Super Dimension Fortress
Planning Ohnishi Yoshimasa Piercing through the mighty sky...
Concept Studio Nue Artland ...a thunderbolt strikes the Earth.
Screenplays by Matsuzaki Ken'ichi To awaken us, the young mankind...
Character Designs Mikimoto Haruhiko To awaken us, the young mankind...
Character Designs Mikimoto Haruhiko ...so struck the Light.
Mecha Designs Miyatake Kazutaka Kawamori Shoji ...so struck the Light.
Mecha Designs Miyatake Kazutaka Kawamori Shoji Macross! Macross!
Chief Director Ishiguro Noboru Macross! Macross!
Art Directors Tada Kikuko Katsui Kazuko The brave youths who arise...
...fight to protect their loved ones...
all through the days of their voyage, as the war rages on.
“Will you love me, tomorrow?”
Music: Haneda Kentarou “Will you love me, tomorrow?”
Music: Haneda Kentarou Slashing through the Darkness, their destination is...
Opening Theme "Macross" Lyrics: Asa Akane Music: Haneda Kentarou Performed by Fujiwara Makoto Slashing through the Darkness, their destination is...
Opening Theme "Macross" Lyrics: Asa Akane Music: Haneda Kentarou Performed by Fujiwara Makoto ...the blue planet, shining in the distance.
Background Supervisor: Kurokawa Eiji Publication: Shogakkan Magazines Terebikun Bouken'oh ...the blue planet, shining in the distance.
Background Supervisor: Kurokawa Eiji Publication: Shogakkan Magazines Terebikun Bouken'oh Macross! Macross! Macross!
Producers Inoue Akira Iwata Hiroshi Macross! Macross! Macross!
Presented by MBS Tatsunoko Productions Animefriend Subs from AnimEigo DVD Timing and Resync by kamion Shoutout to all Macross Fans. :)
BOOBY TRAP
It is the year 1999 AD.
The object that suddenly crashed into the Earth was determined...
...to be a gigantic space battleship, over 1200 meters in length.
Although no alien life-forms were found aboard the ship, its...
...advanced technology far surpassed any that was available on Earth...
...and thus demonstrated that extra- terrestrial civilizations existed...
...and that space was their battlefield.
This realization resulted in the founding of the Earth United Nations Government...
...which took precedence over the interests of individual nations...
...and spearheaded efforts to restore the giant hulk.
But the establishment of the Earth UN Government wasn't an easy one...
...and brush-fire wars broke out all around the world.
Despite this, the restoration of the battleship progressed steadily.
Eventually, the disastrous “Unification Wars“ came to an end...
...and Earth was once again at peace.
Through collective efforts of humanity, the wrecked alien craft...
...was reborn as the super- battleship “Macross.“
Ten years have passed since it crashed to Earth.
What's the matter, Mr. Mayor?
Well, I was just thinking... Today may be the last day...
...we'll get to see the Macross. I'll miss its constant presence.
But, sir, do you really think that monstrosity can even take off?
I wonder how it will affect our business interests!
Now, there's a VIP... someone who invested a lot in the Macross.
I bet he's here for the launching ceremony.
What's wrong, Captain Global? Got a hangover?
People have come to celebrate the launch of your ship, so...
...why aren't you showing some appreciation?
Huh? Oh, yes...
Oh! 1st Lieutenant Hayase!
The Captain has arrived at the stage.
We have fifteen minutes until the ceremony starts...
We just might make it.
I wonder what he's been doing...?
Maybe he was out partying, you know?
He left last night saying something about the Earth Defense Council...
That sly old fox!
Not that you'd ever do anything like...
Huh? What do you mean by that?
You and Major Focker came home together this morning.
He's quite the celebrity around here.
Staying out all night... doesn't affect my performance.
Maybe so, but the Major has to fly escort for the Macross later.
Oh, he can drink all night and not feel it a bit.
He always brags about shooting down...
...five fighters in the Unification Wars with a raging hangover.
Even so, if something were to happen...
He'll be fine! I guarantee it!
Or, perhaps... You want to take him off my hands?
You can have him! He's all yours!
Oh, wow! Even OUR 1st Lieutenant is interested in men?!
I had no idea!
That's a terrible thing to say!
No, not 1st Lt. Hayase, the top graduate from the academy!
Why, you...!
Look at the screen!
Small craft approaching on heading 1057...
...please state your affiliation, over.
Ichijo Hikaru, invitation number 1021. Over.
Confirmed. I see you're with Major Focker.
Please proceed along vector 1069.
Roger!
We will now present an aerobatics demonstration performed by...
...our newest, most powerful Valkyrie fighters.
Commentary will be provided by the “ace“ of the Unification Wars...
...Major Roy Focker!
Please keep your eyes on planes 2 and 4.
They will pass each other at 950 km/h, only 20 meters above the ground!
The two planes will be only a few meters apart!
Wh...!
It's you, isn't it, Hikaru!
(“Sempai” A mentor, big-brother figure, etc.) I know that voice... Sempai!
Long time, no see! How have you been?
“How have you been?!“ What a moron!
Hikaru! What the heck are you doing floating around up there?!
Oh? That's cold... considering that you sent me the invitation!
Nobody asked you to buzz around in a prop plane!
I'm perfectly safe.
Safe my ass! Besides, you never could fly without being in my slipstream...
...so don't you be talking so big, you bastard!
I won't always be in your shadow, Sempai.
Say What?!
That moron...
Damn it!
Sempai!
Since when did you get so g...
I mean... what the hell were you thinking?!
It was just a boost rollover.
You're the one who taught it to me, remember?
Well, what can I say about all of those excellent military pilots!
Look, kid, don't get cocky just because...
...you won the Amateur Pilot Com- petition two or three times.
How about the other four or so times...
Seven times? Big deal!
In the Unification Wars, I shot down more than 180 planes!
Murderer.
“M...Murderer?“ Yeah, but I had no choice!
It was my job!
But, didn't you promise my Dad...
...that you'd rejoin the team after the War?
I know I let your Dad down, and I'm sorry...
...but, you know, once you start flying fighters...
Well, if you ever do, you'll understand.
You sure have changed, Sempai.
Huh?
Cola! Cola!
No! I'm not buying any!
You just had some juice a while ago!
Cola!
You'll want to use the rest room soon!
No!
I gotta pee!
Stop shouting!
I'm gonna pee my pants! Stop shouting!
I'm gonna pee my pants!
Oh, dear!
Now that's the one thing that hasn't changed!
Is this the planetary system that emitted the de-fold signature?
That is correct, sir.
Any sign of a re-fold?
We've detected no signs of a second hyperspace jump.
But I recall that they were pulling out of this region eight Terms ago...
Perhaps the signature is from some other ship that was shot down.
We don't have enough information to make a determination.
Send a recon craft down to investigate!
This is one of those new fighters!
Hikaru, wanna take this baby up?
Can I really?
I'll be in the back seat with you.
Well? This is one of those killing fighters you hate.
It all depends on who's using it!
You never shut up, do you?
The contribution of the Macross to the prosperity...
...of this region can never be understated.
Once the Macross is launched, Earth's defenses will...
Once the Macross is launched, Earth's defenses will... Captain Global...
...we've just received a message from space carrier ARMD-l.
They've detected anomalies in the gravitational field...
...and luminescent phenomena originating in lunar orbit.
Gravitational anomalies and luminescent phenomena?
Just like ten years ago...
...when the Macross arrived.
Let's go to the bridge.
And so, let me introduce the commander of the Macross, Captain Global!
Where are you going, Captain? Captain!
W...What's going on?
What's wrong?
Look! The original systems of the ship are activating themselves!
Huh?
Oh, no! It's entered firing mode!
Shut down all systems!
No! It's not responding!
What happened?
The main cannon is activating!
It was hiding on the planet, just as I thought.
Attention all ships! We shall advance into the strike zone!
The ship's systems are back under our control, Captain.
Now that was one flashy salute!
Something ain't right... I'll go check it out.
Hikaru, stay right here!
Sempai!
This is a Star- class code.
The main cannon's beam...
...destroyed what appeared to be a group of spaceships...
...in lunar orbit at a range of 280,000km.
Multiple spacecraft detected and... they're approaching rapidly!
Captain...?
We fell for it!
It's a booby trap!
“A booby trap?“
Just like what the German troops used during the Second World War.
They hid explosives in things that would get attention...
...like pens or guns, then they'd retreat, leaving those things behind.
When somebody picked the object up... BOOM!
I'll bet that the aliens that crashed this ship...
...planted a program that controlled an automatic defense system.
Captain!
No smoking is allowed on the bridge!
Oh, brother...
Shammy!
L...l know that! I'm just keeping it in my mouth!
All hands, Level One combat alert!
What... Just what were those weapons?!
What... Just what were those weapons?! Well... perhaps it's...
Out with it! Well... perhaps it's...
Out with it!
...but no, it couldn't be...
Two enemy vessels approaching!
We believe they are the craft that launched those weapons!
Crush them!
They don't seem to be a part of the Supervision Army.
Plow through them!
Message from ARMD-ll.
ARMD-l has sustained major damage; ARMD-ll reports minor damage.
Enemy fleet has broken through the space defense perimeter...
...and is heading this way!
At the Earth Defense Council yesterday...
...it was decided that if Macross launched into space today...
...and eventually encountered an alien race...
...we weren't to initiate hostilities under any circumstances.
How ironic this is... Launch all fighters!
Roger! All fighters, launch!
We are currently engaged...
...in hostilities with alien forces.
This is not a drill!
I repeat, this is not a drill!
Another war, huh? It's been two years!
Ghost Squadrons, launch complete!
Major Focker! Launch your Valkyrie group!
Roger!
There is no order in their disposition!
This must surely be a primitive species.
So... they found a lost ship of the Supervision Army...
Oh, my... A vessel of this type is not in my records.
Not in your records...? You're the Chief Archivist!
And... it also seems to resemble the weapons of this planet.
You can't be saying that they found the ship and...
...and, yes, most likely, they restored it.
Preposterous!
I cannot believe that a primitive species such as this...
...could possibly possess the lost technology!
But it fits the facts, and explains the missiles we witnessed earlier.
The long-lost...
...reaction weaponry.
If so, we cannot justify destroying them.
Gnerl target pinpointed. Now launching!
VT-102!
VT-102 on the display grounds!
Why haven't you taken off?
“VT-102?“
Huh...? Huh?
Stop fooling around! Take off at once!
We're in the middle of a battle!
“Take off?!“ But the runway is a mess!
Oh well...! Here goes nothing!
This is Skull Leader.
Attention, Sepia-Mountain Team...
Scatter and take down the enemy craft in Zone 428!
Sempai! Focker-sempai! Where are you?!
Is that you, Hikaru?
When did you become a fighter jock?
Get real! Like I'd ever become a fighter pilot!
Hey! What's wrong, Hikaru?!
You Okay?
L...l think so.
Calm down, Hikaru.
What happened to your bastard attitude from before?!
Say, Hikaru... Flying in formation like this...
...it's just like the old days, ain't it?
How can you be so laid-back at a time like this?!
I was in front, and you were puttering around behind me, right?
Didn't I tell you that I won't be in your shadow forever?
That's the spirit! Follow me!
Hikaru!
Damn it!
If I'm to die... I swore that I'd die during a stunt, just like Dad!
VT-102!
You're on a collision course with us! Turn away at once!
I can't! The rudders and spoilers are fried...
...and nothing else is responding!
Why don't you just change to B-Formation?
“B-Formation?“
Don't you know what that is?!
But that would mean that he's...
Look, pull the “B“ lever on the left of your console and engage ACS!
Got it!
Huh?
I'm saved...
Without understanding the circumstances...
...lchijo finds himself drawn into the fight.
Amidst the flames of battle awaits a fateful encounter: Lynn Minmay.
For Hikaru, not even his wildest dreams could have foretold just how...
...important this girl would one day become.
Next time on Super Dimension Fortress Macross:
“COUNTDOWN“
I won't follow where you go anymore...
was you run away casting your shadow.
We all keep on running 'til the end...
...until we reach the goal.
What lies there for me after today?
What lies there for me after tomorrow?
I will keep on running...
"inwards the light that shines far in the distance.