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| @jbm71 It's already on my watchlist ^^ I don't have to watch DYRL to know I'll love it. I could watch it right now tbh, but I want to finish the series first. |
| Very good episode and the backround music fitted so well. But fuck,earth was annihilated. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Hayase was the only survivor, wtf. :') I hope Minmay&his boy will die then, hehe. |
| Hands down the best episode so far. Almost felt like a finale, and there are still 9 more episodes to go. So I guess this is the episode they were saving money and all those eyeballs for. Right in the first shot, the Macross had so much detail and shading, that it was almost unrecognisable. Even Minmay looked good this time around. Although, it's hard to believe she actually loves that hippie, especially after how she reacted when he kissed her. It never looked like she liked him any more than just as a cousin. And can't believe the entire surface of the earth got pretty much sterilized. That was actually horrifying to watch. So, if everyone on earth have really been wiped out, Macross is now like humanity's ark. Good thing they never dropped off all those refugees. But all this makes me wonder if Stephen Hawking is right after all about carelessly broadcasting our existence and trying to contact aliens, because we might run into a warmongering race like the Zentradis, with a culture and outlook towards life completely opposite to that of ours. Just because a civilization has advanced technologically, doesn't necessarily mean they have done so socially and philosophically too. |
| Well goddamn, that was a really good episode. Without a doubt my favorite ep thus far. It was kinda dumb, sure, but it was so entertaining it's hard to get too caught up on that. Also the tone Macross has never ceases to amuse me. Something horrific will happen and the specifics of just how awful everything is will just get completely glossed over, but even so it's not bothersome much at all haha The war was over surprisingly quick though...? The pacing never bothered me at any point, but some part of me's disappointed the climax has already come and gone. It's weird there's still a couple episodes left for some reason too. They really should've ended it here imo This would've made for a fantastic finale ep. |
| Holy crap that was intense. Macross is from 1982, but damn that animation was amazing. With the episode itself, I thought the power of song was going to be used to stop the war, but it was instead weaponized to paralyze the Zentraedi main fleet. I'm not sure if that was inline with the show's apparent original intent. Also, the Earth was obliterated while the Zentraedi were left devastated. While the main characters main it through relatively well enough, so much was lost in this fight. Also, I have no idea who Minmay will end up with at the end, and she seems hesitant on settling with anyone. Is it ironic for the girl singing about love, peace, and end to conflict, a return to the Earth, and, at the end, sad loneliness as everyone leaves her behind, to be the one forefronting the entire fight, leading the Macross to victory despite all that was lost? There's still a number of episodes left, so I have no idea where the show can go from here. |
| This episode was pretty damn epic Minmay's songs playing the background while they defeat the enemy leader. On another note she really like tonguing down Kaifun hope you enjoy your underdeveloped incest babies you two. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| How can be this be the finale when Minmay stayed one dimensional. She was so shallow as a character. But Kaifun is clearly worse, he was merely a plot device to make an ecxuse so that Minmay and Hikaru can't be together. He and Minmay lacks substance. I hope they can still get some development to be more likeable, at least for me. While Hikaru and Misa were already developed. There are still episodes left I hope they dont force Hikaru x Minmay ending. And I don't think Misa X Kaifun is a good idea. |
| This was truly epic. Left me speechless. The Earth was actually annihilated wow! Animation was especially great this episode, Tatsunoko really went all out with this one. Only thing I didn't like is (as usual) Kaifun. I'm kinda surprised Minmay is in love with him. Wasn't she seeing Hikaru in him until few episodes ago? Did she lie for some reason or what? Weird. Wonder how all this will develop from now on. |
| Glad that at least there seems to be a consesnsus about the awesomeness of this episode :D Visually incredible and noticeable from the first seconds, when Macross is shown with all those additional details. And, just as expected, love won...kinda, as the Earth is in ashes. But I'm glad that Misa x Hikaru is finally a thing :p Expected them to kiss actually. Did not expect Hikaru and Minmay to kiss though! Despite the tragic events of this episode, I was sitting with a big grin on my face, because seeing all this destruction with Minmay's songs in the background was so conflicting emotionally...but I'm satisfied. I can only wonder what's going to happen in the upcoming episodes. "Damn you, Protoculture!" P.S. "Love drifts away" is surely the best song, especially for this episode. Also, according to ANN, Ishiguro was the episode director here (so he did more things than in other episodes), and Anno did key animation! I wonder what cuts are specifically his. Plus Kawamori was doing "supervision", not sure what that's supposed to mean. Anyway, very "mecha porn-ish" episode. P.P.S. According to sakugabooru (I don't know their source though) these are Anno's cuts: https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/45778 https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/45773 https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/45769 https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/15479 From another episode: https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/45592 There're others as well listed here, but I won't watch them since they're from later episodes, it seems https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=hideaki_anno @Rei_III That might interest you ------------------------------------------------------------- Rei_III said: You know... you might be able to singlehandedly destroy my summer schedule XD (not angry, but I felt the sudden urge to watch Counterattack not long ago, and I will soon have to check on Ai oboete imasuka if this goes on XD) Am I supposed to be proud of this I am actually pretty fascinated by people who rewatch stuff, since I've never done that, neither for shows nor for movies. I might return to some specific moments that I enjoy very much, but not the entire work. Maybe it's just that I remember stories well, or that I have enough of other things I want to watch so they have a higher priority, but that's how it is. |
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| The most stunning episode of the series. What a fantastic finale ! (aside from the Misa/Minmei semi-resolution) 5/5 Oh, wait... @St0rmblade Thanks ! You know... you might be able to singlehandedly destroy my summer schedule XD (not angry, but I felt the sudden urge to watch Counterattack not long ago, and I will soon have to check on Ai oboete imasuka if this goes on XD) - A weak minded person |
| Damn they totally annihilated the Earth before it was even cool. Seriously amazing and the best ep of the series tho, I liked the development of the characters, the direction was spot-on and the animation and art were the best I've seen so far in this show. 5/5 |
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| This is one of best episodes I've watched in anime general. Didn't expect the aliens went full-scale extermination, quite gruesome to watch. |
| Wow, one of the best episodes of all anime I've watched. Action, love, music, moral message (protoculture!) - what an arc closure! I wonder what they're gonna do in the rest of the series. In general I like the love drama very much in this series. |
| Damn, what a bad ass episode; probably the best one imo. It looks like Tatsunoko went all out for what was supposed to be the finale. |
| Holy shit, that was insane. The quality of the entire episode was on a level far beyond almost every other TV anime, ever! And the craziest part is that we can still say this in 2022, almost 40 years later! |
| what the fuck *looks at episode counter* *there are still 9 episodes left* what the fuck copypasterCPS said: This is one of best episodes I've watched in anime general. Didn't expect the aliens went full-scale extermination, quite gruesome to watch. right? what the fuck Brolaub said: Holy shit, that was insane. The quality of the entire episode was on a level far beyond almost every other TV anime, ever! And the craziest part is that we can still say this in 2022, almost 40 years later! Truly a timeless work of art. TheFlyingOrange said: Damn they totally annihilated the Earth before it was even cool. Seriously amazing and the best ep of the series tho, I liked the development of the characters, the direction was spot-on and the animation and art were the best I've seen so far in this show. 5/5 The best part was Hikaru letting go of Minmay. Finally some real character development in an anime! Plot armor > reactive weapons. |
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| This truly felt like the quintessential anime episode - not only Macross, but anime in general. The space battles, the love vs war message, the bittersweet confessions, the songs. Perfect. This was definitely the climax of the series, and I guess we'll be seeing a long epilogue from now on! |
| It would be a great last episode, it's very surprising that it is not and that there's still 9 episodes left |
| So peak I gave a standing ovation to my monitor. The detail and animation this episode was just.. mwah, chef's kiss. Also I did not realize how hard those scenes would go hearing Minmay singing in the background. Easily the best episode in this show. I think I enjoyed this episode alone more than the entirety of the 079 Gundam movies, and those were pretty good. Also my prediction from the ep18 discussion ended up being wrong. I forgot that this show has its own writing interests in minds and is not just copying Gundam. This battle alone finally fulfills the love and war stuff they've been hammering about in a surprisingly satisfying manner. I really like SDF Macross, but I am not expecting the stuff after to be nearly as good. |
Baskarite said: I'd probably kill myself if fucking kyun kyun came on over the speaker while I was trying to fight. |
| This was one of those episodes that separates a series from the rest, and Macross delivered. |
| That was AMAZING!! Best episode so far hands down. |
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| Ahh, so the iconic moment of Macross finally arrives. Minmay, wielding the power of 'culture' as she sings from the SDF-1, while the alien fleet is decimated alongside the remains of Mother Earth. This single sequence is what catapulted the show from a popular anime into a cultural phenomenon that has sustained itself for over 40 years. The concept of 'Culture Shock' as a weapon will forever be eternal; a truly legendary subversion of the genre. |
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