@onesiphorus said:
@Jag85: I would like to add that Harmony Gold adding Southern Cross and Mospeda to Macross in Robotech is due to the fact that syndication rules for American television stated that a series needs at least 65 episodes to air, but Macross had less that number of episodes. Since it is in syndication, Robotech was able to air outside the timeslots for children programming. In fact, I remembered when Robotech first aired in 1985 (I was ten years old at the time), it aired right after children programming on one of my local TV stations.
Too bad due to licensing issues that recent installments of the Macross series (Macross Frontier and Macross Delta) will never be released officially outside of Japan.
One of the best elements of Macross is the singing, especially by Lynn Minmay, Sheryl Nome, Ranka Lee, and more recently the five female group called the Walkure.
To be honest, I'm not really a big fan of the musical aspect of Macross. I loved some of the music in classic Macross (OG Macross, Do You Remember Love, Plus, Macross 7), but couldn't care less about the J-pop music in modern Macross (Frontier, Delta). The main draw for me has always been the character drama.
The only Macross show where I genuinely loved the musical aspect, however, is Macross 7. Basara and his Fire Bomber band capture the feel of classic rock bands. But more importantly, Macross 7 actually integrates the musical theatrics into the mecha action. It combines a rock concert musical with mecha action in its own unique way that hasn't been done before or since.
Come to think of it, Macross 7 would make a great rhythm-action game hybrid. Like a mixture of Guitar Hero meets Zone of the Enders. That shit could actually work.
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