Macross Zero

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Original video animation
title Macross Zero
Original title マ ク ロ ス ゼ ロ
transcription Makurosu Zero
Macross Zero Logo.svg
Logo of the series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 2002-2003
Studio Studio Nue
length 30 minutes
Episodes 5
genre Mecha , adventure
Director Shōji Kawamori
music Kuniaki Haishima
synchronization

Macross Zero ( Japanese マ ク ロ ス ゼ ロ , Makurosu Zero ) is the name of a five-part OVA series that was originally released directly on DVD in Japan for the 20th anniversary from 2002 to 2003 . Directed by Shōji Kawamori .

The series is designed as a prequel to the original series Chōjikū Yōsai Macross from 1982.

action

The plot shows the events nine years after the crash of an alien spaceship on Earth in 1999. After the discovery of the alien technology, a world war broke out between the UN and its counter-organization Anti-UN.

In its confusion, the main characters Shin Kudo and Sara Nome are forced by researchers from the UN and anti-UN to awaken the bird man from the legend of the Mayan people who live on an island in the South Pacific and to which Sara Nome and her younger sister Mao belong. According to legend, the bird man is the last remnant of a protoculture which, among other things, was responsible for the development of humans . And so, according to prophecy, the bird man should test humanity for its maturity and - should it not meet expectations - be its downfall.

The prophecy that the bird man will be resurrected begins with the appearance of several variable fighter jets , which have the ability to partially or completely transform themselves into combat robots. Fighter pilot Shin, who crashes after a fight on the island, meets the natives there and with them the sisters Sara and Mao. Sara can hear the winds speak and divine the future from them. A love triangle soon developed between the pilot and the two young women. Meanwhile, Sara foresees the following fights, which also include the young pilot Roy Focker, who is said to be one of the most important fighters in the later wars.

production

The anime series was directed by Shōji Kawamori , who also came up with the idea for the plot. The script was written by Hiroshi Ōnogi . The production was implemented at Studio Nue and Satelight , Takuya Saitō designed the character design and Dai Ōta was the artistic director. The mechanical design was designed by Junya Ishigaki based on ideas from Shōji Kawamori. The responsible producers were Kaya Ohnishi and Minoru Takanashi.

The music of the anime was composed by Kuniaki Haishima , while Masafumi Mima directed the sound. The credits were accompanied by the following songs:

  • Arcane of Holy Raz
  • Life Song by Yen Chang with Holy Raz
  • Yanyan by Yuuka Nanri
  • Forest Song by Kuniaki Haishima

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Shin Kudo Kenichi Suzumura
Sara Nome Sanae Kobayashi
Mao Nome Yūka Nanri
Roy Focker Akira Kamiya

Publications

The five episodes, each 30 minutes long, were released in Japan on December 21, 2002 by Bandai Visual as original video animation . In 2008, the series appeared again on August 22nd, for the 25th anniversary of the series universe, digitized in HDTV on Blu-ray in a box set. It was also broadcast on the Bandai Channel.

continuation

The plot of the anime is taken up in the television series Macross Frontier , which appeared five years later . In the 10th episode, entitled Legend of Zero , the events of Macross Zero are the basic framework for the storyline in which Mao's granddaughter Sheryl has been in the Macross Frontier convoy for some time.

reception

The German magazine Animania particularly praises Macross Zero's animation and optics. In particular, the fight scenes in the air are complex and implemented with a lot of computer animation. The character design is more mature than in the previous works of the franchise and the contrasts of the setting offer a special charm: "The cool, highly developed machines [...] on the one hand and the idyllic, peaceful Pacific gem in all its vulnerability on the other" . The manga scene also praises the “virtuoso action scenes” in a “mixture of CG and classic animation”. In addition, there was an "unobtrusive, socially critical story, interesting characters and loads of allusions to other macross series".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Macross Zero to Ship in Blu-ray Disc in Japan. Anime News Network , April 15, 2008, accessed on August 6, 2017 : "Bandai Visual has announced that it will be releasing the Macross Zero video anime series in a Blu-ray Disc Box on August 22."
  2. ↑ Fight against the unknown . In: Animania . No. 04/2003 , p. 30th f .
  3. ↑ Macross Zero . In: Manga scene . No. 14 , p. 18 .

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