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Macross 7: The Debate!
Rik's arguments as to why this series is great, even though
loads of people hate it.... more to come.
Some have criticised Mac7 for its lack of "Macrossity", but I
dissagree with that argument. Mech design and story input by
Shoji Kawamori (Macross) and Kazutaka Miyatake (Macross), and basic character design
by Haruhiko Mikimoto
(Macross), means it can't go far wrong in my book! Some of the episodes also reek
of Macross, with lots of reminders
and jokes for mac-taku, the episode with flash frames between Basara and Lynn
Minmay when Mylene watches
Basara sing, says it all for me. If any fan of other Macross series' complains
about "singing to the enemy" then they
obviously haven't been paying much attention to the other shows, even Macross
Plus!
Macross 7 IS very silly in places, and this seems to
have put a lot of Western fans off, but to be honest I
find that Macross has always had a fantastical edge. A
"quirkiness" as a friend of mine so accurately puts it.
So fans that _like_ this aspect of the older series'
shouldn't have a problem with Macross 7. If you are like
me you will also find some of the sillier bits hilarious!
It is a bit slow going on the story development line,
but with 49 episodes and a short OAV series and Movie,
it can afford to be! Oh, and it is 'only' a TV series,
so don't expect out of this world animation like Macross
Plus, but it does have its moments! The opening sequence
is as jaw dropping as anything in Macross Plus.
If you still don't like Macross 7.... then....
"Get the hell out of my galaxy!!"
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