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Super Dimension Fortress Macross

A love triangle amid the first human-alien war.

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Tatsunoko Production was the studio behind the Japanese science fiction anime television series Super Dimension Fortress Macross.[1] From October 1982 until June 1983, the program was broadcast in Japan.[1]

Making and release

The original name for the Macross project was Battle City Megaload, but a compromise was made with the title Macross due to its similar pronunciation to Macbeth in Japanese.[2][3] Originally proposed in 1980 and inspired by Mobile Suit Gundam, the show was created by Studio Nue from an original concept by Shoji Kawamori.[4] By 1981 Wiz had gone out of business, and Studio Nue bought the rights and searched for a new sponsor.[5] Big West, an advertising agency, agreed to sponsor the project and entered a partnership with Tatsunoko Production.[5]

The show debuted on 3 October 1982 with only three episodes made, and its success convinced Big West to extend the episode count to 36.[6] Animation work was contracted to studios including Artland, AIC, and Gainax.[7] In 2001, AnimEigo sub-licensed the series in North America and released it unedited on DVD.[8] The main spacecraft's name, frequently abbreviated to Macross, is what the series title uses.[2]

The "Wiz" group, the initial sponsor, desired a comedic outer space show, which conflicted with Studio Nue's preferred space opera approach.[9]

What the cited sources add

The Compendium states that Studio Nue portrayed the war in the first series and the movie Do You Remember Love?[10] According to Anime News Network, in 2008 Haruhiko Mikimoto began drawing a new manga titled The Super Dimension Fortress Macross The First for Macross Ace magazine.[11] That manga features the star of the original story, Lynn Minmay.[11] Anime News Network reported that the second volume of Macross Ace magazine shipped in June 2009 with a new manga series based on the franchise.[12]

The South China Morning Post account states that Kawamori left his mark on children worldwide as one of the original mecha designers for toys included in Hasbro's Transformers line.[13] According to the Macross Compendium, the conflict is designated Space War I and was fought between Earth's U.N. Forces and the 118th Boddole Zer Main Fleet of the Zentradi's Golg Main Fleet.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Series Staff. Macross Official Website. Series Section. 04-09-09"; "Space War I - Macross Compendium", Macross Compendium (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Translation & Cultural Notes", Super Dimension Fortress Macross Liner Notes, 21 December 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Translation & Cultural Notes", Super Dimension Fortress Macross Liner Notes, 21 December 2001; Super Dimension Fortress Macross: The Making of Macross. Pages 203–246. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Translation & Cultural Notes", The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Liner Notes, 2001-12-21; "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Series Outline. Macross Official Website. Series Section. 04-09-09"; Super Dimension Fortress Macross: The Making of Macross. Pages 203–246. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Series Outline. Macross Official Website. Series Section. 04-09-09"; Super Dimension Fortress Macross: The Making of Macross. Pages 203–246. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983; Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Production Notes. Page 247. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983, 10 Octob; Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Production Notes. Page 247. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference B en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Production Notes. Page 247. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983, 10 Octob (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Staff. Pages 248–253. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. ¥2800. 1983, 10 October.; "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Series Outline. Macross Official Website. Series Section. 04-09-09" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "SuperRestored Television Series Macross", AnimEigo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Super Dimension Fortress Macross: The Making of Macross. Pages 203–246. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983; Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Production Notes. Page 247. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983, 10 Octob (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Space War I - Macross Compendium", Macross Compendium. facts only, no text reused. macross.anime.net
  11. "Designer Haruhiko Mikimoto to Draw New Macross Manga (Updated)", Anime News Network, 21 November 2008. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
  12. "New Macross Manga Launches in Japan's Macross Ace Mag", Anime News Network, 28 June 2009. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
  13. Knott, "He created Macross and designed Transformers toys: Japanese anime legend Shoji Kawamori", South China Morning Post, 27 February 2019. facts only, no text reused. scmp.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Super Dimension Fortress Macross (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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