Macross II: Lovers Again

A.D. 2089 - 80 years have passed since Space War I changed the lives of both human and Zentraedi races. Both races are at peace on Earth when a new alien race called the "Marduk" appear within the Solar System. While covering the first battle between the U.N. Spacy and the Marduk fleet, SNN rookie reporter Hibiki Kanzaki discovers Ishtar, an "Emulator" that enhances the Marduk's combat abilities through singing. Hibiki brings Ishtar to Earth to teach her the values of life and culture. Together with ace Valkyrie pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki and Ishtar must find a way to save Earth from total destruction at the hands of the Marduk leader Ingues.

(Source: ANN)

Ishtar Main

Kasahara, Hiroko Japanese

Gena, Sylvie Main

Touma, Yumi Japanese

Kanzaki, Hibiki Main

Takayama, Tsutomu Japanese

Lone, Dennis Supporting

Ootomo, Ryuuzaburou Japanese

Feff Supporting

Furuya, Toru Japanese

Saori Supporting

Ichiryusai, Teiya Japanese

Nastasha Supporting

Hikita, Yumi Japanese

Lord Emperor Ingues Supporting

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Ryder, Wendy Supporting

Satou, Yukiyo Japanese

Amy Supporting

Kouda, Mariko Japanese

Inoue, Hiroaki Producer

Takanashi, Minoru Producer

Yatagai, Kenichi Director

Aoki, Takeshi Episode Director

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Jul 23, 2021

B2Reviews

Recommended

So for me, Macross (or at least the bastardized edit that we got with Robotech) was my gateway prime; the first anime that I had ever seen, well over a decade before I understood what this genre called anime was. And I only saw it in passing, bits and pieces years apart. But it stuck with me.

I don't remember when I first saw the movie version of Macross II, but I do know at least one time I had rented it on VHS. Kids ask your folks what...those...shit, that's us now.

MOVING ON!

So what is Macross II? It is the quintessential space ... mecha action story, with a new enemy bearing down un humanity. Our only hope is...an alien pop idol? Eh, what the hell, lasers and missiles aren't working.

It's one of those older scifi titles that I love so much for their bullet hell action sequences amid a starry backdrop. It belongs into a bygone era of animation alongside Bubblegum Crisis or the original Transformers movie. And I can't wait to share this one with my boys.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 5, 2024

Irememberlove

Mixed Feelings

The most (?) reviled series in the franchise. But it’s actually not bad.

Macross II is solidly average. Its first three episodes are really great, but then it seems like they forgot to actually continue the direction of the show and decided to wrap it up with the three remaining episodes. With a bit of stronger writing and three more episodes for this OVA, it probably would have been amongst the best of the Macross series. You’ll find a lot of later entries in Macross seem to borrow from ideas presented in II, but tend to handle its concepts in an inferior manner.

It’s a good follow ... up to SDF/DYRL. It’s overall themes are the weaponization of culture, something you can imagine became far more prevalent after the events of SDF/DYRL. Including in more understandable terms than just combat idols, covering propaganda as well. The idea was perfect for a follow up. It doesn’t fully land all of its points, but it’s serviceable. It’s a shame there were no proper music duels, which would have instantly made this show much better.

It’s soundtrack is nothing to write home about. It’s not bad, but it still lacks to some degree. Quite a few songs are catchy, though.

It’s greatest weakness may be its love triangle, where it’s only hinted at with one line. Then the triangle is dropped on you later. Also, the resolution to said triangle is really quick and pointless, leaving you wondering why this was included in the first place. This is truly the only bad part of the OVA.

Macross II features some female Valkyrie pilots, and the main female character is one of them. And she’s a good female character for 90’s anime. Like, really good compared to how a lot of the women are treated. Better than half the crap that comes out today.

Macross II’s biggest sins may be that it can be boring for some, and otherwise forgettable for others. I don’t think it ever was boring, though. It’s never bad, it just never hits any really great heights. The definition of average. Also, Banana Moon & Deja Vu are great songs. Fight me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 4, 2021

BOlNGO

Not Recommended

Preliminary (4/6 eps)

I got almost NOTHING out of watching this. It's got some nice music, some of the character designs are quite nice, and I think that Ishtar is an endearing character in and of herself, but none of that can save a production that I just felt apathetic towards. The characters are paper thin, the plot is paper thin, this isn't long enough to justify itself. I wondered why this was declared non-canon until I watched it (as I like giving most things the benefit of the doubt) but if this were my first venture into Macross I probably wouldn't have become a fan of the ... series. It's by and large harmless, but I can't say I enjoyed a lot about this production. It'll probably end up having aesthetic screenshots taken by nostalgic teenagers for their blog, but that's about the only staying power this production has outside of its admittedly banging opening theme.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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