This rewrite of the final act of Macross Frontier changes a lot, but are the adjustments in service a better story?
Jun 30, 2022 • Subscribe
Macross Frontier, Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell, Macross
More like this
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell – A Passing of Generations
Macross and Theater Rambling Macross Frontier! Man, what a good film series. I’m so glad that I was able to watch these films in a theater. I hope…
Macross, Macross Frontier, Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
#126 - Macross Frontier: The Movies | The False Songstress & The Wings of Farewell
Macross. Frontier. Movies. Here's a podcast about them. Show notes coming soon. Okay thanks, bye for now. If you enjoy this or any other episode, leave us a Rating and…
Third Impact Anime Episode # 126 – Macross Frontier MOVIES: The False Songstress & The Wings of Farewell
Macross Frontier finally came to the states officially for the first time! Fathom Events and Big West brought us the two theatrical films The False Songstress and The…
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Now screening in the U.S. for the first time, Macross Frontier: The False Songstress proves its larger-than-life idol, Sheryl, is still legendary for a reason.
Macross, Macross Frontier, Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
OSMcast: Macross Frontier 12-22-2008
Macross Frontier It’s all about high flying, mecha, idol sings, and guns, lots of guns in this episode of the OSM cast_!_ Of course, the topic is the latest…
This Macross Frontier Guy is Totally Hiding Something
Here I was, wondering what I was going to post this Friday as I have yet to prepare another review (too much Precure to watch, too many elementary…
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress – Love and Bugs at the Cost of the World
I am rushing this post out a bit from my usual more relaxed sort of blogging schedule because it’s Macross and I want to talk about it now…
Macross, Macross Frontier, Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
“Make it like a Hollywood Movie” - The Story of Macross Frontier Films' Official English Subtitles
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress and The Wings of Farewell have had official English subtitles for nearly a decade. Here's the story of a trio of fans and…
Macross Frontier, Macross Frontier: The False Songstress, Macross
Macross Frontier and the Hilarity of Giving Your Protagonist a Recap Movie-Only Gender Dysphoria Arc
12 Days of Aniblogging 2022, Day 5 Thanks to the defusal of a 20-year legal nightmare that prevented the distribution of the franchise outside of Japan until last year,…
Wings of Freedom
The SEED FREEDOM movie has hit Japanese theaters, which means it’s time for some updates. In the first major update for this section, there are now profiles covering most…
Macross 7 – The Power of Rock
I write this post with lots of happiness and yet, lots of sadness. Both for the same reason. By watching Macross 7, I have officially watched all the…
The Vision of Youth - Farewell 999
The Vision of Youth – Farewell 999 (Parts One and Two) TV Episodes 112 - 113 Note: For our very lengthy finale, I…
Poems from the Frontier of Japan
Most people think of Basho and haiku when they think about Japanese poems. Japanese poetry encompasses more than lovely nature images. The word literature conjures, at least for…
Poems from the Frontier of Japan
Most people think of Basho and haiku when they think about Japanese poems. Japanese poetry encompasses more than lovely nature images. The word literature conjures, at least for…
Farewell, Troll of Jom.
Reading manga as opposed to watching anime has always been a vastly different and far more economical experience. You can go at your own pace, the panels flow…
A Sort of Farewell
Well, as I post this, it’s October Third in Japan, so it’s officially 39 years since the debut of Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Already, the 40th Anniversary hype…
Farewell
I mentioned in my final post on Usagi Drop that one of the strengths of narrative is the ability to give a greater understanding to lives and situations…
October 2020 Review (The Wings of Honneamise)
You know, it’s often surprising to see how artists/groups of artists start out. One can hardly see early Picasso before he went all cubist or how Webern went…
Macross Plus: The Movie
By Andrew Osmond. Released twenty-eight years ago, Macross Plus: The Movie still dazzles now, a film that somehow manages to combine plane dogfights and space duels (think Star…
Conflicted Thoughts of Sunrise Macross
If you haven’t heard yet, another Macross series is on the way. It’s almost been a decade since Macross Delta so it feels right. Especially since it is…
The Head-Scratching Acquisition of “We Without Wings”
While I was at a panel at AnimeNEXT last Saturday, I received a series of press release emails from FUNimation on the latest license acquisitions they had just…
Infinite Stratos: On the Wings of an Idiot
I’ve watched many harems, and what I’ve noticed throughout all the good, the bad, the great and the bleh, is that at their heart. Harems are absurdist comedies.…
Macross, Too: Shoji Kawamori’s Return to Macross
After years of swearing off sequels, Shoji Kawamori returned to Macross with not one, but two new Macross projects in simultaneous production.
Pick of the Week: Farewell to the Inner Chambers
SEAN: We have a wealth of choices this week. I could pick the much requested Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, as the resident light novel person. There’s…
Farewell, Nirvash
Today is one of those days when I can report that reviews are complete for an anime series. This time, it’s Brian’s reviews for episodes 41-50 of the…
Farewell, 2021…
Just a quick post about my next plans as 2021 is gonna end soon. Yes, we’re still under the mercy of the COVID-19 pandemic, but I’m hoping that…
Farewell 2022
Happy New Year! We have entered into 2023 and so I decided to look back and reflect on the podcast and life in 2022. Lets go down memory…
Farewell, 2020…
I’m just gonna make a quick post about my next plans as 2020 is gonna end soon, specifically the anime shows that I’ve picked up for Winter. While…
Farewell, 2022…
This post is brought you by Nijiyon Animation, an upcoming short anime adaptation of a 4-koma manga series by Miyakohito which is based on Love Live! Nijigasaki High…
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, NIJIYON ANIMATION
Farewell 2023
Another year has passed which means its time to reflect. This has become a yearly tradition where on New Years Eve I reflect on my life and the…
Farewell, 2023…
This post is brought you by Sasaki and Peeps (or Sasaki to Pii-chan) as I’ll be picking this new anime adaptation in Winter 2023, which will begin in…
OtakuGeneration (Show #459) Wings of Honneamise
Shownotes :: (show 459) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Wings of Honneamise, recorded live March 23rd, 2014. This week we talked about , opened…
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust, Robotics;Notes, Dragon Half, Fairy Tail, Fist of the North Star
Episode 12: Macross Retrospective Part 3 (Macross 7)
We’re back! It took a little longer than anticipated to get this one out but hopefully it’s worth the wait. As part of our ongoing Macross retrospective this…
The Origins of Mecha: The 1980s, Part 2: Beyond Macross
Anime Commentary continues their history of the mecha genre with look at icons that defined the 1980s scene beyond Gundam and Macross.
Classroom of the Elite – S2 10 – Farewell My Lovelies
“The game is rigged, but you cannot lose if you do not play.” —Marla Daniels, The Wire Paper Shuffle came and went with no students being expelled, and thanks…
Macross Delta: Singing and Weapons of War
Right now, writing about Macross Delta is strange to me on a lot of levels. For starters, I started Macross 7 at the beginning of the year and…
1994 Anime Day FLASHBACK Memories of Macross
1994 Anime Day: FLASHBACK Memories of Macross. 4th.- 6th. of March 1994 in Sheffield, England. The UK's Sixth Anime convention (and the ...
Flying under the radar: Macross Zero
In ongoing media franchises, one advantage of a prequel is that it can appeal to both long-standing fans and new viewers who can experience everything in chronological order. Macross Zero…
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
It's easy to say that Monster Hunter Stories 2 provided the most enjoyable gameplay experience I've had within the genre in recent years.
![Featured image for [Translation] Rayearth OVA – Wings of Hope Review](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240206/1707183970.78755.116511.jpg)
[Translation] Rayearth OVA – Wings of Hope Review
This review published in Looker magazine gives key points about the story of Rayearth OVA Special Edition – Wings of Hope while giving space to fans to reach…
![Featured image for [Translation] Wings of Hope – Staff Members Commentary](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240122/1705967770.77849.115448.jpg)
[Translation] Wings of Hope – Staff Members Commentary
On this occasion, the directors (film, animation, sound, art, etc.) involved in Wings of Hope comment on this new special edition. For some of them, Wings of Hope…
Bokutachi no Remake – 05 – Wings of Song
I know I almost always rag on a series doing a cultural festival episode, as they typically end up pretty formulaic. But at the same time, there’s a…
![Featured image for Shangri-La Frontier: PV Trailer [Shangri-La Frontier]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220707/1657213352.39094.68564.jpg)
Shangri-La Frontier: PV Trailer [Shangri-La Frontier]
Well, I’ve gone on about how much I like Shangri-La Frontier before and the fact that it’s getting an anime adaptation. It looks amazing, but I do know…
#77 - Farewell, Hamacon
A couple weeks ago, we were given the great pleasure of attending Hamacon in Huntsville, Alabama for the second year in a row as their Featured Panelists. This…
Twilight Wings: A Labor Of Love By The Pokemon Generation
Let’s dig into Pokemon Twilight Wings: the simply stunning production, the beautiful exercise in storytelling efficiency, and the secret at the core of it all—a young team channeling…
Brief Thoughts On: Royal Space Force – The Wings of Honnêamise
An anime space race
THE GREAT BRAIGER REWATCH 33 – Farewell Song of the Solar Eclipse
GALAXY CYCLONE BRAIGEREPISODE 33: Farewell Song of the Solar Eclipse WRITTEN BY: Takao Yotsuji & Yuu Yamamoto BROADCAST DATE: May 18, 1982 And, as always, this episode aired…
Finally, My Gateway to Macross! HG YF-19 (Macross Plus)
One of the mecha franchises I really want to get into, merch-wise, is Macross. However, the figures or model kits we have are either too large or too…
Shangri-La Frontier
Shangri-La Frontier is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
The Vision of Youth - Farewell 999 and Terminal Station Analysis
In the third and final part of my coverage of the Galaxy Express 999 finale, I offer my thoughts on the end of the series for both the…