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42. SDF Macross
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@Turnsniper

For whatever reason, it took me a good while to watch Macross. I did watch some earlier Gundam series, since they were more popular, but that was something of a mistake, since Macross is much better. Despite being a very old series, the original holds up very well. Obviously the animation isnt on the same level of some modern series, and the songs arent quite as good as the best modern ones either (Information High and Lion and Ikenai Borderline are way better than anything from the original). But the animation does what it needs to, and actually looks amazing later on (episode 27 looks absolutely amazing, IIRC), plus the musics good enough that it enhances the show. The story progression throughout the series is very good. I think it had that thing happen where it got an order for a bunch of new episodes partway through the show, but they used that for a kind of sequel arc rather than adding filler in the middle, which worked much better than those other shows. All the details of the universe are very carefully considered, so I was always eager to learn more about the world and see what was going to happen next. The characters are quite strong as well. The main three arent the best in the world, but they do their job and generally arent annoying. The supporting cast is awesome. Roy makes for a great mentor-type, and Max is one of the best ideas the show had. Rather than making the MC the super genius pilot who easily defeats all the enemies, the had his friend fill that role instead, so the fights still stay interesting because hes not being focused on all the time. Milia was super fun as his love interest as well. Episode 27 has one of the coolest plot twists in a show Ive seen, and it always feels like the show is willing to take risks that might not be as common in modern anime. Its just a really well put together classic experience.
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