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Dec 27, 5:40 PM
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mydaddy
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I Saw online that this part is largely disconnected with the rest of the series can someone confirm that for me
Dec 27, 5:56 PM
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Killjoy_Kora
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yeah basically. All you need to know is that there are some alien people around called the Zentradi but that really doesn't come up outside of one character. The Zentradi used to fight humanity but now they're united.


You should totally watch SDF Macross tho, it's a great show especially for the time.
Killjoy_KoraDec 27, 7:20 PM
Dec 27, 6:18 PM
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markxddotmp4
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I watched it without needing to watch the original show, and I got the jist of it. Does make me wanna check out the rest
Dec 27, 9:12 PM
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NewestPersonHere

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You can watch Plus but highly recommended to watch the original SDF Macross to know how the humans and Zentradi get along.

If you want to get into Macross, the best watch order is the release order:
SDF -> Plus -> 7 -> Zero -> Frontier -> Delta
Getting into Macross is not as difficult as Gundam.

Going to mention @TheMechaManiac because he is better than me at guiding people into Macross.
Dec 27, 9:37 PM
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Kanudelgruber

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Plus has almost nothing to do with the other series. Watching the other series will give you a bit of extra context for the setting but that's about it.
Dec 28, 11:42 AM
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KurokamiPhantom

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A lot of little details will go over your head, but you should be able to enjoy it on its own. I do recommend giving the original series a shot though as it holds up quite well, and that's all that's required to watch before Plus
Dec 28, 5:30 PM
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TheMechaManiac
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You can but you'll have a better context of who these people are if you actually watch the original show. Plus spends no time on building the world around it and it kinda expects you to already understand what a Variable Fighter or a Zentraedi is.
Hot Blood saves lives.
Yesterday, 5:34 AM
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themoneylender
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I started off with macross + and it made me want to watch the originals and it still remains one of my favourite universe's.
Today, 7:01 AM
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Harlock072
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Macross Plus is something I used as a “gateway anime” to friends unfamiliar to the art form largely because it is almost entirely self-contained.
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