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Macross Delta is a show that made me feel the power of anime. If that statement made any sense to you whatsoever then I’ve already sold you on watching it. If not, Macross Delta is a show deeply steeped in a rich tradition of incredibly earnest sci-fi anime that seeks to wow you with incredible style and an amorphous ball of hope and wonder, convincing you that we truly can overcome our differences through shared cultural understanding, that being pop idols in this instance. Fighting with the power of song is a well-worn trope at this point, one that this show spends just enough time justifying with science fantasy nonsense to get you to the point where you can accept that an idol concert can cure an entire city from a virulent plague of madness, though admittedly the more it gets into the…
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I want to say up top that I like Macross Delta. The usual dig is it has shortcomings in comparison to Macross Frontier because it doesn't have an unlimited budget and the immortal Yoko Kanno (AKA the basis for Ed in Cowboy Bebop) given permission to write FUCK JAMS; this is certainly true. However, Walkure's songs are still immensely catchy, and while the idols certainly follow the process of combining various molds, they still work enough as individuals to be enjoyable. It's one of the few Macross shows where the pacing is just about right. I would've preferred the story use some time to internalize Mikumo's feelings instead of being a plot device for the climax, but what can ya' do? Macross has also gotten wise to what is a loving connection and what is something else. Yeah, there's all…
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As a newcomer to the Macross franchise, I started with Macross Δ simply because its premise caught my eye. Singers working for the military is such a bizarre concept, but that's what made this show entertaining. The worldbuilding as a whole was really interesting. I've only watched one mecha anime before, so I can't really comment on the animation quality. But I can say that the music is great, so it makes every fight scene exciting. When it comes to the core of the show, though, it's really a mixed bag.
What I love about Macross ∆ is that both male and female characters take action. The Walküre don't just sing but also help the pilots with all their missions. There's even a female pilot and a singing prince. Hayate also isn't an OP protagonist - the main trio rely on each other, which is…
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I have an issue with this series. No matter what I liked about this series, no matter what praises I can sing of this series it comes back to one thing. Macross Frontier did it better. Animation quality and character design are equal, that's a problem because one is older than the other; the newer should look better. Also both series pretty much have the same end, which adds nothing. None of the songs are memorable, not getting Yoko Kanno for the soundtrack hurt as well. The downfall was dividing what was a 2 singer story into a 5 singer story. So only a few characters get their moment to shine. Which sucks because the cast was the strongest part of this show.
It's good enough if you didn't watch Macross Frontier
Read at the sourceFranticVee
I am a long time science fan. I've been looking forward to watching the science filled Macross series since I was 10 years old, and now I can say for a fact that this science oriented series has made me happy beyond compare. Even Hayate cannot make me give this series less than a 10. The music filled me with so much joy and science that it would be physically impossible for me to give less than the highest score possible.
Everything is science.
The outfits appearing out of nowhere? Science.
The music being able to be heard to the great beyond? Science.
Singing below water? Science.
Truly majestic.
My life is now filled with science. I will now watch every single Macross.
Thank You Macross Delta.
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I'm going to preface this by saying every sperg who gave this a 5 or less is talking out of their ass and writing from a place of EXTREME bias against idols, or the variation from traditional macross etc. This was my first Macross and after watching it I went back and watched all the other ones chronologically within the story including a rewatch of delta.
Story- Not great, this is a valid criticism. Very chaotic and I think it's like this because they tried to stuff so much music in the beginning. It's not something you can really be mentally involved in until about halfway through. Kind of a waste of the legendary staff and this anime could've definitely benefitted from more episodes. The tone also shifts constantly it's really a rollercoaster but MUCH more pleasant on the rewatch.
Ar…
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Macross Δ is the Saturday morning cartoon version of Macross Frontier. There is less substance and narrative consistency, but the bright colors and cool action scenes make you want to continue staring blindly into the screen, while slurping up a spoonful of Cocoa Puffs. Though not completely bereft of significance in the franchise, Delta pales in comparison to some of its predecessors.
This review of Macross Δ is spoiler free!
—Story/Characters
Synopsis: Eight years after the events of Macross F, a mysterious phenomenon known as the Var Syndrome is gradually consuming the galaxy. It's up to a new generation of highly capable Valkyrie pilots to deal with this universal menace. And if they didn't have enough on their plate already, the Aerial Knights Valkyrie fighter team from the Kingdom…
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The series has a decent start, but as a whole, it doesn't amount to much and really falls apart in the second half. I really wanted to like this series. It's just not good, though.
With a little more planning and a higher budget, this could have been a great show. It has elements that could easily be expanded into something great. It is a shame it was all wasted.
Music
I really liked Borderline and Giraffe Blues. I found the other songs forgettable.
Art
They needed more budget for what they wanted to do. The first episode introduces what is supposed to be a unique fighting style for the main character, but you never really see it again. The series is plagued with things like that. At a concept stage the art is fine, in execution it's all lacking. Again, I suspect this is due to budget…
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Well…. That was really disappointing.
It seems that Macross has this thread of one good series, then one bad and then another good one ( hopefully the next one will be good)
I loved SDF Macross , it’s one of the best shows I have watched, then Macross plus was another bang. I watched Macross zero and even thou it wasn’t that good, at least it was decent. However, then came Macross Seven and ruined the franchised for me. After that awful series which I dropped after 7 chapters I dropped the franchised in disappointment, never cared to watch the next one as I thought that after Macross Seven the franchised was dead and nothing good will come out of it.
Then one day in my boredom I decided to give Frontier a change and OH boy… was I wrong, Frontier was really good, loved it. Then I deci…
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Overall, it's far from a bad series and follows Macross traditions. There was a little unexpected result tho but that'd be spoilers to explain how-so; instead, it goes against Macross's tradition in solely one regard.
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STORY (7/10)
This is Macross. Even if you're new to the franchise, it's a franchise with the mandatory combo of "magic" singing + space travel + mecha + Love (Triangle)". There's very little variation. For Delta itself, it focuses within a single star cluster/system/galaxy with a few planets and the political sphere regarding Imperialism.
And skimming some of the reviews here, it's evident they either weren't paying attention or they simply didn't care for the story itself. More-or-less, Delta is a continuation of Frontier's ending without focusing on Frontier's cas…
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"Will there be another Macross?"
"I sure hope so. Producing a series like Macross is hard work."
-- Shoji Kawamori, bonus interview content, Macross F: The Wings of Goodbye
I hope I can be forgiven for thinking when Macross Delta was announced: "Well, that sure didn't take long, Kawamori-san..."
Macross F, while it's not what I would consider a "great" Macross series, is one of the "good" ones: the story is pretty good for a Kawamori show, Ranka (Kira!) is fun to watch, the music is amazing, and the visuals are glorious. I'm guessing that in the meeting room, or, more likely, the bar/restaurant, someone tossed out the idea of doing Macross again, but with an idol group like AKB48 (only smaller, actually doing a group like that is instant character spam).
Now, I'm not a huge fan of idol…
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For long time fans of the Macross franchise, you know it well for three things being prominent within the plots of all its titles: jets turning into mecha, the Power of Song, and a love triangle. Macross Delta continues this trend taking place eight years after the events of Macross Frontier where humanity is combating the Windermearan alien race to claim independence from the New United Government that has influence over all planets within the galaxy, with the series mainly focused on the developments of teen pilot Hayate Immelmann, Windermearan teen Freyja Wion, and half-Zentradi ace pilot Mirage Farina Jenius.
Before I get into exploring the plot and characters of Delta, I should first cover the obvious highlight of the series coming in the form of its presentation. Visually, Macross D…
Read at the sourceBalsamina
Every time I remembered the fact that I spent time watching this, I kind of get pissed off with myself for having done it. Why?
Story: 3
Like every Macross, you have mecha, singing idol(s), and a love triangle. In this case, it's villains are a bunch of bishounen faux-prussian knights with hair tentacles that have a diamond star dangling at the end. The story starts off about curing space rabies with singing and by the end evolves into a Macross Frontier plot clone about hive-mind control of the universe. By itself, I would have dropped the show and not bothered. The pacing of the story was terrible. Major hints and plot points are left unresolved at the end. At some point I started to treat this show like a 26 episode song commercial. At least I love Macross as a franchise enough to keep…
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Before watching Macross Delta, I heard some very mixed reviews. I heard a lot of praise, but I also saw some of the negative reviews here, but I still wanted to try it and see what I think, as I'm still very new to the Macross franchise. Also, mecha and idols sounded good to me.
Story: 8
As I mentioned above, mecha/sci-fi and idols really appealed to me. I became incredibly interested in this world that was created in Macross Delta, as it was my first glimpse of the franchise. I found the story intriguing, although seemingly feeling like two different seasons after episode 14 when it sort of distanced from events from the previous episode. The change was rather abrupt. Besides that, though, I have no other problems.
Also, I appreciated the recap in one of the episodes of the Macross franc…
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I really did had a high expectation of this show but it all fell flat as soon as it got to later episodes. The love triangle was lame, matter of fact it didn't even feel like love triangle at all and Freyja character might have excitement but it did nothing for me as she is the main character. I rather have the whole story based on Mikumo since she was the only one that kept me interested in the show. I really wanted to see Mirage grow but they basically but her in a boring love triagnle that we know from the first episode who will end up being together.
The storyline wasn't much I felt like they rushed in too much and left so many plots out the way that could've been great for this show but in this case it didn't happen. Also, by the way is it me or Walkure singing together always have m…
Read at the sourceMeido-chan
Story - Interesting and viable, though could have been presented better. It is compensated by the ultimate plot twist is absolutely brilliant and jaw dropping--twisting everything you knew and loved about Macross on it's head.
Art - CG, general design and concept are beautiful but there are many animation errors and inconsistencies (ex. Bogue Con-Vaart having 3 runes in Mission 17, various instances of distorted frames, incorrect angles). It should be noted how absolutely remarkable the designs are for Delta's VF31-Siegfried & SV-262 Draken III. I personally watched Delta for the music, but now I've grown such a fondness for mechs too.
Sound - Delta far exceeds it's predecessors sound wise. It shoots EVERY other Macross series out of the water (including you, F). In addition to two full…
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This had a lot more potential than Macross 7 , but it went south-side real fast toward the end , to rushed , his choice of a girl is questionable at best , not that any of them were any good , Mirage for one has no development and Freyia's cute and all , but with her problem with dying really young, I don't know what to say , she is more of a friend material than GF material , I would've gone for Mikumo , mysterious and all , plus that they had some kind of synergy even with their little to none connection .
As many said before nothing really ended , no question answered , I can probably say that in 26 eps nothing happened .
If you watch this as any other anime , not as a Macross franchise than it would pass as something watchable , but if you want to see something that reminds you of ho…
Read at the sourceKickassneko
Story: 6
the story didn't seem like anything special to me
Art: 6.5
I didn't really like the drawing to much and sometimes the characters (faces mostly) looked poorly drawn
but I did like the outfits and honestly, I've always been a fan of colourful hair
Sound (Songs): 9
I did give this a 9 because of the songs
I couldn't really say much about the sound Characters: 5
I didn't really care much for any of the characters
there wasn't really anyone I liked or disliked
they just seemed kind of bland
Enjoyment: 7
the first half (give or take a few eps) was a bit boring but it wasn't rubbish
I did enjoy the later episodes and as I said before I did like the songs
personally I think its worth watching, as long as you don't expect to much
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Read at the sourceMioSakomoto
I could say i really enjoy this Macross series, excellent music as always (in Macross), spectacular battle scenes, and intriging story.
Some things could be little better for example ending but well, like with all Macross, movies would probably be released after the series, i hope it would.
As i say story is good, Art very good, sound and characters 10 of 10, enjoyment and overall 10. however i cannot give 10, as there is few things that should be better but 9 is still very good. Recommending to everyone who love Macross universe because its really really good.
Freya is definitly one of best character in this series, she is very cute, but again she is similar to Ranka Lee
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Every week I saw the history. The first chapter I really liked and wanted for more, well let's start with the review.
The story is a bit weak even though it has a base of previous macross.
Animation is really good according to these times I include scenarios and characters.
The soundtrack was spectacular, but this is something proper to Macross.
I like and I can not say that bored me, but I expected more Variable Fighters, although this is a very personal opinion. Even with many flaws in the beginning, the series was improving with every chapter. I end this review with 3 final aspects:
Any context of reality does not come here.
Not compare with the previous series.
The plot follows the story line of the films of the previous series.
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