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46-548: In Macross (and Robotech ), Minmay is a love interest of the main character, Hikaru Ichijyo ( Rick Hunter in Robotech), and becomes an idol singer and film star on board the spacecraft SDF-1 Macross . Her songs, which cause confusion amongst alien Zentradi soldiers, play a critical role in Space War I against Boddole Zer's Zentradi fleet. The original Japanese Minmay is voiced by Mari Iijima , who also wrote some of

92-649: A busy street, Minmay put her bag down by a wall and saw a poster promoting the SDF-1, now in 2012 she stands with her suitcase in the same location, the poster has been replaced with one promoting the SDF-2 Megaroad-01. Misa has been promoted to the rank of Captain and given command of the SDF-2 while her Husband, Hikaru, pilots the newest variable fighter, the VF-4 Lightning III. Minmay waves goodbye to

138-758: A different light – being stranded at Tirol and failing to protect Earth from the Masters or the Invid . After the Invid invade, Hunter leads the fleet against the reclaiming of Earth. Hikaru Ichijyo's legacy within the ongoing future history of the Macross series has been a palpable presence. Both the Macross 7 and the Macross Frontier anime television series contains numerous references to Ichijyo's career on

184-472: A fondness for Misa throughout the series. The relationship between Hikaru and Misa slowly evolved throughout the series. In the beginning, they had a difficult superior-subordinate relationship, starting with Hikaru calling Misa "old woman" ( obasan ) when he saw her for the first time on his Valkyrie's screen. However, the intensity of their relationship gradually softened after going through a series of crises and intimate moments together: Hikaru rescued Misa from

230-463: A friend from the outside of the crazy world of fame she has been living. As the plot evolves, she also begins to fall for him, yet it is too late, as Hikaru realizes he loves Misa, and his fascination for Minmay was just that and nothing more. Her hit songs include "My Boyfriend's a Pilot," "Little White Dragon," and " Do You Remember Love? " The first song that Minmay sings, "Cinderella" in Episode 4,

276-405: A microphone, right after the costume she wore during the concert appears on her, she is greeted by Misa. In 2016, Megaroad-01 lost contact with Earth and Misa, Hikaru, Miku and the ship's crew and citizens (including Lynn Minmay, who remained as their friend and also boarded the ship) were declared missing. When The Super Dimension Fortress Macross series was adapted into the first third of

322-456: A popular singer within her setting, the Macross franchise released music under Lynn Minmay's name as if she performed it (Mari Ijima voiced Minmay). Haruhiko Mikimoto , who designed Minmay, modeled her after Seiko Matsuda , a Japanese idol who was popular at the time and known for affecting a cutesy persona. Minmay's most popular release was the 1984 "Do You Remember Love?" (the theme song of

368-456: A result, Misa was deeply hurt by Hikaru's lingering feeling for Lynn Minmay. However, Hikaru eventually realized that he could not live without Misa after the heartbroken Misa confessed her love for him while bidding farewell to him. The two got married on October 10, 2011 and their first daughter Ichijo Miku was born a year later. In 2012, Misa and Hikaru were appointed as the Commander of

414-572: A talk with Föcker and Lynn Minmay . Shortly after joining, he gains a reputation as a skilled pilot and leader, and he is promoted to second lieutenant and later first lieutenant. He pilots the VF-1S Valkyrie "Skull One" after the death of Föcker, and is eventually promoted to captain at the end of the series. His personal feelings tend toward two women: his friend-turned- idol Japanese-Chinese girl Lynn Minmay, and Misa Hayase. While initially growing feelings for Minmay, he also begins to grow

460-587: Is Chinese and her mother Shigeyo (しげよ) is Japanese. An English translation of the Chinese characters in Lynn Minmay's name is "bright and beautiful bell". The localizers of Macross in Chinese-speaking territories changed the character 鈴 (Líng, "bell") for her family name to 林 (Lín "grove"). To some extent, the morale raised by Lynn Minmay in Space War I is very reminiscent of Vera Lynn during

506-511: Is a 1987 collection of music videos from Super Dimension Fortress Macross animated television series (1982–1983) and the Macross: Do You Remember Love? theatrical film remake (1984). Released to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the series, it also contains several minutes of new footage that depicted story-events that were initially planned, but not animated for the endings of the television series (the launch of

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552-525: Is taken by old schoolmates to a karaoke lounge. Ranka Lee can also be seen as the "new" Minmay. Both of them are playful, insecure, young teenage girls who pursue their singing dreams. Minmay and Ranka both have Chinese names and they both worked at the Nyan Nyan restaurant. In the final episode of Macross Frontier , a picture of Minmay can be seen in a locket belonging to a Zentradi mogul called Richard Bilrer . In addition to portraying Minmay as

598-462: Is the release of the film "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love" in 2031 to remind the masses of the fragile peace they now enjoy with themes like the near extinction of humanity and some of the momentous events leading up to the end of War with the Zentradi and ending with 'Actual' footage of Minmay's Goodbye Concert Tour. The name Megaroad originated in a pre-production name for

644-704: The Macross Japanese anime series. His voice actor was Arihiro Hase . After the death of Arihiro Hase in 1996, he was voiced by Kenji Nojima in the PlayStation 2 Macross video game from 2003. In the English dub of the series produced by ADV Films , he is voiced by Vic Mignogna . The original animation and the distributors Bandai Visual and Victor Entertainment romanizes his name as Hikaru Ichijyo, while AnimEigo and ADV Films also use Hikaru Ichijo and Hikaro Ichijo . According to

690-653: The Earth in search for the home world of the Robotech Masters on board the SDF-3. While Robotech II was released one year after Flash Back 2012 , The Sentinels had been in production for years before the music video collection. While the official Macross canon has the crew of the Megaroad disappearing four years into their mission, animated and printed Robotech material has shown Hunter's expedition failing in

736-582: The Megaroad-01 was given to war hero Misa Hayase Ichijyo . Aboard the fleet were her husband, Hikaru Ichijyo , leading the entire Skull group, and the famous idol singer Lynn Minmay . The Megaroad-01 set out towards the center of the galaxy in 2012. However, in July 2016, barely four years into its voyage toward the center of the Milky Way, all contact with the fleet abruptly ceased. This information

782-689: The Second World War . Born in Yokohama Chinatown , Japan , Lynn Minmay moved in with her uncle Shaochin (少江) and aunt Feichun (慧中) on South Ataria Island in hopes of finding the path to fulfill her dream of becoming a star. On the day of the Zentradi invasion, she meets Hikaru and a series of events leads to her being swept off on the SDF-1 Macross along with the rest of the surviving population from that island. While on

828-476: The "ASS-1" (later rechristened SDF-1 Macross ) and the needs of Earth's forces, the completed SDF-2 Megaroad-01 is vastly different in size, hull design and capacity for war. Also, unlike the SDF-1 Macross, Megaroad-class colony ships lack modular transformation as its designers deemed it unnecessary after realising and overcoming the many problems that so plagued the SDF-1 following its launch. Command of

874-545: The 1985 American animated series Robotech , Ichijyo was renamed " Rick Hunter " and went through numerous changes to fit into the Robotech canon. While the original Japanese series featured a Japanese Ichijyo, Hunter was instead an American who grew up in California. Roy Fokker, a childhood friend of Ichijyo in the original series, has since been retconned into Hunter's literal brother – adopted by Hunter's father after

920-618: The Mars base before the base exploded ( Episode 7: Bye Bye Mars ); they had their first "mission kiss" while demonstrating "Protoculture" to the Zentradi people ( Episode 11: First Contact ) and later managed to escape together ( Episode 12: Big Escape ); they accidentally shared an evening together while trapped in the transformed Macross and revealed to each other their respective lovelorn stories (Episode 21: Micro Cosmo). While they were still unsure of their own feelings, both felt deep loneliness after Misa departed Macross to Earth, trying to persuade

966-537: The Megaroad colonization ship captained by Misa Ichijyo ), and the film (the final concert on Earth for Lynn Minmay). Preliminary designs were created for these story events in the production of the earlier works, but Flash Back 2012 was the first time that these events were animated (The earlier preliminary designs were replaced with new designs by the original director/mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori , original character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto , and original mechanical designer Kazutaka Miyatake ). The premise of

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1012-813: The Mihoshi Academy on board the Macross Frontier has a VF-1S fighter atop the roof. It is revealed at one point to be Ichijyo's first fighter as leader of the Vermilion Squad of Skull Squadron. In Macross Frontier , Alto Saotome , as most junior pilot of S.M.S.'s Skull Platoon (a similar position to Ichijyo's), has his VF-25 Messiah fighter decorated in the same colors as Hikaru's VF-1A (and later S) from Macross: Do You Remember Love . SDF-2 Megaroad-01 Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 ( 超時空要塞マクロス Flash Back 2012 , Chō Jikū Yōsai Makurosu Furasshu Bakku 2012 )

1058-469: The SDF-1. In Macross 7 , the Macross 7 fleet enact a play entitled "Do You Remember love?", which retells the events of Macross: Do You Remember Love? (which is revealed to be a film within the Macross universe retelling the events of the First Space War). Basara Nekki , the main character of the Macross 7 TV series, plays the role of Hikaru Ichijyo in the film. In Macross Frontier ,

1104-547: The United Government to enter peace negotiations with the Zentradi troops. Clumsy at communicating his feelings, Hikaru sent Misa the message "Wish you return to Macross safely" using the Morse code ( Episode 24: Goodbye, Girl ). At the end of the Space War I, Hikaru ventured into the ruined Alaska base on Earth and rescued the sole survivor Misa. After their reunion, Hikaru told Misa that even though they were probably

1150-464: The alien aggressors. Ultimately, Minmay sings the songs that end the first war against the Zentradi. During the second part of the series, the very fame and success she craved finally left her tired and virtually alone. She tries to run away from her celebrity status and start anew, with a more simple life alongside Hikaru, who is now more confused than ever in defining his feelings for Minmay and Misa Hayase ; all of this while new conflicts arise between

1196-659: The collection is a farewell concert by Lynn Minmay , who is leaving the Earth on its first long-distance colony vessel, Megaroad-01 . It was designed by Mechanical Designer Kazutaka Miyatake . In the fictional setting of Macross , the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 was initially slated to be the second Macross -class Super Dimension Fortress space battleship, but went on to become the first long-distance Megaroad -class colony ship. A completely indigenous ship design based on feedback gleaned from 'Over-Technology' found on

1242-566: The crowd as the SDF-2 launches, and the visage of a younger Minmay seeing her current self off appears. The SDF-2 rises above the landscape of Macross City With the approval of Captain Misa Ichijō, Skull Leader Hikaru flies vertically in his VF-4. Many variable fighters and a Nupetiet-Vergnitzs-class Battleship fly together as part of the SDF-2 Megaroad-01's fleet past the moon. She embarks on the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 colony ship (along with Misa and Hikaru, who remained as her friends and also boarded

1288-517: The death of Fokker's real father. Hunter and Ichijyo both have separate canon about their lives after the end of their initial series. By possible coincidence, these are slightly similar. In the spin-off film Flash Back 2012 , Ichijo is seen departing with his wife on an interstellar expedition on the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 . Hunter and his wife, Lisa Hayes, make a similar trip in Robotech II: The Sentinels , wherein they depart

1334-529: The fictional continuity of Macross , Hikaru Ichijyo is Japanese. Hikaru grew up with his father as a talented aerobatic flier, having won seven amateur flying contests by the age of 16 in 2009. When his " senpai " Roy Föcker invited him to the launch ceremony of the SDF-1 Macross he found himself pulled into a galactic war against an alien race called the Zentradi . He later joins the UN Spacy after

1380-416: The first Macross series, namely "Battle City Megaroad". This pre-production name was written as a deliberate wordplay on "Megaroad" (a long journey through space) and "Megaload" (a massive cargo in the form of a civilian city). After the first Macross series went into production, an additional wordplay, "Megalord," was considered for the second super dimension fortress before the name SDF-2 Megaroad-01

1426-403: The girl who ended a war by singing. In every Macross sequel (even the non-canon Macross II OVA and movie), Minmay is referred to either indirectly (through references of her songs) or explicitly. In Macross 7 , she became an inspiration to Basara Nekki , who intends to win over his enemies with song. In Macross 7 Trash , there is a singing contest called "Voice Minmay 2046" to transform

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1472-404: The human and Zentradi survivors of the first war. At the end of the series both Hikaru and Minmay realize they are very different people, and Minmay accepts that Hikaru belongs with Misa, remaining a friend to the couple afterwards. In 2012, Minmay sits among the thousands of seats in the empty stadium where her last concert was held. She walks up the stairs to the stage and plays Angel's Paints on

1518-476: The movie Macross: Do You Remember Love? ), which reached number seven on the Oricon music chart. Communication studies scholar Jiahui Liu called Minmay the "first virtual idol". According to Kotaku writer Richard Eisenbeis, Minmay was the "first fictional singer to garner major real world success". Hikaru Ichijyo Hikaru Ichijyo (一条 輝 Ichijō Hikaru ) is one of the main fictional characters of

1564-468: The new SDF-2 Megaroad-01 ship and the Capitan of the ship's escorting Valkyrie group, inaugurating the space colonization chapter in the Macross history. When Minmay sits among the thousands of seats in the empty stadium where her last concert was held. She walks up the stairs to the stage and plays Angel's Paints on the piano. As the music starts up again, she sees Hikaru in a pilot suit. He hands her

1610-668: The only survivors on earth, he was happy as long as the partner was Misa ( Episode 27: Love Flows By ). After Space War I, Hikaru spent 6 months on the Apollo base on the moon as a test pilot for one of the first prototypes of the VF-4 Lightning III variable fighter set to replace the VF-1 Valkyrie . After he returned to Earth (Episodes 29 to 36), the love triangle of Misa-Hikaru-Minmay underwent many turns due to Hikaru's inability to be frank with his own feelings. As

1656-404: The piano. As the music starts up again, she sees Hikaru in a pilot suit. He hands her a microphone, right after the costume she wore during the concert appears on her, she is greeted by Misa. Years earlier, Minmay packed her bags for South Ataria Island. Before leaving she saw photos of her and her family on a touchscreen photo frame, and had a minor argument with her parents. After venturing through

1702-536: The series. But after Minmay wins the Miss Macross contest and becomes a distant pop idol, his feelings for her change, as she becomes too involved not only in the popular culture, but as a symbol of the human struggle against the Zentradi. Minmay also displays insecurity and doubts about her attraction toward Hikaru and her cousin Lynn Kaifun. In the film Macross: Do You Remember Love? , Minmay's portrayal

1748-503: The ship), which disappears 4 years later in 2016 during its voyage towards the center of the Milky Way galaxy, becoming a legend in the Macross universe since then. Minmay's personality is that of any teenage girl, fun-loving, playful, full of dreams and hopes that she may realize some day. After their initial encounter during the start of the Space War I, Hikaru develops a deep infatuation for her that grows on and on throughout

1794-426: The songs and sang for the series. She became a famous J-pop singer in part due to the success of the series. Iijima has also undertaken to reprise the role in the English dub of the series for ADV. This would be the second time that a key character in an anime series was voiced by the same voice actor in both Japanese and English. Minmay is of Japanese and Chinese descent. Her father Lynn Paochun (鈴宝雄 Líng Bǎoxióng )

1840-623: The space fortress, Minmay wins the Miss Macross beauty pageant and is propelled into celebrity. When the Macross returns to Earth, she is the only civilian allowed off the space fortress. After her trip home in Japan (where her parents remained), Minmay returned to the fortress with her cousin Lynn Kaifun (and Hikaru's competition for her affection) in tow. Her beauty and singing talent also win over several Zentradi spies sent to explore human society, who spread their impressions among their fleetmates, thus unwittingly evoking peace-oriented attitudes among

1886-461: The winner in the new version of Minmay. Likewise, the winner and co-star of the story, Enika Chelini, is a fan of Minmay. In Macross Frontier her song "My Boyfriend's a Pilot", sung by Ranka Lee during a Miss Macross Frontier competition, was referred to as "a legendary song every person here knows". The final bars of "My Boyfriend's a Pilot" are heard in Macross Plus when Myung Fan Lone

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1932-459: Was a bit different from the first Macross series. In the movie's story, she was already a popular singer and movie star, and she and Hikaru had never met before until the events that occur in the movie. Hikaru is portrayed as a Valkyrie pilot who is a Minmay fan, and apparently falls for her after their meeting; Minmay, for her part, already tired of living in the eye of the media, initially befriends Hikaru after he saves her life, and she sees him as

1978-423: Was also written by Iijima. Macross creators Mikimoto Haruhiko and Kawamori Shoji have stated that Minmay's popularity in both sides of the war is partially inspired by the song Lili Marleen , a German love song which was popular on both sides during World War II. In the Macross world, Minmay continues to be remembered decades after Space War I. Her songs are constantly cherished and she will always be known as

2024-573: Was finalized. There were plans for a splashy ending to the original Macross series, one that would have shown Misa Hayase and Hikaru Ichijyo blasting off in the SDF-2 ship, but the sequence was scrapped due to lack of time and budget. Due to fan demand this sequence was later used in the Macross Flashback 2012 OVA (1987). However, the Macross Perfect Memory Japanese reference book for the original series that

2070-493: Was never made known to the general public for fear it would jeopardize all ongoing and subsequent colonization efforts. The many victories and momentous events involving Minmay and the Skull Team during the Space War have been played up over and again to the point of legend ever since, just so everyone not already in the know would believe Megaroad-01 and its fleet are still in active contact with Command. A direct result of this

2116-498: Was not written for the show. Instead, the song had been written by Iijima prior to being picked for the role of Minmay. The fact that she was a songwriter was one of the factors that led to her being cast in the film. Coincidentally, the very last song that Minmay would sing in a Macross animated production, "An Angel's Paints" (天使の絵の具 Tenshi no Enogu ) from the Do You Remember Love? movie and Flash Back 2012 video,

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