The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか, Chō Jikū Yōsai Makurosu: Ai Oboete Imasu ka^?) is an anime movie based around the Macross television series. Look up adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot,) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the storys protagonists. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Noburo Ishiguro is a director of anime television series. ... Shoji Kawamori , born February 2, 1960), is a renowned Japanese anime creator and designer, having created or co-created such notable series as The Vision of Escaflowne, Earth Girl Arjuna, Genesis of Aquarion, and nearly every chapter of the Macross series. ... Artland is a Japanese anime studio, based in Tokyo, Japan, notable for producing such award-winning anime titles as Mushishi. ... Tatsunoko Production Co. ... Headquarters of Shogakukan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Shogakukan ) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, nonfiction, childrens DVDs, and other media in Japan. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Super Dimension Fortress Macross ) is an anime television series. ...

The movie is a condensed version of the events in the first Macross series, with new animation. The storyline of the movie does not fit directly into the Macross chronology, but within the Macross universe, it is a popular movie (ie. a movie within a television series). In Macross tradition, it features transforming mecha, pop music, and a love triangle. The movie gets its name from its romantic themes and also by the song sung during its climatic battle sequence by Lynn Minmay (voiced by Mari Iijima). For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... This article discusses mainly the development and use of music in western culture. ... A love triangle refers to a romantic relationship involving three people. ... Portrait of Lynn Minmay, the iconic singer of the Macross series. ... Mari Iijima ) (born 18 May 1963) is a Japanese singer and actress who has released various top 10 albums in Japan. ...

The movie is perhaps best noted for its well-executed animation and character design and its pop soundtrack.

Plot

The plot revolves around Hikaru Ichijyo (a hotshot pilot) and his love triangle with the coquettish pop-star Lynn Minmay and the fortress' first mate Misa Hayase. This story is framed by a war between humans and the alien Zentradi over possession of the space fortress Macross, which harbors tens of thousands of human civilians after the aliens bombarded Earth. However, it is revealed that the all-male Zentradi are fighting a war against their female counterparts: the Meltlandi; both genders, bred for war, are stricken by their contact with Protoculture (human culture), most particularly music. Hikaru Ichijyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Portrait of Lynn Minmay, the iconic singer of the Macross series. ... Misa Hayase (一条未沙) is one of the central character of the Macross series. ... The Zentradi are a fictional militaristic extraterrestrial race of giants and often the primary antagonist in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series and Robotech adaptation. ... The SDF-1 Macross is a fictional interstellar spacecraft from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, an anime series that aired in Japan in 1982-1983, and its American adaptation Robotech (1985). ...

International versions

The release history in the United States has been spotty at best. Originally, two versions of a Toho-commissioned dub had been released in the United States throughout the late '80s and early '90s. The Toho dub (named in Japan "Superspace Fortress Macross") had been created for international sales, and used Hong Kong and Australian-based actors. The better known of the two US releases of the dub is a heavily-edited version that was released by Celebrity Home Entertainment's "Just For Kids" label in the late '80s, renamed Clash of the Bionoids. It has been heavily criticized by fans of the film for extreme cuts -- nearly thirty minutes were excised from the movie to make it acceptable for U.S. viewing -- to both plot and visuals (the ending, in particular, has been edited, with Hikaru calling the Macross after Boddole Zer's explosion cut out, giving some viewers the false impression he died in the blast. Many other concepts and why for's became confused due the heavy editing.) Later, a subtitled version was briefly released before, presumably, it was suppressed due to the ongoing legal battles between Big West, Tatsunoko Pro and Harmony Gold. Robert Woodhead, head of AnimEigo, has said publicly that he would like to release the film (AnimEigo released the first pressings of the Macross series in the US), but believes it will most likely never get a proper DVD release in the United States due to the legal wrangling. The movie was released in widescreen in both dubbed and subtitled format by Kiseki Films in the UK on video in the 1990s, but was notably one of their few catalogue titles not released on DVD. The English-language version of Tohos famous logo, used from the early 1960s to the late 1990s. ... Celebrity Home Entertainment (also known as Celebrity Home Video, and simply Celebrity Video) was a home video distributor specializing in mostly obscure material from around the world, although they also released some material that was very famous at the time of its original release (such as BraveStarr). ... The Super Dimension Fortress Macross ) is an anime television series. ... AnimEigo is an American licensor and distributor, within the United States and Canada, of Japanese anime such as Urusei Yatsura, Oh My Goddess!, Vampire Princess Miyu, Gainaxs classic industry sendup Otaku no Video, the Bubblegum Crisis OVA series, and Kimagure Orange Road. ...

Trivia

• During one of the action scenes towards the end of the movie, Hikaru fires a barrage of missiles towards the enemy leader, Gorg Boddole Zer. As an inside joke among the animators, two of the missiles are drawn to look like cans of Budweiser and Tako Hai (a drink which literally translates as "Octopus Highball"). This scene is referenced in Project A-Ko, in which many missiles are easily seen as cans of soda.

• A video game by the same name was made based on this feature anime. A loose game sequel called The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie was also made.

• Narumi Kakinouchi, one of the creators of Vampire Princess Miyu, was the assistant animation director for this movie.

• During a shot of Minmay and Hikaru running down the streets of Macross City during the "Teenage Dream" sequence, a bumper sticker for KMEL in San Francisco can be briefly and clearly seen as one of the holographic "billboards." While in San Francisco sometime just previous to the production of the movie, Shoji Kawamori had heard the FM radio station and became a fan. He had the animators place the sticker in the shot as an inside joke/tribute.

• During Minmay's concert, McDonald's Golden Arches are seen, as is a Honda logo.

• Max and Milia meet face to face during their battle in their natural sizes, in which Max immediately falls in love with the giantess. He later undergoes enlargement in the sizing chamber so he can fight side-by-side with his lover, a reversal of the events in the TV series, where Milia shrunk to Max's size instead.

In Super Robot Wars Alpha, the player can use Max to try to recruit Milia to your side in one stage, but the way their final confrontation plays out in a later stage determines whether Milia gets micronized (as in the series), or Max gets macronized (as in the movie) when she finally joins you.

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External links

Official sites:

• Macross Official Web Site (Japanese)
• Macross Compendium
• Macross: Do You Remember Love? (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Chôjikû Yôsai Macross: Ai Oboeteimasuka at the Internet Movie Database