Super Dimension Fortress Macross

Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Main characters Lynn Minmay, Misa Hayase and Hikaru Ichijyo
GenreMecha, military science fiction, romance
Created byStudio Nue
Anime television series
Directed byNoboru Ishiguro
Produced byAkira Inoue
Hiroshi Iwata
Written byKenichi Matsuzaki
Music byKentarō Haneda
StudioArtland
Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (MBS)
Original run 3 October 1982 – 26 June 1983
Episodes36 (List of episodes)
Manga
Macross: The First
Written byHaruhiko Mikimoto
Published byKadokawa Shoten
Magazine
  • Macross Ace (2009–2011)
  • Newtype Ace (2011–2013)
  • ComicWalker (2013–2018)
  • Psychomi (2018–2019)
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 26, 2009 – 2019 (on hiatus)
Volumes6
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Japanese: 超時空要塞マクロス, Hepburn: Chōjikū Yōsai Makurosu, lit.) is an anime television series from 1982. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori,[1] it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war. It is the first part of: The Super Dimension trilogy and the Macross franchise.

Macross features mechanical designs by Kazutaka Miyatake and Shoji Kawamori (both of Studio Nue) and character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto of Artland.[2][3] Macross also created one of the first anime idols Lynn Minmay, turning her voice actress Mari Iijima[1][4] into an instant celebrity, and launching her musical career. Most of its animation (with edited content, story changes and revised dialogue) was adapted in the US for the first saga of Robotech.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Series Staff. Macross Official Website. Series Section. 04-09-09". Retrieved 23 January 2005.
  2. ^ Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Staff. Pages 248–253. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. ¥2800. 1983, 10 October.
  3. ^ Miyatake, Kazutaka (1 June 2005). Macross and Orguss Design Works (in Japanese). Japan: Mobic. pp. 3–14. ISBN 4-89601-629-7.
  4. ^ Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Cast. Page 254. Macross Perfect Memory. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. ¥2800. 1983, 10 October.
  5. ^ ADV Films Official Macross English Dub Page. Main Section. 04-09-09 Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine