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90-614: Both the OVA series and movie were released in Japan by Bandai Visual and in North America and Europe by Manga Entertainment . The Australian VHS version was released by Manga Entertainment and the DVD version by Madman Entertainment under sub-license from Manga Entertainment . It features several new mecha designs inspired by the original series. Three decades after the great war between

180-448: A Kickstarter campaign to release Macross II on Blu-ray . AnimEigo founder Robert Woodhead said that the release would be an HD transfer and not an upscale . The campaign was successful, surpassing its initial $ 75,000 goal within the first 24 hours. Scramble News Network (SNN) entertainment reporter Hibiki Kanzaki exposes Sylvie Gena and Exxegran Giri at a secret meeting inside a hotel, earning his breaking story huge ratings. He

270-456: A business alliance with The Walt Disney Company in 1987, AE Planning became a distributor of Disney animated films across the country. In March 1989, AE Planning renamed itself Bandai Visual Sales and opened a second office in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya . Alongside its publishing and distribution of VHS releases for television series such as Ultraman and Mobile Suit Gundam , Visual Sales operated

360-692: A limited number of smart bombs. They can only advance to the next stage if they reach a certain number of points. Characters, mecha and story elements from this OVA are featured in the Sony PlayStation Portable videogame Macross Ultimate Frontier , the sequel to Macross Ace Frontier (2008). Ultimate Frontier was released in Japan in October 2009. In 1992, Macross II was described as "the most eagerly anticipated anime sequel ever." Volumes 1 and 2 of Macross II went on to become

450-487: A subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings . They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and films that have been distributed and licensed by Bandai Visual have been released under the Emotion label. After the reorganization of Bandai Namco Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual headed the group's Visual and Music Content Strategic Business Unit . Its subsidiaries included

540-589: A ten-issue monthly comic book limited series called Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II that was circulated, monthly, from September 1992 through June 1993. This limited series was originally published as a manga in Shōnen Sunday Zōkan by Shogakukan in Japan and was released as a volume in March 1993. While a traditional manga will typically deviate from its anime counterpart, the Macross II manga

630-472: 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

720-512: A translator, she is able to understand Hibiki, who calms her down enough to learn her name - Ishtar. She learns there are Zentran and Meltran (males and females) living together on the planet with the humans. While they are talking, the Macross emits another energy discharge, and Ishtar says that it's the light of something called the ship of the Alus. Hibiki turns on the news to see that the military

810-609: Is a six episode OVA in the Macross franchise. It was the first installment of Macross to feature a new cast of characters. Macross II was produced by Big West , with no involvement from the original series creators from Studio Nue or the original series animators from Tatsunoko Production . After Flash Back 2012 , Studio Nue no longer wanted to work on Macross as a series. Big West continued alone, building from Do You Remember Love? with Macross II and three video games: Macross 2036 and Macross: Eien no Love Song for

900-399: Is a six-episode OVA that was released in Japan from May 21, 1992, to November 21, 1992, on VHS volumes, on June 25, 2001, on DVD and on July 25, 2014, on Blu-ray. It was also broadcast on TV Tokyo from July 26, 1993, to August 30, 1993. U.S. Renditions released Macross II in 1992 and 1993, dubbed into English, on three VHS cassettes each containing two episodes. L.A. Hero released

990-520: 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. When they meet again, they discover that Myung is now the producer of Sharon Apple , the hottest entertainer in the galaxy, who just happens to be an AI hologram. Unbeknownst to the public, the Sharon AI is incomplete and requires Myung to provide emotions during concerts. During

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1080-457: Is as follows: An English dub version was produced for the international market, featuring a North American cast and an English version of the main theme "Voices". When it came to Episode 4 of the original translation, due to a rights issue at the time, the entire soundmix including music and sound effects had to be recreated from scratch. Only the songs performed by Sharon Apple ("Pulse," "Information High," and "Santi-U(second half)/Torch Song") and

1170-405: Is assigned to fly a civilian Valkyrie and bring the drunk Dennis to cover the story. They get to the battle area and begin filming the "Minmay Defense", a holographic projection of a singing idol star. The song causes the attacking alien ships to stop, but a mysterious song broadcast by the enemy causes them to attack again - and this time, they're gaining the upper hand. Hibiki is in disbelief that

1260-454: Is caught in the middle of the action when he rescues an Emulator, Ishtar, while covering a battle between the U.N. Spacy and the Marduk. Hibiki proceeds to teach her about Earth's culture, which she then shares with the rest of the Marduk. However, the Marduk leader, Emperor Ingues, considers Earth's culture anathema. With the help of ace fighter pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki and Ishtar attempt to end

1350-494: Is glossing over the actual events of the battle. The media continues to cover up the Marduk threat and uses the opportunity to promote the annual Moon Festival, which piques Ishtar's interest. Hibiki asks her again who she is, and she says she needs to go to the SDF-1 before she can tell him. Sylvie follows them after finishing a date with Nexx Gilbert. They arrive at the SDF-1 and go up to the bridge where Ishtar partially activates

1440-466: Is in danger, Isamu and Guld quickly go to her aid. While Isamu goes after Sharon, Guld fights the X-9 and ultimately destroys it by removing the gravitational safety limiters on his aircraft, and matching the X-9's velocity/maneuverability, which is much higher than normally possible due to it being computer-controlled and having no pilot, until he achieves a target lock and shoots the X-9 down. However, removing

1530-530: Is incensed by Ingues' denials about the legendary Alus and joins the barrage (along with the U.N Spacy's last two Macross Cannons), destroying both him and his ship. The music score was composed by Shiro Sagisu , who subsequently became famous for his works on Neon Genesis Evangelion . J-pop singer Mika Kaneko composed and performed the series opening and ending theme songs while Hiroko Kasahara performed Ishtar's songs and Yukiyo Satō did Wendy Ryder's songs. Some of these songs were reused as background music in

1620-568: Is left to crash to his death. At the last second, Myung's voice reaches him and brings him out back to consciousness. Dodging the Macross' fire, Isamu is able to destroy the central computer, effectively eliminating Sharon. The story ends as the sun rises over the Macross Fortress, with Myung waving to Isamu, who has survived the destruction of Sharon's computer. Eventually, the U.N. government banned all AI technology developments after

1710-628: Is reprimanded by veteran reporter and cameraman Dennis Lone for only being interested in ratings, and his bureau chief orders him to apologize to the two or he'll lose his job. Sylvie catches Hibiki as he's leaving the SNN building and wants to talk with him. As they are talking at the Culture Park, the SDF-1 Macross gives off a huge energy burst, and then Sylvie is recalled due to a large number of unidentified ships defolding near Jupiter . He

1800-424: Is still operational and she launches it. They fire the Macross' legendary beam cannons on the Marduk mothership, but it has little effect; a subsequent blast by the mothership destroys the Macross, but the bridge section separates in time. The Marduk attack destroys everything in their path. Hibiki and Sylvie finally realize their feelings for each other and kiss as Ishtar comes into the room. She tells them that this

1890-446: Is the true power of the Alus. Sylvie doesn't believe there is anything else that can be done, but Ishtar broadcasts to the Marduk an appeal to spare humanity. This causes the fighting to stop and leaves some Emulators unsure about Ingues' plan, causing him to start destroying those who question him. Ishtar sings a love song and the remaining Emulators join her as well, prompting the remaining Marduk warships to open fire against Ingues. Feff

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1980-701: The Barbican Centre in the UK on September 14, 2019, and in the U.S. through Fathom Events on December 14, 2021. Macross Plus was first released in Japan on VHS and Laserdisc formats by Bandai Visual , and on DVD, the very latter on August 25, 2001 (Ep.1) & February 25, 2002 (Ep.4) respectively. Said discs include English dialogue. Manga Entertainment released the series in VHS (dubbed and subtitled versions) and Laserdisc formats in Europe and as their first title in

2070-812: The Grumman X-29 when in jet mode. The design of Eden City was influenced by the San Francisco landscape (which also served as a backdrop for Frontier City in Macross Frontier ). The wind farms throughout the planet were based on those found in California's Central Valley , while Eden's highways were designed from those seen in Orlando, Florida . The series was directed by Shinichirō Watanabe , featuring character designs by Masayuki and animation direction by Kōji Morimoto , who designed

2160-706: The PC Engine CD and Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie for the Super Famicom . In light of this, Studio Nue decided to continue the story themselves, though they used the original television series as a base instead. This began with the 1994 Macross Plus and no further work is based on what is now considered a "Parallel World" timeline. The story takes place in 2092, 80 years after the events depicted in Macross: Do You Remember Love? The SDF-1 Macross still exists, as does

2250-651: The Raiché Coutev Sisters . The most notable song in the series is Myung's song "Voices", which is performed by Arai and is the only Japanese-language song in the soundtrack. For the English dub of the series, "Voices" was translated into English and performed by Michelle Flynn. Three songs ("Information High", "The Borderline" and "Pulse") are in English , while "Idol Talk" is in French . Four songs ("After, in

2340-717: The SDF-1 Macross Fortress and hypnotizes her audience and the Macross' staff, while trapping Myung in the Macross itself. Wanting to prove that manned fighter units are a necessity and to prove his worth, Isamu and Yang (the YF-19's engineer) take the fighter jet and space-fold to Earth to beat the X-9 at its own game, while Guld gives chase in the YF-21. Sharon hacks into Earth's outer space defences, but both Isamu and Guld make it through. They then proceed to attack each other again, as they argue about childhood grudges. At

2430-586: The #1 selling anime videos in the United States in September 1992 and January 1993 respectively. Despite its bestseller status, Macross II failed to develop an affinity with many fans of the original Macross series. Criticisms from Mecha Anime HQ concerned Macross II's decision to feature a journalist as the series protagonist instead of a military pilot, and that the storyline adhered too closely to its predecessor. Anime News Network described

2520-418: The 1995 series Macross 7 . The U.S. release of the soundtrack is as follows: Volume 2 was only released in Japan (along with Volume 1) by JVC's parent company, Victor Company of Japan , as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 in 1992. This compact disc contained the background music and vocal songs from, approximately, the second half of the series. Viz Comics published

2610-534: The Dark – Torch Song", "Santi-U", "A Sai En" and "Wanna Be an Angel") are sung in the fictional Zentran language. The soundtrack CDs were released in Japan by Victor Entertainment . In North America, only the first two soundtracks were made available; first through JVC , then subsequently through AnimeTrax (a division of The Right Stuf International ). The OVA version (マクロスプラス) consists of four episodes, each approximately 37–40 minutes in length. The Japanese voice cast

2700-550: The Emotion Music Company, Ltd. (whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island), and Lantis music publishing labels. Until 2012, it was involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including those it has directly produced itself and anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise , an alternate anime studio subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. In September 2017, Bandai Visual acquired

2790-692: The Emotion Theater movie theater in Bandai's B-Club Shop in Takadanobaba until its closure in 1997. Bandai Visual Sales was renamed again to Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. in August 1991. In the same year, it absorbed Bandai's Media Division as a means to unify the latter company's home video distribution businesses. The acquisition also gave Bandai Visual ownership of the Emotion label, which was used for its music, anime re-releases, and other products. As

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2880-688: The Emulators' songs encouraging them. However, Ishtar refuses to sing along with them. Ishtar brushes off Feff's appeals to follow Ingues' command; Feff sends her away to Earth. One of the UN Spacy's fleet commanders, Balser, is confident he can defeat them with four Macross Cannons (special transformable heavy artillery warships patterned after the SDF-1) under his charge. However, as he fires the Macross Cannons, another Marduk strike force broadsides

2970-535: The English dub and it was in standard definition . Manga Entertainment released Macross II in 2008 as a downloadable video purchase on the iTunes Store in its original six-episode format with each episode available individually. The episodes only include the English dub and they are in standard definition. On May 2, 2011, a new version of the English dub movie was uploaded by Manga Entertainment to their YouTube channel. This version only contains episodes 1 through 4. In June 2023, AnimEigo announced it would launch

3060-563: The English version of "Voices" were retained. The background music entitled "Dogfight" was replaced with another track entitled "Breakout" (featured in Episode 1 and 2), notably in the main Dogfight sequence and just after Isamu recovers from his trance. It was later that Bandai Visual commissioned a new dub for Episode 4, retaining the original Japanese soundmix but utilizing a new voice cast due to actor availability. Most notably Isamu's part

3150-922: The European market. Their anime releases were licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and Bandai Visual USA. Honnêamise was Bandai Visual USA's boutique label that distributed deluxe editions of anime and artsier products. The label's namesake comes from Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise . The label was shut down on July 1, 2008, when Bandai Visual USA was absorbed into Bandai Entertainment. The label's releases were distributed by Geneon Entertainment USA and Image Entertainment . In August 2009, Bandai Visual had their first music release on US iTunes with Lantis Sounds. In September 2009, Bandai Visual teamed up with Namco Bandai Games for their periodic release of game sounds (classic and new) to iTunes USA. Macross II Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again ( 超時空要塞マクロスII -LOVERS AGAIN- )

3240-503: The Honnêamise label (named after their Bandai Visual's first production, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise ). Bandai Visual USA's anime products were distributed in North America initially by Image Entertainment and later, Geneon Entertainment USA and in Europe by Beez Entertainment . On May 23, 2008, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that Bandai Visual USA would be merged into the newly formed Bandai Entertainment which

3330-524: The North American market. The English-dubbed series was also released in MovieCD format for Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 -based PCs . In 1999, Manga Entertainment released Macross Plus on DVD format, with two episodes per disc. Sales of disc 2 of the series were affected by a subtitle timing error, which was corrected on subsequent reprints. A subtitle-only version of Macross Plus: Movie Edition

3420-611: The Sharon Apple concert scene. Shōji Kawamori designed all the new variable fighters in the anime. Kazutaka Miyatake was credited for the use of his previous designs for the Macross and the Destroid Monster, and he was also involved in the project as mecha designer for the YF-21 cockpit, both the YF-21 and YF-19 flightsuits, the X-9 Ghost drone fighter and the renegade Zentradi battlesuits. Yoko Kanno composed

3510-523: The Super Armed Pack. Evolution Toys announced the release of a 1:60 VF-2ss Silvie Gina version for Fall 2015. Banpresto released an arcade game adaptation of Macross II in 1993. The game was a side-scrolling shooter, where the player controlled a VF-2SS Valkyrie II and battled Marduk units on the screen. Transformation was attained only by acquiring lettered icons (B for Battroid, G for Gerwalk, F for Fighter). Players were armed with lasers and

3600-960: The Tokyo Stock Exchange on February 15, 2008, after Namco Bandai acquired the remaining 10% of the shares. In February 2018, it was announced Bandai Visual would be merged with Lantis into a new branch of BNH, called Bandai Namco Arts . The reorganizing took effect as of April 1, 2018. Bandai Visual remains only as a label of the new company. Bandai Visual USA was established in 2005 in Cypress, California to license anime properties from various Japanese companies for North American distribution; most of those licenses coming from Bandai and its sister company Sunrise . The company also licensed manga series for release with English translation, and published American-made graphic novels . Bandai Visual USA's releases were of high quality and were aimed at collectors. Their titles were released under

3690-685: The U.N. Spacy Minmay Attack stratagem, which has been successfully employed to thwart the Zentradi threat ever since. However, a new humanoid alien race called the Marduk (Mardook in the original Japanese version), arrives in the Solar System with enslaved Zentradi and Meltlandi warriors who are seemingly unaffected by the Minmay Attack . The Marduk employ their own female singers, called Emulators, who incite their giant warriors with songs. The story focuses on reporter Hibiki Kanzaki, who

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3780-435: The U.N. Spacy could lose and that so many people are dying all around him. Lone tells him to pull himself together and get inside one of the enemy capital ships . Marduk officer Lord Feff follows Hibiki and the woman back to Earth. Hibiki doesn't tell anyone other than his friend Mash about the woman. As he's filming the sleeping woman for his story, she awakes and becomes afraid, wondering where she is. After being fitted with

3870-485: The U.N. Spacy fleet. Balser sends his command ship into the middle of the action, shooting up several Marduk ships before it is destroyed. The Zentradi/Meltrandi troops step up their ferocity and begin kamikaze attacks on the U.N. Spacy ships when Ingues orders the Emulators to sing their special "death song." Some of the ships in Ishtar's group are later destroyed on his orders for refusing to sing it as well - and he networks

3960-556: The VF-19A (from Macross VF-X2 ) and VF-22S (from Macross 7 ), respectively. In 2009, Hasegawa has released a new-tool 1:48 scale kit of the YF-19, in conjunction with their new 1:48 VF-1 Valkyrie model kit. Resin and garage kits of the Macross Plus variable fighters have been manufactured by several different companies in Japan. The most well-known of these kits is the 1/100 Perfect Variable YF-19 by Studio HalfEye, which became

4050-602: The VF-2SS Valkyrie II. The model was capable of transforming into Fighter, Gerwalk and Battroid modes, but required the swapping of hip joints for each mode. The kit also included additional sprues for assembling the Super Armed Pack. Several companies have made garage kits of the VF-2JA Icarus, as well as additional parts to convert the Bandai Valkyrie II into an atmospheric mode fighter without

4140-463: The Zentradi on Earth. This series was written by James D. Hudnall with illustrations provided by Schulhoff Tam. Four official Macross II posters were released by U.S. Renditions, L.A. Hero and Viz Comics. The first two posters featured the cover art from "Marduk Disorder" and "Sing Along." These two posters each measured 25 by 39 inches (640 mm × 990 mm). The third poster released

4230-484: The Zentradi troops coming from Ishtar's force with Emulators in other loyalist ships to keep up the assault. With the Marduk fleet having blasted through the U.N. Spacy's orbital and space defenses, Macross City's civilian populace is shepherded into underground shelters while the U.N. Spacy's ground forces mobilize for a last stand. Sylvie springs Hibiki and takes him to the SDF-1 Macross. Sylvie discovers that it

4320-541: The anime studio Actas . In February 2018, it was announced Bandai Visual would be merged with Lantis into a new branch of BNH, called Bandai Namco Arts . The reorganizing took effect as of April 1, 2018. Bandai Visual remains only as a label of the new company. On August 23, 1983, Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai established AE Planning Co., Ltd. (Account Executive Planning), an animation and film distributor, in Kōjimachi , Chiyoda . Bandai created AE Planning following

4410-414: The background and past history of the characters. The artist of the manga is Naoki Moriya and is available since February 10, 2012. A video game adaptation of the original OVA (マクロスプラス -Game Edition-) was released in 2000 in Japan only. This PlayStation game by Shoeisha Co. Ltd. features some members of the original cast and staff, and includes parts of the original soundtrack, as well as some cutscenes in

4500-412: The basis for Yamato Toys' 1/72 diecast toy. Bandai released High grade 1/100 plastic model kit in early 2023. The kit has transformable feature by switching parts. A new manga adaptation of the anime is being serialized by comic publisher Kadokawa Comics A with the name Macross Plus: TAC Name . The story of the comic is a retelling of the events from the anime as well as a more detailed description of

4590-457: The climax of the fight Guld, finally achieving a target lock, releases a large fury of missiles seemingly destroying the YF-19. As this happens, Guld is flooded by repressed memories. Now realizing it was truly his own jealous rage that had torn the friendship apart. Having saved himself and Yang by cutting engine throttle and gliding, the YF-19 then appears in the skies above Guld and the two old friends reconcile. When discovering that Myung's life

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4680-495: The company continued generating profits, it began expanding its operations into other entertainment industries. In 1996, Bandai Visual began publishing video games under the Emotion Digital Software brand, releasing titles such as Return to Zork , MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition and Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka . In April 1996, Bandai Visual published Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ,

4770-408: The emergency military channel to broadcast information the military has been suppressing and is arrested. The supreme U.N. Spacy council questions Hibiki about the footage he shot inside the Marduk ship and also orders Sylvie's arrest. Out in space, Ingues orders the entire Marduk fleet to begin the attack on Earth, and are successful in breaking the defenses with Zentradi forces leading the charge and

4860-447: The enemy, but Hibiki convinces her otherwise. The Marduk interrogate Hibiki about his job and Ishtar's strange behavior. Sylvie rescues Hibiki just before he is brainwashed. As they are escaping, Hibiki keeps recording parts of the ship and discovers that the Marduk are using mind control to keep the Zentradi soldiers fighting for them. Commander Exxegran debriefs Silvie about the events of the previous episode. Hibiki, meanwhile, hijacks

4950-468: The episodic releases however, which include the English dub alongside the Japanese track, aforementioned dub was omitted, and a PCM mix replaces both (Dolby Digital) stereo options heard before. On June 21, 2013, a Blu-ray box, again featuring episodes 1-4 & Movie saw release. This time however, English track was reinstated, and episodes 1-4 include both English & Japanese audio, with episode 4 using

5040-530: 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 Millard, the station commander of New Edwards Test Flight Facility, reluctantly tells both pilots that their mission and

5130-536: The form of excerpts from the Movie Edition of Macross Plus . The game features the variable fighters and mecha used in the OVA, as well as select units from the original Macross series. It also introduces the Neo Glaug (a transformable version of the Zentradi battle pod) as an in-game exclusive. Unlike other Macross games, transformation of variable fighters is not possible during gameplay; each level has

5220-510: The humans and the Zentradi , in January 2040, the U.N. government is developing new technologies to use in their transforming fighter aircraft by running tests on the colony planet Eden . Military test pilots and former childhood friends, loose cannon Isamu Alva Dyson and the Zentradi mixed race 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

5310-502: The incident, and allowed the continuation of Project Super Nova. Following Big West's 1992 release of Macross II (which was subsequently retconned as an alternate universe title), original Macross staff member Shōji Kawamori began work on a true sequel to the original Macross series. To realistically depict the intense flight scenes in the anime, Kawamori – along with action choreographer and animator Ichiro Itano and other staff members – traveled to Edwards Air Force Base (which

5400-471: The latter company often licensed many of Visual's anime series for publishing and distribution in North America, such as Cowboy Bebop , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , and multiple Gundam sequels. Bandai Entertainment also published English-translated manga series and American graphic novels , in addition to offering a "fan support" program to facilitate public screenings of licensed content at anime clubs and anime conventions . Bandai Visual

5490-429: The limiters allows Guld to achieve accelerations exceeding human (even Zentradi-Human) limitations, which ultimately leads to his death, the g-forces generated by his piloting literally crushing him even as he crashes the YF-21 into the X-9, destroying it. While fighting the SDF-1 Macross, Sharon hypnotises Yang who shoots at Isamu but only hits his helmet. Isamu ejected Yang but then is hypnotized by Sharon's voice, and

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5580-476: The new Teletoon station in Canada along with the film Ninja Scroll . After completion, the series was re-edited for theatrical release, with a shortened 115 minute runtime. This version, entitled Macross Plus: Movie Edition , features multiple new and alternate scenes, while removing and shortening many other scenes from the original OVA series. Macross Plus Movie Edition had a limited theatrical release at

5670-554: The newer Bandai mix, while retaining Manga's original for episodes 1-3. Movie Edition on the other hand is Japanese only, but offers English subtitles, plus a new DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track to go alongside its PCM option. It should be noted however, that the 2013 box uses 2007's remaster, and therefore whose image remains identical. A stand alone Blu-ray of the theatrical cut was made available on January 29, 2016. Done by me, link below showcases Renewal box & Blu-ray. https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7227 During

5760-487: The newest successor to the VF-11 Thunderbolt variable fighter which is currently still in use by the U.N. Spacy military forces. Their own personal grudges end up disrupting the tests, and begin to wreak havoc on the program. 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

5850-440: The notable titles that Bandai Entertainment held included K-On! , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star . Beez Entertainment was the European branch of Bandai Entertainment that also distributed anime and music and were also owned by Bandai Namco Holdings. The name is an acronym for Bandai Entertainment European Zone. Following the discontinuation of Bandai Entertainment, Beez has also stopped releasing anime in

5940-442: The original Macross staff, only three of them returned for Macross II : Haruhiko Mikimoto (character designer), Sukehiro Tomita (scripter) and Yasunori Honda (sound director). Shoji Kawamori , the creator of the original Macross series, did not participate in this project because, at the time, he had no interest in writing sequels. Since co-creator Studio Nue was also absent from this project, studios AIC and ONIRO handled

6030-485: The player's unit fixed in one mode only. Aside from the single-player story mode, two players can battle each other in vs. mode. This 3D home software is completely different from the vertical-scrolling arcade shooter released in Japan by Banpresto in 1997 as Macross Plus (マクロスプラス) which is loosely based on the franchise. Bandai Visual Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. was a Japanese anime , film production , and distribution company, established by Bandai and

6120-498: The production. Macross II was framed as six episodes because, at the time, it was felt that short OVA series were the current trend in anime. Initially conceived as taking place 300 years in the future, that number was pared down to 80 years during production. Macross II also takes place in the same universe as the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² games Macross 2036 and Macross: Eternal Love Song . The staff

6210-470: The project has been scrubbed by the U.N. Spacy High Command – due to the completion of a newer, and previously unknown aircraft, the Ghost X-9 (ゴースト X-9), an advanced stealth UCAV prototype which was secretly being produced on Earth while two other prototypes (YF-19 and YF-21) were simultaneously being tested for Project Super Nova in planet Eden. With the Ghost X-9 completed, testing on the YF-19 and YF-21

6300-412: The release of the series, Shogakukan published the companion visual book This Is Animation Special: Macross Plus , which covered the first two episodes. A follow-up book was released, covering the production of the Movie Edition. Macross Plus toys were not available until 2000, when Yamato Toys released a 1/72 scale diecast replica of the YF-19. Since then, aside from Yamato, replicas and figures of

6390-753: The score for Macross Plus . The orchestral score was recorded in Tel Aviv , Israel , by members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , except for "Dogfight" (an orchestral track used during the final battle between Isamu and Guld), which was recorded in Prague , Czech Republic by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra . Sharon Apple's songs are performed by a number of different artists – namely Gabriela Robin , Akino Arai , Mai Yamane , Melodie Sexton, Wuyontana and

6480-483: The series in 1993 as a movie in a limited number of theaters across the US as a 150-minute film on 35 mm film. Manga Entertainment consolidated the six episodes in 1995 into a single VHS cassette called Macross II: The Movie . It was released as two VHS cassette variations: the first contained the English dub and the second contained the original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. In 2000, Macross II: The Movie

6570-507: The series' variable fighters have been manufactured by Doyusha and Kaiyodo (under the Revoltech line). None of these toys are widely available in the U.S. due to ongoing legal disputes between Big West and Tatsunoko Production / Harmony Gold USA over the Macross copyright. Hasegawa Hobby Kits released non-transforming model kits of the YF-19 and YF-21 in fighter modes between 2001 and 2002. The molds for both planes were re-used for

6660-408: The ship simply by touching some of the control panels. She confesses her real identity to Hibiki, and explains that they use the Zentradi to destroy any foreign cultures, with the Emulators keeping them in line. Ishtar adds that the Macross is the legendary "ship of the Alus" which will bring peace to the Marduk. Upon overhearing everything, Sylvie arrives and wants to take Ishtar into custody as she's

6750-626: The sixth mainline installment in the Gundam media franchise. Though it was a moderate success in Japan, Gundam Wing was especially popular in the United States, being credited for single-handedly popularizing the Gundam franchise for Western audiences. Following the show's success, Bandai established a subsidiary named Bandai Entertainment Inc. in Cypress, California as a subsidiary of its United States division, Bandai America. Though Bandai Visual did not have any direct control over Bandai Entertainment,

6840-401: The success of Emotion, its film distribution division, in 1982, and was part of Bandai's corporate reorganization and alteration of its business strategies. AE Planning primarily distributed original video animations (OVAs) from other companies, most notably Pierrot 's Dallos (1983). Beginning in October 1984, it licensed and distributed laserdisc films in Japan. After Bandai agreed to

6930-506: The war. The Faerie Squadron is a trio of Valkyrie pilots under Silvie's command. In the final episode, all three of them later join Nexx Gilbert in manning a Macross Cannon ship. Macross II began production in 1991 and debuted simultaneously in the United States and Japan, during the second quarter of 1992, in order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the original The Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series. Out of

7020-421: Was a direct adaption of the Macross II anime. The manga series was scripted by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Tsuguo Okazaki . The English version was translated by James D. Hudnall and Rachel Thorn . In 1994, Viz Comics reissued the ten individual issues in a single trade paperback volume. Unlike the previous Viz series, which was released in the same size as Silver Age comic books, this compilation

7110-413: Was a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Namco Bandai announced on November 8, 2007, that it would buy the voting shares it did not own between that date and December 10, 2007, and turn the company into a wholly owned subsidiary. On December 18, 2007, Namco Bandai announced that it had owned 93.63% of Bandai Visual's shares since the end of November. The remaining shares were delisted from

7200-815: Was consummated on July 1, 2008. The company confirmed on January 2, 2012, that they would stop offering new DVD, Blu-ray disc and manga releases by February, but would continue to produce their current library of content. Bandai Entertainment was restructured to focus on licensing anime to other companies. On August 30, 2012, Bandai America announced that it will shut down Bandai Entertainment and discontinue distributing their home video and print catalog on March 1, 2013. They made their final shipment to retailers on November 30, 2012. Many former Bandai Entertainment titles have been re-licensed by other companies, including Funimation , Crunchyroll , Aniplex of America , Discotek Media , Media Blasters , Nozomi Entertainment , Viz Media , Maiden Japan and Sentai Filmworks . Most of

7290-418: Was followed that same year by Macross II: Sourcebook One—The U.N. Spacy , which was an extension of the first game. In 1994, Palladium joined forces with Canadian role-playing game company Dream Pod 9 to produce a three-part Deck Plans supplement series, which featured technical schematics of U.N. Spacy and Marduk warships and new rules for ship-to-ship combat. Bandai released a 1:100 scale model kit of

7380-528: Was halted indefinitely, since the higher-ups believe that the new unmanned fighter is superior in every way. Meanwhile, the AI Sharon Apple has developed a malevolent consciousness, due to an illegal bio-chip having been installed by lead scientist on the project, Marge Gueldoa. During her concert in the Atlantis Dome inside Earth's Macross City, Sharon quickly takes over both the Ghost X-9 and

7470-534: Was listed on JASDAQ market in November 2001; by that time, the company was worth over ¥ 2.1 billion (US$ 20 million). In January 2003, the company acquired Emotion Music and made it a wholly owned subsidiary, as a means to further expand into the music industry. Bandai Visual also began supplying content for broadband distribution networks, such as the Bandai Channel television station. Bandai Visual

7560-623: Was not allowed to use any of the original Macross characters in this project. Furthermore, the staff decided to avoid the "idol" singer concept that was propounded in the original series. Their rationale was that Japan was experiencing an "idol boom" during the 1980s and Macross mirrored that. Haruhiko Mikimoto explained that he and director Kenichi Yatagai differed on what they envisioned Macross II to be; compromises had to be made on both sides. The mechanical designs for Macross II were created by Junichi Akutsu, Jun Okuda and Koichi Ohata (who previously worked on Gunbuster ). Macross II

7650-428: Was published in the same size as conventional manga and was spiral-bound. In November 1994, Viz Comics published Macross II: The Micron Conspiracy as a five-issue comic book limited series. Marketed as a "100% made-in-America sequel", the story is set one year after the events of Macross II and follows Hibiki Kanzaki and Sylvie Gena as they attempt to uncover the explanation behind a series of mysterious attacks against

7740-569: Was recast with David Hayter , most famous for his voicework on the Metal Gear series. This version was exclusive to Japan, also being included as the English dub of choice on the Japanese Blu-ray release in 2012, still retaining the original Manga versions of Episodes 1 - 3. In Japan, this version was released with Japanese subtitles as the "International Version". In January 1998, it broadcast in 3 parts, each twice on midnights on

7830-571: Was released on DVD by Manga Entertainment. This DVD included both the English dub and the original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. Bonus materials included a music video (actually a creditless closing theme), four character profiles and an image and mechanical designs gallery. Macross II: The Movie was released as a downloadable video rental on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 by Starz . This release only included

7920-414: Was released on VHS in the U.S. through Manga Entertainment, with a DVD release in 2000. The DVD version is a direct transfer from the VHS release, causing the subtitles to be part of the footage itself, so they can't be turned off. There is no English dub for the movie version. On August 24, 2007 (CDjapan), Japan released on DVD an HD Remastered box set containing both the entire OVA series and Movie. Unlike

8010-469: Was the 27 by 41 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (690 mm × 1,040 mm) official theatrical poster for the Macross II 35 mm film release, featuring the cover art from "Station Break." The fourth poster, released by Viz Comics, featured Ishtar and measured 28 + 5 ⁄ 8 by 40 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (730 mm × 1,030 mm). In 1993, Palladium Books released a role-playing game called Macross II: The Role-Playing Game . This

8100-588: Was the basis for New Edwards Air Force Base on planet Eden in the series) in Edwards, California , for a few training sessions with dogfighting school Air Combat USA. The Advanced Tactical Fighter program of the 1980s was the basis of the Project Supernova contest between the YF-19 and YF-21. Consequently, the YF-21's design was heavily influenced by the Northrop YF-23 while the YF-19 resembles

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