Macross Δ

I am a long time science fan. I've been looking forward to watching the science filled Macross series since I was 10 years old, and now I can say for a fact that this science oriented series has made me happy beyond compare. Even Hayate cannot make me give this series less than a 10. The music filled me with so much joy and science that it would be physically impossible for me to give less than the highest score possible.

Everything is science.
The outfits appearing out of nowhere? Science.
The music being able to be heard to the great beyond? Science.
Singing below water? Science.
Truly ... majestic.

My life is now filled with science. I will now watch every single Macross.
Thank You Macross Delta.

I have an issue with this series. No matter what I liked about this series, no matter what praises I can sing of this series it comes back to one thing. Macross Frontier did it better. Animation quality and character design are equal, that's a problem because one is older than the other; the newer should look better. Also both series pretty much have the same end, which adds nothing. None of the songs are memorable, not getting Yoko Kanno for the soundtrack hurt as well. The downfall was dividing what was a 2 singer story into a 5 singer story. So only a few ... characters get their moment to shine. Which sucks because the cast was the strongest part of this show.

It's good enough if you didn't watch Macross Frontier

The series has a decent start, but as a whole, it doesn't amount to much and really falls apart in the second half. I really wanted to like this series. It's just not good, though.

With a little more planning and a higher budget, this could have been a great show. It has elements that could easily be expanded into something great. It is a shame it was all wasted.

Music
I really liked Borderline and Giraffe Blues. I found the other songs forgettable.

Art
They needed more budget for what they wanted to do. The first episode introduces what is supposed to be a unique fighting style ... for the main character, but you never really see it again. The series is plagued with things like that. At a concept stage the art is fine, in execution it's all lacking. Again, I suspect this is due to budget or not enough time.

Story
The story feels like they didn't plan it out. It has some strong elements, especially during the first part of the show, but as a full package it doesn't come together well and all of the characters suffer as a result.