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Apr 24, 2008 4:27 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Good episode with some nice development as well as action scenes, will probably rate it 4/5 after seeing subs. Some of the animation was pretty bad at times, I wonder which company they outsorced parts of this episode too... but the fight scenes were still top notch.

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Apr 24, 2008 5:46 PM
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hm I haven't seen the episode yet but it looks quite good. You're the only person thus far to have mentioned bad animation :\ If it truly was worse than some moments last ep we might be in for less the polished show I thought we were.

I'm looking forward to new info about the Vajra (even though I've probably read most of it as spoilers anyway). Someone mentioned the fact that this episode marks a bit of deviation from the manga (which is good, I feel).
Apr 24, 2008 5:47 PM
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man this episode was gold
Apr 24, 2008 8:27 PM
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The animation was only bad for some characters, I'm positive it will be fixed up for the dvd release though. The fighting scenes were still top notch, amazing really.
Apr 24, 2008 10:21 PM
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Well it's quite difficult to have inconsistent or wonky-looking fight scenes when CG is being used, once the designs are done and the studio has got into the swing of using them. Cel work, on the other hand, is the thing likely to suffer. It could just have been a case of a different animation director exerting a slightly different style, rather than sloppy drawing. Hard to say until I watch it.
Apr 24, 2008 11:05 PM
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Some scenes just look really awkward and it's just in the first half, if my internet wasn't capped during peak time (australian) I'll load some shots now, instead I'll have to wait until off peak which is a long way off.. People were commenting on the 3rd episode having a dip in animation and honestly I had no idea what they were talking about but this was noticeable.
Apr 25, 2008 3:22 AM
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Have this episode just aired? Or have it already been subed?








Apr 26, 2008 2:59 PM
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Subs are out now.

And yes, there were some instances where the animation was definitely pretty dodgy. They make up for it with amazing windmilltran action.
Apr 26, 2008 7:20 PM
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Yeah, the animation for characters are kinda not that good. But the animation cg for action is top-notch. It was an awesome episode, they`ve introduced some new characters.. XD
Apr 26, 2008 7:27 PM

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good episode
that song that ranka-chan sang brought back memories
same one lynn minmei sang @ the 1st miss macross
and that finale, man what a teaser for the next one episode



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Apr 26, 2008 10:22 PM
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Very nice ep. I'm glad their showing some more Zentradi, summons memories of SDF Macross. And that song... I'm surprised at how good it seemed to fit, given how much I hated it before :) And, again, I just love the Valkyries! Amazing CG. And the powered armour actually looks acceptable now!
Apr 27, 2008 6:59 AM

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Excellent, once again .

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Apr 27, 2008 7:07 AM

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I ended up rating it a 5/5, anyway looks like the next episodes is Sheryl's time to shine, about time.
Apr 27, 2008 7:52 PM
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Well I quite enjoyed the episode, although it was certainly my least favourite thus far. Wrestlo said, there were definately problems with the animation, although it made me wonder, because at times the animation was fine or even really good. It was almost as if there were two teams working on the episode, one doing Ranka's story and one doing Alto's. Because the animation for the latter didn't appear to have any problems.

I liked the action scene a lot this episode, and it was cool how that place was an old Zentradi battlefield. Also, Alto taking out a Vajra = awesome.
Apr 28, 2008 12:39 PM

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Well, I think I am starting to like this show :)
Apr 28, 2008 3:42 PM

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Alright, it's getting better! Really cool fighting scenes too, though it felt as the quality of the art was slightly worse than in previous eps :o Might have been just me though...

Oh and Ranka really is super cute ;>.
Apr 29, 2008 5:19 AM

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This show has yet to dissapoint me, another awesome episode. The fighting scenes were REALLY good.
Also, Ranka during the contest was win! =P
Apr 29, 2008 1:26 PM

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Oh, man, this was a pretty good episode.
I have to say though, I LOVE Alto-hime.
May 1, 2008 4:26 AM

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yeesh very nice episode imo...nice fighting scenes and some lol-moments as well


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May 2, 2008 12:48 PM
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A bit too much romance in this episode (and in the next one too I guess), it would be good to mix it with action and some story development too. Still Macross Frontier is a great show, so apart from that I can't complain too much.

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May 2, 2008 2:07 PM

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Every Macross is romance heavy. Romance (especially love triangles) along with mecha and music is the 3 staples of Macross.That's why it has such broad appeal, Kawamori likes his romance, look at Escaflowne which is another show of his.
May 2, 2008 7:50 PM

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THIS SHOW IS BALLIN'
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May 7, 2008 2:47 PM

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wow, this show is really, really good. the animation was great, there is not too much fanservice and the humour, as well as ranka's moeness make this series worth watching. nice. 5/5.
May 13, 2008 3:56 PM
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Just the best show this season and all year for me. F-ing awesome in every dept. Great love-triangle forming, although I see Ranka winning already.

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Another great episode, it was over way too fast. Ranka was very cute again. Can't wait for more.

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Jun 11, 2008 1:23 PM

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It's actually one of those rare shows for me, where I have to see most scenes two or three times, because they are so enjoyable.

This was one of the best episodes so far.

I am glad I went through the not so much troublesome trouble to watch older Macross animes only for this.
Jun 13, 2008 1:57 PM

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Awesome episode, Alto's princess pose after shooting that guy down + Ranka singing My Boyfriend is a Pilot = 5/5

I'm so glad I went back and watched a bunch of old Macross before I started this, it wouldn't be the same without the background.
Jun 20, 2008 6:00 AM

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I think this anime would be much better without the love triangle and more Mecha. Personally I think this anime dosen't fit into the world of Macross.








Jun 20, 2008 3:23 PM

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eh.. love triangle is a Macross staple... you might as well take out the transforming mecha and music while you're at it...
Jun 21, 2008 5:23 AM

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Westlo said:
eh.. love triangle is a Macross staple... you might as well take out the transforming mecha and music while you're at it...


Errr. . . . . nope. Why should I? Take Macross Plus and Zero for example for perfect Macross mecha with no patetic love triangle.








Jun 21, 2008 11:14 AM

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/facepalm

lmao Plus had a triangle..... and Zero had the makings of one even though it wasn't serious since it was a one sided crush on Mao's side. If you haven't noticed Kawamori (the guy who made Macross) likes his love triangles as shown by the Macross franchise, Escaflowne and Arjuna.
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Jul 16, 2008 1:46 PM

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Nice episode, Alto did a great job in space. And Klan-Klan is so cute in her micronized form ^^
Aug 5, 2008 5:53 AM

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This show has yet to dissapoint me, another awesome episode. The fighting scenes were REALLY good.
Also, Ranka during the contest was win! =P

Agreed. This show is amazing so far. What else can be said?
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Oct 2, 2008 1:48 AM

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Excellent, once again .
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Oct 3, 2008 11:45 PM

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When Ranka sang "Watashi no Kare wa Pilot," I almost cried tears of joy. That one was always my favorite Macross tune.

Also, the CG in this series puts everything else I've ever seen to shame. The battles are fast-paced and acrobatic, and I hope they can keep this up.

By the way, why is it that Sheryl's hair always seems to have this angelic glow around it whenever she shows up? It's kind of crazy.
Oct 25, 2008 6:04 AM

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Good characters, more awesome music, awesome action scenes once again. This show is great.
Mar 16, 2009 10:11 PM

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I've been saying this for the past few episode but I'll say it again. Man this show is good.
May 2, 2009 9:12 PM

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Another great episode, it was over way too fast. Ranka was very cute again. Can't wait for more.

I want to take her home, right now.
Sep 11, 2009 1:15 PM

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Lol at the big loli. Seriously, never expected that.
Sep 14, 2009 12:03 AM

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Chibi Klan is just too freaking adorable.
Nov 14, 2009 7:21 AM

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good epsiode
Nov 29, 2009 9:20 PM

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cool


Dec 11, 2009 3:47 PM

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Haha japs and their bows can be so funny... I'm happy Ranka lost the contest, it would feel too much like cheating if she won, still her rendition of Minmay's classic was interesting.
Sep 25, 2010 12:22 AM

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Already getting sick of the fanservice and character cliches.
Apr 23, 2011 10:08 PM

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omg she sings "my boyfriend is a pilato"
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone
Jun 24, 2011 2:25 PM
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Very impressed by this show so far, looking forward to watching more.
Jul 13, 2011 10:08 AM

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Aw, Ranka didn’t win!
Dec 1, 2011 12:18 AM

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It's getting more and more interesting!! Love the fighting scene!

And I want to know more of Alto's familial background, like why he discontinued being in the Kabuki..
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When Ranka sang "Watashi no Kare wa Pilot," I almost cried tears of joy. That one was always my favorite Macross tune.


I expected to here it at some point, although am not very crazy about the song it certainly brings memories.

Btw i am starting to think that Ranka's voice actor has a little too matured voice for a playing a moe young girl like her.

Wtf was the guy doing taking a pose with the mecha? Lol. They are right in teasing him. His looking for it when he makes staff like that.
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Man, Ranka's weird cellphone keeps amazing me with every new feature it shows!

They even brought back the same song!!!

Great dogfights as always, and I'm glad Ranka didn't win, it adds much more realism.
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