couple months now since i really got into the series during our break in January. Some people are going to be annoyed that we didn't go into spoiler territory, but that's okay, we WILL do another video on Macross, probably this year. I worked with Axel Beats on this one, he edited the first half of the video and I did the latter half and the scoring (i always do the score) but he says he enjoyed getting into Macross, so we already have an editor set up for this franchise, making it easy to do another video in a timely manner! I think i've said everything that needed to be said other than that in the video, so i suppose that's it for me today. looking forward to people's comments, and of course the typical backlash from fragile men. A video launch day is always a good day! TTYS, TYSM, -Mike
Fyi my brotha If u ever see the visual troupe in anime when they shoot a Group of confusing rockets with the long complicated smoke trails that came from macross. they may have also made the constant bubble explosions in the background during a hectic fight
I don't get you anymore. You say what you want to say, but censor yourself for the algorithm. You sounded like you're entitled to growth regardless of your content for a moment there. Your messaging almost sounds proud that you're provoking people. If you really want an audience that cares about your political views and self-help-advice, maybe you should split into two different channels.
Not only is this an excellent retrospective about the Macross series, but it also highlights the point of Macross. That we should strive for peace and understanding as well as be willing to fight for it; and that those two ideals are not mutually exclusive. It shows strength of character is developed over time based on the choices we make and whether we push those choices. Heroes aren't born, they're made, and many heroes were born of Macross, just as many are being born today.
As an old Anime nerd, it always brings a smile to my face when the younger generations "discover" Macross, makes me really happy when they're able to appreciate the older shows. Btw, you're absolutely right. Nobody likes Macross 7... it's hot garbagge. SDF, Plus, Frontier and Zero are true gems.
I actually like Macross 7, it's got my favorite incarnation of Miria in it. Also Gamlin's a pretty fun character. It doesn't begin good though and like ZZ Gundam it's probably better on your second viewing when you know what to expect.
I'm a pretty faithful Macross fan since watching the OG in the 80s...and Macross 7 is the series I've been unable to finish despite multiple attempts. Not gonna say it's terrible, but it's definitely my least favorite
@@edkwon Yeah Macross 7 probably isn't for everybody. The thing I find weird is that I like it more than Macross Delta and Delta takes a lot from Macross 7, but does it worse.
I was 7 when it first hit the public air waves here in Central Florida Mon-Fro 6a.m Chanel 35. My 1st anime, then transformers - Thunder Cats - Trans-zor- Z ... I'm 45 now, and still enjoy a good anime
I was introduced to Macross, like many other children of the 80's, through Robotech. My father was as much of a fan as I was and hunted for a copy of Macross: Do You Remember Love. That was no easy feat to accomplish in the 80's and led both my father and I to encounter a group of anime fans who traded bootleg VHS tapes of anime from Japan back and forth to each other. I was exposed to many great classic anime at this time like Bubblegum Crisis, Dirty Pair, Vampire Hunter D, and many more. Thanks to Macross I had the opportunity to experience many anime classics long before the home video market in the west became a thing.
Videos like this are why I love you guys so much. It's definitely nice to celebrate series like this, but you give a very grounding and worldy comfort with your philosophies you convey, not just by giving critical thought to these shows but giving your genuine human experience that pretains to you, and I think we all feel that and makes feel a little human as well. In times like this, things seem super bleek and it's very confusing but you find a way to help give us some ease... center ourselves... and get our minds where they need to be, so we can tackle what comes forth. I'm extremely glad you decided to put out this video, I think it's exactly what I needed to see right now. Thanks!
Macross: "War will not settle our differences. War is not the answer to the death and destruction that war brings. It is emotion, empathy, seeing the joys, sorrows, rage, and dreams of your fellow passengers to the grave as your own, that will truly bring an end to strife. 'Culture' and the sharing and understanding of our cultures as the window to our collective humanity is the only weapon that can slay the beast of hatred, for once and for all time."
Gundam may be hyped and well known in the West, but Macross is special and underrated in the mainstream. I've seen all of both and think it's a real shame that many people dismiss Macross because they assume it's a Gundam wannabe/clone. And then, we have LoGH. Sweet baby Jesus. That is in its own tier of greatness.
God this takes me back. The nostalgia this channel invokes is strong. Am gonna go on a limb and assume Legend of the Galactic Heroes isn't gonna get a vid is it? I bit on the fringe from what you guys normally put out but was so worth the time sink. Spoiler Alert: RIP ****** ******** And that close reminded me: Everyone wants to save the world but no one wants to help mom do the dishes. Made me smile. Stay awesome my dudes. 😎👍
My first exposure to this universe, sort of, was Robotech: Battlecry on the Gamecube. Even at a young age I could tell there was a lot that just wasn't being elaborated on for the sake of a game's narrative. It's encouraging to know there's a lot more depth to be found here with a bit of digging. It's good of you guys to relate the importance of this media with the context of both when it was created and how we might interpret it now. I hope that if nothing else positive comes out of the horror going on in Ukraine right now, it makes more people here and abroad more active and aware of some shit we need to sort out. That said, I hope to see this tying in applied to other relevant conflicts as and when the material justifies it. Metropolis and now this have made me very keen to catch every new video as I see them posted. Nearly done with the whole back catalogue. Keep up the great work!
Macross is just that series that did something different and it worked and stills continues to strive for something different in each series. How they showed conflict and how it is resolved is very different from other mech anime and was one of the first to do it. Using culture and love to stop wars is what Macross started and still continues to do no mater what entry it is that is how the series will take you on to show us that conflicts are not solved by just fighting but with culture/ music and the power of love.
Glad you covered this, and at this time. This series and may others are a great examination of life, war, and surviving challenges. Keep up the great work
Been watching you guys' videos for the last couple years and I've always enjoyed what you guys create. I think it's awesome that y'all speak on certain topics because a lot of people are afraid to do that for most of the reasons y'all point out. Keep that shit up real recognize real and the real ones will always rock with y'all
Videos like these make me glad I'm subbed. It's such a wealth of discussion being able to detail the real-world issues that anime in general either strongly calls out or exacerbates by extension, and it's a bit of a tragedy that barely any AniTubers work up the gall to engage in those discussions. You probably get a lot of shit slung your way for doing this, though, so I'd just like to encourage you guys to stay strong, hm? Yours is a rare breed in this niche, and over 220,000 people would like to see it preserved.
Watched this on a local channel way back in the day. They ran a contest. Send in an entry request and win a prize. A week later, I see my name on the TV, call in, and win a full metal and plastic 1 and a half foot tall SDF 1 model with detachable arms, fully transformable.
Extremely happy you’ve covered Macross. It’s the most important anime franchise in history as without it there would be no Robotech, hence no American interest in anime at all, possibly no western anime fandom as we know it today. Macross at its heart is a story of love, culture and jet planes. One I’ll hold dear as I remember love until the stars turn cold.
Possibly, but the first run of Dragon Ball was brought over by Harmony Gold, the creators of Robotech. It's very possible that without their initial attempt and other companies realising that Z would be more successful in English speaking nations, Dragon Ball may have never landed quite as hard.
@@mookiestewart3776 I definitely agree Macross has its place in American animation history, but Harmony Gold was not the first one to import Japanese animation to stateside and it would not be the last. Even without Macross, there would be others who would try it. Harmony Gold actually hurt the importing of other series because of copyright issues. I did not see any of the other Macross series because of Harmony Gold's death grip until recently. That is also a shame of the legacy of Harmony Gold.
Funny that one of the messages from SDF Macross is that Music can help join enemies understand each other, but their parent company doesn't even allows their music in RUclips without going nuclear.
Its the Zentradi realization that the protoculture was good at War because of love was a revalation to the whole race. And caused a civil war among them because of the assumption that Humanity is descendant from the Protoculture.
Macross videos uploaded in the past have been getting taken down with more frequency within the past few months. Macross is probably getting an official release in the very near future.
Was there at the beginning when all we had was robotech. Didn’t take me long to figure out it was three different series mashed together and my search for more “anime” began. So many years later I still love the genre and pass that love onto my kids. Not sure how I feel about it becoming mainstream but the exposure has helped to boost its fanbase to insane levels.
To be honest, as someone that comes from a Post-Soviet country it feels a bit disrespectful when people say "it wasn't real communism". Because in a way, no it wasn't, because communism is an utopian idea that can never work in practice, but communist regimes did exist, they were brutal and oppressive and are a warning against trying to establish communism because due to human nature it will always be mismanaged and will lead to death, famine and opression.
You coming from a country that used to be communist means nothing. you were a child and didn't experience any of it. Furthermore I'm willing to bet you came here after the country went democratic not while it was communist.
@@TruculentRuminavi I was born after the collapse of the USSR, in one of the former Soviet Republics within the Union. My family has lived in what is modern day Latvia for centuries and were subjected to various soviet repressions. So just because I personally didn't experience these things doesn't mean I can't be angry about the things my family had to suffer through.
I loved this show as a little child. One of the first shows I watched in my love. So much action and so emotional. Sure I didn’t understand half of it, but it was amazing.
Macross 7 is one of my favorite chapters, but it is a lot of a lot and pretty heavily padded. I find it helps if you don't imagine Basara as a character but rather an aspect of the plot and setting that everyone else reacts to and grows around. The important thing about 7 is that it marks the point where the series went from a military mech show featuring music, to a military mech anime ABOUT music. All future installments are as much about the music as anything else. Also Fukayama Yoshiki's music is freaking baller. If nothing else, the soundtrack is worthy of anyone's time
I rarely comment, but I still wanted to say that the work you do here is fantastic. art, regardless of medium, always reflects both its present and the present we live in. to lift it, talk about it and spread it is so worthwhile in these times. we must find strength to be able to live in the present through the media we consume, not hide in it and forget reality. someone must always be the one who starts. to take a stand, it can be me, you or anyone who has the courage to do so. it may sound hollow but I genuinely think so!
First "anime" I ever saw was Battle of the Planets and ROBOTECH it would play on the after school cartoons. I would have to do my homework before my brothers would let me watch. It introduced me to serialized storytelling and it got my dad to bye the books and really helped with my reading. This series will always be special to me. And when I found out my step dad loved it to I knew he was a good dude and I wasn't wrong.
Such an amazing anime, really glad to see you get it covered. I was first brought to attention to this anime back in the day by HappyConsoleGamer and his passion for it and I gotta say, it quickly became one of my favorites.
honestly i would have never imagined me watching something like this before but now i might actually give this anime a shot. not sure when, i don't have that much of free time lately, but i'll check it out eventually. the world is burning now, but we will get trough this. thank you for the video!
If you don't have time, go watch the movie, Do you remember love? It recaps and summarizes the TV series to an hour and half movie. The traditional animation is beautiful. I don't know who has the right to the movie now, but seek it out. There are couple of copies posted by people on RUclips -both English dubbed or English subtitled.
One of the greatest Space Opera anime of all time! Shoji Kawamori is my favorite mechanical designer that I've studied most of my life, and I even have one of his artbooks dedicated to his work on the Valkyries (published before Macross F happened). On the whole "Robotech Vs Macross" debate, I say "Yak Deculture!" because I loved them both. Robotech's Macross Saga had a great dub cast and stayed close to the original script in some ways until they tried to make Protoculture into a tangible *substance* and not a precursor race it's supposed to be. Macross has the best songs because Mari Iijima is better than Reba West! Lastly, "Do You Remember Love" is the greatest anime film in history.
Loved the video and way you live your values and push to always share your views even if the algo would prefer that you water things down. Also nice to see you guys still love talking about mech!
There's an amazing Future Funk producer that I've been listening to for years, named Macross 82-99. This video made me realize that their name is a reference to this anime, the numbers being a reference to the year the series began, 1982, and the year that the prologue takes place in the original series, 1999. Fantastic video as always, and I'll definitely be checking out this series.
This was another excellently produced episode about one of my all time favorite anime. Thank you so much!! ...and btw, I personally do not think first of JTAM when I think about anime content on YT.
New subscriber. I appreciate the nuance and care you took with Macross. Look, the original is old, a little dated, but you totally highlight the relevance it has today and the universality of its story. I've been a huge fan of Macross since the 80s and I can't tell you how often I sing its praises to younger anime fans. Anyway, never censor yourself; speak on what you want to speak on. And let the haters fall by the wayside. Macross Plus is awesome and I hope you do a deep dive on it. Thanks!
I grew up on Robotech in the 80's until anime started trickling into the U.S. store in the 90's(Tower Records/ The Warehouse/ Hollywood Videos to name a few) and I was finally introduced to SDF: Macross. At that point I was really hooked in this awesome world. Started watching everything I could get my hands on: Do You Remember Love?, Macross 2, Plus, Zero and finally F. Just like you I couldn't get myself to like 7. The only thing I could probably say I liked from that series was seeing legends characters Max and his Ex-Wife. I also felt this same way with Delta. Idk, Frontier raised the bar with me then it felt like we're back with 7 again. Anyways, great video. Thank you for sharing and brining me back.
I would also recommend to anyone who watches this to watch Macross: Do you remember love? It’s essentially a re-telling of the middle part of SDF Macross but with all-new animation and a streamlined story. The animation in it is god tier and the same core elements of Macross are there as well. Thanks for talking about the War in Ukraine as well. I there's a lot of feelings I'm dealing with around that. It reminds me of stories my grandparents told me and not in a good way. They were kids in Nazi Germany during the war, and even in the rural northern parts of the country. They lived closer to Copenhagen in Denmark than Berlin and spoke a dialect most Germans still see as "inarticulate hillbilly speech" which the Nazis refused to teach in school instead using high German. They witnessed a neighbour be sent to a concentration camp for being a "communist." He thankfully survived and returned after the war was over. They had a cousin with a learning disability be taken away by Nazi medical officials and never seen again, likely killed in the T4 Program, a part of the Holocaust targeting neurodivergent people. I'm autistic, so if I lived in their time, it's likely that I would've been killed in the same way. So, seeing state repression and military aggression at the hands of Putin's regime makes me deeply sad. To see Russians and Ukrainians, who both suffered under the Nazis, forced to fight due to the whims of Tyrannical Russian Autocrats is heartbreaking. To watch Putin call the Ukrainian government Nazis enraged me. Saying Neo-Nazis run Ukraine is so bullshit it's insulting. In Zelensky's time in office many far-right officials have been expelled from positions of authority. Every day this baseless war goes on is one more day too long.
As ALWAYS! well done👍 Love how you wrapped it up. Keep it real my man!!!! And thanks for the recommendation. I wasn't going to check this one out at the beginning of the video, but now I'm sold!
Bro, you are a POET! What you said about my favorite mecha anime series of all time is UTTERLY POETIC! THANK YOU! STAY STRONG! STAY ALIVE! LIVE STRONG! LIVE FREE! LIVE WELL!
My first introduction to anime as a kid in the early 80s was Mach a Go Go(Speed Racer) and Macross(Robotech). Awesome race cars, and jets that change to bada$$ robots. Epic.
You guys are Rock N Roll !!!! You never back down from what you guys think and y’all with have my money for sure when I can afford it. It’s not even comparable to those big channels they just don’t do actual doodoo . Once again you guys are Rock N Roll !!
I was 4 when the dub came out in the US, and by some miracle the video store in my tiny Midwestern town had the entire series. I was genuinely shocked by how much stuck with me, and how well it aged, when I finally re-watched it 20 years later.
I took a break last week. Took Friday off and drove across the state with a friend to visit another friend. Spent the weekend eating, drinking and watching anime. Sometimes you just need to hang out with the bros watching crazy shit and laughing together.
lol >don't click off my video for my politics, if you do I'm going to call you names and guilt trip you! I don't even disagree with you in slightest, but man you hardly tied it in with SDF Macross aside from, "the zentradi are like the soviets". It was just a vehicle for you to talk about the war in Ukraine and your other political stances. As well at taking jabs at an equally sheltered anituber to seem like a cool guy.
Love the analysis, man. This is exactly why I still love that show, it’s sci-if but the way it handles the war and the aftermath is real shit. There would definitely be a unification war if humanity found a spaceship like in the show and while the show keeps it brief Macross Zero goes into it way deeper, plus the VF-0 might be the one fighter that looks cooler than the VF-1. Also I love that after Space War 1 things aren’t just perfect all of a sudden, Zentradi that rebelled against their superiors now not being able to handle freedom and a life where they don’t constantly wage war and rather just wander off int or the wastelands to die alone. The show is as old as I am but it’s very good at handling a lot of very serious themes, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing and it has tons of great characters. On thing that needs to be said is that Misa is the better girl but best girl is either Claudia or Milia, Misa good but still not good enough. I also couldn’t get into M7 mostly because I didn’t like the music as much and absolutely hate Basara and wanted him to crash and burn, I also hate the new aliens. The besting about the show was Milia still being a bad ass babe. The Macross: Do You Remember, Love? Movie is on RUclips in HD and anyone that likes Macross and knows the basics of how the show starts should watch it it’s amazing. Also Robotech might have been my introduction to Macross but it can get fucked, since it totally fucks the original shows anti-war message by having Minmay sing garbage songs about how humanity will crush it’s enemies not love and anti-war songs.
One of the great things about SDFM is how it goes out of its way to narratively justify many of the tropes and conventions that similar shows (Yamato, Gundam, etc.) had used at the time. It was something I missed when watching it all those years ago that I only realized upon watching more shows from that era.
It's been a long time since I watched Macross and even Robotech but with what little memory I have I love this show. In fact it was my gateway into Gundam and I appreciate it
My father introduced me to Macross (Robotech) which drew me into anime and Japanese video games. As a kid I just liked it because of the robots fighting but I rewatched a few years back and the story had much more meaning to me. It’s a show that isn’t focused on the mech fights but more on the human element whether that be about how society is structured or to how relationships and our personal lives matter. I’m confident enough to say that it is a wonderful series that in my opinion is more meaningful than many other mecha anime I have seen. Plus the music is a central theme of the show and who doesn’t love good music.
My Boyfriend is a Pilot (lyrics) KYUUN KYUUN KYUUN KYUUN watashi no kare wa PAIROTTO kirari hikatte kyuukouka GO to fukashite kyuujoushou nagaku o wo hiku hikouki gumo de ooki na HAATO ga kasanete futatsu aoi oozora RABU SAIN I love you You love me? dakedo kare ttara watashi yori jibun no hikouki ni onetsu nano KYUUN KYUUN KYUUN KYUUN watashi no kare wa PAIROTTO
Welcome and welcome back! So glad to be talking about Macross finally, been kind of gearing up for this for a couple months now since i really got into the series during our break in January. Some people are going to be annoyed that we didn't go into spoiler territory, but that's okay, we WILL do another video on Macross, probably this year. I worked with Axel Beats on this one, he edited the first half of the video and I did the latter half and the scoring (i always do the score) but he says he enjoyed getting into Macross, so we already have an editor set up for this franchise, making it easy to do another video in a timely manner! I think i've said everything that needed to be said other than that in the video, so i suppose that's it for me today. looking forward to people's comments, and of course the typical backlash from fragile men. A video launch day is always a good day!
TTYS, TYSM,
-Mike
Does "Ronin Warriors" register on your radar, at all?
Curious to hear your analysis of it.
Fyi my brotha If u ever see the visual troupe in anime when they shoot a Group of confusing rockets with the long complicated smoke trails that came from macross. they may have also made the constant bubble explosions in the background during a hectic fight
kudos for being a creator with courage to call bs in the world most just avoid it !
@@appropriateinput yea he must be a fan, if not then we should def introduce him
I don't get you anymore. You say what you want to say, but censor yourself for the algorithm. You sounded like you're entitled to growth regardless of your content for a moment there. Your messaging almost sounds proud that you're provoking people. If you really want an audience that cares about your political views and self-help-advice, maybe you should split into two different channels.
After a rough week, really needed to hear that message at the end. You guys rock.
Yeah I am having a rough time these days too, I needed it as well. I hope you're having a better time by now.
6:52 you can laugh, but for almost the entire 1900's Fokker was a Dutch producer of airplanes. So the name may be inspired by that.
Not only is this an excellent retrospective about the Macross series, but it also highlights the point of Macross. That we should strive for peace and understanding as well as be willing to fight for it; and that those two ideals are not mutually exclusive. It shows strength of character is developed over time based on the choices we make and whether we push those choices. Heroes aren't born, they're made, and many heroes were born of Macross, just as many are being born today.
It's not for people who want to watch it for the first time though. That was never made clear until he inevitably spoils it for you lol
As an old Anime nerd, it always brings a smile to my face when the younger generations "discover" Macross, makes me really happy when they're able to appreciate the older shows. Btw, you're absolutely right. Nobody likes Macross 7... it's hot garbagge. SDF, Plus, Frontier and Zero are true gems.
Macross Plus... that one hits my soul. One of the best stories to come out of the franchise.
I actually like Macross 7, it's got my favorite incarnation of Miria in it. Also Gamlin's a pretty fun character. It doesn't begin good though and like ZZ Gundam it's probably better on your second viewing when you know what to expect.
@@acereporter73 _Macross Plus_ is my anime comfort food.
I'm a pretty faithful Macross fan since watching the OG in the 80s...and Macross 7 is the series I've been unable to finish despite multiple attempts. Not gonna say it's terrible, but it's definitely my least favorite
@@edkwon Yeah Macross 7 probably isn't for everybody. The thing I find weird is that I like it more than Macross Delta and Delta takes a lot from Macross 7, but does it worse.
This was the first anime I saw. Coming from Transformers and being into fighter jets, this was love at first sight ❤❤❤
Same here.
same
And then you take a close look at G1 Jetfire...
@@Sephiroth144 Haha! I didn't actually notice that until now.
I was 7 when it first hit the public air waves here in Central Florida Mon-Fro 6a.m Chanel 35. My 1st anime, then transformers - Thunder Cats - Trans-zor- Z ... I'm 45 now, and still enjoy a good anime
Macross (Robotech) was one of the fisrt anime tv shows that sparkled the otaku here in Chile. 40 years and is still so good.
I was introduced to Macross, like many other children of the 80's, through Robotech. My father was as much of a fan as I was and hunted for a copy of Macross: Do You Remember Love. That was no easy feat to accomplish in the 80's and led both my father and I to encounter a group of anime fans who traded bootleg VHS tapes of anime from Japan back and forth to each other. I was exposed to many great classic anime at this time like Bubblegum Crisis, Dirty Pair, Vampire Hunter D, and many more. Thanks to Macross I had the opportunity to experience many anime classics long before the home video market in the west became a thing.
Videos like this are why I love you guys so much. It's definitely nice to celebrate series like this, but you give a very grounding and worldy comfort with your philosophies you convey, not just by giving critical thought to these shows but giving your genuine human experience that pretains to you, and I think we all feel that and makes feel a little human as well. In times like this, things seem super bleek and it's very confusing but you find a way to help give us some ease... center ourselves... and get our minds where they need to be, so we can tackle what comes forth. I'm extremely glad you decided to put out this video, I think it's exactly what I needed to see right now. Thanks!
Macross: "War will not settle our differences. War is not the answer to the death and destruction that war brings. It is emotion, empathy, seeing the joys, sorrows, rage, and dreams of your fellow passengers to the grave as your own, that will truly bring an end to strife. 'Culture' and the sharing and understanding of our cultures as the window to our collective humanity is the only weapon that can slay the beast of hatred, for once and for all time."
Gundam may be hyped and well known in the West, but Macross is special and underrated in the mainstream. I've seen all of both and think it's a real shame that many people dismiss Macross because they assume it's a Gundam wannabe/clone. And then, we have LoGH. Sweet baby Jesus. That is in its own tier of greatness.
I have been telling Bonsai Pop to cover LOGH for literal years.
God this takes me back. The nostalgia this channel invokes is strong. Am gonna go on a limb and assume Legend of the Galactic Heroes isn't gonna get a vid is it? I bit on the fringe from what you guys normally put out but was so worth the time sink.
Spoiler Alert: RIP ****** ********
And that close reminded me: Everyone wants to save the world but no one wants to help mom do the dishes.
Made me smile. Stay awesome my dudes. 😎👍
someone told me mike has all of gatchaman on bluray which is what legends of the galactic heroes was created from
A toast to democracy.
The newest one is awesome. I haven't seen the older one but it's on the to do list.
I appreciate you speaking out about the important things and I completely agree with your views on artistry. Thanks for yet another gem of a video!
It's only worth bringing up important issues if you aren't blindly parroting brainwashing rubbish about them
My first exposure to this universe, sort of, was Robotech: Battlecry on the Gamecube. Even at a young age I could tell there was a lot that just wasn't being elaborated on for the sake of a game's narrative. It's encouraging to know there's a lot more depth to be found here with a bit of digging.
It's good of you guys to relate the importance of this media with the context of both when it was created and how we might interpret it now. I hope that if nothing else positive comes out of the horror going on in Ukraine right now, it makes more people here and abroad more active and aware of some shit we need to sort out. That said, I hope to see this tying in applied to other relevant conflicts as and when the material justifies it.
Metropolis and now this have made me very keen to catch every new video as I see them posted. Nearly done with the whole back catalogue. Keep up the great work!
great game
Bruh I just posted a comment about that game too!! 😂😂😂 god damn that shit was fun!!
Macross is just that series that did something different and it worked and stills continues to strive for something different in each series.
How they showed conflict and how it is resolved is very different from other mech anime and was one of the first to do it. Using culture and love to stop wars is what Macross started and still continues to do no mater what entry it is that is how the series will take you on to show us that conflicts are not solved by just fighting but with culture/ music and the power of love.
Background music from Ys?
You sir are truly a cultured man. RESPECT.
Glad you covered this, and at this time. This series and may others are a great examination of life, war, and surviving challenges. Keep up the great work
Macross Frontier is GOD LEVEL
Been watching you guys' videos for the last couple years and I've always enjoyed what you guys create. I think it's awesome that y'all speak on certain topics because a lot of people are afraid to do that for most of the reasons y'all point out. Keep that shit up real recognize real and the real ones will always rock with y'all
Videos like these make me glad I'm subbed. It's such a wealth of discussion being able to detail the real-world issues that anime in general either strongly calls out or exacerbates by extension, and it's a bit of a tragedy that barely any AniTubers work up the gall to engage in those discussions. You probably get a lot of shit slung your way for doing this, though, so I'd just like to encourage you guys to stay strong, hm? Yours is a rare breed in this niche, and over 220,000 people would like to see it preserved.
Watched this on a local channel way back in the day. They ran a contest. Send in an entry request and win a prize. A week later, I see my name on the TV, call in, and win a full metal and plastic 1 and a half foot tall SDF 1 model with detachable arms, fully transformable.
Extremely happy you’ve covered Macross. It’s the most important anime franchise in history as without it there would be no Robotech, hence no American interest in anime at all, possibly no western anime fandom as we know it today. Macross at its heart is a story of love, culture and jet planes. One I’ll hold dear as I remember love until the stars turn cold.
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I mean macross is super important but let’s be honest………dragonball would have made it here eventually lol
Possibly, but the first run of Dragon Ball was brought over by Harmony Gold, the creators of Robotech. It's very possible that without their initial attempt and other companies realising that Z would be more successful in English speaking nations, Dragon Ball may have never landed quite as hard.
@@mookiestewart3776 I definitely agree Macross has its place in American animation history, but Harmony Gold was not the first one to import Japanese animation to stateside and it would not be the last. Even without Macross, there would be others who would try it. Harmony Gold actually hurt the importing of other series because of copyright issues. I did not see any of the other Macross series because of Harmony Gold's death grip until recently. That is also a shame of the legacy of Harmony Gold.
Finds out that they are giants, but also Aliens, BUT also they look like humans!
Funny that one of the messages from SDF Macross is that Music can help join enemies understand each other, but their parent company doesn't even allows their music in RUclips without going nuclear.
No BS, I appreciate you guys. It was because of the video where u said you hired an editor that I started paying attention to self care
Love the passion in this video. It really elevates your videos compared to other channels
You all are one of the best channels on RUclips.
I am constantly getting inspired by your videos.
Its the Zentradi realization that the protoculture was good at War because of love was a revalation to the whole race. And caused a civil war among them because of the assumption that Humanity is descendant from the Protoculture.
I haven't seen this in about 12 years so it was cool to hear reminisce about Protoculture with my friends
You guys put to light Anime we've never heard of, I completely appreciate what you guys do here.
Fokker is an actual name... They used to build airplanes... Like a famous triplane in red paint with a black cross on it .
Bonsai Pop providing 30mins of enjoyment and sanity in these troubled times 🙌
Great video! Keep doing what you do man!!
Great work. Thanks for doing this. I've been in love with this series since I was a child. It seems to resonate still in our current state.
Kawamori didn’t invent transforming robots per say, he perfected the idea.
I watched all of the videos you guys upload and I can say wholeheartedly that you guys never missed.
My favorite was Macross Plus. The soundtrack is also awesome.
In the late 80s, they put out a bunch of music videos about how cool minmei was. I was a big fan of macross but I only found it a few years ago.
i appreciate seeing ppl always going back to retro anime
Macross videos uploaded in the past have been getting taken down with more frequency within the past few months. Macross is probably getting an official release in the very near future.
Was there at the beginning when all we had was robotech. Didn’t take me long to figure out it was three different series mashed together and my search for more “anime” began. So many years later I still love the genre and pass that love onto my kids. Not sure how I feel about it becoming mainstream but the exposure has helped to boost its fanbase to insane levels.
I actually didn't know about 'Joey the Anime Man' but I'm glad you cleared the air on this. You sir got yourself a Patron. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!
Joey is a great content creator, def check out him , gigguk, Cdawgva and abroad in Japan , all have great channels
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I think as pperson connor is the best but joey has pretty good content.
@@mookiestewart3776 The TT bros moved to Japan and then dissed native Japanese vloggers. Not cool, dudes.
I really cant believe he said that communist Russia wasn't really communism.......
@MrDannidy It wasn't. It was authoritarian state capitalism.
This is why I fucking love this channel and you Mike. You're a complete badass and you speak your heart. I will always support this community.
To be honest, as someone that comes from a Post-Soviet country it feels a bit disrespectful when people say "it wasn't real communism". Because in a way, no it wasn't, because communism is an utopian idea that can never work in practice, but communist regimes did exist, they were brutal and oppressive and are a warning against trying to establish communism because due to human nature it will always be mismanaged and will lead to death, famine and opression.
You coming from a country that used to be communist means nothing. you were a child and didn't experience any of it. Furthermore I'm willing to bet you came here after the country went democratic not while it was communist.
@@TruculentRuminavi I was born after the collapse of the USSR, in one of the former Soviet Republics within the Union. My family has lived in what is modern day Latvia for centuries and were subjected to various soviet repressions. So just because I personally didn't experience these things doesn't mean I can't be angry about the things my family had to suffer through.
I loved this show as a little child. One of the first shows I watched in my love. So much action and so emotional. Sure I didn’t understand half of it, but it was amazing.
Thank you Bonsaipop!
I love 30 min anime videos~☆
Macross 7 is one of my favorite chapters, but it is a lot of a lot and pretty heavily padded. I find it helps if you don't imagine Basara as a character but rather an aspect of the plot and setting that everyone else reacts to and grows around.
The important thing about 7 is that it marks the point where the series went from a military mech show featuring music, to a military mech anime ABOUT music. All future installments are as much about the music as anything else.
Also Fukayama Yoshiki's music is freaking baller. If nothing else, the soundtrack is worthy of anyone's time
Imma keep it 100 with you man, this is a video about Macross. I hit the thumbs up and shared it before watching the video.
Gotta say youre probably the Most relateable RUclipsr on this! Keep doing what youre doing
I rarely comment, but I still wanted to say that the work you do here is fantastic. art, regardless of medium, always reflects both its present and the present we live in. to lift it, talk about it and spread it is so worthwhile in these times. we must find strength to be able to live in the present through the media we consume, not hide in it and forget reality. someone must always be the one who starts. to take a stand, it can be me, you or anyone who has the courage to do so.
it may sound hollow but I genuinely think so!
This channel is so punk rock. I’m such a fan of these guys
First "anime" I ever saw was Battle of the Planets and ROBOTECH it would play on the after school cartoons. I would have to do my homework before my brothers would let me watch. It introduced me to serialized storytelling and it got my dad to bye the books and really helped with my reading. This series will always be special to me. And when I found out my step dad loved it to I knew he was a good dude and I wasn't wrong.
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What a broad generalization of a large group of people
Such an amazing anime, really glad to see you get it covered. I was first brought to attention to this anime back in the day by HappyConsoleGamer and his passion for it and I gotta say, it quickly became one of my favorites.
I love Jon and his channel!
honestly i would have never imagined me watching something like this before but now i might actually give this anime a shot. not sure when, i don't have that much of free time lately, but i'll check it out eventually. the world is burning now, but we will get trough this. thank you for the video!
If you don't have time, go watch the movie, Do you remember love? It recaps and summarizes the TV series to an hour and half movie. The traditional animation is beautiful.
I don't know who has the right to the movie now, but seek it out. There are couple of copies posted by people on RUclips -both English dubbed or English subtitled.
One of the greatest Space Opera anime of all time! Shoji Kawamori is my favorite mechanical designer that I've studied most of my life, and I even have one of his artbooks dedicated to his work on the Valkyries (published before Macross F happened). On the whole "Robotech Vs Macross" debate, I say "Yak Deculture!" because I loved them both. Robotech's Macross Saga had a great dub cast and stayed close to the original script in some ways until they tried to make Protoculture into a tangible *substance* and not a precursor race it's supposed to be. Macross has the best songs because Mari Iijima is better than Reba West! Lastly, "Do You Remember Love" is the greatest anime film in history.
After Starblazers.
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wasnt expecting the exploration of macross' parallels to real world geopolitics. loved it, well done
I never thought I'd see a video on Macross like this, nice video!
Loved the video and way you live your values and push to always share your views even if the algo would prefer that you water things down. Also nice to see you guys still love talking about mech!
There's an amazing Future Funk producer that I've been listening to for years, named Macross 82-99. This video made me realize that their name is a reference to this anime, the numbers being a reference to the year the series began, 1982, and the year that the prologue takes place in the original series, 1999.
Fantastic video as always, and I'll definitely be checking out this series.
This was another excellently produced episode about one of my all time favorite anime. Thank you so much!!
...and btw, I personally do not think first of JTAM when I think about anime content on YT.
80s Macross was epic. 'Do You Remember Love' had probably the best animation pre-Akira.
New subscriber. I appreciate the nuance and care you took with Macross. Look, the original is old, a little dated, but you totally highlight the relevance it has today and the universality of its story. I've been a huge fan of Macross since the 80s and I can't tell you how often I sing its praises to younger anime fans. Anyway, never censor yourself; speak on what you want to speak on. And let the haters fall by the wayside. Macross Plus is awesome and I hope you do a deep dive on it. Thanks!
Doing a rewatch, liking, and commenting to try and work that algorithm in yall's favour.
I grew up on Robotech in the 80's until anime started trickling into the U.S. store in the 90's(Tower Records/ The Warehouse/ Hollywood Videos to name a few) and I was finally introduced to SDF: Macross. At that point I was really hooked in this awesome world. Started watching everything I could get my hands on: Do You Remember Love?, Macross 2, Plus, Zero and finally F. Just like you I couldn't get myself to like 7. The only thing I could probably say I liked from that series was seeing legends characters Max and his Ex-Wife. I also felt this same way with Delta. Idk, Frontier raised the bar with me then it felt like we're back with 7 again. Anyways, great video. Thank you for sharing and brining me back.
I would also recommend to anyone who watches this to watch Macross: Do you remember love? It’s essentially a re-telling of the middle part of SDF Macross but with all-new animation and a streamlined story. The animation in it is god tier and the same core elements of Macross are there as well.
Thanks for talking about the War in Ukraine as well. I there's a lot of feelings I'm dealing with around that. It reminds me of stories my grandparents told me and not in a good way. They were kids in Nazi Germany during the war, and even in the rural northern parts of the country. They lived closer to Copenhagen in Denmark than Berlin and spoke a dialect most Germans still see as "inarticulate hillbilly speech" which the Nazis refused to teach in school instead using high German. They witnessed a neighbour be sent to a concentration camp for being a "communist." He thankfully survived and returned after the war was over. They had a cousin with a learning disability be taken away by Nazi medical officials and never seen again, likely killed in the T4 Program, a part of the Holocaust targeting neurodivergent people. I'm autistic, so if I lived in their time, it's likely that I would've been killed in the same way.
So, seeing state repression and military aggression at the hands of Putin's regime makes me deeply sad. To see Russians and Ukrainians, who both suffered under the Nazis, forced to fight due to the whims of Tyrannical Russian Autocrats is heartbreaking. To watch Putin call the Ukrainian government Nazis enraged me. Saying Neo-Nazis run Ukraine is so bullshit it's insulting. In Zelensky's time in office many far-right officials have been expelled from positions of authority. Every day this baseless war goes on is one more day too long.
As ALWAYS! well done👍 Love how you wrapped it up.
Keep it real my man!!!!
And thanks for the recommendation. I wasn't going to check this one out at the beginning of the video, but now I'm sold!
This channel is just amazing. Anime I love and stuff I'm introduced to
Bro, you are a POET! What you said about my favorite mecha anime series of all time is UTTERLY POETIC! THANK YOU! STAY STRONG! STAY ALIVE! LIVE STRONG! LIVE FREE! LIVE WELL!
My first introduction to anime as a kid in the early 80s was Mach a Go Go(Speed Racer) and Macross(Robotech). Awesome race cars, and jets that change to bada$$ robots. Epic.
Thank you man, just thank you. Keep going man!! 💪
Thanks guys really needed this after everything, hope y'all are doing fine ❤
You guys are Rock N Roll !!!! You never back down from what you guys think and y’all with have my money for sure when I can afford it. It’s not even comparable to those big channels they just don’t do actual doodoo . Once again you guys are Rock N Roll !!
I was 4 when the dub came out in the US, and by some miracle the video store in my tiny Midwestern town had the entire series. I was genuinely shocked by how much stuck with me, and how well it aged, when I finally re-watched it 20 years later.
I took a break last week. Took Friday off and drove across the state with a friend to visit another friend. Spent the weekend eating, drinking and watching anime. Sometimes you just need to hang out with the bros watching crazy shit and laughing together.
Had this series on VHS. Good to see people discovering this for the first time.
Excellent video guys!
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>don't click off my video for my politics, if you do I'm going to call you names and guilt trip you!
I don't even disagree with you in slightest, but man you hardly tied it in with SDF Macross aside from, "the zentradi are like the soviets". It was just a vehicle for you to talk about the war in Ukraine and your other political stances. As well at taking jabs at an equally sheltered anituber to seem like a cool guy.
Fuck yeah - lets go. Gonna watch Macross now. Big ups! Longtime Patreon sub and this is why I'm here. Love ya guys!!!!
Great video! Also love the vibe and positive message you guys share. Keep up the awesome work!
Macross is lovely & underrated in the West. Have you watched Do You Remember Love?
Humble request to cover some horror/spooky stuff.
Thank you guys for all that you do!
Scope out the Hellmouth playlist. They got a spooktacular round October every year.
If you ain't seen the vids yet, they're solid
@@MrLoser-vn4lw Noted, ty sir!
Great way to start the day
This got me watching the whole thing. Gone through SDF, Macross Zero, Macross Plus, next is Macross 7.
Love the analysis, man. This is exactly why I still love that show, it’s sci-if but the way it handles the war and the aftermath is real shit.
There would definitely be a unification war if humanity found a spaceship like in the show and while the show keeps it brief Macross Zero goes into it way deeper, plus the VF-0 might be the one fighter that looks cooler than the VF-1. Also I love that after Space War 1 things aren’t just perfect all of a sudden, Zentradi that rebelled against their superiors now not being able to handle freedom and a life where they don’t constantly wage war and rather just wander off int or the wastelands to die alone.
The show is as old as I am but it’s very good at handling a lot of very serious themes, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing and it has tons of great characters. On thing that needs to be said is that Misa is the better girl but best girl is either Claudia or Milia, Misa good but still not good enough.
I also couldn’t get into M7 mostly because I didn’t like the music as much and absolutely hate Basara and wanted him to crash and burn, I also hate the new aliens. The besting about the show was Milia still being a bad ass babe.
The Macross: Do You Remember, Love? Movie is on RUclips in HD and anyone that likes Macross and knows the basics of how the show starts should watch it it’s amazing.
Also Robotech might have been my introduction to Macross but it can get fucked, since it totally fucks the original shows anti-war message by having Minmay sing garbage songs about how humanity will crush it’s enemies not love and anti-war songs.
One of the great things about SDFM is how it goes out of its way to narratively justify many of the tropes and conventions that similar shows (Yamato, Gundam, etc.) had used at the time. It was something I missed when watching it all those years ago that I only realized upon watching more shows from that era.
Oooh compa i love this channel, greetings from Chile🌴
Big ups for the Wild Arms music squeezed in there. We won't forget Wild Arms either, man!
I distinctly remember Macross coming out in April, 1985, at least on Bloomington, Indiana TV.
Yo from a fellow Hoosier. o/
It's been a long time since I watched Macross and even Robotech but with what little memory I have I love this show. In fact it was my gateway into Gundam and I appreciate it
We all get our start somewhere. I used to wake up early to catch Robotech since it only aired at weird hours back in the day.
yeah
The world happens...
Bonsai Pop whips out Macross.
Clutch.
Keep the great work comin guys! =D
I'm surprised you made a video on Macross. You just made my weekend. Also, love the editing
My father introduced me to Macross (Robotech) which drew me into anime and Japanese video games. As a kid I just liked it because of the robots fighting but I rewatched a few years back and the story had much more meaning to me. It’s a show that isn’t focused on the mech fights but more on the human element whether that be about how society is structured or to how relationships and our personal lives matter. I’m confident enough to say that it is a wonderful series that in my opinion is more meaningful than many other mecha anime I have seen. Plus the music is a central theme of the show and who doesn’t love good music.
40 years after, the VF-1 is still beautiful, futuristic and interesting.
Awesome video dude
I like this mix between anime and real life! Love you guys
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I was pretty much addicted to the original Macross series wwwaaayyy back in the glorious 80's.
Hands down Mike! Keep it up! 🙏