Macross Frontier
You may recall that I used to maintain an anime blog. Becoming disillusioned with modern trends in animation and fandom in general, I cut down my consumption and severed myself from all involvement with the community. Since then I've become a little more comfortable with my place and figure that it can't hurt to say a little every once in a while.
These words exist in my own canon, and perhaps one day I'll be able to participate on a world stage once more. I'm absorbing future anime writing into the body of Batrock.net for a less splintered presentation of my interests.
The original Macross series is one of my favourite of all time. The combination of civilian life with space warfare and compelling villains, with more emphasis on music than was usual at the time, made for a memorable series that has endured far longer than its arbitrary "brothersâ€, Southern Cross and Mospeada. Due to the convergence of several sets of circumstance, a couple of weeks ago I got the chance to watch the 25th anniversary series, 2007's Macross Frontier.
My stance on Macross Frontier is complicated: sometimes I thought that it was a Macross series only cosmetically, and at others I thought that it captured key themes perfectly. Despite the lack of depth to the villainy and the frequently workmanlike action sequences, I think that overall it captured very well the essence of animated science fiction.
I do not consider the following to contain very specific spoilers, but I do comment on the outcome of the love triangle.