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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This ep was awesome, and sad at the same time. I want to see how they rebuild from the devastation. |
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| Awesome, awesome episode. I want to see more with Hayase and Hikaru. I was hoping Minmay wouldn't survive. |
| Wow...I was not expecting this...total annihilation... indeed one of the best episodes. I thought it would be a little more dramatic the destruction of Earth surface though, I mean, when macross arrived, it seemed like it was just a minor loss...the loss of earth...anyway it's very well done this episode 5/5 |
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| That was so so ridiculous, but so so epic. |
"I'm starting to think mal is run by Xinil generating electricity on a bicycle." - idklol |
| So... we just lost the earth... but its ok, no big deal... and despite all those ludicrously portrayed events I still liked the episode... damn... |
| more than just ridiculous. truly insane. and earth's surface just burned away. there is still atmosphere! ha. although i loved it. |
| KICK REASON TO THE CURB! Damn that episode was awesome. |
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| Man, this episode kick ass. The animation and the music were excellent. Yeah, it was so ridicules but epic. This was more believable than (Macross Fronteir spoiler) |
TuzoAnimeFeb 26, 2010 6:13 PM
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| Wow! Everyone is rather well adjusted despite god knows how many billions of dead people were cremated on that planet. Regardless, this was an outstanding episode. Hikaru has been making progress, but he really manned up in this episode. |
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DonKangolJones said: Wow! Everyone is rather well adjusted despite god knows how many billions of dead people were cremated on that planet. Weird isn't it? And that's the people who survived in this series and judging from the posts ahead of me, also the audience who watched this episode. XD Hikaru has been making progress, but he really manned up in this episode. Finally he got over Minmay. Minmay on the other hand, admitted to herself she likes Kaifun after all, ughh... ah whatever. I wished they both die already, that is after she sung her songs after the battle of course. LOL |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Awsome and Epic~ The animation of the battles was far more better than in the previous episodes. I loved it. |
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| Good stuff. I loved how Minmay's songs were playing in the background during the battle. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Best episode by far. Tons of emotional moments with great animation and music to go with it. |
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| Fuck, that episode could have been the end of the series! I mean, a little epilogue and call it a day, it would have worked and it's what 90% of anime series would have chosen. I really wonder how they're going to rebuild what they can. Man, I don't even know how I would feel in Hikaru's situation. |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| yeah i agree this was perfect ending for perfect show last arc was horrible. |
| This episode is pure epicness. The battle scenes with Ai Wa Nagareru in the background are amazing and stirring at the same time. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Macross is mostly full of QUALITY, but when it looks good, it looks outstanding. Kinda feel like DYRL handled this part better. Seeing Hayase as the only survivor on the Earth isn't really believable. It's not like she was hidden that well. Hopefully there are other survivors somewhere. I was hoping that she'll at least leave Earth and crash somewhere together with Hikaru. The battle was great though. Kamujin was hilarious. The song probably didn't even affect him much. It seems like he just wanted some action and used the song as an excuse "This song is good. Let's fight." |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| Just. Epic. Brought a tear in my eye. And finaly, Misa smiling and Hikaru getting over Minmay. ZetaZaku said: Kamujin was hilarious. The song probably didn't even affect him much. It seems like he just wanted some action and used the song as an excuse "This song is good. Let's fight." Heh, right. |
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. |
| Perfect episode. Hikaru confesses, Minmay counter-confesses, the breakup kiss, then this humongous battle with great animation. Really enjoyed Milia's red fighter and hearing Silver Moon again. And they even managed to win and Hikaru rushes to save Hayase like the white knight in Skull Leader valkyrie he is. The day is saved. |
EratiKOct 7, 2013 2:20 PM
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| Goddamn this episode was fucking perfect! I am dead serious, this may be a contender for the greatest single non-finale episode in anime. It just had everything, heck the part when the Macross flies through the walls of the enemy base and launches it's full arsenal at once is up there in my all time favourite scenes now (along with the Amuro and Char swordfight in MSG 0079). 11/10 episode |
| This was supposed to be the final episode, but the popularity of the show actually caused them to tack on the next arc as well as to insert a couple of fillers (Hikaru's dream in the hospital) to stretch it out. But yes, this was epic... True they have lost almost all of the population of earth, but they do have the Macross civilians and the Zentraedi fleets to start over again with. Of course, Earth looks like reclamation might be a very long term prospect. An excellent episode, and it would have been a great ending. We'll have to see what the final arc does now, but my big worry is that it will be a little anti-climatic. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| i was left speachless by this episode, absolutly stunning and horrifying at the same time. i have to see where the series goes from here |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Oh, I guess I died. That's too bad. |
| This episode was pure gold. Britai, tell me you didn't die ;_; |
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| This episode was everything I love about Macross. Epic in scale, ridiculous in tone, great music, love conquering war; just great. Indeed it would have been a neat finale but I'm actually intrigued by what the last arc can bring to the table. Rarely do action series like this ever deal with the clean-up / recovery of war in much detail, so I like that the writers are using the added episodes to tackle some really difficult issues. I appreciate it more than a perfect, happy ending when you know that the entire world just got blown to shreds but who cares because the main characters survived. |
| That scene where Hikaru and Minmay make their feelings known. Really well done, even I was hurting a bit there. I didn't like Minmay's songs in the beginning but I grew to love them as the series went on. Damn you protoculture. Hikaru and Misa finally reunite! They've definitely sorted out their feelings about each other. Love this ship. Though I thought their reaction to the Earth being desecrated to be a bit weird but i'll overlook it. If the series ended here, I would have no complaints. Well except that Misa and Hikaru should have kissed again in this episode. P.S. Lol at Kamujin's reaction |
FrozenSodaSep 1, 2015 2:35 AM
| RIP Earth. I'm surprised they actually killed almost everyone. That took guts. This felt like the last episode of a series. I'm surprised we're actually going to see the rebuilding progress. Best episode so far. |
| this episode was phenomenal, and so heart wrenching as well, im curious whats gonna happen next though now that the zentradi are defeated and the romance is pretty much wrapped up (fuck yeah! hikaru x misa ftw) |
| This was broooootal. I LOOOVED IT!!!! <3 |
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| probably the best episode not because it was epic but because it answered so many question and filled the void it made all the little minmay problems make it feel like it was fine because at the end of the day shes a young girl and she was lead to believe they are just friends. from personal experience i can appericate it more, i guess i was mad at her early on because i know how one sided love can be but he did make a mistake by not making his feelings clear earlier. |
| Wow, that was pretty awesome seeing the 3 alien commanders fight together, even though Quamzin did wait till the last minute. Really chaotic and neat. |
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| Sure, kinda ridiculous in many ways, but even so, a fantastic episode. Also, being a bit ridiculous is part of Macross's charm I think. Misa ship forever united! I still don't trust my desired Misa ending, but know, if things go wrong, I'll just convince myself this was the last episode. |
 People need societies, but they don't necessarily need nations. - Yang Wen-li |
| Yeah.....the calmn reaction to destruction of earth was so typical of this show but what evar. This show is great campy fun so i let shit like that slide. I do wonder where this goes from here. Seemed like it should have just wrapped up here so it's weird that it goes on for 9 more episodes. |
| Brutal episode, the best for the moment ;) And now, what??? |
| Well now I see where most of the budget went!! That was truly a spectacular episode, but I see it's still suffering from the pacing issues it has had of late. Crazy consequential shit happens at a moment's notice without much buildup. I was really glad to see Hikaru have real growth, finally manning up to express his feelings, as well as let go of Minmay and do what he must. Now I'm just perplexed at what they're going to do for the rest of the series! |
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| What a superb finale ! Everything looked beautiful and moved elegantly (even more so because of the strong contrast with average episodes). It was emotional and exciting. The Earth annihilation was surprising and its scenes were shocking. (Hayase surviving her planet when everyone included those stationning with her died seemed pretty stupid in such a moment, but thanks to everything else, it only stood out after the episode's end) Just how did Minmei end up in love with Kaifun? It was Hikaru that she was seeing a few episodes ago through him. It was even played like she had slowly started to realize he was more important than a simple friend. 5/5 Perfect final episode (even if it doesn't please me) Score: 7.5/10 Not sure if I'll go for a 7 or an 8, the numerous negative and few positive peaks in term of pictures have quite a wide gap. Wait, there is more? o_O   I wouldn't have mind drawings quality to be a little inferior for this one combined with a raise in quality for the most common episodes poor quality. It was great, but I fail to see how it can continue with a NINE episodes epilogue. edit @CodeBlazeFate Half-joking, but what was this Kaifun crap!?!!! |
Rei_IIIAug 13, 2017 2:17 PM
Rei366 said: This episode was amazing and I'm glad you agree.What a superb finale ! Everything looked beautiful and moved elegantly (even more so because of the strong contrast with average episodes). It was emotional and exciting. The Earth annihilation was surprising and its scenes were shocking. (Hayase surviving her planet when everyone included those stationning with her died seemed pretty stupid in such a moment, but thanks to everything else, it only stood out after the episode's end) Just how did Minmei end up in love with Kaifun? It was Hikaru that she was seeing a few episodes ago through him. It was even played like she had slowly started to realize he was more important than a simple friend. 5/5 Wait, there is more? o_O I wouldn't have mind drawings quality to be a little inferior for this one combined with a raise in quality for the most common episodes poor quality. @CodeBlazeFate It was great, but I fail to see how it can continue with a NINE episodes epilogue. Simple, show the direct aftermath of all this, and how the Zentradi react to all of this and the new lifestyles they have. |
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| Awesome episode ... all the best of Macross reunited in a single episode. Animation: check Emotion: check Romance: check Memorable drawings: check Music: check Epicness: check All the serie's plots launched several episodes earlier converge here and the series could perfectly stop here. This episode made me realize how much I love this series, its characters and its music. Now I wonder what the last 9 episodes will hold, it will be hard to equal this wonderful episode but I am curious to see what will happen ! |
| And why this isn't the last episode?? Silly. |
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Katsu-kun said: And why this isn't the last episode?? Silly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sor9GzivGbk |
XOTIK said: This episode was everything I love about Macross. Epic in scale, ridiculous in tone, great music, love conquering war; just great. I had the exact same thoughts. This episode was Macross at its best! The art was absolutely gorgeous, a lot of things didn't make sense, and the music was awesome. Such a classic. Also I'm glad to see I'm not the only one watching it in 2017. |
hey_p said: When you will finish watching Macross, please make sure you watch Macross Do You Remember love, I just finished it and I found the same awesomeness that in this episode 27 but for two hours ! * - *XOTIK said: This episode was everything I love about Macross. Epic in scale, ridiculous in tone, great music, love conquering war; just great. I had the exact same thoughts. This episode was Macross at its best! The art was absolutely gorgeous, a lot of things didn't make sense, and the music was awesome. Such a classic. Also I'm glad to see I'm not the only one watching it in 2017. |
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