Macross Plus (マクロスプラス, Makurosu Purasu^?) is a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. At the time of its creation, it was a groundbreaking and budget-shattering (the largest budget for an anime at the time) combination of cel and CG animation, and was considered a pinnacle of anime. Image File history File links cover of macross plus box set This is a DVD cover. ... A scene from an episode of the Casshan OVA Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... 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. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... 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). ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... The Super Dimension Fortress Macross ) is an anime television series. ...

The OVA version consists of four episodes, each approximately 37-40 minutes in length. The movie version consists of the footage from the OVA and about 20 minutes of new footage, reedited from the original script outline. The scriptwriter Keiko Nobumoto originally wrote Macross Plus as a feature-length work before the script evolved into a four-volume video series. The movie edition returns the story to the initially-planned feature length. The SciFi Channel is currently airing the OVA series in its original form (with some censors) on its Ani-Monday block. SCI FI (sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel when part of a longer phrase) is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ...

Notable staff include:

• Shoji Kawamori as director and mechanical designer.
• Shinichiro Watanabe as co-director.
• Yoko Kanno as musical composer.
• Koji Morimoto as designer of the concert scene.

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Cast, Japanese

• Isamu Alva Dyson - (Yamazaki Takumi)
• Guld Goa Bowman - (Ishizuka Unshou)
• Myung Fang Lone - (Fukami Rica)
• Lucy Macmillan - (Megumi Hayashibara)
• Sharon Apple - (Hyoudou Mako)
• Marge Gueldoa - (Hayami Sho)
• Millard Johnson - (Utsumi Kenji)
• Jan Neumann - (Nishimura Tomohiro)
• Kate Masseau - (Takano Urara)

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Cast, English

• Isamu Alva Dyson - (Bryan Cranston)
• Guld Goa Bowman - (Richard Epcar)
• Myung Fang Lone - (Anne Sherman)
• Lucy Macmillan - (Bambi Darro)
• Sharon Apple - (Melora Harte)
• Marge Gueldoa - (Steven Blum)
• Millard Johnson - (Beau Billingslea - credited as John Billingslea)
• Jan Neumann - (Dan Woren)

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Synopsis

Three decades after the great war between the humans and the Zentradi, the U.N. government is developing new technologies to use in their transforming fighter aircraft. Military test pilots and former childhood friends, loose cannon Isamu Alva Dyson and the Zentradi half-breed Guld Goa Bowman, are selected to each pilot a new aircraft (Shinsei Industries' YF-19 & General Galaxy's YF-21) for Project Super Nova, to choose the newest successor to the VF-11 Thunderbolt variable fighter which is currently still in use by the military forces. Their own personal grudges end up disrupting the tests, and begin to wreak havoc on the program. This is a copyrighted image that has been used by a company to promote their works in the media. ... 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. ... Isamu Alva Dyson is a fictional character in the Macross universe. ... Guld Goa Bowman is a fictional character in the Macross universe. ... This article does not make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. ... YF-21 Omega One Advanced Variable Fighter (AVF) Prototype was submitted by General Galaxy to compete against Shinsei Industries YF-19 Alpha One AVF for Project Super Nova design contest sponsored by U.N. Spacy to develop the next generation variable fighter. ... In the Macross Plus anime series, Project Super Nova was a research project sponsored by U.N. Spacy Government in search for a new Advanced Variable Fighter to replace VF-17 Nightmare for frontline U.N. Spacy Space Colonization Fleets Special Forces. ... The VF-11 Thunderbolt is the direct descendant of the VF-1 Valkyrie variable fighter. ... A Variable Fighter is one of a series of transforming aerospace fighters primarily designed by Studio Nues Shoji Kawamori and Kazutake Miyatake for the animated series Macross and later related projects. ...

Their rivalry heats up when a mutual friend, Myung Fang Lone, shows up. Myung was a childhood friend of both pilots, but the three of them had a falling out, and quickly grew apart. This is alluded to throughout the story, and evidence of the strained relationship between Myung and either of the two men is apparent, while their distaste for one another is obvious. Now when they meet again, Myung is the producer of Sharon Apple, the hottest entertainer in the galaxy, who just happens to be an AI hologram. Myung Fang Lone is a fictional character in the Macross universe. ... Sharon Apple is the main antagonist of the anime, Macross Plus. ...

The YF-21(left) and YF-19

During a testing session, Guld and Isamu finally face off against each other- and an all out fight begins as each tries to best the other. Despite being in the middle of a testing area, they quickly proceed to tear the surrounding area to shreds in their fight to gain superiority over the other. Having turned off their communications equipment, both pilots fight using the test aircraft in a series of stunning dog-fight maneuvers before going into battroid form and finishing the fight on the ground. In the process, an 'accidental' gun pod discharge injures Isamu and he is taken to the hospital, where he awakens to Myung standing watch over him. After returning to duty, a military tribunal questions Guld about their fight in the test area, but ultimately- the decision is left up to the Admiral in charge of the project. Chief Miller, the station commander of New Edwards Test Flight Facility reluctantly tells both pilots that their mission and the project has been scrubbed by the U.N. Spacey High Command- due to the completion of a newer, and previously unknown aircraft, The X-9 Ghost- a highly advanced unmanned combat fighter, which was secretly being produced while two other prototypes (YF-19 and YF-21) were simultaneously being tested for Project Super Nova. With the X-9 completed, testing on the YF-19 and YF-21 was halted indefinitely, since the higher-ups believe that the new unmanned fighter is superior in every way. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. ... YF-21 Omega One Advanced Variable Fighter (AVF) Prototype was submitted by General Galaxy to compete against Shinsei Industries YF-19 Alpha One AVF for Project Super Nova design contest sponsored by U.N. Spacy to develop the next generation variable fighter. ... In the Macross Plus anime series, Project Super Nova was a research project sponsored by U.N. Spacy Government in search for a new Advanced Variable Fighter to replace VF-17 Nightmare for frontline U.N. Spacy Space Colonization Fleets Special Forces. ... This article does not make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. ... YF-21 Omega One Advanced Variable Fighter (AVF) Prototype was submitted by General Galaxy to compete against Shinsei Industries YF-19 Alpha One AVF for Project Super Nova design contest sponsored by U.N. Spacy to develop the next generation variable fighter. ...

However, the X-9 is hijacked by the AI, Sharon Apple. Sharon Apple is the main antagonist of the anime, Macross Plus. ...

When Myung's life is in danger, Isamu and Guld have to set aside their differences and overcome the events from their childhood that drove them apart, and which caused them to hate each other. While Isamu goes after Sharon in the Macross, Guld fights the X-9 and ultimately destroys it by crashing his YF-21 into it, killing himself in the process.

External links

Official Sites:

• Macross Official Web Site (Japanese)
• Macross Compendium

Fan Sites:

• Macross Plus Area Seven
• Macross World
• Macross Nexus
• The Invid Connection (Beyond Reflex Point) - Information on the Macross and Robotech Universes, including the Macross Plus Movie
• Macross Generation (In Spanish)
• MAHQ

Misc. Sites:

• Macross Plus (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Macross Plus at the Internet Movie Database
• Yoko Kanno Project Music Sample
• Original Soundtrack, Volume 1 VICL-570
• Original Soundtrack, Volume 2 VICL-571
• "For Fans Only" VICL-23112
• SHARON APPLE, CREAM P.U.F. VICL-15037